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Tax lapses lead to indefinite suspension
The Court of Appeals has ordered the suspension of a Prince George’s County lawyer who failed to pay at least $70,000 in federal income taxes.
Deceit toward partner, clients led to disbarment
A Baltimore County attorney has been disbarred for taking money from his firm’s trust account and accepting client fees off the books, without sharing them with his partner.
Testimony favors change in protective-order standard
The O’Malley administration urged legislators Tuesday to ease Maryland’s uniquely onerous statutory requirement that domestic-violence victims prove the likelihood of future attacks by clear and convincing evidence to secure a protective order against their abusers.
Tshamba suit may settle
The Baltimore Board of Estimates on Wednesday is expected to approve a $200,000 settlement of a wrongful death and civil rights lawsuit filed by the family of an Iraq War veteran killed outside a nightclub by a city police officer in June 2010.
Used-car dealer could be facing class action
A used-car dealership in Glen Burnie faces a potential class action for allegedly failing to make good on its promise to refund the purchaser’s down payment if installment payments are made on time.
Law professor ‘Abe’ Dash dies at 86
Services will be held Monday for law professor emeritus Abraham A. “Abe” Dash, who died Jan. 12 at his home in Bowie. He was 86.
Edward J. Levin: What is an SNDA and who needs one?
One of the closing documents in a real estate financing transaction involving leased property is a subordination, non-disturbance, and attornment agreement (an “SNDA”). SNDAs have a number of purposes. They serve to connect the lender with the tenant, and they provide other uses as well.
Lawyer sues lawyer after client decamps
A Baltimore-based lawyer is suing a fellow member of the bar for more than $1 million, saying the defendant knowingly and intentionally set out to interfere with one of his client contracts.
