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Best Lawyers in America ® 2012 has named John B. Isbister to its 2012 Best Lawyers list for his commercial litigation and product liability litigation practices for the fifth consecutive year. In addition, after more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best Lawyers is designa... Read more >

Tydings is pleased to announce that 11 of its attorneys are listed among the 2013 Maryland Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Brian A. Balenson: Estate Planning & Probate, Business/Corporate, Tax. Glenn E. Bushel: General Litigation, Business/Corporate. William W. Carrier, III, ... Read more >

Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named six Tydings' lawyers to its 2013 Best Lawyers list. Best Lawyers compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which thousands of leading ... Read more >

Consider this:  Ten years ago your client, an executive officer with his company, purchased (or received) stock in his company valued at $10 Million.  Next week, he is going to receive restricted stock from his company with a current market value of $8 Million.  The original $10MM in ... Read more >

With the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act's (BAPCPA) sweeping revisions to the bankruptcy code came a new provision that had caused uncertainty for auto lenders nationwide.  This provision, which prohibits consumer debtors from breaking down claims for certain auto loans ... Read more >

Consider this: You have a hobby or skill that you have decided, because of retirement, job cutbacks, or other considerations, you want to pursue as a side or small business that will probably generate income. You have received good advice that you should consider forming a single member limited lia... Read more >

In an effort to create new Maryland jobs for unemployed Maryland residents, Governor Martin O'Malley has recently signed emergency legislation enacting the Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit.  The Tax Credit makes available a $5,000 tax credit (that's $5,000 in real money - not just a tax ded... Read more >

In an effort to create new Maryland jobs for unemployed Maryland residents, Governor Martin O'Malley signed emergency legislation enacting the Job Creation and Recovery Tax Credit.  The Tax Credit makes available a $5,000 tax credit (that's $5,000 in real money - not just a tax deduction) for e... Read more >

Take a look on the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation Website and you’ll notice there are a lot of limited liability companies whose right to do business and name have been forfeited for failing to file personal property tax returns.  It happens.  The returns are among... Read more >

This is a time of joint ventures and partnerships.  With commercial financing still difficult to come by, business owners are entertaining loans and investments from private parties and joint ventures/partnerships with other businesses.  So, lots of Non-Disclosure Agreements ("NDAs") are b... Read more >