Don’t Wait: Review Your Estate and Get a Will You’ve worked your whole life trying to built wealth, save money, and acquire a few assets and pleasures. You may have a spouse, children, and/or loved ones that depend on you. Undoubtedly, you want to protect this wealth upon your death, ensure your estate is administered [...]
Be Mindful What You Tweet
Social Media and Attorney-Client Privilege: Be Mindful What You Tweet Attorneys have a professional responsibility to their clients in regards to the confidentiality of communications. The attorney-client privilege is meant to allow a client to speak with candor to his/her counsel and allow the attorney to explore all avenues of a case. As robust and [...]
Recent Maryland Decisions 9/14
Administrative Law, Private cause of action: TP §21-809, which authorizes the use of speed monitoring systems on certain roads, does not provide an express or implied private cause of action in tort.Baker v. Montgomery County, No. 124, September Term, 2011. RecordFax No. 12-0821-22, 28 pages. Civil Procedure, Court rules: In wife’s appeal of child custody [...]
Don’t Let Value Diminsh
Diminished Value to Automobile Damage When you are in a car accident, not only may you have a personal injury claim for injuries you sustained but you may also receive money for the damage to your car, above and beyond the cost of the repairs. This is called “diminution of value”. As our client, [...]
Recent Maryland Decisions – 8/31
Constitutional Law, Freedom of speech: Statutory ban on falsely assuming or pretending to be a law enforcement officer was not unconstitutionally overbroad and did not violate defendant’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech because defendant failed to show realistic danger that the statute would significantly compromise anyone’s First Amendment rights, and statute served state’s [...]
Evidence Destroyed?… Not So Fast
What happens if someone destroys evidence in your case? According to Maryland Rules of Evidence, if someone who has access to relevant evidence in your case destroys or fails to produce the evidence, then you may argue to the jury that they may infer that the evidence would have been unfavorable to the party who [...]
Blood Tests and DUIs
In Washington a new law was passed allowing police officers to draw blood from people they suspect of driving under the influence even if the individual refuses to give the blood sample. This is not a law in Maryland. In Maryland, an officer can either use a breathalyzer on you or perform a field sobriety [...]
Dollars and Dimes of Divorce
Investing in Your Divorce Action Divorce is not a small matter because it typically affects issues of child support, alimony, and division of marital property. Since it can be a time consuming and expensive matter, you should spend lots of time to protect what you hope to gain from the divorce, whether it is alimony, [...]
