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New Partners Expand YVSM Expertise
YVSM is excited to announce the addition of attorneys David Plott and Ben Wechsler as Partners in its Annapolis office. Mr. Plott and Mr. Wechsler bring deep real estate, land use, environmental and litigation experience, and will serve to complement YVSM’s existing transactional real estate and distressed asset practices. Mr. Plott has successfully represented clients…
Read MoreA Bittersweet Farewell
To our Clients, Colleagues and Friends: It is with bittersweet thoughts that we announce that Lisa Stevens will be accepting a trial attorney position with the Office of the United States Trustee in the Greenbelt Division beginning on May 11, 2020. Lisa has been a valuable member of the YVSM team for 10 years, and…
Read MoreWechsler Speaks to National Audience of Environmental and Energy Attorneys.
On April 3, 2020, Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin partner Benjamin S. Wechsler served as an invited panelist at the Environmental Law Institute’s “Environmental Law and Policy Annual Review.” The conference, which was transformed into a last-minute webinar on account of COVID-19, was attended by more than 250 leading national environmental and energy attorneys. Energy…
Read MoreContinuing Our Operations So We Can Help You Manage Yours- COVID-19
When it comes to all aspects of insolvency, bankruptcy, business controversies and real estate issues, you can turn to the lawyers of Yumkas, Vidmar, Sweeney & Mulrenin, LLC with confidence. Continuing Our Operations So We Can Help You Manage Yours Our firm’s operations will continue throughout the duration of this public health crisis. Whether you…
Read MoreYVSM Confirms Chapter 11 Plan for Advanced Patient Advocacy
YVSM successfully confirmed the Chapter 11 plan of liquidation for Advanced Patient Advocacy, LLC (“APA”) on November 26, 2019, before the Honorable Robert A. Gordon, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge for the District of Maryland. As a healthcare revenue cycle management company, APA provided advocacy services benefitting medically vulnerable patients for 19 years. During the Chapter 11…
Read MoreEffective February 2020: New Changes to Bankruptcy Law Will Help Small Businesses
For further information on small business bankruptcies, please contact Lisa Stevens at [email protected] or 443-569-0795. Deciding to declare bankruptcy is never an easy choice. For small-business owners who wish to keep their companies and reorganize the debt, the decision is even harder because, under the current chapter 11 laws, the process can be expensive, complicated…
Read MoreThe , A Constitutional Study
Executive Power vs. the Power of Subpoena Committee On the Judiciary, United States House of Representatives v. Donald F. McGahn[1] The proceedings leading up to the impeachment of President Trump have filled the news cycle for the last several months. One of the more interesting legal proceedings related thereto is the case brought by the…
Read MoreMaryland Court of Special Appeals Upholds Decision Under Architectural Control Covenant Prohibiting Solar Roof Panels
On August 29, 2019, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a decision under an architectural control covenant requiring homeowners to remove solar energy panels from the front portion of their roof. The published decision may be found at 2019 WL 4072132. This case was the first test of Md. Code Ann. Real Property Section…
Read MoreBankruptcy Court Finds that Claim Based on Maryland Construction Trust Statute Not Grounds to Except Debt from Discharge Under 11 U.s.c. § 523(A)(4)
Recently, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland held that an alleged violation of Maryland’s Construction Statute was not grounds for excepting the debt from discharge pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). In re Vito, 598 B.R. 809 (Bankr. D. Md. 2019). The individual chapter 7 debtor, Sandra Vito (“Vito”), was employed…
Read MoreMaryland 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…
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