By Elisha Hawk, MAJ Parliamentarian and New Lawyers
Section Chair
The Maryland Association for
Justice's (MAJ) New Lawyers, Auto Negligence, and Family Law Sections are
pleased to announce the launch of the End
Distracted Driving Program in Maryland. MAJ members will make presentations
in area schools across the state to raise awareness of the dangers of
distracted driving and to promote safe driving. Presentations are already
scheduled for students at Bryn Mawr School for Girls in Baltimore and Wheaton
High School, with many more to be scheduled during the coming months. The
presentation has successfully been given to more than 125,000 teens across the
country and has received very positive feedback from students, teachers and
school administrators.
The MAJ program is a counterpart to the
nationwide program that was developed by Joel Feldman at Anapol Schwartz after
he lost his young daughter to a tragic accident involving a distracted driver. In 2009 Casey Feldman
was killed by a distracted driver while crossing a street in a crosswalk. She
was 21. Following her death her family and friends wanted to do something to
prevent others from being injured or killed by distracted drivers. Joel
Feldman, Casey’s father, a trial lawyer and counselor from Philadelphia, with
the help from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 60for Safety, Joel’s law
firm, Anapol Schwartz, and others worked to develop a
science –based presentation that would engage teens and maximize the likelihood
of changing attitudes and behaviors. The presentation is based on heath
communication and behavior change theory and incorporates teen messaging
concepts to engage and appeal to teens in a non-confrontational manner. Learn
more about the program http://enddd.org
Seventeen other state trial lawyer
associations have adopted the program, and Maryland will be the 18th. Attorneys interested in
getting involved with the program are invited to join us at a train-the-trainer session on
April 4 to learn the basics of giving the program and an outline of program
goals. Afterwards, sit in on Joel Feldman's presentation to students at nearby
Stevenson University at 7 pm (optional).
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