For Amy Harris, Chief Legal Officer, mentoring is a must Justice Bridge aims to serve individuals and small businesses with modest means who are not eligible for free legal services and cannot afford market prices. Justice Bridge offers legal services at flexible rates based on income. Renita Lewis, who joined the university in 2008, has more than two decades of experience in the legal field. In addition to providing professional attorney assistance, Lewis registers and maintains state and federal trademarks for UMB and provides expertise and assistance with document submission requests, including subpoenas, requests under the Maryland Public Information Act, and requests for litigation-related documents. To protect and promote UMB`s mission and core values, VHF is committed to providing quality legal services in an ethical, responsible, collaborative and timely manner. The Office of the University Council does not provide legal services to the University of Maryland Medical System or its affiliated hospitals, including the University of Maryland Medical Center, or institutions of the University of Maryland system other than the University of Maryland, Baltimore. Without the support of the mentors I`ve had over the years, I wouldn`t be where I am today, so I spend a lot of time giving back to others. One of the programs I participate in is the Association for Women Lawyers of Greater Kansas City (AWL), an organization founded to promote the role of women in the legal profession. I have been a member for almost 10 years and currently supervise a law student from the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) as part of the program. The VHC also serves as a point of contact for public records, subpoenas, and legal requests from outside counsel. The Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”) works as the university`s in-house law firm with our academic clients and campus colleagues.

The OGC advises and provides guidance on a myriad of issues to ensure that the University acts in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations, applicable academic procedures, and best practices. We provide professional, creative and thoughtful advice to achieve the University`s goals strategically, ethically and effectively. The Office of the University Council (OUC) oversees, coordinates, and manages the legal affairs of the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). VHC lawyers work closely with administrators, lecturers and staff in the university`s administrative units and professional schools. As Chief Legal Officer, I am responsible for the management, strategy and operation of UMB`s Corporate Legal function. This includes reviewing and providing strategic legal advice and advice to business leaders while you lead the legal team and work with my team on problem solving and general legal advice. VHF does not provide personal legal advice to students, faculty or staff. Dorothy Trueheart joined the university in 1992. Among other things, he provides legal support for various university governance issues, letters of intent from the UMB Foundation, and special immigration matters. Trueheart is the main point of contact for Alana Kyriakakis` diary.

Prior to joining the university, Bhattacharyya worked for state and local governments for 16 years as an assistant attorney general at the Maryland Department of Health and as an internal consultant to a health care provider. The work of the University Council Office is supported by two paralegals. Justice Bridge offers a wide range of legal expertise. Lawyers work with their clients to provide the best possible services within their budget. You should contact the VHC if legal issues arise in connection with the university`s official business or activities. Each lawyer serves as the primary point of contact for specific areas of activity. If you do not know who to contact, please use the UMBCounsel@umaryland.edu email address that is monitored daily. Irma Robins has been an academic lawyer since 2003 and was appointed Deputy General Counsel in 2017. Robins advises on academic and student issues, clinical and basic research, intellectual property, privacy and security, and other matters. Prior to his legal career, Robins earned an MBA from Pace University.

His business experience includes professional positions in publishing, marketing, operations management, and technology innovation for commercial and local government in New York City. In Maryland, she joined a management consulting firm where she worked as a project manager with teams of programmers/analysts in software development and product implementation for clients in the publishing, transportation, insurance, and finance industries. Robins` pro bono service includes collaboration with the Charm City Clinic, the National Council of University Research Administrators, Care for Your Health, Inc. and Experiential Environmental Education / The Green School of Baltimore. She has been invited to speak on topics such as export controls and trade embargo for academic medical centers, responsible conduct of research, and HIPAA, and has been a panelist for the University of Maryland/Women`s Bar Association School of Law`s “Rising Stars in Corporate Governance” program. Robins graduated with honors from the University of Maryland, Carey School of Law. She has served as Associate Editor of The Business Lawyer and received the John S. Strahorn, Jr. Memorial Award for the student who is most proficient in the law of evidence. She has served as a law clerk in the Office of the General Counsel and the Office of Technology Transfer at Johns Hopkins University.

Trademark Attorney to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; intern at the Maryland State Bureau of Administrative Hearings; and was a Law & Entrepreneurship Fellow at the Baltimore law firm of Shapiro & Olander. After graduation, Ms. Robins was a legal researcher at the National Institutes of Health, where she advised on inventory, federal technology transfer regulations, federal trademark licensing, and public information law. All lawyers are licensed, insured and honourable. You will be mentored by retired judges, senior lawyers in legal services organizations and work with law firms that act as outside counsel in a variety of matters.