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...
Does the Plain View Theory Allow The Baltimore Police To Take My Property?
The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly told us that any search conducted without the protections of a warrant [i.e. the finding of probable cause by a judicial officer] is presumptively unreasonable an...
Do I Have To Give The Police Permission to Search My Car?
If evidence is taken from your vehicle in violation of the 4th Amendment’s protections, the government cannot later use that evidence to obtain your conviction. The starting point in dealing wit...
What Is The Criminal Offense of Manslaughter By Vehicle?
Maryland law punishes the unintentional killing of an individual by use of car, motorcycle or boat in specific ways: If a death results from the Driving Operating, or controlling a vehicle or vessel i...
Do The Police Have to Have a Warrant to Search My Car?
The 4th Amendment to the US Constitution protects all of use from unreasonable intrusion by the government into our private affairs. Generally, before searching for contraband, or evidence of crime, t...
Can The Police Order A Passenger To Get Out Of The Car?
What Legal Rights Do I Have As A Car Passenger? You do not lose your constitutional right to be free from unreasonable searches, by choosing to ride in someone else’s vehicle. While the Supreme...
If I Have a New Personal Injury Case, Can I Still Consult With A Lawyer During the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic?
I Attorney Eric T. Kirk have always had a preference for an initial, in-person conference, planning and strategy session at the initiation of every case. The Coronavirus/COVID...
If I Am Arrested While Driving, Can the Police Search My Car?
A time-honored, long-standing exception to the warrant requirement is a search incident to a lawful arrest. If the police have probable cause to arrest a suspect, as part of the arrest process, they a...
Who Is Considered an Essential/ Critical Employee During the COVID19/ Corona Virus Pandemic?
In response to the ever expanding COVID19 pandemic, on 3/23/20, Gov. Larry Hogan directed all ‘non-essential’ businesses to close down and cease operations. The next logical question would...
Maryland State Courts Extend Court Closures Through May 1.
The Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals has issued an order postponing all civil and criminal proceedings through 5/1/20. All circuit and district court matters, including jury trials, scheduled to be...
The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission is Canceling All Dockets Through May 1.
The Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission, “in concert with Governor Hogan’s recent Executive Orders and Chief Judge Barbera’s Emergency Administrative Order of March 25, 2...
