Recent News
Mar 8, 2017 // Civil Law Update
By Ceecee Paizs Review of the Amicus Curiarum for February 2017 revealed the following civil cases of general interest: COURT OF SPECIAL APPEALS: Nicole Pilkington v. Roman Pilkington, II, No… Continue Reading
(BEL AIR, MARYLAND, February 27, 2017) ─ The District Court of Maryland, in an effort to provide an alternative to traditional incarceration for drug offenses, has launched the Adult Opiate… Continue Reading
(ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, February 7, 2017) — The Maryland Judiciary’s network of programs for self-represented litigants has been selected by the American Bar Association (ABA) to receive the 2017 Louis M…. Continue Reading
Feb 9, 2017 // Maryland Court of Appeals Approves Changes to Rules
(ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND, February 7, 2017) — The Maryland Court of Appeals today, upon resuming a public meeting that began on January 5, 2017, considered Rule changes proposed by the Maryland… Continue Reading
Dec 12, 2016 // Maryland Judiciary Expands MDEC and Electronic Filing to Lower Eastern Shore E-filing Now Mandatory in All Eastern Shore Counties
(ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND) —The Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC) case management system is now operational in Dorchester, Somerset, Wicomico, and Worcester counties. The launch of MDEC in a county makes e-filing mandatory… Continue Reading
Sep 6, 2016 // MVLS Recognizes Howard County Attorneys
Since 1981, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service (MVLS) volunteers have provided legal representation to over 75,000 low and moderate-income people across the state. Our mission is to provide quality civil legal… Continue Reading
Sep 2, 2016 // Law Clerk’s Corner
By Cecilia B. Paizs As they begin to move on, the law clerks from 2015-2016 gathered for a final photo and interviews by this intrepid reporter: Judge Gelfman’s law clerk, Meredith… Continue Reading
As we are all painfully aware, Ellicott City was severely damaged by flood waters on July 30, 2016. Afterwards, business owners, landlords, tenants, employers, employees, and others throughout the affected… Continue Reading
(ANNAPOLIS, Md. —July 18, 2016) The District Court of Maryland has named Baltimore County District Judge Dorothy J. Wilson as administrative judge for District 8, which encompasses Baltimore County. District… Continue Reading
(ANNAPOLIS, Md. – May 19, 2016) The Maryland Judiciary has been acknowledged as a national leader in providing civil access to justice for its citizens. Maryland ranks fourth in the… Continue Reading
Mar 16, 2016 // Change in Publishing the Notices Related to Decedents’ Estates
The Register of Wills will no longer be publishing notices related to decedents’ estates in Howard County to the Howard County Times. Effective April 1, 2016, the notices for publication… Continue Reading
Jan 13, 2016 // Deductions Up in Smoke?
The Impact of Section 280E on the Marijuana Industry By Brandon N. Mourges In 2014, Maryland followed the path of many other states and passed legislation to legalize the sale… Continue Reading