Resources for Our Clients
Links to Our Various Blog Posts & Videos Explaining How Your Legal Case Works
These posts explain certain aspects of your legal case in greater detail, so you better understand the legal process you are going through.
Each link below has a short written article which takes 3-5″ to read. Many have videos. We explain things in a common sense, easy to understand manner. No legalese!
Our legal resources are 100% home made by us for our clients. This is not generic information written by some marketing company that you get from other law firms.
Find the correct practice area & click it to open the full list
The Free Consultation & Introduction
First Steps
- Property Damage Claims
- Rental Cars
- Medical Care – What do I tell my doctor?
- Medical Care – How do I pay for accident related health care?
Issues Arising During Your Claim
- Liens in Personal Injury Cases
- Uninsured Motorist Claims
- Options for Resolving Your Personal Injury Case
- The Settlement Process
Litigation
The Free Consultation & Case Outline
- What to Bring to Your First Bankruptcy Consultation
- The Road Map a Bankruptcy Case
- What Are The Different Types Of Bankruptcy
- What Are Maryland’s Bankruptcy Exemptions?
- Can You Keep Your House When You File For Bankruptcy?
- Can You Keep Your Car When Your File For Bankruptcy?
Issues Arising During Your Case
- The Bankruptcy Classes
- Using Zoom For Your Trustee Meeting
- Preparing for Your Chapter 13 Trustee Meeting of Creditors
- Preparing for your Chapter 7 Trustee Meeting of Creditors
- What happens at your car loan reaffirmation hearing?
- Getting to the Greenbelt Bankruptcy Court
- Your Chapter 13 Case is Confirmed, What Comes Next?
- Buying A Car While In A Chapter 13
- Closing Your Chapter 13 Case
After Your Discharge
The Consultation & Case Introduction
- What to bring to your first family law consultation
- How to Ease the Pain & Expense of Divorce in Maryland
Issues Arising During Your Case
The Free consultation & Case Outline
Issues Arising During Your Case
- Confirmation of Your Claim
- Uncontested Workers’ Comp Claim Instructions
- Contested Workers’ Comp Claim Instructions
- Wage Statements & Your Average Weekly Wage
- Temporary Total vs Temporary Partial Disability
- Nurse Case Managers
- Return to Work – Issues to Consider
- Medical Bills You Received That Should Be Paid By The Insurer
- Issues Filed – What Does This Mean?
- Independent Medical Examinations (IME”s)
- What is Vocational Rehabilitation?
Settlements, Hearings & Appeals
Our civil litigation posts are written for personal injury cases, but the same information applies for a non-personal injury lawsuit. Just ignore those parts of the following posts that discuss injuries. Other than that, all of the same information applies to your case too.
Our Best Advice to Those Browsing for Information
If you are involved in any serious legal matter, you need to get personal advice from a lawyer. It is the smart thing to do. Just reading these articles may make you more knowledgeable about the process, but it won’t turn you into a lawyer. Effectie legal advice depends on understanding the unique facts of your situation, and applying the law to it. You can only get that in a personal consultation with a lawyer. We strongly recommend you do that.
If you have a legal case in one of the areas listed above, we would be happy to discuss it with you. We make it easy to contact us and get a consultation. Contact us today.
Why Choose Southern Maryland Law?
We are your community law firm
We have been a vibrant part of Waldorf for over 60 years. Waldorf has been very good to us, and we try to repay that kindness with community service. We believe giving back to our Waldorf community is part of our job.
Large enough, yet small enough
We are large enough to provide full service, but small enough to focus on you. The large firms that have satellite offices in Waldorf have dozens of attorneys who don’t live here. They use case managers to handle their clients. At Southern Maryland Law, you will be a name – not a number.
The senior law firm in Waldorf
We are the oldest law firm in Waldorf, and the 2nd oldest in all of Southern Maryland! We have stayed busy because we get results and treat our clients right. We would never have lasted this long if we did not.
Not your grandfather’s law firm
While our firm has been around a long time, we are not what you think lawyers are like. We pride ourselves on being a little more approachable, a little more casual, and a little more likeable than the average lawyer. We are real people with real solutions to your real problems.
