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Paid Sick Leave – Coming Soon to Maryland?
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantWednesday, January 13, 2016 marked the opening day of the Maryland General Assembly’s 90 day legislative session. Maryland employers should be on the lookout for developments and new legislation mandating paid leave, particularly following the passage of legislation in Montgomery County mandating paid leave for…
A Video Conversation with Curt Kowalski, President of Team Network on Why People Join
Click here for Part 1 Making local networking easy, fun, and mutually beneficial Curt Kowalski is the president and founder of Team Network, a professional networking group for business people in the D.C. metropolitan area. Members are assigned to Teams that comprise organizations and entrepreneur in various industries and service areas, and attend “Martys”: monthly…
Friday Factoid: Various Patent Offices Launch Harmonization Initiative
In November 2015 the USPTO and its counterparts in Europe, China, Korea and Japan launched Global Dossier. Global Dossier is an online service providing users with a single, secure point of access to view and manage patent application documents and information. This initiative will streamline and harmonize the patent application procedures of the participating countries….
Washingtonian Names Four Offit Kurman Attorneys As Top Lawyers
Offit Kurman is pleased to announce that four of the firm’s attorneys, Cheryl Hepfer, Sara Donohue, Alison Noll, and Lauren Jenkins were named Top Lawyers by the Washingtonian Magazine. Cheryl Hepfer is a family law attorney in the firm’s Bethesda office. Ms. Hepfer guides her clients to a resolution of their family matters through her…
A Video Conversation with Claire Broido Johnson, President and CEO of CBJ Energy About C-PACE- Part 2
Click here for Part 1 Rethinking commercial building energy use Claire Broido Johnson is the President and CEO of CBJ Energy. Launched in May, CBJ Energy aims to help Maryland properties become more energy efficient while lowering their operating costs and increasing their value. The company arranges financing for property owners through the Commercial Property…
The Weekly Scenario: Executor of an Estate
Question: I would like to draft a simple Will, but I have no one who I wish to appoint as Executor of my Estate. I’m thinking about having the Orphan’s Court appointed as Executor of my Estate. Is this permitted? Answer: Neither the Orphan’s Court nor the Register of Wills is able to act as…
Law Matters: January 2016
Happy New Year! Please enjoy this month’s Offit Kurman Law Matters newsletter. From asset protection planning to conversations with local CEOs to labor and employment news for business owners and entrepreneurs, this month’s issue of Law Matters covers a diverse selection of legal and corporate topics. And, as always, we’re pleased to offer Offit Kurman’s wide…
A Video Conversation with Nosherwan Raja, CEO of TASC Management- Part 3
Click here for Part 1, Part 2 Providing technology, application, security, and certification for business, government, and defense clients Nosherwan Raja is the CEO of TASC Management. Based in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, TASC Management provides information technology training and services to private and government clients in industries such as defense, security, business management,…
“De Facto Wills”: Estate Planning’s Dirty Little Secret?
Click here for the full citation as it appears in the Virginia State Bar Trusts and Estates Section Newsletter “De facto wills?” you say. “Surely not in Virginia! Did I miss a memo? Is the General Assembly even in session?” Without so much as a tweet or a blog post, let alone fanfare or a…
Zuckerberg’s $45 Billion L.L.C. for Philanthropy- NOT Really
From The Desk Of Herb Fineburg At this time of the year, charitable giving is big news. As many of you know, certain network news organizations and newspapers mistakenly reported that Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg donated $45 billion to charity. The next day in a follow up article The New York Times finally got it right…
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