Building Our Legacy By Mentoring
By: Patricia McHugh Lambert, Esquire My friends, as we begin this New Year, it is time we once again talk about legacy. Legacy is about life and living. Legacy concerns what we, in our lives, [...]
A Year In Review: Top 3 2019 Decisions Affecting Maryland Insurers
By: Kathryn D. Jackson, Esq. As 2020 arrives, it is a time for everyone to reflect on the past year. For some, this will include New Year’s resolutions to eat better, drink less, or save more [...]
Montgomery County Council Passes CROWN Act – What Does That Mean For Employers?
By: David Burkhouse, Esquire On November 5, 2019, the Montgomery County Council unanimously passed the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act which prohibits [...]
Should I Tell My Children Why I Made The Estate Planning Choices That I Made
By: Elizabeth A. Green, Esquire “Should I give my estate planning documents to my children?” “Do you think my son will be upset when he finds out that I chose his sister as my healthcare [...]
Proposed Regulations for Valuation of Motor Vehicles Deemed a Total Loss In Maryland – Insurers May Need to Speed it Up!
By: Emily Devan, Esquire Under COMAR 31.15.12.03, an insurer has 10 business days after determining that a motor vehicle of a first-party insured is a total loss to either value the car and make [...]
Is Your Website Accessible to Customers With Disabilities and Why You Should Care!
By: Adam Konstas, Esquire Think of how many tasks you can accomplish using company websites and apps. For any Ravens fan – you can purchase that new Lamar Jackson jersey you’ve been [...]
Purdue Pharma, Pills, and Pot: The Need for Insurers to Have a Plan
By Patricia McHugh Lambert, Esq. Every day in the United States, 130 people die from opioid overdoses.[1] To date, the opioid epidemic, as it has been termed, has claimed the lives of more [...]
Supreme Court Denies Cert in Two High Profile Education Law Cases Marking a Victory for PK Law’s Education Group
On October 7, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in R.F. v. Cecil County Public Schools, 919 F.3d 237 (4th Cir. 2019). In this case, the parents of a special education student attending Cecil [...]
How to Organize Your Affairs “For The Day After”
By: Cheryl Jones, Esquire Often, people seek out an estate planning attorney so that they can organize their affairs if something happens, so as to make it as easy as possible for their family [...]
Liability For Mass Shootings: Coverage Issues
By: Patricia McHugh Lambert, Esq. Member, Pessin Katz, P.A. What Constitutes Mass Shooting/Active Shooter Situation? Currently, there is no universally accepted definition of “mass shooting,” the [...]
Employers Have Until January 1, 2020 to Comply With New DOL Overtime Rule
By: Paul M. Finamore, Esquire On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule to update the salary thresholds necessary to qualify as exempt employees: [...]
