by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 12 minutes
(Updated after the most recent Court of Appeals case in January 2026) This post explains the most relevant laws on owning guns in Maryland, and the current status of the concealed carry laws. In 2022, the Supreme Court made concealed carry legal in all 50 states with the Bruen opinion. In response, some states that...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
A new law took effect October 1, 2025 that dramatically increases the fines for speed camera violations. The rate scales up depending on how fast you are going. We give you a chart below, and explain the details you have to know about this new law so you know what to watch out for. If...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 22 minutes
Sometimes you need to go to court, but it just isn’t worth the money to hire a lawyer. If the lawyer’s fee would equal any recovery you get from the case, then why do it? That is why the judicial system created Small Claims Court. A non-lawyer should be able to get their day in...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 2 minutes
July 1 is when a lot of new Maryland laws take effect. These are the new laws passed by the General Assembly, and signed into law, in the 2025 legislative session. There are a lot of them, but most of the new laws establish commissions or departments or studies. Only a few of the new...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 6 minutes
The Federal Eviction Moratorium was recently stricken down by the Supreme Court. Thousands of tenants in Maryland are subject to eviction. Congress has done nothing to renew it, so there is no federal lgal protection from eviction right now. If you, or someone you know, is subject to an eviction because they fell behind on...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Do you want to make sure the right people can be contacted in a medical emergency when you can’t speak for yourself? Do you want to be sure YOU can be contacted in an emergency if something happens to a parent, or your grandmother? The Maryland MVA has a form you can print out and...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Bringing a new pet into your home and your family can be a big deal. Between vet care, maintenance, cost, and getting the little guy acclimated, it can be downright overwhelming. With all that stress, expense, and emotional attachment, you want to make the right choice for you and your family. You want to be...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
In Maryland you will often see cases where the lender just sues the cosigner. This can be very frustrating for the cosigner of a loan. They probably thought they were just helping out. They probably thought they couldn’t get sued themselves. People in this situation who come to us for a bankruptcy consult or civil...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 4 minutes
It’s daylight savings time again – when you are supposed to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. This year, you should consider replacing more than batteries. You probably have the wrong type of smoke detector in your house! When we bought our house it came with the original issue smoke detectors. That January there was...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 4 minutes
The Maryland legislature was unusually busy this past session, and they passed a lot of new Maryland laws. Some took effect in July (like the marijuana legislation) but most take effect October 1, 2023. While hundreds of laws are passed each year, we have tried to focus on the laws most likely to affect you...
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