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Reuben Kramer's monumental bronze sculpture of Justice Thurgood Marshall stands outside the U.S. Courthouse in Baltimore, the Justice's hometown.  In his early years as a private lawyer in Baltimore, Justice Marshall often represented the indigent.

Three criminal cases had a profound effect upon his development as a lawyer.  In 1936, he persuaded an all-white jury in Baltimore to acquit a weak-minded youngster on the charge of murder.  He successfully represented a criminal defense attorney charged with the "ethical violation" of maintaining that his client's conviction was tainted by racial prejudice.  And in 1935, James Gross, a young man whom Justice Marshall unsuccessfully represented on a murder charge, was hanged in the Maryland Penitentiary.

We've moved (a little) 

     The Baltimore office of the Federal Public Defender has relocated to more spacious quarters two floors below its former offices.  Our revised address is 100 S. Charles Street, Tower II, Ninth Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201.  Our phones and other contact information remain the same.

    The move gives us room for much needed attorney and investigator offices, as well as a room for CJA and other training and a litigation support room. 

FPD Departures and New Hires

     Two veteran federal defenders are leaving the office to open a a private law practice in Baltimore County.  Paul Hazlehurst, an AFPD since 1994, and Sean Vitrano, who came to the office in 2007, will join forces as Hazlehurst Vitrano LLC, which will specialize in federal and state criminal defense litigation.   Their skill, dedication, and camaraderie will be sorely missed.

    Paul's and Sean's positions will be filled by Patrick Kent and Lucius Outlaw.  Mr. Kent comes to us after an impressive career as the Chief of the Forensic Division in the Maryland Office of the Public Defender.  Mr. Outlaw will be leaving a partnership at Mayer Brown LLP in Washington, where he specialized in complex civil and white collar criminal litigation.

CJA Training

   The next Criminal Justice Act training program will be presented on May 14, 2010, in our Baltimore offices, beginning at 8:30 a.m.  The agenda has not been finalized. and New Hires

   
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