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This Week in Real Estate: The Fair Housing Act and Accessible Parking
This week a client raised the issue of accessible parking in housing settings, like apartments and condominiums, so this week’s edition of This Week in Real Estate focuses on the accessible parking requirements and regulations in the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”). It’s important to first note that the requirements of the FHA differ from the…
Lessons From the Last Two Years of Growth at Offit Kurman
As Published in I95Business Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law has experienced significant growth over the last decade and is recognized as one of the fastest-growing full-service law firms in the United States. In fact, for the past two years, we have grown over 50% through expansions in new regions, like New York City and…
Pennsylvania Revises List of Recommended Quarantine States
On October 23, 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Health revised the Quarantine State List to include: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Indiana, and Missouri. Texas was removed from the list. The List as of October 29, 2020 is as follows: Alabama Alaska Arkansas Indiana Missouri Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Montana Nebraska…
SBA’s New Final Mentor/Protégé Program and Related Rules
SBA finally has cleaned up, or tried to clean up, its mentor/protégé and related rules. You can read the Federal Register publication explaining SBA’s activity here. Here’s a high-level summary: Mentor-protégé rule changes: eliminates the separate 8(a) mentor protégé program and combines it with the all-small mentor protégé program; also clarifies what happens when a…
YouBet! DC Class B License Myths – Difference Between an Operator’s License and a Substantial Change
In May 2019, the District of Columbia formally legalized sports wagering in the District of Columbia. Since that time, there has been an abundance of misinformation that has circulated about legal sports wagering and the rules and regulations that govern. The purposes of this particular blog post, and the following three posts, is to debunk…
2020 Voter Information
OK RISE is committed to diversity and empowering voters to get out and vote! With deadlines for registration and absentee ballot requests fast approaching here are some helpful links and important dates! Click your state of residence below to determine if you are already registered, how to register, how to request an absentee ballot and…
Solo and Small Firm Succession Planning: Considerations for Maryland Attorneys – Part Two
Part Two: Failure to Plan In my post last quarter, I set out some guidelines for succession planning for Maryland attorneys, including the best times to get started in creating a plan and how to go about creating a succession plan. But, what happens if an attorney does not have a plan in place? The…
LawMatters – October 2020
LawMatters – October 2020 In the October 2020 edition of LawMatters, we’re discussing what you need to know about protecting trade secrets from public record requests, how the SEC expanded the definition of an accredited investor, and a new mandatory filing rule for technologies. We’re also pleased to announce that we’ve moved two of our…
Webinar Recording: Five Key Construction Contract Provisions
Tuesday, October 27th, 2020
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
OK at Work: President Trump’s Executive Order
Offit Kurman is pleased to introduce a new series! OK at Work, run by Labor and Employment attorneys Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger, will be a weekly video series discussing employment law current events and issues in the news. This week’s episode covers President Trump’s executive order regarding diversity training in certain workplaces.