April 1, 2020
Comments Off on Board of Estimates approves ‘spy plane’ program despite protests
Baltimore’s Board of Estimates narrowly approved a controversial surveillance plane program Wednesday despite complaints from the ACLU of Maryland and the NAACP that it is unconstitutional. Before the 3-2 vote, ACLU attorney David Rocah said it was “absurd” to consider ...
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As Maryland businesses scramble to understand and respond to the legal implications of the coronavirus pandemic, Baltimore law firms are providing free online resources and services to help. Firms say hundreds of people have listened to legal webinars or taken ...
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March 30, 2020
Comments Off on Attorney disbarred for misappropriating funds, not attending hearing
Attorney Samuel Edward Hensley was disbarred Friday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that he had misappropriated funds owed to a client’s medical providers, and that he failed to communicate or provide services to another client by not ...
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March 27, 2020
Comments Off on Lawyers, judges blast DOJ over lack of immigration court direction
While courts are largely closed as the coronavirus tears through the United States, most of the nation’s 68 immigration courts have remained open at the behest of the U.S. Department of Justice. The Trump administration has resisted calls from immigration ...
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March 27, 2020
Comments Off on Fate of July bar exam uncertain given coronavirus pandemic
As the coronavirus pandemic upends plans nationwide, the National Conference of Bar Examiners has announced it will leave to state bar examiners the decision on whether to hold the bar examination in July or to postpone it until the fall. ...
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March 26, 2020
Comments Off on In pre-pandemic survey, Md. lawyers foresaw more billable hours
In a survey of Maryland attorneys conducted from Feb. 21 to March 6, 52% of respondents agreed the economy was strong overall. How quickly things have changed.
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March 23, 2020
Comments Off on Attorneys turn to drone footage to wake up jurors, win cases
In an effort to engage jurors – and to swing a trial’s outcome in their client’s favor — some attorneys have been turning to drone photography and videography to enhance court presentations. While drone photography hasn’t been used extensively in ...
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March 20, 2020
Comments Off on Lawyer disbarred for dishonest transactions with former client
Montgomery County lawyer Jonathan C. Dailey was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Dailey solicited $27,000 from a former client for his own use after telling the client that the money would be an investment ...
Tagged with: Disbarment Irma Raker Jonathan C. Dailey Lydia Lawless Margaret M. Schweitzer Montgomery County
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The coronavirus pandemic has inundated Maryland law firms with calls from clients who own businesses – and from the firms’ own lawyers and personnel, who are encountering technical difficulties while doing business from home.
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Despite the challenges of court closures and mandatory work-from-home policies being incorporated in response to the coronavirus outbreak, pro bono groups in Baltimore have begun implementing remote services to stay connected with clients in need of free legal aid. For ...
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