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Gallagher is currently hiring 1L law students for our 2025 Summer Associate Program. From working one-on-one with attorneys to engaging with clients, our summer associates have the opportunity to participate in meaningful work, expand their skillset and truly understand what it means to be a Gallagher lawyer. If you are a 1L student, please visit our summer associate page to learn more about this paid opportunity and to submit your application. https://lnkd.in/efyttNmt

Winning might not be everything, but it sure is fun! Congratulations to Gallagher Evelius & Jones lawyers who were the champions of the 2024 Lawyers' Campaign Virtual Trivia Night to benefit the CollegeBound Foundation. Gallagher was happy to join area lawyers and CollegeBound supporters for an enthusiastic evening of trivia hosted by Walsh Trivia – and to take home the coveted CollegeBound Campaign Cup. To learn more about the CollegeBound Foundation and its mission to empower Baltimore City Schools’ students to successfully pursue and complete a college degree or other post-secondary options, visit the link in the comments. 

Paul S. Caiola, Joe Dugan, Sarah Simmons, Esq., Tory Trocchia, and Brian Tucker were successful in securing court approval of a historic $57 million class action settlement for the benefit of thousands of families. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCUKuETC

Once a month, Gallagher lawyers and staff and their families volunteer to serve dinner to the guests of The Franciscan Center of Baltimore. This month’s volunteers included one of Gallagher’s experienced commercial litigators, David Sommer, and two of his children, Greta and Tommy. David’s volunteerism extends beyond the Franciscan Center. This year, David serves as president of the boards of directors of Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. We thank him and his family for their service to the community!

It was so great to see so many University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law alumni and friends here today for our Career Exploration Fair, including from Gallagher Evelius & Jones LLP, Venable LLP, Miles & Stockbridge P.C., and Richards, Layton & Finger. Special shout out to Alumni Board member Jade McDuffie McClary, Esq. '16 for coming out to talk to students about clerking. We love when our alums come back to see us --don't be strangers!

Gallagher attorneys and paralegals recently engaged in an eye-opening experience learning about the challenges confronting the asylum-seeking clients of the Tahirih Justice Center. Following an informative clinic and guidance on trauma-informed interviewing presented by wonderful representatives from Tahirih, the Gallagher team embarked on pro bono work helping clients to complete asylum applications. “It was jarring to see how complex it was to fill out the application,” remarked one attorney who communicated with her client through an interpreter. Gallagher worked to create a comfortable, safe, environment for the Tahirih clients, who have endured significant hardships to come to the US. Participating Gallagher attorneys found the experience to be a great way of engaging in impactful pro bono work and to helping clients take the first step on the road asylum. Thank you to Tahirih for presenting the clinic and sharing this opportunity.

Gallagher was delighted to serve as a presenting sponsor of the Loyola University Maryland Sellinger School of Business and Management Business Leader of the Year/2024 event honoring David N. Maine, MD, MBA, president and CEO of Mercy Health Services. In addition to expressing love and gratitude for his children and his wife of 21 years, Dr. Maine shared how in the early 1970s, his parents escaped persecution from Iraq and found refuge in Rochester, N.Y. Dr. Maine said he was shaped by his parents’ resilience, and they planted the seeds for his dedication to service. Gallagher’s health, employment, and litigation attorneys were honored to join our friends and colleagues at Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD and Loyola in celebrating Dr. Maine's leadership.

Gallagher attorneys and staff enjoyed an enriching experience in a curator-led tour of the Baltimore Museum of Art’s “Preoccupied: Indigenizing the Museum” exhibition. Highlighting the indigenous experience as a result of colonization, the locally and nationally publicized multimedia exhibition features an array of captivating and educational installations. Thank you to Gallagher’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and to attorney Mark Saudek, who is a BMA board member, for providing the opportunity, and to BMA curator Leila Grothe for a passionate and detailed narration of the exhibit. “Preoccupied,” which features the artwork, perspectives, and histories of Native artists, will be available through Feb. 16, 2025.

Gallagher’s Women’s Initiative was pleased to offer an evening of community, connection, and yoga for our women attorneys and staff. Thank you to yoga and wellness coach Shawn Brown for a rejuvenating session that left us feeling refreshed!

Gallagher congratulates Celine Esmeir on joining the board of directors of The Women's Law Center of Maryland. Katie Curran O’Malley serves as the CEO of the center, which provides legal representation, information and referral services, and legislative advocacy with the mission of ensuring the physical safety, economic security, and autonomy of Maryland women. https://lnkd.in/gA7Z4TXq