2023 Judicial Conference Program

ALVIN I. FREDERICK, ESQ. ECCLESTON AND WOLF, P.C. 7240 PARKWAY DRIVE | HANOVER, MARYLAND 21076 AL FREDERICK, ESQ. has spent his entire legal career at Eccleston and Wolf. He started with the firm as a law clerk in 1974 and is currently the Senior Member. He is a 1976 honors graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law. Al concentrates his practice in the defense of professionals who are involved in allegations of professional negligence or discipline. His clients include attorneys, architects, accountants, real estate professionals, financial professionals, amongst others. He has tried to conclusion a number of groundbreaking cases in trial courts and has appeared regularly in appellate matters. He is privileged to be a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been recognized for legal achievement by some notable publications, including Martindale Hubbell (AV rating); Best Lawyers in America, where he has been included since 1997; Super Lawyers where has regularly been recognized on one of their ‘Top’ lists amongst others.

RICHARD H. GIBSON, JR. OFFICE OF THE STATE’S ATTORNEY FOR HOWARD COUNTY 9250 JUDICIAL WAY | SUITE 2200 | ELLICOTT CITY, MARYLAND 21043

RICHARD H. GIBSON, JR. made history on January 7, 2019, when he was sworn in as the first-elected, African American State’s Attorney for Howard County, Maryland. Gibson, a native of New York, graduated from The College of New Jersey in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Law and Justice. He then attended the Howard University School of Law. Upon graduation in 2003, he was licensed to practice law in New Jersey and Maryland. Gibson began his prosecutorial career with the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Office in 2004 and later secured employment with the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office. In Baltimore, he rose through the ranks from the General Trial Division to the Homicide Division. Gibson eventually became a team captain in the Major Investigations Unit where he supervised a team of trial attorneys who were focused on prosecuting violent repeat offenders. Gibson was sworn in for a second term as State’s Attorney on January 3, 2023. The following are some of Richard’s honors and activities: Past-President/Waring Mitchell Law Society; Member/James Macgill American Inn of Court; Prosecutor of the Year/Mid-Atlantic Region (2016); Recipient of Criminal Justice Reform Award (2018); President of the Maryland State’s Attorneys’ Association (2021); Member/Cease Fire Council-appointed by Gov. Hogan (2022).

POLICE COMMISSIONER MICHAEL S. HARRISON BALTIMORE CITY POLICE HEADQUARTERS 601 E FAYETTE ST | BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21202

MICHAEL S. HARRISON was sworn in as the Baltimore Police Department’s 41st Commissioner on March 12, 2019. Before coming to Baltimore, Commissioner Harrison served the New Orleans Police Department for nearly three decades. He joined the NOPD in 1991 and ascended steadily through the ranks. He served in supervisory assignments as an Assistant Commander and Commander of a patrol District and the Specialized Investigations Division of the Public Integrity Bureau. He was appointed to Superintendent in 2014 and led the Department for over four years. Commissioner Harrison has been instrumental in the development, implementation and assessment of community policing programs that have led to demonstrably increased partnership and collaboration. Moreover, he is skilled at moving progressive law enforcement bills forward through legislature and effectuating evidence-based crime fighting strategies, many of which assisted in tangible crime reductions.

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