APDM & MSBA Host OPD's 50th Anniversary Gala

Celebrating 50 years of Maryland Office of the Public Defender! APDM & MSBA co-hosted a celebratory gala on November 1st to honor OPD's past, present, and future. Speakers included Congressman Jamie Raskin, Lisa Monet Wayne (Executive Director, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), Chief Judge Robert M. Bell (ret.), and Chief Judge Matthew J. Fader. Tom Baden from the Daily Record served as the emcee for the event.