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Attorney Margaret Witherup Discusses the Stormwater Fee with Frank Andrews

Maggie Witherup appeared as a guest on WILK NewsRadio.

Guarantor Held Liable for Punitive Damages for Submitting False Borrowing Certificates and for Amount Due Under Loan

On January 23, 2019, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, following trial, entered judgement

Credit Card Surcharges and Merchant Fees

The credit card market is essentially a two-sided transaction platform where the major card associations (like MasterCard, Visa, and American Express) control both sides of the platform.

Secret Sales of Inventions May Invalidate a Later Patent Filing

A secret sale of a device may start the clock running for when patents must be filed. On January 22, 2019, in Helsinn Healthcare v.

Landlords Should Get Active and Seek the 199A Safe Harbor

The 20% deduction for pass-through income provided by Internal Revenue Code Section 199A applies only to income from a “trade or business.” To be engaged in a trade or business for federal income t

Opportunity Zones 101: Everything You Need to Know About Baltimore's OZs

Doug Coats will speak at a Bisnow breakfast, "Baltimore Opportunity Zones: Everything You Need to Know About The Policy Revolutionizing the Capital Stack," in a session entitled, "Opportunity Zones

Patent Eligibility: Find the “Practical Application”

It should become easier to obtain patents for computer-implemented inventions, now that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published revised guidance on what constitutes patent-e

A Survey of Maryland Laws Relating to Extending Credit and Consumer Financial Services, Sixth Edition

The laws that apply to credit extensions in Maryland can be confusing. This survey presents in a basic format a road map through these laws.

Maryland Legal Alert - January 2019

In This Issue: MARYLAND MINIMUM INTEREST RATE INCREASES FOR ESCROW AND SPECIAL PURPOSE ACCOUNTS

22 Gordon Feinblatt Attorneys Named to 2019 Super Lawyers®

Baltimore, Maryland – The law firm of Gordon Feinblatt LLC is pleased to announce that 20 of our attorneys have been named to the 2019 Mary

Using Your Sports Team’s Branding for Your Own Purposes

Your football team has made the playoffs this year after a drought (Go Ravens!).

New Baltimore City Affordable Housing Tax May Yield Much Less Than Anticipated

On December 12, 2018, Mayor Catherine Pugh signed into law Baltimore City Council Bill 18-0221 as Ordinance 18-215, which imposes a “yield” excise tax on documents that are recorded in

Avoiding Securities Law Pitfalls in Real Estate Transactions

Real estate professionals and investors need to be aware of the federal and state securities laws when bringing investors into a real estate project.

IRS Issues Regulations for Opportunity Zones

Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) Section 1400Z, the Oppor

Dirty Talk: Dealing with Environmental Contamination

Developers and purchasers of real property are increasingly faced with the challenge of what to do when a property has existing environmental contamination.

Increasing Asset Value through Energy

By Jason Schwartzberg President of MD Energy Advisors

Estate Planning for Commercial Real Estate Owners

Estate planning for real estate investors and developers involves anticipating and mitigating the impact of the client’s death on the client’s business interests and the client’s family.

Get the Lead Out: Complying with Maryland's Lead Law

Maryland’s Reduction of Lead Risk in Housing Act, Md.

Did You Know?

PAs Dispensing Drugs: Did you know that physician assistants can now dispense drugs in Maryland?

How to Respond to Audits of Amounts Charged

Audits questioning the amounts charged by health care providers can come in many different forms.

Maryland Facility Licenses No Longer Expire

Under a new Maryland law, effective July 1, 2018, 57 categories of health care facility licenses issued by the Maryland Office of Health Care Quality (OHCQ) are no longer required to be renewed aft

Getting Paid for Telehealth

Telemedicine is expanding rapidly.

Detailed Q&A for the Maryland Primary Care Program

            Q: What is the Maryland Primary Care Program (MDPCP)?