Archive for April 2019
Maryland Court of Special Appeals Holds that the Tolling Provisions of Courts and Judicial Proceedings Section 5-202 Apply to Denial of Discharge in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals recently held in Lowery v. Hoang, __ A.3d __, 2019 WL 965557 (Md. Spec. Ct. App., February 27, 2019) that creditors of debtors whose bankruptcies are dismissed or denied a discharge are entitled to the tolling provisions provided for in Md. Code Cts. & Jud. Proc. §5-202. That section…
Read MoreService to Others: TJ Mulrenin’s Medical Mission Trip to the Highlands of Guatemala
On February 2, 2019, TJ Mulrenin embarked on his sixth trip to Guatemala with HELPS International, a nonprofit working across Guatemala to break the cycle of poverty with sustainable solutions in agriculture, community development, education and health care. The team of approximately one hundred volunteers from the United States consisted of doctors, nurses and health…
Read MoreGet in the “Zone,” and Don’t Miss this “Opportunity:” The Emergence of Opportunity Zone Investments as a Tool to Manage Capital Gains Tax
True to their name, Opportunity Zones are creating exciting and emerging investment opportunities for those clients who wish to minimize capital gains taxes. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that went into effect on December 22, 2017, allows deferrals on payment of taxes on capital gains, so long as the gains were invested in a…
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