by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 10 minutes
This page is for our current bankruptcy clients. We created it to help prepare them for a formal meeting called a 341 meeting of creditors in a Chapter 13 case. (Click Preparing for Your Chapter 7 for a similar article) A typical bankruptcy case does not involve a lot of confrontation. The one place it...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 9 minutes
This post explains how property damage claims are handled in a Maryland car accident case. We will explain what is covered, what is not, and how to protect yourself during this process The at-fault driver (really their insurance company) has to pay for damages to your property, just like they have to pay for your...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Wills & Estates | Reading Time: 6 minutes
When someone comes to us for a will, we usually explain why they also need a durable power of attorney. A durable power of attorney gives someone the legal authority to handle your financial affairs even if you are disabled. If you become disabled without a power of attorney in place, your loved ones will...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 5 minutes
If you are reading this, it usually means I asked you to because some entity has asserted a lien on the proceeds of your personal injury case. This post will explain what liens are, how they affect your case, and what we can do about them. Call me to discuss it if we have not...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 2 minutes
This article explains what happens when I receive your permanent partial disability (PPD) rating from our doctor. Please read it over, and call me if you have any questions. As you know, we sent you to a doctor to get a PPD rating. I just received it. Here is what happens from this point on....
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 9 minutes
This page is for our current bankruptcy clients. We created it to help prepare them for a formal meeting called a 341 meeting of Creditors in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy. (Click Preparing for Your Chapter 13 for a similar article) A typical bankruptcy case does not involve a lot of confrontation. The one place it...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Here in Southern Maryland we have some wonderful hiking and biking trails. But once you get off these trails or out of your neighborhood you may find yourself either riding or walking along a road that is being used by motorists as if it were an interstate highway! People drive fast and reckless around here!...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Two recent news stories put an interesting twist on the issue of people who left the scene of a car accident. Everyone knows leaving the scene of a car accident, especially when someone suffers a personal injury, is a big, big no-no. But do you know the penalties? Do you know what your legal duties...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 9 minutes
If you buy car insurance in Maryland, you will likely purchase something called uninsured motorist coverage. Attorneys call it UM for short. You may see it abbreviated as “UM/UIM” on your car insurance declarations page. Almost nobody understands it when they buy it. Maryland state law sort of forces it on you. So, most people...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
While fireworks actually predate American history by a few thousand years, fireworks have been a long standing symbol of American Independence since 1777. Original celebrations of our independence included the firing of guns and cannons. While that has understandably fallen out of public favor due to safety concerns (imagine blasting a cannon in your backyard...
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