Goodell, DeVries, Leech & Dann, LLP
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One South Street
20th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21202, United States
Phone: (410) 783-4000
Fax: (410) 783-4040
Areas Of Practice
- Appellate Practice
- Business Torts
- Class Action
- Commercial Law & Contracts
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Finance & Banking
- Health
- Insurance
- Labor & Employment Law
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Number of Attorneys
25-50 Attorneys
Earlier this year, the ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 514 addressing a lawyer’s obligations for advising an organizational client when the advice might also be relied upon…
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[DISCLOSURE: Although I do not represent the defendant hospital in Jabbi v. Adventist Healthcare, Inc. No. 2071 (Sept. Term, 2023) (March 5, 2025) (reported), I often represent Maryland hospitals seeking to exclude causation…
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/ Civil Procedure
Several weeks ago, attorney Mark Lemley was criticized for having the temerity to terminate his representation of Meta during an ongoing copyright infringement case because of its CEO’s alleged “descent into toxic masculinity.”…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Professional Malpractice
No, I am not referring to the Britney Spears song. Instead, it’s fake case cites, a judge’s admonition, sanctions and impending discipline. Today’s lesson comes from U.S. District Court Judge Kelly Rankin in the District of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the course of business operations, unfortunate incidents of workplace violence or criminal behavior may arise. These incidents can take various forms, such as a patron attacking or threatening an employee, an employee…
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/ Criminal Law, Labor & Employment Law, Business Torts
Last week, the Maryland Supreme Court suspended Maryland District Court Judge Jennifer Etheridge for 20 days for violations of the Maryland Code of Judicial Conduct. The charges, Etheridge’s response, and the order from the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Professional Malpractice
Attorneys love rules. And our adversarial legal system functions best when both sides understand and follow common rules. So one Maryland appellate rule has always confounded me because it is routinely construed as meaning the…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services
When it comes to ensuring patient safety, healthcare facilities operate under a complex regulatory framework, including oversight from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). One of the more intense processes CMS…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Professional Malpractice
My new favorite judge is The Honorable R. David Proctor, chief U.S. district judge for the Northern District of Alabama. I love his Nov. 26, 2024 order granting an Opposed Motion Extension of Time to respond to a complaint…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services
I regularly check the posts in the Maryland Lawyers group on Facebook. Posts often contain useful general information about the courts, such as with MDEC. Other times, lawyers share potential client referrals. But mostly I check…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services
In 2021, the Maryland General Assembly enacted the Workplace Violence Act, which allows an employer to address workplace violence by seeking a Peace Order on behalf of an employee. A Peace Order instructs an individual (the…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Unfortunately, patients can sometimes be dissatisfied with the nurses in charge of their care and may complain to the Board of Nursing. Receiving an envelope from the Maryland Board of Nursing (BON) with a Complaint can be…
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/ Health
I love the “Lawyers Behaving Badly” podcast. The show’s premise is the hosts’ love of professional messes. They excel at finding true stories about dumb lawyers. Each episode has me shaking my head, thinking to myself, “How…
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/ Law Practice Products & Services
There are several legal challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) ban on noncompete clauses in employment agreements. There have been multiple lawsuits in varying federal district courts that seek to delay or completely…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law
The number of lawyers sanctioned for citing fake cases or quotes created by Generative Artificial Intelligence tools continues to grow. Earlier this summer, U.S. District Judge Thomas Cullen ordered counsel to show cause as to…
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/ Civil Procedure, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
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