University of Baltimore Law Forum
Abstract
Since before the civil war, lawyers and judges in Baltimore have had a tendency to organize informal, intimate, and exclusive clubs for the purpose of promoting congeniality and scholarship.1 Although this Anglo-American tradition traces back to as early as the sixteenth century,2 the institution of law clubs in the United States appears to have been a unique, local phenomenon until the 1960s and 1970s.3 Today, this tradition continues in Baltimore City, which currently plays host to no fewer than eight individual law clubs, with many more existing throughout the state. These law clubs offer their members the opportunity to pursue scholarly endeavors while also providing a social outlet for members of the bench and bar alike. While the members of these organizations certainly realize the intrinsic benefits attendant to membership, Baltimore’s law clubs also benefit the legal profession by promoting scholarship and congeniality.
Recommended Citation
Berger, Stuart R. and Green, Bryant S.
(2016)
"Baltimore Law Clubs: A Tradition Promoting the Integrity of the Bar Through Scholarship and Congeniality,"
University of Baltimore Law Forum: Vol. 47:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.law.ubalt.edu/lf/vol47/iss1/2