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The Court of Special Appeals of Maryland recently examined a foreclosure trustee’s duties with respect to considering offers to purchase the foreclosure property.   Although the Court reached the correct result under the facts of the case, its discussion of trustee duties came dangerousl... Read more >

On February 25, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a final rule that amends the Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) regulations and provides employees in same-sex marriages and common-law marriages with full FMLA rights and protections if they need leave to care for a spouse with a serious... Read more >

Franklin M. Lee was quoted regarding Macon-Bibb's outreach to women- and minority-owned businesses for opportunities at government contracts. ... Read more >

Franklin M. Lee discusses the U.S. Department of Transportation’s DBE program implementation modifications in “New Blessings, Old Curses: DBE Final Rule,” an article that first appeared in the Winter 2015 edition of American DBE Magazine. ... Read more >

For the third consecutive year, Maryland Super Lawyers has named Ferrier R. Stillman to its 2017 Top 50 Women Lawyers in Maryland for her family law practice. Ferrier represents individuals in her family law practice.  She regularly negotiates complex separation and property settlement ... Read more >

Former Governor O’Malley signed into law a significant change to the Maryland Estate Tax that went into effect on January 1, 2015.  Prior to the new law, Marylanders had a $1,000,000 applicable exclusion from estate tax. Beginning this year, the applicable exclusion amount changes as follo... Read more >

U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers, for the fifth consecutive year, name Tydings to its 2015 “Best Law Firms” list. Tydings was named to the Best Law Firms list for the Baltimore metropolitan region in 15 practice areas:  antitrust law, antitrust litigation, arbitration, bankr... Read more >

People tend to associate Pre-Nuptial Agreements (or “Pre-Nups”) with the rich and famous, when, in fact, it is a useful tool for many of us. If you are planning to get married after having established yourself financially, you should think about protecting yourself and your assets. One way to pr... Read more >

The Maryland Court of Appeals recently decided a case that extends statutory immunity to a health care provider who evaluates, but in good faith decides not to admit, a patient for involuntary psychiatric care. The case, Williams v. Peninsula Reg’l Med. Ctr., involved a mother who brought her s... Read more >

Our power grid is all but broken. That was the frightening conclusion of a report issued this August by the U.S. Department of Energy. A full decade after a vast power outage shut down the Northeast, America’s electricity grid remains “highly vulnerable,” the report found, and its weaknesses a... Read more >