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General Questions and Issues
- David Slaying Goliath . . . Our Work for You.
- Why We Represent Individuals AND Companies.
- Do You Remember to Request Your Free Credit Report Every Year?
- An Introduction to Depositions
- Notaries Who Do House Calls
- Lippman’s Role in Creating Legislation to Protect a Woman’s Right to Breastfeed Her Baby in Public.
Employment Law
- What’s New in our Employment Law Practice
- Why We Represent Individuals AND Companies.
- Employment Law Basics: When is a Termination Unlawful?
- What Does It Mean to Be Employed “At Will”?
- Who is Entitled to Overtime Pay?
- Disabilities and Work
- Your Right to Get An Accommodation at Work for Your Disability
- Options for Short-Term Disability Insurance During Maternity
- Are You a Disabled Veteran?
- When Can Your Credit Report Affect Your Job?
- Is Employer Reimbursement for Cell Phone Use Taxable Income?
- Midwifery Is Not the Practice of Medicine
- Now Law in DC! – Lay Midwifery is Legal
Estate Planning
- The Importance of Estate Planning: A General Overview
- How to Complete a Beneficiary Designation
- What is an Independent Trustee?
- Trustee Selection
- What is a GRAT?
- An Introduction to Dynasty Trusts
- The Power of the Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust
- Cross-Ownership of Life Insurance — a Good Alternative to Life Insurance Trusts?
- The Power of an Umbrella Policy
- Long-Term Care Planning Resources
- Statutory Pet Trusts in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia
- Enormous Savings to be Gained from Intra-Familial Loans.
- How Many People Have to Pay Estate Taxes, Anyway?
- The Maryland Estate Tax Does Not Include Property Outside of Maryland . . . or Does It?
- Wills… on your iPhone? A Brave New World
- Maryland Reduces Its Estate Tax
- The Estate Tax for 2010 Decedents
- Obama Administration Instructed that Advance Directives Must Be Honored
Family Formation
- Adopting Your Child: The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
- The Federal Adoption Tax Credit
- Readoption of Foreign Adoptees
- Is “Do-It-Yourself” Adoption the Perfect Choice?
- Surrogacy Fees
- Use Great Caution When Selecting A Lawyer to Assist You in Your Surrogacy
- What is a Putative Father Registry?
- Second-Parent Adoptions Permitted in DC for Some NON-DC Residents