Bulman Dunie is thrilled to welcome Vi Nguyen as an associate attorney here at the firm! Vi will primarily work on personal injury and family law matters. She comes to us having recently completed a judicial clerkship for the 13 judges of the District Court…
Associate Attorney Vi Nguyen comes to Bulman Dunie having just completed a year-long judicial clerkship for the 13 judges of the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. The District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over traffic matters, misdemeanors, certain felonies, and landlord-tenant cases. The jurisdictional…
There is a significant piece of new law on the books effective January 1, 2024 that will impact all business owners, including many Bulman Dunie estate planning clients. Anecdotally, from talking to our clients who will be impacted by this change, most are not aware…
Ch-ch-ChangesPretty soon you’re gonna get a little olderTime may change meBut I can’t trace timeI said that time may change meBut I can’t trace time “Changes” by David Bowie When clients sign their estate planning documents, whether it is a power of attorney, a will,…
If you are reading this newsletter, chances are we have represented you or someone you know, you have a professional relationship with us, or you know us from our network in the community. As such, you are one of the keys to the success of…
Last year, BDBF attorneys shared our summer vacation experiences in one of our surprisingly most-read-ever articles. We didn’t think we were that interesting. Never one to be shy to reuse a good idea, we thought we’d recap our vacations of summer 2023! Liz Farley For…
When The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, passed away in August 2018, few could imagine how messy she had left her legal affairs. Nearly five years later, in July 2023, following years of nasty intra-family litigation, a Michigan jury concluded that a 2014 document found…
Clients often experience a mix of emotions as they prepare for an initial consultation with a divorce attorney. Among them is fear of the unknown. What will my consultation with my divorce attorney be like? What should I do beforehand to prepare? Read on as…
One of the buzzworthy shows of the spring and summer has been Jury Duty on Amazon FreeVee. Jury Duty is a docu-style comedy about – you guessed it – a mock jury trial. The twist is that everyone except the protagonist – the judge, the “defendant”,…
An irrevocable life insurance trust (or “ILIT”) can be a critical component of estate planning for certain clients. Typically, the client who might benefit from an ILIT is the client who anticipates exposure to estate tax. At present, this includes DC clients who have more…
