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Over the course of the last decade, I’ve published in excess of 700 articles in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, workers’ compensation and insurance disputes, generally. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, feel free to contact me to discuss the details of your case and learn how I can help.

Traffic Accident Legal Representative In Baltimore’s Hampden Zone
As an experienced MVA litigator, I serve those injured in the Hampden neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland—a vibrant community just northwest of downtown, bounded by the Jones Falls Expressway (I...
What Types of Car Accident Insurance Do I Have? What Do the Numbers on My Policy Mean?
The coverage provided by an insurance policy is reflected, generally, in a separate document called a declarations page. The number following the coverage description is the dollar amount of the...
What is Considered Drug Paraphernalia?
Drugs, called “controlled dangerous substances”/ CDS under the law, are illegal. But is a pipe? Depending on the surrounding environment, any inanimate object could conceivably consti...
I’ve Been Charged With Reckless Endangerment. What Is That?
To convict under this charge, the State must prove, beyond a reasonable doubt, that the defendant recklessly created a substantial risk serious physical injury or death, to another. As with the separa...
What is Considered A Bad Check? Can I Be Charged with a Crime?
Everyone who has ever bounced a check is not charged with a crime, and bouncing a check, standing alone, is not criminal. Honest mistakes happen. It’s probably a safe bet that everyone with a ch...
I’ve been charged with Theft. What is Theft?
In these guides, I’ll explore in detail the myriad ways that one can commit a theft. Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD that remember their law school classes wi...
Is Unauthorized Control The Same As Stealing?
Maryland law prohibits knowingly obtaining or exerting unauthorized control over the property of another with the intent to deprive the owner of the property, or with the intent to conceal the propert...
Is Larceny The Same As Stealing?
Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD understand that the Maryland theft statue is an omnibus or catchall provision, covering all manner of nefarious conduct, previously...
What If I Did Not Know It Belonged To Someone Else? Can I Be Charged With Theft?
Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD are well aware than any crime requires proscribed conduct, plus the simultaneous existence of a culpable state of mind possesse...
The theft of grocery carts
Well, if they had to take the trouble to pass a statute, apparently there is a problem. While your average person on the street may not be familiar with the looming cart menace, you can me fined $25 f...
Possession of Stolen Goods. What If I Did Not Know the Goods Were Stolen?
Being in possession of goods that one knows are in fact stolen, or that one believes probably have been stolen is a form of theft. Criminal defense lawyers in Baltimore Attorney Eric T. Kirk MD k...