Hilary Baldwin Ruley

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Education

  • J.D., Notre Dame Law School, ‘02
  • B.S., University of Notre Dame, Science and Philosophy, ‘99

Extracurricular Activities While at NDLS

  • Legal Aid Clinic

Employment

  • Assistant City Solicitor for Baltimore City, July 2008 to Present.
  • Associate at Rosenberg | Martin | Funk | Greenberg, LLP in Baltimore, Maryland, June, 2004-July 2008.
  • Member of the Bar/admitted in Maryland and the District of Columbia
  • Associate at McGuire Woods, LLP, Baltimore, September,2003 – May, 2004
  • Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable James R. Eyler, Maryland Court of Special Appeals Baltimore, MD, August, 2002-August, 2003.

Insights Regarding My Area of Practice

  • My current area of practice is municipal government law.

Volunteer/Pro Bono Work

  • Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
  • 2007 Recipient of the Maryland State Bar Association’s Alex Fee Memorial Service Award for Pro Bono Service
  • I participate in the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service’s annual Tax Preparation for lower income individuals by making sure they have all the paperwork necessary to fill out their income taxes.
  • I also have also taken on representation of lower income individuals in the areas of family law and business.

On Faculty:

“The law professors at Notre Dame Law School have had a profound impact on my life in general and, in particular, on the way I practice law by teaching me to look at an issue from both a spiritual and an intellectual perspective. As such, my experience at Notre Dame Law School impacts just about every legal decision I make, as well as influences the advice I provide to my clients.”

On Friendships and Business Relationships:

“To this day, I stay in touch on a regular basis with five of my classmates, who were very good friends during law school. We refer legal work to each other and, when needed, still provide support for each other, both from a professional and personal perspective.”