Legal Service

Arthur Machen Jr., Venable law partner

2013-04-19 15:42:00

Arthur W. Machen Jr., a retired attorney who was also the chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland and a legal advocate for the poor, died of congestive heart failure Wednesday at Gilchrist Hospice Care. The former Ruxton resident was 92. A well-...

Hearing for Recher liquor board challenge scheduled for April 22

2013-03-29 11:33:00

A hearing is scheduled for next month in a Towson law firm's challenge of the Recher Theatre's liquor license, Baltimore County officials said Thursday. Liquor Board Chief Administrator Mike Mohler said the hearing, which is the result of a petition...

Towson law firm plans challenge to Recher liquor license renewal

2013-03-20 16:12:00

A Towson law firm plans to challenge the renewal of the Recher Theatre's liquor license in an effort to stop the establishment's plan to become a nightclub. The Charles E. Brooks Law Offices will file a petition with the county liquor board within the...

Lawyers scramble for patients of accused Hopkins gynecologist

2013-02-21 17:49:00

One law firm has rented out a conference room in the downtown Hilton and invited patients of a Johns Hopkins gynecologist to discuss their legal options. Other firms are taking out newspaper ads, urging his patients to contact them. Others are asking...

Susan Lee Marr, legal assistant

2013-01-30 13:32:00

Susan Lee Marr, a legal assistant and an active volunteer, died Saturday of ovarian cancer at her home in the Arcadia-Beverly Hills neighborhood of Northeast Baltimore. She was 55. Susan Lee Neukam was born in Baltimore and raised in Dundalk, where she...

Five questions with … Ari Karen

2013-01-05 00:00:00

The 25-year-old Baltimore-based law firm Offit Kurman recently formed a pioneering mortgage compliance affiliate, C3 Compliance Consultants, to help lenders across the United States conform with regulations launched this year by the federal Consumer...

Rebecca F. Parker, administrator

2013-01-23 13:46:13

Rebecca F. Parker, who had worked as an administrator for Maryland Legal Services Inc., died Jan. 17 from breast cancer at her Charles Center apartment. She was 62. A daughter of a minister and a homemaker, the former Rebecca Fletcher was born and raised...

Rosemary E. Allulis, lawyer

2013-01-18 13:21:08

Rosemary E. Allulis, a lawyer and world traveler who was also a photographer and musician, died Tuesday of liver cancer at her Villa Cresta home. She was 52. "She was a genius. She had a fast mind and was such a good writer," said Sidney Friedman, a...

Legal aid benefits all Marylanders

2013-01-07 03:00:00

This just in: Maryland civil legal service programs not only benefit the poor but also save the state millions per year. Legal assistance to low-income Marylanders is a significant economic boost to the state and benefits more than just those receiving...

Seniors grow old under debt

2012-05-27 00:00:00

Norman Harvel is growing old under a mountain of debt. At 60, Harvel faces medical and credit card bills topping $80,000. Yet Harvel is unable to work, having been injured at a job site more a decade ago. The former building maintenance worker now...

Five questions with … Guy E. Flynn

2012-11-18 00:00:00

Last month, global law firm DLA Piper announced that partner Guy E. Flynn would become the chair of the firm's Maryland real estate practice. Beginning next year he'll also be named partner-in-charge of the firm's downtown office (DLA Piper also has a...

More doctors accused of putting unnecessary stents in patients

2012-10-16 16:31:00

A Towson law firm has accused eight more doctors of playing a role in implanting unnecessary heart stents in patients at St. Joseph Medical Center, where cardiologist Dr. Mark Midei was accused of performing the procedure in hundreds of patients who didn'...

Folks filled the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore Hotel ballroom to both honor and be honored at the Maryland Legal Services Corporation's annual awards reception. Some -- like Herb S. Garten, Peter A. Holland, Brenda Bratton Blom, Lisa C.

2012-12-04 00:00:00

Charles Muoio, left, West Palm Beach Mayor, Jeri Muoio, and Palm Beach Gardens Mayor, David Levy, at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith law firm's 85th anniversary bash, which featured a 1900s theme.

2012-09-24 00:00:00

Michael Sak has joined Citi Private Bank's Chicago office as vice president and law firm group private banker. Sak joins from JP Morgan Chase in Chicago where he was most recently a vice president in the firm s private wealth management group.

2012-06-06 00:00:00