Free Felony Panel Application - Maryland

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP ON THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT FELONY PANEL FOR THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND The following Application is to be completed by attorneys requesting to represent defendants under the provisions of the Criminal Justice Act in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland in felony cases. The Application is to be printed or typed.* 1. Name: ____________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ Office Phone: ______________________________________________________ E-Mail Address: ______________________________________________________ __________________________________________

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Social Security No. ______________________________________________________ * The CJA payment system REQUIRES a Social Security No. for all attorneys for identification purposes. The number will not appear on your voucher and will remain confidential. INCOME MUST BE CREDITED TO: Social Security No. ______________ - OR - Employer Identification No. _________________ please provide

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The application should be sent to: Donna P. Shearer, Esq. CJA Supervising Atty. 101 W. Lombard Street Room 8-A Baltimore, Md 21201

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Education and Bar Admissions: Graduated from _________________________________Law School on: ___________________________________________________________. Admitted to practice in (please list jurisdiction of first admission) ___________________________ on ________________________________. Admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on ____________________________________________________________________ Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on ________________________________________________________________________ Other Admissions:

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______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Disciplinary Actions: Have you ever been disciplined (or are you the subject of any pending disciplinary action) by the Bar of any jurisdiction or by any Court? _______ If so, please explain on a separate sheet of paper bearing your name and address, what the discipline was and the nature of the conduct that led to the disciplinary action. 4. Practice Background: Have you ever been employed as a full-time prosecutor, public defender, or law clerk to a judge? If so, please indicate the position, the name of the office or judge, and give dates of employment: ________________________________________________________________________

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Have you at any time been a member of the CJA panel for this court? If so, dates: ________________________________________________________________________ Have you at any time been a member of the CJA panel for any other court? If so, courts and dates: _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ List any Continuing Legal Education experience, either as a participant or lecturer, in criminal or trial advocacy programs, indicating whether the programs included a component on the federal Sentencing Guidelines: _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 5. Trial and Appellate Experience: How many felony cases have you tried to verdict within the past five years: United States District Court ______________________________ Maryland Circuit Courts Others (name court) ______________________________ ______________________________

If you do not believe that the answer to the previous question adequately reflects your trial experience, approximately how many felony cases did you try to verdict prior to the past five years? United States District Court ______________________________ Maryland Circuit Courts Others (name court) 3 ______________________________ ______________________________

How many post-Guidelines sentencings have you handled in federal felony cases? How many appeals in federal felony cases have you handled within the past five years? Approximately how many civil jury cases have you tried to verdict? 6.

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Please provide on Exhibit A attached the following information as to five felony cases: (a) defendant's last name and case number; (b) jurisdiction; (c) major charge; (d) length of trial; (e) judge; (f) opposing counsel; (g) co-counsel and counsel for codefendants, if any.

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Please list the names and telephone numbers of five professional references (two of whom must be judges). Name Telephone Number

________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 8. Please indicate whether you have any special qualifications, such as fluency in a foreign language, which you believe the Selection Committee should be aware of in reviewing your application. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________ 9. Please state briefly how you keep yourself current on federal criminal law, including Sentencing Guidelines issues: ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 10. Please identify on Exhibit B attached (by name, case number, jurisdiction, judge and opposing counsel) three cases your have handled and succinctly (in 150 words or less) describe critical issues (merits or sentencing) they presented and the resolution thereof. Please indicate the type of felony cases that you are willing to handle. Length of Trial _____________ _____________ All cases Only cases in which estimated length of trial is two weeks or less.

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Geographical Location _____________ _____________ _____________ All cases Northern Division cases only Southern Division cases only

I declare under the penalties of perjury that the foregoing answers and statements are true and correct.

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EXHIBIT A Defendant's Last Name and Case Number 1. Jurisdiction Primary Charge Length of trial Judge Opposing Counsel Co-counsel; Counsel for Co-defendant

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EXHIBIT B Identifying Information - Case 1

Defendant's Last Name: Case Number: Jurisdiction: Judge: Opposing Counsel:

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Succinct Statement of Issues and Resolution Thereof:

EXHIBIT B Identifying Information - Case 2 Defendant's Last Name: Case Number: Jurisdiction: Judge: Opposing Counsel:

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____________________________________________________________ Succinct Statement of Issues and Resolution Thereof:

EXHIBIT B Identifying Information - Case 3 Defendant's Last Name: Case Number: Jurisdiction: Judge: Opposing Counsel:

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____________________________________________________________ Succinct Statement of Issues and Resolution Thereof: