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Jul 30, 2026

Bar counsel opposes MD congressional candidate Robin Ficker’s reinstatement

Maryland's Attorney Grievance Commission pushed back against Republican congressional candidate Robin Ficker's bid to have his law license reinstated.

The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the span on March 26, 2024. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Jul 23, 2026

5 law firms get payout from MD’s Key Bridge case. Here’s how much they made.

The law firms that helped Maryland reach a $2.25 billion settlement with the owner and manager of the ship that struck the Key Bridge have been paid. Here's how much they made.

Anne Arundel County Police block off the collapse zone around Empire Towers, the 10-story office building in Glen Burnie that was condemned as unsafe last week after being compromised during unpermitted construction in the garage.
Jul 16, 2026

Crumbling Empire: Law firms displaced after Glen Burnie office tower condemned

Law firms based at Empire Towers have had to operate out of emergency offices, some in a nearby medical center, after the Glen Burnie building was condemned as structurally unsound.

2026 Top Leadership in Law award winner, Kevin R. Hill. (Steve Ruark for The Daily Record)
Jun 16, 2026

Pilot program gives MD children a say in custody cases

A pilot program in Southern Maryland provides free attorneys to children whose parents are going through contentious divorces.

Scott Wilson was elected as the new chairman, president and CEO of Miles & Stockbridge in February 2026. (Photo courtesy Miles & Stockbridge)
Feb 24, 2026

Miles & Stockbridge announces leadership transition

Scott Wilson has been elected the new chairman, president and CEO of Miles & Stockbridge, the Baltimore-based AmLaw 200 law firm.

Lawyers Emily Malarkey and Ryan Perlin have started their own firm to focus on medical malpractice and personal injury cases. They were previously with Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin. (Photo courtesy Malarkey-Perlin LLC)
Oct 13, 2025

Two lawyers split from prominent MD trial firm to start Malarkey Perlin

Two personal injury trial lawyers have left the firm formerly known as Bekman, Marder, Hopper, Malarkey & Perlin to form their own firm.

Miles & Stockbridge has opened its relocated Montgomery County office in North Bethesda. (Photo courtesy of Miles & Stockbridge)
Sep 30, 2025

Miles & Stockbridge opens new Montgomery County office

Miles & Stockbridge has opened a new North Bethesda office at Pike & Rose, expanding its presence in the D.C. Metro region.

Tara Mobley was recently named the CEO of Stein Sperling Bennett De Jong Driscoll PC. (Submitted photo)
Sep 22, 2025

Stein Sperling appoints first CEO as it looks to continue growth

Stein Sperling appointed Tara Mobley as its first CEO to lead growth, improve efficiency and guide the firm through industry changes.

Bruce Plaxen started his law firm in 1985 at the age of 26. He built it into a premiere worker's compensation firm in the state while serving fellow attorneys in MAJ and AAJ leadership. (Submitted photo)
Jul 1, 2025

MD lawyer to serve as American Association for Justice president

A Maryland lawyer will be the next AAJ president, the first from the state to lead the national group for personal injury and civil trial lawyers.

The Maryland Supreme Court (formerly the Court of Appeals) building is shown in Annapolis in 2004. (The Daily Record/File Photo)
May 1, 2025

Maryland delays mandatory CLE decision to spring 2026

The Maryland Supreme Court will revisit the mandatory CLE proposal in spring 2026 after pushback from solo and small firm attorneys.

Corey Tepe LLC launched on April 14, 2025, and will focus on business and cannabis law. (Submitted photo)
Apr 14, 2025

Goodell DeVries attorneys launch business, cannabis law firm

Attorneys from Baltimore-based Goodell DeVries have formed a new firm specializing in business and cannabis law.

For William McComas, founder of the recently formed Jensen & McComas, the urge to start a new firm began when McComas’ prior firm, Bowie & Jensen, lost two partners last year. (Maximilian Franz/The Daily Record file)
Apr 11, 2025

‘One size fits one’: What’s next for law firms whose partners have left

For many law firms, it’s “one size fits one” when it comes to reshaping a firm after partners have left to start their own practice.