“  As far as I’m concerned , there are black

          lawyers who have applied for judgeships who

          meet the qualifications to become a judge…”

 Law Offices of Jo. M. Glasco

    Jo Glasco began her legal career as a U.S.

    Justice Department attorney and was the

    second African American lawyer to open a

    private law practice in Howard County,

    Maryland in 1983. 

    In 1985 Glasco co-founded the Waring Mitchell

    Law Society to galvanize the voice of African

    American lawyers in Howard County to address

    the unique challenges facing Black lawyers

    who were unfamiliar to the local legal

    establishment.

    Glasco was widely recognized in the

    community for representing thie interests of

    elderly Black Howard Countians, fighting police

    brutality, and standing up to unjust treatment

    of all Howard County residents.  Glasco was

    frequently quoted in the news media.

    For more than 25 years Jo Glasco has helped

    to launch the legal careers and private

    law practices of countless African American

    and White lawyers by renting them first time

    office space to "hang out a shingle." 

    Jo Glasco has been active in the Howard

    County Bar Association and practices in law in

    Howard County, Maryland.

    In 2008 Glasco was awarded the Lifetime

    Achievement Award by the Maryland State Bar

    Association for her legal accomplishments in

    the community.