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Maryland Defense Counsel endeavors to attain equal justice for all, improve Maryland's courts and laws, and strengthen the defense of civil lawsuits through political activism, judicial candidate interviews, and educational conferences.

Lunch & Learn —
Shaping the Settlement: Negotiation Skills for Defense Counsel

Presented by —
Matthew J. Youssef, Niles, Barton & Wilmer
Jeff Trueman, Mediator Arbitrator
Amy E. Askew, Kramon & Graham

October 28, 2025
• Noon – 1PM

Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
250 W. Pratt Street, Suite 2200
Baltimore, MD 21201

Matthew J. Youssef, Jeff Trueman, Amy E. Askew

This seminar will focus on practical strategies defense attorneys can use to drive settlement discussions towards favorable outcomes. The presentation will cover techniques for managing plaintiff demands and clients, leveraging case strengths, navigating difficult negotiations, as well as how to set the stage for a successful negotiation before a mediation and how to continue the negotiations if the case does not resolve at mediation.

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The Summer 2025 Defense Line is here!

The Defense LineFeatured articles include:

  • Understanding AI Agents: What Civil Defense Lawyers Need to Know
  • Data Security in the Age of AI: Safeguarding Sensitive Information — Q2 2025 Facts & Findings
  • Editor’s Corner
  • Legal Ethics and AI: Oops, I Did It Again...
  • The Evolution and Adoption of Litigation Technology
  • 2025 Inaugural Sidebar Social
  • Winning the Nine-Figure Argument: Strategies for Success When $100,000,000+ is at Stake on the Day
  • Force or Fire? Analysis of Occupant Injury Mechanisms in Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes with Fire
  • Better Data from Better Bargaining
  • Maryland: No Longer the Home of the Waive
  • More States Pushing Back on Third-Party Litigation
  • Funding Survey finds nearly 90% want legal reforms with litigation funding
  • 2025 Liability Bills Legislative Summary
  • MDC’s 2025 Crab Feast
  • Addressing Workplace Violence, Trespassing, and Harassment in Maryland: What Businesses Need to Know
  • Handling Criminal Incidents in Business: A Guide
  • 2025 Workers’ Compensation Legislative Summary
  • Breaking Silence: The Ethics of Lawyers Critiquing Clients
  • UNREPORTED IN THE APPELLATE COURT OF MARYLAND, KASIMIER JAROSZ v.DONNAMARIE JAROSZ

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PUBLISH AN ARTICLE and/or HIGHLIGHT YOUR VICTORIES

The next edition of The Defense Line is right around the corner, and we want to showcase our members! We welcome substantive legal articles, practice pointers, personal victories as well as case highlights. If you have legal news to share about yourself or colleagues, let us know!

Submission deadline: November 14, 2025

Please send all submissions, questions or suggestions to Ellen Chang or Luciana Brienza.

 

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