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Sep 10, 2025

Moore appoints new judges in Montgomery, Worcester counties

Gov. Wes Moore announced the appointment of two new circuit court judges in Montgomery and Worcester counties.

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Oct 18, 2019

Major, Lindsey & Africa opens Denver office

Major, Lindsey & Africa, a major legal search firm based in Hanover, opened a new office in Denver on Tuesday. This latest office puts MLA at 27 offices stationed around the world.

Dec 30, 2016

Dimensions Healthcare to pay $125K to settle sex discrimination suit

Dimensions Healthcare System has agreed to pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that alleged the company denied a promotion to an employee because […]

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Dec 23, 2016

Court of Appeals suspends lawyer for mishandling trust account

The state’s top court has indefinitely suspended a Frederick lawyer who commingled personal and client funds in his attorney trust account and failed to maintain records that accurately reflected the […]

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Dec 21, 2016

With Velazquez, a new day at MSBA

When longtime Maryland State Bar Association executive director Paul Carlin announced earlier this year that he planned to retire from the position, bar association leaders and members said it became inevitable that his departure would mark a time of transition for the organization.

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Dec 20, 2016

ABA sues Department of Education over loan forgiveness for public interest lawyers

The American Bar Association filed suit on Tuesday against the U.S. Department of Education, alleging the department failed to provide a reasonable explanation for why it has decided to refuse […]

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Dec 19, 2016

Family of man crushed in Baltimore construction accident files wrongful death suit

The family of a delivery driver who died after being crushed last year in Baltimore by wood trusses he was about to unload from a tractor trailer has filed a wrongful […]

Court of Appeals
Dec 16, 2016

Court of Appeals indefinitely suspends Montgomery Co. solo attorney

The Court of Appeals has indefinitely suspended a Montgomery County solo practitioner who failed to maintain an attorney trust account, charged unreasonable fees and failed to keep adequate records of […]

Court of Appeals
Dec 15, 2016

Court of Appeals suspends Harford Co. lawyer for ‘pattern of neglect’

The state’s top court has suspended for one year a Bel Air attorney who demonstrated a “pattern of neglect and non-responsiveness” in his representation of a client who retained him […]

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Dec 14, 2016

Excessive force suit alleges Montgomery Co. police officers assaulted minor

An excessive force lawsuit filed against Montgomery County alleges police officers retaliated against a Silver Spring minor who was legally filming his adult brother’s arrest on a cellphone by assaulting […]

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Dec 13, 2016

Mandatory e-filing expands to four new counties in Md.

Maryland’s electronic case filing system, known as Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC), has expanded to Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties on the Eastern Shore. Starting Monday, attorneys filing civil and […]

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Dec 12, 2016

Lead paint pioneer Saul Kerpelman retires from law practice

Veteran lead paint litigator Saul E. Kerpelman, whose Baltimore law firm has handled more than 4,000 childhood lead poisoning cases since he founded the firm almost three decades ago, retired […]