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Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP is pleased to announce that Caroline L. Hecker has been elected as the firm’s next Managing Partner. Caroline will assume the role effective January 3, 2022, becoming the third Managing Partner in the firm’s 34-year history and the first woman and non-founding member to hold the position. “Caroline is an extremely…
It is understandable that a lender whose loan went into default in 2009 would be anxious to obtain a court ruling that its 2018 foreclosure sale to enforce that loan was valid. However, as a result of a September 30, 2021 decision by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in O’Sullivan v. Kimmett, the lender…
Rosenberg Martin Greenberg is pleased to announce the addition of Bryan K. Saxton, Brooke A. Hutchins, Drew E. Tildon, and Thérian (Jung Yong) Lee. Barry Greenberg, RMG’s Managing Partner and head of the Firm’s real estate practice group, said: “Our new attorneys add additional depth to multiple practice groups within the firm and are eager to work…
In a July 21, 2021 decision, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania examined whether Pennsylvania recognizes the doctrine variously referred to as the “single-entity,” “enterprise,” or “horizontal liability” theory. Under that doctrine, “affiliated or sister corporations-corporations with common ownership, engaged in a unitary commercial endeavor- [may] be held liable for each other’s debts or judgments.” The…
The “stranger to the deed” rule, a rule that the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia explained “derives from feudal interpretations of deeds” survives in the State of West Virginia, at least for now, following the Supreme Court’s June 4, 2021 decision in Klein v. McCullough. In Klein, Julia McCullough conveyed a parcel of…
Over the last year, the Baltimore City Council has introduced and enacted multiple bills impacting rental housing that residential landlords will need to navigate: In May 2020, the City Council passed the COVID-19 Rent Increase Protection Act, which prohibits property owners from increasing residential tenants’ rental fees and collecting late fees during the state of…
The outcome of litigation often depends on which party has the burden of presenting evidence to support its claim (the “Burden of Production”) and persuading the judge or jury that it has a viable claim (the “Burden of Persuasion”). Generally speaking, the party suing has both the Burden of Production and the Burden of Persuasion. …
In an April 30, 2021 opinion, Maryland highest court, the Court of Appeals, largely reversed a decision of the Court of Special Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that: (a) posting a notice under Section 7-113 of Maryland’s Real Property Article stating that a landlord believes a property has been abandoned so that a self-help…
By a two to one vote, in an April 29 opinion, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a decision of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia that a 2017 increase in U.S. Trustee’s fees violated the Uniformity Clause and the Bankruptcy Clause of the U.S.…
April 28, 2021– Rosenberg Martin Greenberg LLP is pleased to report that it acted as lead counsel to Maryland-based ezStorage in the sale of its 4.2 million square foot self-storage portfolio that was purchased by California-based Public Storage for a reported price of $1.8 billion. ezStorage is the largest storage company in the Maryland, Virginia…
