David Bulitt received a Leaders in Law award in Alternative Dispute Resolution at an award dinner held on April 24, 2023.
The event is sponsored by The Daily Record and the Maryland State Bar Association.
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Partners Timothy F. Maloney and Matthew M. Bryant were quoted in Maryland The Daily Record article “Contractor sues over extortion by Baltimore police sergeant, says BPD failed to prevent civil rights violations.”
“A home contractor from Montgomery County who was threatened with arrest if he did not pay back a Baltimore police sergeant in a dispute over a patio project filed a lawsuit claiming the city’s police department did not do enough to stop its officers from committing civil rights violations.
The lawsuit, which was recently transferred to federal circuit from Baltimore City Circuit Court, claims the police department’s internal culture emboldened Sgt. James Lloyd to extort the contractor, Luis Alfonso Torres Hernandez.”
Mr. Maloney and Mr. Bryant are representing Mr. Torres Hernandez, along with Bobby Zirkin of Zirkin & Schmerling Law, LLC.
Three senior Adobe managers came to JGL principal Jay Holland to file a Qui Tam case regarding alleged illegal kickbacks to subcontractors to obtain government business.
In a victory for survivors of sexual abuse in Maryland, Governor Wes Moore signed legislation this week that greatly expands the rights of victims of childhood sexual assault. The Child Victims Act of 2023 eliminates the statute of limitations, or time limit, that survivors of childhood sexual abuse have to bring a lawsuit.
Current Maryland law limits survivors from filing suit after the age of 38. Significantly, the law is retroactive with no time limit, so survivors who were previously barred from filing suit now have access to justice.
Although the Child Victims Act opens the halls of justice to survivors, the bill includes damages caps of $1,500,000 against private entities and $890,000 to a single claimant against public entities. The law goes into effect on October 1, 2023.
The law was signed less than a week after the Maryland Attorney General released a report detailing more than 150 Catholic priests associated with the Archdiocese of Baltimore who have been accused of abusing over 600 children.
Further, HB16, the Hear Our Voices Act has also gone to the Governor’s desk for signature. The Hear Our Voices Act would require public schools to provide information regarding the process for filing complaints of sexual misconduct and to identify to survivors how to access support. If signed, the act will take effect July 1, 2023. This is an important step by the Maryland General Assembly in reinstituting important Title IX protections that have recently been eroded under federal law.
Erika Jacobsen White and Drew LaFramboise represent survivors of sexual abuse and lead JGL’s sexual abuse and Title IX litigation practice. For more information please contact.
Three senior Adobe managers came to JGL Partner Jay Holland to bring a qui tam case against Adobe for using illegal kickbacks to subcontractors to obtain government business.
The matter settled for $3,000,000.00 on April 14th. You may read the Department of Justice’s press release here.
Reza Golesorkhi was interviewed by Modern Luxury DC Magazine.
The article entitled “Conversations with Top Divorce Attorney Reza Golesorkhi” was featured in the April 2023 edition.
Kinsey Shae, who suffered a multiple injuries in a near fatal traumatic car accident will share her journey of recovery and a new life as a speaker, author and coach on a TEDx stage in Baltimore on April 8th. Kinsey also just released her first book – Warrior Surgery Mindset The Seeds of Resilience Emotions ~ Body ~ Mind ~ Spirit.
Joseph Greenwald and Laake PA proudly represented her and celebrates her success!
Joseph Greenwald and Laake PA will sponsor the First Shift Justice Project Fundraiser to be held on April 14, at Hook Hall. The event is free to attend, donations are welcome. Donate Here
First Shift Justice Project provides free legal services to working parents facing caregiver discrimination in DC and VA. They also train doctors in how to advocate for accommodations for their patients. JGL Partner Erika Jacobsen White currently serves as Secretary of the Board and will be one of the DJ’s at this event.
JGL partner David Bulitt will be interviewed on FOX WBFF on Wednesday, March 29th in the 11:30AM-12:00PM timeslot.
This interview will cover frequent and unique challenges for women in relationships:
- More women in the workplace now than in history-added pressures on women as a result
- Search for balance between career, significant other, family
- Self-care – need to take care of self before can be healthy partner, successful at work – is there an “I in Team”?
- Couples Care – what that means: intimacy, other time together
- Our 3 C’s to a successful relationship: communicating, connecting, consistency
Debora Fajer-Smith was a speaker at the 2023 Brain Injury Association of Maryland’s BIAMD Annual Conference on March 23, 2023.
Her presentation covered “Brain Injury and Concussions on the Job – Rights and Benefits.
JGL Partner Brian Markovitz and his daughter Kaley joined her classmates to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) 2023 Annual Gala Mid-Atlantic region.
The Student Visionaries of the Year Campaign funds support the LLS mission of curing blood cancers. The total raised was $3,033,698. Joseph Greenwald and Laake PA was a Hero Circle contributor.
This week Mr. Markovitz, pictured here with Jacklyn DeMar, Director of Legal Education at Taxpayers Against Fraud, testified in support of companion bills Senate Bill 666 and House Bill 773, which would strengthen the Maryland False Claims Act and the Maryland False Health Claims Act.
If passed, the bills will allow whistleblowers to continue to pursue legal action against companies and individuals when the state government is unable to do so. The bills also require that certain penalties under the law be at least $5,000. “This is a very important piece of legislation. The Maryland Attorney General’s Office doesn’t have unlimited resources to pursue all the fraud that is committed against the state. These bills will allow whistleblowers to continue with meritorious cases when the government simply does not have the resources to continue the fight and will return more money stolen from all taxpayers in the state of Maryland,” Mr. Markovitz explained.
SB 666 and HB 773 are available here, and Mr. Markovitz’s written testimony is available here (SB 666 (PDF) and HB 773 (PDF)).
