Your therapist is there for you to sort through the tangled web of emotional issues of a divorce. Your attorney is there to help you sort through the business issues involved in a marriage. It can be an exhausting process, and, at times, overwhelming , but by collecting and organizing your finances and important papers
Settling a Case
“Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.” -Abraham Lincoln, Notes for…
More than 60 New Alcoholic Beverage Laws Create Opportunity in Maryland
The General Assembly is Maryland’s legislative body. The legislature meets in regular session for 90 days each year beginning the second Wednesday in January to act on more than 2,500 pieces of legislation.
On sine die, when the legislature adjourned its 439th session at midnight on the 90th day, on April 8, 2019, a…
I’m Single With No Children, Do I Really Need A Will?
The simple answer is yes, of course! Everyone should have a Will. Obviously, getting a Will is not a subject many people like to talk about, especially young people, but is something that is very important to have done as soon as you can, even if you are single and currently have no children. First,…
Human Trafficking And Hotel Liability
The Epidemic Human trafficking, also known as modern slavery, has become a crippling epidemic in our own backyard. Each year, there are hundreds of thousands of victims of human trafficking in this country. These victims are forced or coerced into the illegal billion-dollar human trafficking industry, where they are exploited, kidnapped, drugged, held against their…
Am I Being Interrogated?
The Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights (“LEOBR”) affords certain protections to officers who find themselves the subject of administrative disciplinary proceedings. While the language of the statute is clear as pertains to what rights an officer retains throughout the disciplinary process, it is entirely unclear with respect to when those rights are triggered. Specifically,…
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Basics: Do you know what to do when injured on the job?
On the job injuries often come along with a lot of hard questions. How will I pay my bills if cannot work? Who will pay for my medical bills? What do I do now? Who can help? Workers’ (no longer “workmens”) Compensation is a term that most have heard about, but few fully…
Alcoholic Beverage License Residency Requirements Likely Unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court is likely to overhaul the state regulation of retail alcoholic beverage licenses when it decides whether the state of Tennessee may limit the granting of liquor licenses only to individuals who have resided in state for 2 years or more. Many states and even counties have similar suspect restrictions, including Maryland.…
Adult Beverage Delivery Trending
Adult Beverage Delivery Trending
The most popularly delivered alcoholic beverage product in the U.S. is Veuve Clicquot champagne.
Across the U.S. alcoholic beverage sales growth is decelerating, but still growing. That trend does not hold in Maryland where consumption was actually down last year for each beer, wine and spirits (.. with 19.054 gallons consumed…
If You Are Not Delivering Alcohol To Your Customer, Your Competitor Will
As grocery stores and restaurants deliver exponentially larger quantities of food, beer, wine and spirits sales by delivery are only a step behind.
You cannot wait to deliver by autonomous vehicle or even drone. The market shift is happening now.
This is much more than only the impact that Amazon is already having on retail.…