Lawyer: High jet fuel prices left Spirit no choice but to shut down
A judge in the Southern District of New York Bankruptcy Court said on Tuesday that it was "a horrible day for employees" after a bailout for Spirit Airlines proposed by the U.S. government fell through, leaving no way out of bankruptcy.
Maryland high court disbars Annapolis attorney for lying to client
A unanimous Maryland high court has disbarred an Annapolis attorney who compounded his failure to file an appeal as promised by not only declining to tell his business client about the court’s resulting dismissal of the case but then lying about trying to reinstate the appeal.
Trump: White House counsel Don McGahn to depart in the fall
President Donald Trump is tweeting that his White House counsel, Don McGahn, will be departing in the fall after the Senate confirmation vote for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve on the Supreme Court.
It’s time to amend Maryland’s discovery rules
Discovery is an evil-though-necessary process and there should be better guidelines and rules governing the discovery process
The challenge of relocation cases
No matter the reason why a parent is relocating, someone is going to see their children less.
A different sort of heroics
There is a special kind of felicity in being able to combine these paths, doing well while also doing good, especially the kind of good that embodies some kind of conviction personal to the lawyer.
Baltimore lawyer’s newsletter offers marketing advice to plaintiffs’ lawyers
Plaintiffs’ attorney Steven H. Heisler is not shy about marketing his law practice. He used to have an SUV with with a giant advertisement for his firm, after all. Recognizing […]
Baltimore attorney disbarred following omission on bar application
Maryland’s top court has disbarred a Baltimore attorney for failing to disclose on his bar application a trial court found he acted in bad faith during a civil case in […]
Bethesda lawyer gets wrapped up in Chipotle PR promotion
We’ve all been on the receiving end of a “wrong number” phone call. Fewer of us, I’m guessing, have been on the receiving end of a “wrong number” text. But […]
Commentary: Not all blogs are created equal
When done right, a blog can be a living, detailed entity that represents you to the world. When done wrong, a blog can be a chore, an unwelcome expense that […]
Lawyer on trial, accused of coaching witnesses to lie
CHICAGO — The question about how far lawyers can go in providing clients the strongest defense underlies a rare trial coming to a close in Chicago, where prosecutors accuse a […]
New subpoena forms are coming! New subpoena forms are coming!
While many of you were in Ocean City “for business” Friday, the Maryland Judiciary announced it will be rolling out a uniform subpoena form starting July 1. Lawyers will be […]

















