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Civil litigation — Bad-faith filing — Attorney’s fees This appeal comes to us after the Circuit Court for Baltimore County found that Stacy LeBow Siegel and Stacy LeBow Siegel, LLC (hereinafter “Appellants”) were liable to Curran W. Harvey, III (hereinafter ...

Torts — Legal malpractice — Failure to show genuine dispute Tae M. Kim, appellant, filed suit against Robert V. Clark, Jr. and the Law Firm of Clark & Steinhorn, LLC (“firm”), appellees, in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, ...

Civil litigation — Counsel’s motion to withdraw appearance — Client’s failure to pay bill This appeal concerns the propriety of orders entered by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, denying a motion by Cooper & Tuerk, LLP, appellant, to withdraw ...

Torts — Legal malpractice — Duty of reasonable care This appeal arises from a legal malpractice claim brought by Daniel Arnold (“Arnold”) against Gerald Solomon, Esq., the Law Office of Gerald Solomon, P.A., and Solomon & Bascietto, LLC (collectively, “Solomon”) ...

Torts — Legal malpractice — Attorney-client relationship In 1995, Edwin and Rebecca Glesner, appellants, sold a parcel of land to USA Cartage Leasing, LLC (“Cartage”). The Glesners’ purchaser engaged in extensive litigation with Todd A. Baer, the owner of adjoining ...

Civil litigation — Timeliness — Statute of limitations On December 24, 2015, Catherine Randall, appellant (“Ms. Randall”) filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Winston Gresov (“Mr.Gresov”), Marion Bess Parmerter (“Ms. Parmerter”), Frederick Gresov (“Rick”), and ...

Torts — Legal malpractice — Breach of standard of care On June 29, 2015, appellant John J. Walton (“Walton”) filed a legal malpractice claim in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against his former attorney, appellee James R. Logan (“Logan”) ...

Torts — Legal malpractice — Dispute of material fact Charles Rawlings filed a legal malpractice claim in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City against Linda Dominguez, a lawyer who he had hired to represent him in an employment discrimination claim ...

Civil procedure — Motion for continuance — Opportunity to appear with counsel Deidre Jefferies appeals from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County in favor of Ntiense David Etokebe. Ms. Jefferies presents three issues, which we have ...

Employment Law  — Maryland Wage & Hour Law — Attorney’s fees The underlying attorneys’ fees litigation springs from the lawsuit filed in June 2013 by Victoria Kelly (“Appellee” “Ms. Kelly”), a home-health employee, in the Circuit Court for Wicomico County ...