Problem Solving Courts to Host Law Day Fundraiser

Richard Striner

Talbot County Problem Solving Courts will be holding a Law Day dinner and lecture to benefit the Problem Solving Courts, as well as partner programs including Mid-Shore Fresh Start and Talbot Partnership for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention. The event, entitled “Justice For All” will feature a dinner on May 5, 2012 at 6:30 P.M. at the Historical Society in Easton and will include a lecture on the historical differences that have evolved in our judicial system since the early period of our judicial system.

The speaker will be Richard A. Striner, a Professor of History at Washington College in Chestertown, and author of books about Lincoln including Father Abraham: Lincoln’s Relentless Struggle to End Slavery (Oxford, 2006), Lincoln’s Way: How Six Great Presidents Created American Power,(Rowman & Littlefield, 2010), and soon to be released Lincoln and Race, (Southern Illinois University Press, May 2012). In addition to presidential and political history, Professor Striner writes about economics, literature, film, and architecture.

Talbot County Problem Solving Courts focus on substance abuse, mental health treatment as well as truancy and re-entry into the community. Mid-Shore Fresh Start is a nonprofit Transitional Supportive Housing program that works with the Problem Solving Courts for people recovering from substance abuse addiction. The program provides the Mid-shore area with a transitional supportive housing program for persons who have completed a drug and/or alcohol treatment program. Talbot Partnership is a community coalition that serves as the fiscal agent for the Problem Solving Courts and encourages the community to recognize the problems and implement solutions related to alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse.

Circuit Court Judge Broughton M. Earnest, who heads up the Problem Solving Courts in Talbot County, advised that State funding for this program is a problem. He believes, however, that the Problem Solving Court is the best approach to solve individuals’ substance abuse issues because it’s beneficial to everyone. It’s an effective method of dealing with drug and alcohol problems that promotes participants’ health and well-being, ensures the public safety of the community and saves taxpayers’ money.

For tickets or further information, please contact either The Talbot County Bar Association Secretary/Treasurer Demetrios Kaouris at 410-820-0268, or Gary Pearce at Talbot Partnership, 410-819-8067.

May 5, 2012
at 6:30 P.M.
Historical Society in Easton
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