Kramer & Connolly

01/29/2026

I’m pleased to be participating in the University of Pennsylvania Law School’s 2026 Symposium, “The Declaration at 250,” co-sponsored by the National Constitution Center on Friday, February 27, 2026.
I’ll join an outstanding panel — “On Liberty: Legislative Power of the Purse” — examining how the Declaration’s grievances over executive usurpation of legislative authority continue to shape modern separation-of-powers disputes over taxation, spending, and impoundment. My forthcoming article, Judicial Declarations of Independence: Resisting Imperial Impoundments, explores these themes in greater depth. See https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5221633.

Registration Link: https://form.typeform.com/to/zzXC9gzL

06/18/2025

Many thanks to Professor Lawrence Solum of the University of Virginia for featuring Irwin Kramer’s article on the Legal Theory Blog.

Irwin Kramer (American University Washington College of Law; George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School; University of Baltimore School of Law; Temple University Beasley School of Law) has posted Presidents Without Precedents: Balancing the Federal Checkbook Without Checks and...

04/24/2025

Freezing more federal funds in one day than all presidents in American history combined, the Trump Administration has rekindled a controversy more divisive than that experienced in Nixon's time. Having published on presidential impoundments 35 years ago, I'd like to share with you my latest research on the dire implications of this constitutional crisis.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5221633

05/28/2024

For all the lip service lawyers give to the "access to justice gap," we have taken little action to address what we all seem to regard as a crisis.

Rather than close the gap, we maintain "ethical rules" designed to protect our turf. Under the guise of protecting the public, we insist that every legal problem be addressed by fully-licensed lawyers and make it a crime for non-lawyers to provide more limited legal service affordably. In the latest issue of the Maryland Bar Journal, we seek solutions--not more "studies."

Does our monopoly on the delivery of legal services really protect those who cannot afford us anyway?

Q. Every week, consumers and business owners call me with cases that aren't large enough to justify my fees. I hate turning them away. But what's the alternative?

03/21/2024

How Best to Meet the Press
If you handle high-profile cases, you won't want to miss this City Bar luncheon on April 11, 2024, featuring WBAL-TV's Jayne Miller, Judge John Kuchno (former WCBM News Reporter), and Bob Anbinder (former News Reporter at WJZ-TV, WCBM, and the Associated Press Radio Network).

02/02/2024

AI Ethics: The Intelligent Use of Emerging Technology

I’m pleased to moderate a panel dealing with the ethics of artificial intelligence, composed of panelists whose intelligence is far from artificial:

Panelists: Carolyn Elefant, James B. Astrachan, Jared Jaskot, Dave Pantzer

This seminar will explore the ethical considerations, challenges, and opportunities
that arise when lawyers leverage AI in their practice.
Our panel will provide valuable insights into how legal ethics rules can adapt
to this evolving technological landscape while emphasizing the critical importance
of lawyers' independent judgement, client communication, and AI supervision.

FREE FOR CITY BAR MEMBERS, NON-MEMBERS: $40

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL FEBRUARY 7, 2024. IF IT IS PAST THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND, PLEASE EMAIL [email protected]

12/12/2023

By Irwin R. Kramer, Esq. Q: Jack Has a General Practice. Without Expertise, He’ll Take What He’ll Please, on Everything Under the Sun. Should Jack Forgo Fees, Adopt Specialties, or Limit His Focus to…

11/17/2023

“Communities can take their residency requirements very seriously,” says Richard C. Reuben, a University of Missouri School of Law professor who teaches election law. Photo from Shutterstock.

09/15/2023

If you are curious about the future of law, the ethical considerations of AI integration, and the insights of a seasoned legal mind, this is an episode you will not want to miss. Today, we uncover how lawyers navigate the fine line between leveraging AI for efficiency and upholding the ethical stand...