Recent Articles from Louis Krauss
Smith, Gildea & Schmidt adds first female equity partners
Towson-based Smith, Gildea & Schmidt LLC has added three new equity partners, including its first two female equity partners. The new equity partners — Mariela D’Alessio, Melissa English and Jason Vettori — will chair departments that the firm plans to expand, according to a news release from the law firm, which specializes in litigation and real […]
Attorney disbarred, misled client about status of adoption case
Baltimore attorney Anne Margaret Miller was disbarred Wednesday by the Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that she misled a client into believing that she had filed the client’s adoption petition and that she intentionally delayed resolution of the case in hopes of receiving payment. Miller, who was admitted to the Maryland Bar in 1998, […]
UB Law professor focuses on inequality in campaign for Congress
For University of Baltimore law professor and congressional candidate F. Michael Higginbotham, widespread inequality in the United States is one of the primary issues he hopes to address if he is elected to fill the late Rep. Elijah Cummings’ seat in the 7th Congressional District. For Higginbotham, a black man, it’s also a personal issue. While […]
Severna Park lawyer disbarred for concocting conspiracy theory in suit
Severna Park attorney Jason E. Rheinstein was disbarred Friday by a unanimous Maryland Court of Appeals, which found that Rheinstein had concocted an untrue conspiracy theory that he used in a lawsuit against a private lending company in 2012. The court found that Rheinstein violated multiple state rules of professional conduct for lawyers, including rules […]
Lawyers donate largely to Vignarajah, Scott in mayoral race, report says
Vignarajah and Scott receive most campaign contributions from lawyers
UMD Law establishes scholarship to honor Rep. Elijah Cummings
The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law has established a scholarship to honor the late U.S. Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, who graduated from the school in 1976.
MVLS receives $200K for low-income homeowners’ program
The Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service has received $200,000 from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development for its low-income homeowners’ program. The grant, which was nearly $45,000 more than what MVLS received last year for the program, allowed the nonprofit to hire a staff attorney to provide free legal representation and to educate low-income […]
Frosh joins 14-state coalition to oppose ICE arrests at courthouses
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined a coalition of 14 states seeking to stop the federal government from arresting undocumented immigrants on their way to court without first getting a judicial warrant or court order. All 14 states, including Maryland, filed an amicus brief Thursday that supports the state of Washington, which in […]
Frosh joins lawsuit to block Trump rule restricting food stamps
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined 13 other states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture that seeks to block a Trump administration rule that would cut off food stamp benefits to nearly 700,000 people nationwide, Frosh’s office announced Thursday. The lawsuit was filed Thursday in U.S. District Court for the District […]
Legal programs say they’re stemming tide of Baltimore evictions
Facing a third eviction notice from her east Baltimore home, Lennea Anderson stood out from the 40 other tenants in Baltimore’s rent court last Thursday, as she had a volunteer lawyer from the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) by her side to argue that she was up to date with her rent payments. […]
MVLS receives $25K grant to help human trafficking victims
Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service announced Monday that it has received a $25,000 grant from the Venable Foundation to assist with the nonprofit’s Human Trafficking Prevention Project. This is the second consecutive year that MVLS has received the funding from the law firm. Project manager Heather Heiman said the grant will allow MVLS to expand its […]
Complaint filed against preschool after toddler allegedly enters traffic
The parents of a 3-year-old boy have filed a complaint against his preschool, alleging their son wandered out of the school building and into the middle of a nearby street without any school staff members noticing he was missing. The complaint was filed Thursday in Howard County Circuit Court. Medrika and Timothy Womak, who are […]