At Bulman Dunie, we regularly assist folks implementing a loved one’s estate plan after the loved one becomes ill or passes away. Here are three common mistakes that we have observed are made with some degree of frequency – and how you can avoid them!…

Here in Maryland, June means primary election season, and we are faced with tough choices. With June comes an equally tough choice (if not harder) on the age-old summer choice—beach or pool. How do BDBF attorneys cast our votes? Tim Canney Dive-bombing seagulls terrorizing hungry…

The 2026 legislative session has ended in Annapolis. There are several new laws coming to Maryland governing estates and trusts that you should know about and perhaps take action! Most Importantly, There Was No Change To Maryland Estate Tax In the face of a bleak…

Trial court judges make decisions over the most consequential issues in our clients’ lives. Were you at fault in your automobile accident case, and if not, how much in damages should you be awarded? Will you have custody of your child, and what will that…

One of the most common questions we are asked by estate planning clients is what would happen to their documents should they relocate to another state. What should you know about moving to a different state as pertains to your estate plan? And when we…

March is here, and we all love this time of year with longer days and warming temperatures. But the winter of 2025-2026 wasn’t all darkness and cold! At BDBF, our attorneys had some great times this winter! Here, we share some of our favorite personal…

MOST Form. Living Will. Health Care Power of Attorney. Advance Directive. We hear about them. We know someday we might need them. But how do they work? Do I need one of them? Some of them? All of them? The Living Will A Living Will…

Life insurance is an essential financial planning tool for families. Term life insurance, with policy limits sufficient to pay off a mortgage and fund educational expenses, can often be purchased at a low cost, and provide coverage for several decades. If you already own life…

Clients often come to an initial consultation with preconceived notions of whether they would like to include a “living trust” as part of their estate plan. For those unfamiliar, a living trust is a trust instrument created by an individual (the “Settlor”). The Settlor then…

Bulman Dunie is thrilled to share that four of our firm’s attorneys were included for peer recognition in the 2026 edition of Maryland Super Lawyers Magazine! Estate and trust practice group chair Jeremy Rachlin was named as a “Super Lawyer” in the field of Estate…