Maryland Laws Update 2014

We are pleased to provide our clients and friends this review of 2014 Maryland laws affecting financial service providers.

Robo-Signing Foreclosure Documents Yield Nine-Month Suspensions for Two Lawyers

The Maryland Court of Appeals has suspended two lawyers from the practice of law for 90 days each for violating Maryland Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (“MLRPC”) as a result of “robo-signin

Maryland Legal Alert June 2014

In this issue:

Margaret M. Witherup Named Chair of the Maryland State Bar Association's Environmental Law Section Council

The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that Margaret M.

Major Change to the Maryland Estate Tax

Maryland Estate Tax – Maybe Florida is a little too humid after all.

Relating to Real Estate - May 2014

In this issue:

Opponents Waited Too Long to Stop the State Center Project

In an opinion that was widely publicized in the local press, State Center v.

IDOTs Still Work for Deposit Mortgages

Recent legislation — Senate Bill 1302 of the first Special Session of the 2012 Maryland General Assembly as modified by Senate Bill 436 and House Bill 1209 of the 2013 Session of the Maryland Gener

Ground Leases in Maryland - The Saga Continues: It is Unconstitutional to Deprive Ground Lease Holder of the Right of Ejectment

In, 2012, we circulated reports on the judicial decisions that had profoundly affected the General Assembly’s 2007 heavy-handed attempt to redress the grievances it perceived regarding Maryland gro

Failure to Serve Necessary Defendants Means Their Interests Continue After Tax Sale Foreclosure of the Equity of Redemption

In PNC Bank, National Association v. Braddock Properties, 215 Md. App.