Archive: Firm News

Bethesda Magazine surveyed more than 1700 attorneys who practice regularly in Montgomery County, asking them, “who they would hire if they needed a lawyer”. Only 179 Montgomery County attorneys were selected to the 2021 “Top Attorneys” list. Dan Shaivitz and Jeremy Rachlin were selected for this year. Both Dan and Jeremy are repeat selections in the Bethesda...

Bulman Dunie continues its proud tradition of leadership in the legal profession in the 2021-2022 Bar Association term! Partner, Jeremy Rachlin, serves on the Board of Directors of the Montgomery County Bar Foundation (MCBF).  The MCBF supports pro bono legal initiatives in Montgomery County and sponsors continuing legal education seminars for attorneys.  Jeremy also chairs the...

Bulman Dunie is thrilled to welcome Elizabeth (“Liz”) Farley as an associate attorney here at the firm! Liz will primarily work on personal injury and litigation matters. She comes to us having recently completed a judicial clerkship for The Honorable Robert Greenberg of the Montgomery County Circuit Court. Liz has graciously answered five quick questions...

Bulman Dunie attorneys Meg Rosan and Jeremy Rachlin have been selected by their peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America® for 2022.  Meg is recognized in Family Law.  Jeremy is recognized in Trusts and Estates. The Best Lawyers® publication is the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession.  It is one of the few publications to...

Summer is here!  Millions of high school and college kids around the country are taking on summer jobs.  Back in the day, BDBF attorneys were in that same summer job market—we weren’t always attorneys!  Here, we share our best and worst summer jobs.   Jeremy Rachlin Best summer job— I spent five summers as the...

BDBF attorney Dan Shaivitz is high on a wall in a climbing gym with no harness and no rope.  He is squeezed onto a razor-sharp handhold with the balance of his weight on his opposite foot.  He hooks his heel over a box-shaped volume to his left.  Taking a deep breath, he raises his right...

After more than thirty years practicing family law at Bulman Dunie, Nancy B. Farren, Esq. has transitioned to an “Of Counsel” role at the firm. Nancy began working at the firm in 1989, when John F. Burke, Esq. (1929-2019), hired her as his associate. When Nancy made partner, she was the first female ever to...