The Section 199A deduction is one of the hottest topics among small business owners these days — and rightfully so. Through this recently passed tax provision, small business owners can deduct 20% of their business income for tax purposes, subject… Read More
Baltimore City Recordation and Transfer Tax Increase
January 8th, 2019Effective on January 11, 2019, Baltimore City will increase the recordation and transfer taxes on real estate transactions of more than $1 million. The new tax is 0.6 percent of the existing City transfer tax and 0.15 percent of the… Read More
Eleven Thomas & Libowitz Attorneys Named 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers
December 19th, 2018(December 18, 2018, Baltimore, Maryland) — Eleven Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. attorneys have been selected for inclusion to the 2019 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Star lists. Each year, only five percent of lawyers in the state are selected to… Read More
Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. Named 2019 U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm”
November 2nd, 2018Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. has been ranked regionally on the list of 2019 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” in the following practice areas: METROPOLITAN TIER 2 Baltimore Corporate Law Employment Law – Management Litigation – Labor &… Read More
New Maryland Statute of Limitations period for some Breach of Trust Actions
October 24th, 2018Effective October 1, 2018, Maryland enacted a one-year statute of limitations period for breach of trust actions where (1) the beneficiary (or beneficiary’s representative) has been sent a report which adequately discloses a potential breach of trust claim or the… Read More
2018 Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit – APPLICATION DEADLINE 9/15/18
August 21st, 2018On August 20, 2018, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) Secretary, Dr. James D. Fields, announced that applications for the 2018 Student Loan Debt Relief Tax Credit Program (hereinafter referred to as the “Relief Program”) are now being accepted. The… Read More
Three Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. attorneys named to 2019 Best Lawyers list
August 15th, 2018We are pleased to announce that three lawyers have been included in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America. The following attorneys have been listed: Francis R. Laws – Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor and Employment… Read More
Jury awards $6.6 million to executive as compensation for sale of old Sparrow Point steel mill to developers
August 2nd, 2018Represented by Thomas & Libowitz, P.A. attorney Andrew O’Connell, a federal jury in Baltimore, MD awarded a multimillion dollar verdict against a St. Louis based developer for wrongfully refusing to pay a former employee a commission he earned on the… Read More
Dispelling A Few (Mostly) False Beliefs About Divorce in Maryland – No.1: Adultery
July 27th, 2018By Margaret L. Argent A series of posts about some common divorce law misconceptions that I have encountered over my years of family law practice, in no particular order. (Ok, well that’s not true. Let’s start with sex. That’s a… Read More
Litigation Holds – The Triggers and Consequences For Failing to Preserve Evidence
July 11th, 2018In 2012, when Plantronics received notice of GN Netcom’s antitrust lawsuit against it, the company informed its employees to preserve information that could be relevant to the lawsuit through a litigation hold — an instruction to hold, or stop,… Read More