by Stewart Sutton | Jan 6, 2022 | Firm News
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals (COSA) now allows pro se appellants to file an informal brief in family law and certain other cases. The comment to Maryland Rule 8-502(a)(9) rule states: “Informal briefing in the Court of Special Appeals is intended to...
by Stewart Sutton | Dec 10, 2021 | Firm News
In divorce or civil litigation, sometimes a party tries to subpoena a third party’s emails from an electronic service provider, such as gmail, hotmail, or yahoo. A civil subpoena served on a service provider for the production of emails violates the Electronic...
by Stewart Sutton | Jan 28, 2020 | Firm News
When retaining an attorney in Maryland, should the client consider the size of the law firm? While complex matters may require the resources of a large law firm, most legal matters can be handled by an experienced solo practitioner. The demographics...
by Stewart Sutton | Aug 9, 2019 | Firm News
In Maryland, child support can be modified when there is a material change in circumstances relating either to the parent’s income and/or expenses for the child (daycare, medical insurance, extraordinary medical expenses, private school, etc.). Even when there...
by Stewart Sutton | Aug 1, 2019 | Firm News
In Maryland, a landowner cannot delegate the risk of its contractor’s non-performance in maintaining the safety of the premises: “Where one invites another to come onto premises ostensibly maintained by him, his duty to the invitee cannot be circumscribed by the...
