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March 24, 2023
Employment Law Center of Maryland puts AI to work—for Maryland workers
Frederick's Employment Law Center of Maryland is among the first law firm in the country to deploy Casetext's CoCounsel, an AI legal assistant that performs the legal tasks (and recently shocked the legal community by passing the bar exam). Attorneys at the Employment Law Center of Maryland assisted Casetext in developing CoCounsel during its beta phase by rigorously testing the tool, and providing feedback to Casetext. Now, the Employment Law Center of Maryland will use AI to perform a variety of tasks, from legal research to drafting communications and documents.
Press contact: Joseph W. Gibson, Esq., Managing Attorney, at jgibson@elcmd.org or (240) 384-5716.
Press Release (download)
July 10, 2022
Employment Law Center of Maryland named 2022 Reisman Award finalist for "transforming the practice of law"
From its new offices in Frederick's historic Firehouse building, the Employment Law Center of Maryland has been named a Finalist for the 2022 Reisman Award for Legal Impact—awarded annually to an elite group of law firms that think beyond business, and are "transforming the practice of law, for good." In just its first year, the Employment Law Center of Maryland has consulted on more than 1,000 cases, and successfully litigated dozens of workers' rights cases in both state and federal court.
Press contact: Joseph W. Gibson, Esq., Managing Attorney, at jgibson@elcmd.org or (240) 384-5716.
Press Release (download)
August 15, 2022
Federal lawsuit alleges Frederick’s White Rabbit Gastropub violated federal labor laws, retaliated against employees who spoke up
On August 12, 2022, the Employment Law Center of Maryland filed a federal court case against Frederick's White Rabbit Gastropub on behalf of a former employee, Carrie Pancurak. Pancurak alleges that, after she asked the gastropub's management to "abide" by federal wage laws, White Rabbit's management retaliated against her and other employees. The lawsuit names, as individual defendants, one of White Rabbit's owners and its general manager.
Press contact: Joseph W. Gibson, Esq., Managing Attorney, at jgibson@elcmd.org or (240) 384-5716.
Press Release (download)
Court Complaint (download)