Many of us take our civil rights for granted. It is only when they are threatened, do we take notice and then action (well, maybe).

The taxpayers, a husband and wife, owned a number of rental real estate properties that generated losses.

Uber and other ride sharing companies have been at the forefront of the "gig economy" where websites and mobile applications (commonly called "apps") connect workers to customers...

In April of 2015, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") issued its new Election Rule ("Rule") governing representation case procedures.

The importance of this case, and the importance of notice pleading, should not be underestimated.

Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financings are an alternative financing tool used to finance energy efficiency upgrades or renewable energy projects in residential, commercial and industrial properties.

In a 6-2 decision, the United States Supreme Court reversed the Third Circuit and held that distributions made pursuant to a structured dismissal must follow the Bankruptcy Code's priority rules...

To illustrate this, we have used a 0 to 5 point scale to rank the questions below, with 5 being the best and 0 being the worst.

It's a nightmare common to new and old lawyers alike: a litigator awakens in the middle of the night, panicked that she has blown a deadline on a motion filed against her client a few weeks ago...

It is pretty well known that Maryland imposes taxes upon the sale/purchase of real property. The State requires both a recordation tax and a transfer tax to be paid whenever an ownership interest in property...

The D.C. Superior Court recently denied residents of a nursing facility protections under the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act when the residents sought an injunction to temporarily halt the sale of the facility.

Developing a new agri-business will require the savvy farmer entrepreneur to ensure that proper approvals and permits are obtained before hanging his or her proverbial shingle.

In the recently released Private Letter Ruling 201628002, the IRS determined that taxpayers were entitled to partial gain exclusion for the sale of their principal residence.

A "seriously delinquent tax debt" will affect the ability of a U.S. citizen to use, or apply for, a passport.

A report from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security warns of malware attacks targeting mainly nuclear power stations and energy facilities.

Each business day, shortly before 12:00 p.m. London time, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, is published.

If you hold a class 5 manufacturer's license, a class 7 micro-brewery license, or a class 8 farm brewery license in Maryland, then you are likely already aware that with a Class 7 limited beer...

On November 14, 2016, U.S. CIS released a revised version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Effective January 22, 2017, employers must use this newly released version for verification...

Both DC and Maryland may be coming closer to implementing paid leave on a statewide (or District-wide) basis in the near future.

We all know we are not immortal. Death is a certainty for all of us. But the topic of death and our own mortality can be one of discomfort, or even denial.