About five years ago I created a “technology chart” of all of the Maryland circuit and district courts. The chart, intended as a handy reference, outlined what technology (digital presenters, DVD players, etc.) the courts had, the process for lawfully ...

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Saying Baltimore had the right idea, Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. is seeking a constitutional amendment that would require the judges on the Prince George’s County Orphan’s Court to be Maryland attorneys. “Life is so complicated and estates ...

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I’m a “play-it-safe” guy. Mom (a non-lawyer) always said that the law is very black and white. What she didn’t know, and what I learned at law school, is that the legal battlefield is over the vast no-man’s land of ...

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Stephanie A. Gallagher and Timothy J. Sullivan have been picked to be the next federal magistrate judges in Maryland, according to people familiar with the selections. The U.S. District Court judges chose Gallagher and Sullivan, both of whom concentrate in ...

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Sometimes, it seems like there isn’t room for much creativity in the legal profession. You have to be right—not creative—because you are fighting for the rights and interests of other people. People who are paying you. But the truth is, practicing law ...

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During this holiday season, Marylanders can perhaps rejoice in the fact their top court is a “point of light” and not a “judicial hellhole,” according to a national organization that seeks to rein in what it considers runaway jury awards. ...

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It was all over the news in October —  Mississippi Chancery Judge Talmadge Littlejohn jailed an attorney who refused to recite the Pledge of Allegiance in his courtroom. I was nothing short of baffled to hear that an officer of ...

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Over the summer, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed that it had no idea what a text message was. The case is City of Ontario v. Quon, and the issue was “simply” whether the police department has the right to read personal ...

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The Daily Record honors 24 lawyers and judges at the Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport whose dedication to their occupation and to their communities deserves particular recognition.

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Anne Arundell was born into the English aristocracy, married well, and died at age 34. She had nine kids during her 21-year marriage, having gotten hitched at age 13. Her son, Charles Calvert, became Lord Baltimore and inherited the Maryland ...

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