by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 4 minutes
We get a LOT of calls from people who want to add their children or another family member to the deed to their house. But before you proceed with adding someone to a deed, you need to consider the tax and financial implications. They have the best intentions – but they may be making a...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Most Maryland drivers worry about their insurer turning them down for “at fault” claims, like causing a car accident which leads to a personal injury lawsuit. But what most Maryland drivers don’t know is that your car insurance can refuse to renew your policy for “not at fault” claims too – if you have too...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 5 minutes
If your Waldorf, Maryland personal injury case has not settled, and we have been forced to file suit, your case is in litigation. This post is designed to provide a road map of what to expect as your legal case moves forward. I will provide a brief outline of the litigation process and tell you...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 2 minutes
If you drive a car in Maryland, your insurance must provide you with $2,500 coverage for personal injury protection. This is a small amount of mandatory no fault insurance coverage for drivers in Maryland. If you are in a car accident, your personal injury protection benefits (known as PIP) will pay your medical bills, and...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 7 minutes
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 3 minutes
This post explains your Average Weekly Wage, how to calculate it, and what I need you to do now. Your average weekly wage is very important in workers’ comp cases because all of your monetary benefits are based on it. If you are reading this, the workers’ comp insurer probably sent us a document called a...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 4 minutes
One of the first questions people ask about bankruptcy is “What do I get to keep?” To figure out the answer to this question you need to have and understanding of bankruptcy exemptions. Bankruptcy exemptions set out what assets you are allowed to protect or keep when you file a bankruptcy. If you have lived...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Laughing @ Lawyers | Reading Time: < 1 minute
This Stupid Criminal story comes to us from down under in Australia. It seems there were four young people living together in an apartment. One of them was not exactly in good graces with his roommates, so the other three decided to kill him. They plotted his death together, arguing over whether they should strangle...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 7 minutes
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Workers' Compensation | Reading Time: 3 minutes
This post explains the appeals process in a workers’ compensation hearing. Read it over to find out what will happen if your Maryland workers’ compensation claim is appealed, what the process is, and how to resolve the case. In Maryland, your workers’ compensation claim is initially decided by Commissioner, who is really an Administrative Law...
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