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State v. Denisyuk- Immigration Consequences of Guilty Pleas
The Maryland Court of Appeals is Not Pleased with certain Guilty Pleas! On November 2, 2006, in the Circuit Court for Harford County, Mark Denisyuk pled guilty to second degree assault. Denisyuk was a Latvian citizen who immigrated to the United States in 1989, at the age of 14. As a result of his conviction,…
Read MoreSpanish4Lawyers- Waiver of Rights Form
Spanish4Lawyers- A New & Improved Bilingual Waiver of Rights form for a Criminal/Traffic Not Guilty Agreed Statement of Facts
Read MoreIf you have been sued by LVNV Funding LLC, Resurgent Capital Services, Alegis Group, Sherman Acquisition, Sherman Funding or Sherman Financial Group, your case may have been dismissed!!!
Chief Judge Ben C. Clyburn of the District Court of Maryland signed an order on October 26, 2011 staying the cases filed by the the above companies for violations of the Maryland Collections Agency Licensing Act and the Maryland Consumer Debt Collection Act. So, if you have been sued by any of the above named…
Read MoreIf You Are a “Person of Interest” in a Crime and The Police Ask You To Come in For an Interview, Do You Go? NO!!
I had a client call me last week with a problem. Her nephew was being accused of assaulting a neighbor. There were no witnesses to the alleged event, so it was her nephew’s word against the word of the alleged victim. The reason that my client called was that the Police called the nephew and…
Read MoreIf you have been sued by Sunshine Financial Group, your case may have been dismissed
The Maryland Courts Judiciary Website reported yesterday that cases more than 300 case involving Sunshine Financial have been dismissed & another approximately 350 cases have been reduced. See this link-http://www.courts.state.md.us/press/2011/pr20110921.html
Read MoreBeginning January 1, 2012, if you are being sued by a debt collector, there are new Maryland rules that may help you
The Baltimore Sun reported on September 7, 2011, that Maryland’s Court of Appeals has enacted new rules to protect Maryland debtors- http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-court-of-appeals-rules-change-20110907,0,3294034.story . Reading the new Rules, http://www.courts.state.md.us/rules/rodocs/ro171.pdf , at p.4 through 11, it is clear that the Court is reacting to the excesses of debt buyers who have been forced to dismiss thousands of…
Read MoreIf you have a debt that has been turned over or bought by LVNV Funding, then you may not be liable
If you are being sued by an attorney for LVNV Funding or LVNV Funding is trying to collect a bill from you, then you should be aware that they have dropped about 3500 cases according to the following article reported in the Baltimore Sun today. See the below link for more information or calling my…
Read MoreNavigating Insurance Claims after Hurricane Irene- Part II
This is a continuation of a prior post about how to pursue a claim for your damages after Irene. Below are some other very helpful links from the Maryland Insurance Commission and Commissioner Therese Goldsmith The Press Release “Frequently Asked Questions After a Weather-Related Loss,” will help you understand the terms of your coverage including…
Read MoreNow that Irene has passed, how do I get the Insurance Company to handle my damage? Part I
So, you woke up the day after Hurricane Irene blew through (if you could sleep through the wind and rain) and the house is still standing (most of it, anyway.) Or, you were evacuated and you came back to assess the damage to your home, motor vehicles and all of your most beloved personal possessions.…
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