2021 Judicial Conference Program

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ARTHUR MILES 2021 Judicial Conference You can be the Difference Workshop

ARTHUR MILES is a panelist for the 2021 Judicial Conference workshop, entitled, “You can be the Difference.” He shares his life experiences as they pertain to the subject matter of the session.

HONORABLE BRIAN E. FROSH Maryland Attorney General | 200 Saint Paul Place | Baltimore, MD 21202

BRIAN E. FROSH was sworn in as Maryland’s 46th Attorney General on Jan. 6, 2015, pledging to bring fairness, equality and justice to all Marylanders. Attorney General Frosh is focused on cracking down on unfair, deceptive and predatory business practices, on protecting our natural resources from damage, and on bringing transparency and openness to government. He is also working to keep our neighborhoods safe and prevent crime before it happens on our streets and on the Internet.

Prior to his current position, Attorney General Frosh served for 28 years in the Maryland General Assembly – 8 years in the House of Delegates and 20 years in the State Senate, where he was chairman of the Judicial Proceedings Committee for 12 years. As a legislator, Attorney General Frosh put in place stronger protections for victims of domestic violence and led efforts to expand the state’s DNA database to help law enforcement catch criminals, and to enact some of the toughest common-sense gun laws in the country. He is known as a strong champion of the environment and has received the Leadership in Law Award from the Daily Record, among numerous other honors. He was raised in Montgomery County, where he still lives. He earned his B.A. fromWesleyan University and received his J.D. from the Columbia University School of Law. He lives in Somerset with his wife Marcy Masters Frosh. They have two daughters.

C.P. HOFFMAN, ESQ. Freestate Justice | 2526 Saint Paul Street | Baltimore, MD 21218

C.P. HOFFMAN (they/them) is the legal director of FreeState Justice, Maryland’s LGBTQ+ advocacy organization. Prior to joining FreeState Justice, C.P. practiced antitrust law in New York City, worked in-house advising the nation’s leading digital accessibility service’s firm on trends in accessibility litigation, and published broadly on a number of subjects, including law and social justice, gender, and popular culture as well as intersections of the three. C.P. holds a J.D. from the University of Illinois College of Law, as well as an LL.M. from the McGill University Institute of Comparative Law.

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