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Rochelle’s Special Education Tips If a student is not making progress in reading, determine if the teacher is implementing the reading program with fidelity.  Reading programs usually come with [...]

Rochelle’s Special Education Tips When attending an annual review, compare the old IEP with the draft IEP.  Are there changes?  If not, why?  No changes could mean a lack of progress or a failure [...]

With the end of the 2016 Maryland legislative session and the completion of bill signings by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr., PK Law highlights several bills of interest to our readers: HB 185:  [...]

Congratulations to PK Law Member Elizabeth Green on her recent appointment by Governor Hogan to Maryland’s BOOST Advisory Board.  BOOST stands for Broadening Options and Opportunities for [...]

In Peninsula Regional Medical Center v. Tracey L. Adkins, No. 68, September Term, 2015, (Opinion by Adkins, J., May 26, 2016),  (“PRMC” and “Adkins”),  the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland’s [...]

Remember when you, as an employer, asked an attorney to prepare a contract containing a covenant not to compete?  Or maybe you, as an employee, had questions about such a covenant.  Or, perhaps, [...]

By:  Gregory S. Weiner                                                  gweiner@pklaw.com On May 16, 2016 the long awaited Crowdfunding rules became final.  In some 680 pages of regulations, not [...]

Pessin Katz Law (“PK Law”) is pleased to announce that Attorneys Lauren Ades, David Burkhouse, Chantelle Custodio, Greg Kirby, Kimberly Longford and Andrew Scott have been elected Members of the [...]

Upcoming Seminar Dates: Thursday, June 16, 2016 Thursday, July 21, 2016 Thursday, August 18, 2016 PK Law attorneys Kimberly L. Battaglia and Cheryl A. Jones  host regular estate planning and [...]

Rochelle’s Special Education Tips When holding an IEP team meeting, always include a general educator.  An administrative employee, such as an assistant principal, does not count as a general [...]