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Celebrating 90 Years

We hear what businesses want from their outside counsel: experienced, responsive representation from attorneys who know how to solve problems efficiently.  That is what we deliver at Tydings, a Maryland law firm that has been advocating on behalf of large corporations, privately held businesses, and individuals for more than ninety years.

Our firm is home to trusted business counselors and skilled advocates.  Our size means that we are agile enough to respond quickly to clients' changing needs, yet we possess the depth of resources to handle matters of any complexity and size.

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Tydings’ Franklin Lee Reflects on His Family’s Unique Role in Maryland and American History: Two “Black History Month” Moments That Mattered in the Law

By: Franklin M. Lee
February 27, 2026
As an African American, Black History Month for me has always been a time of deep reflection, inspiration, acknowledgement, and hope. I never lose sight of the fact that my career as a civil rights lawyer has never simply been a product of my own hard work and commitment.  Rather, my career... Read more >
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New Maryland Law Allows a Divorcing Spouse to Assume an Existing Mortgage on the Marital Home Without the Need to Refinance

By: Ferrier R. Stillman and Kerianne P. Kemmerzell
February 24, 2026
Until recently, a divorcing Maryland homeowner who, through a judge’s ruling or mutual agreement, received the opportunity to retain the marital home in divorce proceedings would need to go through the burdensome, costly, and stressful process of refinancing any jointly held mortgage in order to r... Read more >
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The New H1-B Visa Weighted Selection Process: What Employers Need to Know and Do to Secure Needed Foreign Talent

By: Kerianne P. Kemmerzell and Melissa Calhoon Jones
February 4, 2026
In a time of dramatic change and upheaval across the full spectrum of immigration law and employment-based immigration, few aspects have received as much attention and sparked as much debate as the H1-B visa program. The overhaul of this visa, relied upon by thousands of skilled foreign nationals an... Read more >