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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...
Can The Insurance Company Deny My Claim By Saying “Soft Tissue” Or “Minimum Impact”
“MIST” in the context of a personal injury claim means that the insurance company doesn’t take your case seriously and isn’t going to voluntarily pay you any money, or at least...
Can I Switch Personal Injury Lawyers?
The answer is yes. Lawyers are no different in this respect than any other profession. If you were not happy with the work that an auto mechanic was doing on your car -you would find a different mecha...
What Is Maximum Medical Improvement?
Learn more: As Attorney Eric T. Kirk will tell you.      Maximum Medical Improvement in an Injury Case.
A Maryland Insurance Company Has Sent Me To See Their Doctor. What is an Independent Medical Exam [IME]?
If you are asking this question, chances are you have been involved in some sort of accident and as a result, your insurance company can require you to visit a physician of their choice. As daunting a...
Top 5 Maryland Personal Injury Questions: Should I Go To The Doctor, or, I Haven’t Gone To The Doctor Yet.
While it’s difficult to answer these inquiries with across-the-board precision, this subject arises frequently during initial case analysis and strategy sessions. The short answer to both questi...
The Top 5 Reasons Not To Post Legal Questions Online
Perhaps the single most important benefit of representation by a skilled attorney is that of confidentiality. Although there may be limited exceptions to the rule of confidentiality, a lawyer may...
The Top 5 Reasons Why Workers Compensation Claims Are Denied.
It’s been noted elsewhere in these Articles, that the workers’ compensation law is supposed to be self-executing. In other words, automatic. What we see in practice is that is si...
Five Key Reasons Why Insurance Companies Deny Personal Injury Claims.
Maryland Insurance companies deny hundreds of claims each week. Perhaps the principal reason  insurance companies use to deny claims concerns their oft-raised contention that: As Attorney Er...
Top Five Key Factors Considered By A Criminal Defense Attorney.
I personally find that criminal defense work, providing guidance and counsel to those accused of crimes and defending those individuals at trial, is some of the most meaningful and rewarding work that...
Top Three Most Common Mistakes Made When Not Hiring A Personal Injury Lawyer.
We’ve all seen internet-based or software-based platforms like TurboTax or Web MD, or any other of a myriad of self-help computer generated products. The arena of legal services has seen similar...