A case of mistaken identity

As a Baltimore County native, I’m always on the lookout for people I know in and around Towson. So far, the only non-lawyers I know that I have seen in the courthouse have been people called for jury duty. More  Read More →

When Rover wants to ‘help’ you drive

OK, we know that to drive safely you need to pay attention to the road with a clear mind. So, never drink and drive. Keep your hands off the cell phone. Put your makeup on at home. Eat that big, messy taco in the parking lot. Wait until you get where you’re going to read or to play video games. Now, according to Stateline.org,... More

Baltimore crime stuck at 12th-worst in U.S.

The good news is that Baltimore is not, when compared to other U.S. cities in a new report, any more crime-ridden than it was last year. That bad news is it’s not any better, either. More  Read More →

Let our new writer serve as inspiration

We’re proud to have some of this area’s best reporters write for Exhibit A. You might recognize their bylines from their time at The Baltimore Sun or other publications. But we’re open-minded: You don’t have to be a professional journalist or a jurist to have a story to tell and information to share through us. More  Read More →

The credit wise consumer

Do you read the fine print on the back of your credit card bills? Hmmm. Do you understand it? Would you like to improve your credit score? Do you wish you knew what to look out in getting a loan? Do you ever fear that you’re being ripped off? More  Read More →

Mrs. O’s time at Sidley

Michelle Obama – Barney’s lawyer? More  Read More →

Allen the family

I was driving down to Charlottesville, Va., on Saturday to see the Maryland-Virginia football game (too bad the Terps decided not to make the trip) when I came across a rather unusual sign. A few miles from the Virginia campus was a law office named “Allen Allen Allen & Allen.” One of my favorite parts of being a legal reporter at The Daily Record is the names of the... More

Md. man wants Congress to go to the mattresses

Looks like someone has found a way to use the current financial crisis to drum up interest in their business. Mike Zippelli, CEO of Classic Sleep Products in Jessup, has sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi offering the donation of 535 mattresses so that members of Congress have a comfy place to nap while (if?) they work round the clock to find a legislative way out of the financial crisis. More  Read More →

The chilling effect of “libel tourism”

Responding to fear of foreign libel lawsuits, the House of Representatives passed a bill Saturday on “libel tourism.” H.R. 6146 aims to prevent American courts from enforcing some foreign libel judgments, according to an editorial in the New York Times. More  Read More →

Suing the boss

Once again, it’s pop quiz time! Who said the following in 1976: “Grave dancing is an art that has many potential benefits. But one must be careful while prancing around not to fall into the open pit and join the cadaver.” More  Read More →

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