by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 2 minutes
Hopefully you are reading this because you have made it to the end of your Chapter 13 Plan. Maybe you just got the Notice of Completion of Plan Payments. Now it is time to get your discharge and have your case closed. Congratulations. A Chapter 13 Plan is not an easy thing to complete. Notice...
by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 3 minutes
A pre-nuptial agreement is a common method of making sure certain things in life stay the way you want if your marriage ends in divorce. We discussed their importance in a previous blog post you can read here. Typically, a pre-nup deals with marital assets. Since divorce is such a painful and emotional legal process,...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 6 minutes
How does Maryland’s speed camera law work? Are speed cameras legal in Maryland? Can you challenge speed camera tickets? Like it or not, speed cameras and speed camera tickets in Maryland are a reality. And they are making a LOT of money for state and local government, so they aren’t going anywhere soon. If you...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Personal Injury | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Uninsured or underinsured Motorist coverage cases are some of the most heavily litigated personal injury car accident claims in Maryland. There was a trial this summer that exemplified this fact, and it caused quite a lot of internet buzz. It all started when a bad car accident killed a young woman in Maryland. The insurance...
by Nasheia Conway | Posted in Family Law | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Recently a male client seeking a consultation on divorce and child custody asked if a father has a real shot at getting custody over the mother. My response was “of course!” This person did not seem convinced and asked, “Well, what about mothers being considered the better provider? Isn’t that how Maryland determines custody?” No....
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 5 minutes
At some point in their lives, every Maryland resident can expect to receive a letter in the mail summoning them to jury duty. Nobody likes having to do it, and no one thinks too much about it until they’re called. Well, what do you do now? In this post, we will explain everything you need...
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Now your plan is confirmed you still have to complete the plan. In most cases there are five years of payments. However, the five years runs from the filing of your case, not when it is confirmed. So that finish line has gotten closer while we were negotiating with the Trustee over the payments. You...
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 3 minutes
Could your neighbor run a private zoo in their backyard, like Tiger King, or like the one in Ohio that made national news? (Note: This post references a major news story from 2011 where an Ohio man owned a bunch of lions & tigers in his private zoo, and he released them before committing suicide....
by Dave Gormley | Posted in Bankruptcy & Foreclosure | Reading Time: 4 minutes
(Originally published in 2013, and updated in 2019, because it keeps happening!) In the last year, we have gotten several calls from clients who have gotten calls from debt collectors threatening them with jail time. Some of these clients had already filed for bankruptcy so they knew something was wrong, but they were still upset....
by Tucker Clagett | Posted in Civil Law & Consumer | Reading Time: 5 minutes
What are the rights of Maryland landowners if a drone flies over your property? What laws do drone operators have to abide by in Maryland? We will tell you what you need to know. I had a drone flying over my property not long ago. I thought it was sort of cool and unique at...
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