If you’re not a lawyer, the legal system is a bit of a mystery, and Maryland’s system is no exception. While Maryland does not have prothonotaries, and an ordinary person is very unlikely to encounter a writ of coram nobis, there is plenty to confuse people in our courts. Words like replevin and detinue make…
What does “dismissal with or without prejudice” really mean? To ordinary people, hearing anything “with prejudice” may sound vaguely bad – after all, no one likes to be called “prejudiced.” But the expression has a special legal meaning. In plain language, a dismissal “with prejudice” means that the case’s outcome is final, and the same…
Your wages are suddenly garnished. You discover there was a lawsuit against you, and a judgment was entered. But you never knew about it. If this sounds familiar, you may be a victim of bad service (also known as “sewer service”). In 2019 the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg described “sewer service” in the Supreme…
We have handled several cases in which we successfully got judgments vacated because the Defendant was never served. This is not an uncommon problem, because the phenomenon of “sewer service” is alive and well. It is not unusual that a person had no idea there was a judgment against them, and that the first time…
Judgments have serious consequences. In Maryland they last for 12 years, and are renewable. With a judgment, a creditor can garnish your wages, freeze your bank accounts, get a lien over your home or even seize your car. Sometimes people are surprised to find that there is a judgment against them. So, what can you… Read more
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