October 21, 2013 Comments Off on Court rules ban on attorneys’ fees in foreclosure ads not absolute
A court-imposed ban on attorneys’ fees in foreclosure sale advertisements is not absolute, Maryland’s top court has ruled.
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Read More »October 21, 2013 Comments Off on Lawyer gets second sanction in 3 months
A Prince George’s County lawyer has been indefinitely suspended for the second time in three months.
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Read More »March 24, 2013 Comments Off on Lead-paint plaintiff can prove source of exposure by circumstantial evidence
The source of lead paint exposure can be established through circumstantial evidence, without expert testimony, the Court of Appeals held Friday.
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Read More »September 3, 2012 Comments Off on Justice (still) delayed at Court of Appeals
Another year has passed, and convicted criminals Kevin C. Alston, Tony Lamont Haile and Jaron Tyree Grade are still waiting for word from Maryland’s top court.
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Read More »August 20, 2012 Comments Off on Top court takes on foreclosure rules in unrelated cases
In two separate opinions published Monday, the Maryland Court of Appeals interpreted recent foreclosure laws that were enacted to protect defaulting borrowers and people who rent from them.
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Read More »March 19, 2012 Comments Off on Maryland attorney disbarred for fraud
A Maryland lawyer was disbarred for having submitted altered law firm promotional materials and correspondence to Washington, D.C. bar officials to conceal her years of noncompliance with the District of Columbia’s disclosure rule for attorneys not licensed there. Maryland’s highest ...
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Read More »March 6, 2012 Comments Off on Lobbyist wants his law license back
ANNAPOLIS — The fate of lobbyist Ira C. Cooke’s bid for reinstatement to the Maryland bar likely rests with the newest judge on the state’s highest court. But Judge Robert N. McDonald, who joined the Court of Appeals Jan. 24, ...
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