by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Chapter 13 Step 6 – Confirmation Hearing: For Chapter 13 cases only – If you file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, a Confirmation Hearing will be held. This is part of the negotiating game to determine if the terms of the repayment plan. In many cases you never have to attend this hearing. The Trustee will agree to...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 3 minutes
If you are reading this, the insurance company has filed a challenge to your workers’ compensation claim. They intend to contest it and we will have to fight for your claim at a hearing. Rest assured we will fight for your claim at the hearing. You will have the right to tell your story, present...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 4 minutes
This post explains what happens when “issues” are filed in your workers’ compensation claim. You either have or will receive a paper notice in the mail from the Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) telling you that “issues” have been filed in your case. The WCC uses a lot of odd terminology. If either party has a...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 5 minutes
If we have a dispute with the workers’ compensation insurer over your medical care, they will often schedule you for an IME. That stands for “Independent Medical Examination.” This post will explain what an IME is and how you should prepare for it. You and I will discuss it a few days before it takes...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 5 minutes
You should have received an initial Award of Compensation from the Workers’ Compensation Commission. I receive a copy, and one is supposed to go to you in the mail. If you do not have it yet, it is coming soon. Congratulations! This means that the insurer will not be contesting your claim. It means you...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in DUI/DWI & Criminal Law | Reading Time: 4 minutes
Ever heard of Maryland’s “Move Over” Law? Probably not. And you aren’t the only one. Most states have laws that few people know about, but which could land you in Court with a big fat ticket. The “move over” law is just such a law in Maryland. The law is actually a great idea. It is...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 6 minutes
In a Maryland Workers’ Compensation claim, the final benefit you should receive is called “permanent partial disability benefits.” If you are reading this post I have probably asked you to look at it to better explain what is going to happen in your case from this point on. Some people talk about their workers’ comp...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Legal-ease Blog | Reading Time: < 1 minute
Southern Maryland first responders give so much to their community. So Dave Gormley joined some other lawyers and gave up a Saturday to help provide them with free estate documents. Working with the Wills for Heroes Foundation, lawyers from the Charles County Bar Association and around the state met with local first responders at the...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Wills & Estates | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Does the new tax law passed in December 2017 mean you don’t have to do estate planning anymore? No! That is a very incorrect assumption that some people are making. In fact, there are (at least) four good reasons you still need to be concerned about estate planning even after the new tax law. Don’t...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Here is another new Maryland law that took effect January 1 but sort of flew under the radar. It may not have been super newsworthy, but it will have a large effect on many people. It is also sort of a hot button political issue right now. Here is what you need to know. Maryland’s...
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