For the person who owns a house, the first question they may ask when they come in for a bankruptcy consult is “Can I keep my house?” The real question is “What do you have to do to keep your house when filing for bankruptcy?” You can keep your house when you file for bankruptcy […]

Maryland has a new law that affects almost everyone in the state who works. It is known as the Healthy Working Families Act, and it took effect February 11, 2018. Here is Maryland government's official page explaining it. This act is a sweeping new law that provides several protections for employees who need to take […]

Our own Dave Gormley is in the Business Spotlight. In this interview with Kimberly Bean of the Southern Maryland Real Estate Network, he discusses how his bankruptcy and real estate practices impact his view of the real estate market.

Ok. So I was geeky enough to watch Back To The Future 2 on "Back To The Future Day" with the rest of the nerds. In case you missed the avalanche of news stories and social media posts, yesterday was October 21, 2015 - the day that Marty and Doc go forward to the future […]

In January we donated all the food that we collected from Halloween through Christmas to a local food pantry. We originally conceived of our food drive for Spirit Week only (the week of Halloween). But it was so successful we decided to extend it through Thanksgiving. That was so successful we kept it going right […]

It's SPIRIT WEEK here at ABG&C! That's right, just like in high school! We are dressing up, having fun and most importantly, holding a canned food drive for the local food bank! So, when you stop in to see us, be sure to bring a canned/boxed item for charity. More photos of the weekly shenanigans:

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge makes it's way through our office at the firm pool party.

By Dave Gormley On this Anniversary of D-Day I found myself thinking about the day I gave my Aunt Mary Ellen a ride to Arlington for my Uncle Johnny's Funeral. Growing up I knew my Uncle Johnny took part in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach as an landing craft pilot. But that was about […]

Our law firm celebrated 50 years and the local newspaper did a story on us.

This is a slide show of pictures from the first 50 years of Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett.

It's that time again! Many families are gearing up for gift-giving, turkey cutting and coordinating their family photos. But some families are trying to figure out which parent gets what time with their children. Disputes over visitation are very common around the holidays. When parents no longer share a household, it becomes difficult to figure out […]