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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.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT (MVA) COUNSELOR IN BALTIMORE’S HIGHLANDTOWN 21224
Table of Contents: Highlandtown, Baltimore: Generally I don’t always act as Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA) Counselor In Baltimore’s Highlandtown 21224 neighborhood. However, when I do repres...
Is It Illegal To Record Someones Voice Without Them Knowing It In Maryland?
Yes, it is illegal, and yes, you absolutely can get in trouble for recording someone’s private conversations or utterances without their permission. Maryland law actually punishes this conduct q...
Can I Recover Compensation for Pre-Impact Fright after a Baltimore Car Accident ?
By their very nature motor vehicle accidents are typically unintentional, unintended,  unanticipated events that occur suddenly without any warning. However, and unfortunately, that is not always...
Who Determines Who Is At Fault After A Baltimore Car Accident?
Who is “at fault”? A key question in the wake of any automobile accident claim. There are typically four decision makers involved in deciding who is at fault for causing a Maryland car acc...
Is It A Crime To Make A Bomb Threat In Maryland?
Most of us are familiar with a prankster who pulls a file alarm. In post-911 Maryland, this conduct is not viewed as harmless fun. Section 9-504 of the Criminal Law Article makes it a crime...
Can I Recover Punitive Damages After A Maryland Car Accident?
I’ve discussed at some length in other volumes of these Articles that, in typical personal injury case arising from a motor vehicle accident, two types of damage are recoverable: economic and no...
What Is Considered Perjury Under Maryland Law?
To the surprise of no one, Maryland criminal law makes it a crime to knowingly and falsely make an affirmation of material fact under oath, or in affidavit authorized by law. As Attorney Eric T....
Does The At Fault Driver Or Their Insurance Have To Pay My Lawyer’s Fees?
Why doesn’t the other side have to pay my attorneys fees if they were at fault for causing the accident? ‘This is a frequently posed inquiry that I Attorney Eric T. Kirk receive...
What is an Alford Plea under Maryland Law?
Almost 50 years ago the US Supreme Court recognized that if certain criteria were met, a sentencing judge could accept a plea – in effect a de facto plea of guilty- from an individual who m...
Scooters, Mopeds, Minibikes, Driver’s Licenses, Registration And Insurance.
At a time in the not too distant past there was some ambiguity under Maryland law regarding the requirements –in terms of licensure, registration and insurance- for vehicles known as scooters, m...
The Top Five Things To Look For In A Car Accident Claim.
Whether you are dealing with a motor vehicle accident, a slip or trip and fall claim, or some other negligence-based case, in any personal injury claim, obviously, there’s going to be an acciden...