LAW CLERK SPOTLIGHT
By Michael Barranco & Tracee Fruman Fun facts about Andrew: He was a pole vaulter when in high school, he bicycled from Clarksville to Ocean City (over 150 miles) in one day, and when he was younger, he worked at Merriweather Post Pavilion where he was lucky to catch some of the acts such as The Black Keys. He is often asked if he is related to attorney Andrew C. White of Silverman Thompson— they are not.
Andrew White Andrew White is currently serving as law clerk to the Honorable Paul J. Hanley. Andrew was raised (after second grade) in Clarksville, Maryland and he graduated from the McDonogh School in Owings Mills before attending Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2017, majoring in politics. In the past he interned with Steven R. Schuh while Mr. Schuh was County Executive of Anne Arundel County and also interned on Capitol Hill with the late Thad Cochran, United States Senator from the State of Mississippi. Andrew received his JD in May of 2020 from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law. As was the case with most educational institutions at the start of the pandemic, Carey Law went to remote classes in his final weeks of law school. He started his clerkship with Judge Hanley in August of 2020 for a period of one year. Andrew has found clerking for Judge Hanley to be a great experience. His favorite part of the job has been researching and writing memoranda concerning unique legal issues. Andrew appreciates the way Judge Hanley treats his staff, including having meaningful discussions with him about the cases and issues which are before the court. Although there were no jury trials during the pandemic, Andrew has enjoyed observing many practicing lawyers, with different styles, appearing before the court in hearings and bench trials, particularly on the civil side. His experience clerking has solidified his interest in becoming a litigator. THE ADVOCATE
Joe Stephan Joe Stephan is currently serving as law clerk to the Honorable Colleen A. Cavanaugh. Joe grew up in Reisterstown, Maryland and graduated from Calvert Hall College High School before attending the University of South Carolina. He received his bachelor’s degree in 2016, majoring in criminology with a minor in psychology. He received his JD from the University of Baltimore Law School in May of 2020 and started his clerkship with Judge Cavanaugh in August of 2020. Because of the pandemic, all of his bar review classes were online, and the bar examination itself was taken entirely online. He became a member of the Maryland bar in December of 2020 in a remote swearing in ceremony. Reflecting on the past year he thinks of the changes to court procedures necessitated by the pandemic, such as the use of remote proceedings, as being transformative in the practice of law. However, he looks forward to the court returning to more in-person proceedings in the coming year, in particular the opportunity to observe more jury trials. He believes he has learned much already observing lawyers practicing in court. Recently, Judge Cavanaugh
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