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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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David Plymyer’s Sept. 19 op-ed in The Daily Record is unfair and misleading. Plymyer cites a single decision of the Court of Special Appeals, reversing a trial judge with over six years of experience on the Circuit Court for Baltimore ...

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Sitting firmly at the intersection of the business and legal communities, Maryland’s in-house counsel have a strong interest in seeing business disputes administered efficiently in the state’s courts. To this end, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC), a global bar ...

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Cross-examination is like a chain saw. In the hands of the careless advocate, it can dismember your own client’s case with a single mistake. For the prepared trial lawyer, cross-examination offers the opportunity not only to shape and advance the ...

Tagged with: cross-examination Paul Mark Sandler

When I was still practicing law, I would occasionally serve clients who had once practiced law but had since moved on to other pursuits. These clients never failed to surprise me with a trait they displayed: to a man and ...

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