SCHEDULE OF ORAL ARGUMENTS
September Term, 2026
Friday, September 4, 2026:
Bar Admissions
AG No. 14 (2025 T.) Attorney Grievance Commission v. Tiffany Fountaine Boykin
Justice Hotten will sit in place of Justice Watts.
Attorneys for Petitioner: Jessica M. Hall and W. Hunter Daly
Attorneys for Respondent: William C. Brennan, Jr. and Marc J. Eisenstein
No. 5 Andre Hammond v. State of Maryland
Issues – Criminal Procedure – 1) As a matter of first impression, can forgetting to register for the Maryland sex offender registry serve as a defense to a charge of “knowingly” failing to register under Criminal Procedure Article § 11-721(a) and, if so, under what circumstances? 2) Did the trial court err in convicting Petitioner of knowingly failing to register after finding as a fact that Petitioner forgot to register?
Attorney for Petitioner: Meg Foster
Attorney for Respondent: Jillian R. Chieppor
No. 6 DARCARS Toyota of Silver Spring v. Katharine Blackwell
Issue – Torts – Did the Appellate Court err in reversing the circuit court’s entry of summary judgment on the premises liability claim?
Attorney for Petitioner: Kelly S. Kylis
Attorney for Respondent: Shakétta A. Denson (Chimber)
Tuesday, September 8, 2026:
AG No. 11 (2025 T.) Attorney Grievance Commission v. Timothy Thomas Conlon
Attorney for Petitioner: Kyle O'Grady
Attorney for Respondent: Mary Elizabeth Kaslick
No. 1 Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, et al. v. Tonda M. Baxter
Issues – Commercial Law – 1) Does the definition of “credit grantor” contained in Maryland’s Closed End Credit Provisions (CLECs) (§§ 12-1001 to 1030 of the Commercial Law Article) encompass mortgage loan servicers like Petitioners, or is it limited to owners of the loan (including any subsequent assignees who purchased the loan)? 2) Given the CLEC’s carveout for fees associated with first-priority residential mortgage loans, did the telephone convenience fees that Petitioner charged Respondent violate the statute?
Attorney for Petitioner: Elizabeth Holt Andrews
Attorney for Respondent: Philllip R. Robinson
No. 3 Unnamed Attorney v. Attorney Grievance Commission
Justice Battaglia will sit in place of Justice Eaves.
Issues - Civil Procedure - 1) Is the circuit court's order denying the motion to quash Bar Counsel's subpoena appealable? 2) Did the circuit court err in denying the motion to quash the subpoena?
Attorney for Appellant: Tiffany Alston
Attorney for Appellee: Cortenous Q. Herbert, Jr.
Wednesday, September 9, 2026:
JD No. 2 (2025 T.) In the Matter of the Honorable Vickie Gipson, Judge of the Orphans' Court for Anne Arundel County
Justice McDonald will sit in place of Chief Justice Fader.
Justice Raker will sit in place of Justice Killough.
Attorneys for Petitioner: Kendra Randall Jolivet
Attorney for Resopndent: Hon. Vickie Gipson
AG No. 17 (2025 T.) Attorney Grievance Commission v. Arya Saleh
Attorneys for Petitioner: Jessica M. Hall and Alice V. Mutter
Attorney for Resopndent: Daniel R. Hodges
No. 41 (2025 T.) King Noblemind Meek-Freeman v. State of Maryland
DNA appeal.
Attorney for Appellant: Megan E. Coleman
Attorney for Appellee: Victoria Roman
After September 9, 2026, the Court will recess until October 1, 2026.
On the day of argument, counsel must register in the Clerk’s Office no later than 8:30 a.m. unless otherwise notified.
GREGORY HILTON
CLERK