Author: JGL Law

“Telling Your Employees How to Travel to Work? A Cautionary Tale for Knowing Your State and Local Requirements,” HR.com

In an article published on August 21, 2023 in HR.com’s Workforce Management, Time & Attendance, Excellence section, Brian Markovitz discusses how understanding state variances in travel time laws is vital for employers to ensure compliance and prevent legal repercussions.

“Before issuing a travel time policy, employers should know their state and local legal and regulatory requirements. Depending on where the travel time is taking place, that time could very well be compensable work, especially if the employer takes any part in deciding how it occurs.”

To read the full article, click here (PDF).

August 17, 2023 – Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. is pleased to announce that 13 of its attorneys have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America^® and an additional attorney has been named to the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., is a trusted law firm serving Washington, DC, and the suburban Maryland area. For more than 50 years, JG: has represented a variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses and multimillion-dollar corporations. From simple to complex legal needs, the attorneys of JGL are prepared to deliver strategic solutions with high standards. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at jgllaw.com.

JGL principal David Bulitt provided content for the MSBA Legal Summit Series.

Here you can find his presentation, entitled We Don’t Have Time, We Make Time | Maryland State Bar Association – MSBA

JGL Senior Counsel Michal Shinnar was quoted in the Baltimore Sun commenting about the controversial meme previously shared about the death of George Floyd three years ago.

Maryland State Police Corporal Jason Oros’ meme was texted to members of the task force he helped supervise, a mere eight days after George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis officers. This sparked an internal investigation that lasted three years, and eventually allowed Oros to retire receiving full retirement benefits. Shinnar called the meme degrading and offensive and particularly egregious.

The Center for Adoption Support and Education (CASE) elected David Bulitt to their Board of Directors on August 7, 2023.

CASE is a nationwide organization that offers mental health services and educational resources for all members of the adoption and foster community. For more information about CASE can be found on their website www.adoptionsupport.org

JGL was recognized as one of the Maryland law firms that has 100% participation in membership.

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Suit filed in federal district court this week by Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A. on behalf of plaintiffs

Joseph Greenwald & Laake, P.A. (JGL) today announced that it recently filed a lawsuit in federal district court (District of Columbia) against the United States Secret Service and U.S. Park Police – including their leadership – alleging numerous egregious violations of the Fourth Amendment rights of their clients, Yasmeen Winston and India Johnson. Winston and Johnson are represented by JGL partner Tim Maloney, senior counsel Drew Laframboise and associate Bridget Cardinale.

The lawsuit arises from an incident at the National Mall during the summer of 2020 in which Secret Service officers rammed Ms. Johnson’s car, detained her and Ms. Winston unlawfully, and pointed loaded rifles at their heads, all predicated on a faulty belief that they had stolen a car. The complaint alleges severe violations of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, and includes several accusations of excessive force, as well as practice and pattern violations and a history of excessive force by both agencies.

“Beyond the physical assault our clients experienced, there’s a profound emotional impact that accompanies such an outrageous violation of personal rights and dignity,” explained Tim Maloney and the lead litigator on the suit. “No person should ever be subjected to such wanton disregard for their constitutional rights. We intend to shine a light on these egregious abuses, with the hope that no other individuals will ever have to experience such deep-seated trauma at the hands of those who are supposed to protect us.”

More details and a PDF copy of the complaint are available here (PDF). To schedule an interview with Maloney and the plaintiffs, please contact Barbara Lauterbach at blauterbach@jgllaw.com with your request.

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A., is one of the most trusted law firms serving Washington, DC, and the suburban Maryland area. For more than 50 years. The firm has represented a variety of clients, including individuals, small businesses and multimillion-dollar corporations. From simple to complex legal needs, JGL is prepared to deliver strategic solutions with high standards. For more information, please visit the firm’s website at jgllaw.com.

Meet the 11 JGL attorneys named Super Lawyers for 2024:

Greenbelt, MD

Jay P. Holland – Employment & Labor, Business/Corporate Civil Litigation, Class Action/Mass Torts. Health Care
Timothy F. Maloney – General Litigation, Civil Litigation, Criminal Defense, White Collar, Personal Injury – General, Appellate, Employment & Labor
Steven M. Pavsner – Personal Injury – Medical Malpractice, Business Litigation, Professional Liability

Rockville, MD

David M. Bulitt – Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Litigation, Personal Injury – General
Patrick W. Dragga – Family Law
Jeffrey N. Greenblatt – Family Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Lindsay Parvis – Family Law, Listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for MD and Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in MD

Rising Stars

Christopher R. Castellano* – Family Law and Civil Litigation
Bridget Cardinale* – Civil Litigation 
Drew LaFramboise* – Personal Injury- Products, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Consumer Law, Personal Injury – General
Alyse Prawde* – Civil Litigation

JGL Partner Erika Jacobsen White will work at a fundraiser entitled “ELEVATE: A Benefit for ATLAS’ City at Peace,” hosted by Foundation for Creative Cultural Expression on August 5, 2023 from 1-9pm.

City at Peace is a youth development program rooted in social justice for teens and young adults ages 14-24, which provides a safe, collaborative and nurturing space outside of school and other environments where they can examine issues and conditions that divide them. City at Peace uses performing arts as a learning tool to develop skills in dance, theatre, voice and state production, as well as skills in conflict resolution, personal storytelling, empathy, understanding and leadership.

Reversing the district court’s grant of motions to dismiss in five cases in favor of defendant lenders in Real Estate Settlement Procedures (RESPA) and reviving consumer plaintiffs’ claims of fraudulent kickbacks in real estate settlements. Edmonson v. Eagle Nat’l Bank, 922 F.3d 535 (4th Cir. 2019) (PDF)

JGL Senior Counsel, Michal Shinnar, spoke at the 2023 National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference panel “25 Years Since Faragher-Ellerth” with Allegra Fishel and Phillip Kitzer, taking an in-depth look at the standards for employer liability for harassment in the 25 years since these seminal Supreme Court cases were decided.

JGL Associate Virginia “Gia” Grimm, has been heavily involved in the recent passage of HB 16, and recently attended the bill signing.

HB 16 requires Maryland public schools to inform students, parents and families about how they can file sexual misconduct complaints, what supports are in place for people who file complaints and who serves as the institutions’ Title IX coordinator.