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Chapter Two of the John Hanson Briscoe Historical Project
Chapter Two of managing partner’s Samuel C.P. Baldwin, Jr. comprehensive history about the life and times of the late John Hanson Briscoe, a former St. Mary’s County lawyer, statesman, Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates, and judge, is now available.
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Maryland Collateral Source Rule Explained
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Maryland Court of Special Appeals Rules on Drexler v. Bornman
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Supreme Court Preserves Cell Phone Privacy
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