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Much is written about the dramatic changes in law practice today, how it has ceased to be a profession and morphed into big business with the overriding goal of achieving maximum monetary profit. Fortunately, most lawyers today continue to value ...

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Baltimore Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young and the Stronachs, the Canadian family that owns the Pimlico and Laurel race courses, have announced a deal to keep the Preakness at Pimlico. The deal must be approved by the General Assembly because ...

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Speaking to the right audience about your products or services is an invaluable marketing opportunity. One of the most memorable experiences of my own marketing career, and perhaps the most frightening, was a time I had to fly on short ...

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When Tonya Claycomb’s son was born with severe brain damage in a Louisville, Kentucky, hospital, Claycomb immediately filed a medical negligence lawsuit against those she believed responsible for her son’s condition. However, a Kentucky law stood in her way. Under ...

Hiring the right lawyers is a critical component of any law firm’s success. But developing an interview strategy to heighten the chances of successful hiring is even more important for solo and small practices because they have little room for ...

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This board has opined on several occasions on the need for a court in our state system dedicated to the adjudication of complex business matters. This, we have argued, makes sense from a legal point of view. Often the disputes involve millions, ...

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Most readers of this newspaper are aware of the continuing controversy over the rights of those who allege in lawsuits that they have been wronged by the misconduct of Baltimore city police officers and then attempt to settle those claims ...

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The alarmist news on economic indicators seems like a constant drumbeat these days: History says economic expansions aren’t supposed to last this long, bond yields are inverted, major economies in Europe and Japan are supposedly stuck in a no-growth pattern, ...

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The hospitality and tourism industry has been a primary economic driver of the Baltimore region for the past 40 years, fueled in part by the tens of thousands of visitors that meet at the Baltimore Convention Center each year. But ...

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We have written before about the “spy plane” that has flown over Baltimore. In an editorial published two years ago, we noted several recommendations about the aerial surveillance program from the Police Foundation, a national group. Among them were: Before ...

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