On March 16, 2021, Washington D.C. passed The Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act (“The Act”), a comprehensive ban on non-compete agreements similar to previous restrictions in California, Montana, North Dakota and Oklahoma. Here, the employment law attorneys at Eccleston and Wolf discuss the immediate effects on District employers. Overview of the Ban on Non-Compete…
While there are many reasons why a person may choose to become a lawyer, great math skills and a love of accounting practices are not typically at the top of the list. In fact, while lawyers often excel at advocating on behalf of clients, analyzing documents, drafting contracts and crafting legal arguments, the same cannot…
On May 13, 2021, Eccleston and Wolf attorney Steve Cornelius, along with an esteemed panel of Maryland attorneys and judges, presented a virtual CLE for the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Negligence Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Section on “2021 Hot Tips in Workers’ Compensation.” Steve’s presentation dealt with Medicare and lien compliance, including attorney ethical responsibilities…
In Jacobson Holman PLLC v. Gentner, 244 A.3d 690 (D.C. 2021), the District of Columbia Court of Appeals addressed for the first time “the affirmative reach” of Rule 5.6(a) of the District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct’s prohibition on “restrictions” on “the rights of a lawyer to practice” after terminating an employment relationship. In…
HANOVER, MD (May 13, 2021)- Announcing the selection of Stephen Cornelius among America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators® for 2021. Selection to America’s Top 100 Medical Malpractice Litigators® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation’s most exceptional litigators for high-value personal medical malpractice matters. Cornelius began his career at…
Practitioners should consider bifurcating the “trial within a trial” portion of a legal malpractice case to avoid prejudice and promote efficiency. A legal malpractice action arising out of litigation is, in practice, two cases in one. In general terms, a plaintiff must prove both that his or her lawyer failed to meet the standard of…
On April 21, 2021, Eccleston and Wolf attorney Steve Cornelius, along with Deputy Bar Counsel Erin Risch, presented a CLE for the Baltimore County Bar Association on Attorney Grievances: How to Avoid Them and What Happens if You Receive One. The virtual CLE was focused upon the most common rule violations, tips for your practice…
Eccleston & Wolf is proud to announce that Al Frederick has been recognized in Finance Monthly Magazine as an outright winner and recipient of a 2021 Finance Monthly Legal Award in the Ethics category. Now in its 11th year, the Finance Monthly Legal Awards are designed to identify and celebrate the achievements of lawyers, law…
As with all industries facing increasingly vocal consumers enabled by numerous online outlets to comment on products and services, lawyers regularly find themselves targets of negative reviews or other online criticism. However, lawyers are uniquely constrained in their ability to respond to such criticism by applicable ethical rules. The American Bar Association (“ABA”) recently opined…
Does Maryland recognize a stand-alone cause of action for breach of fiduciary duty? According to the Maryland Court of Appeals’ recent decision in Plank v. Cherneski, 469 Md. 548, 231 A.3d 436 (2020), “[c]ourts and commentators have been asking this question for 23 years since this Court articulated its holding in Kann v. Kann, 344…