While personal lives and professional business relationships may appear to be very different, they actually can share very similar qualities and principles. In fact, many aspects of a successful business mirror those found in a successful personal relationship. It can be a worthwhile exercise to apply some well-heeled practices to one’s personal relationship in order for it to reach its fullest potential. Here are a few business practices that can be converted and used to enhance one’s personal relationship:
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Posted on Tue, 2018-03-20 15:06 by David Bulitt in
Posted on Thu, 2018-02-22 13:53 by David Bulitt in
While divorce can be a painful process for all children, those who experience Attention Deficit Disorder (“ADD”) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) may have an even more complicated and difficult time adapting to the inevitable change that comes with his or her parents divorcing. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the disorders are marked by patterns of inattention and impulsivity that can interfere with functioning and/or development.
Posted on Fri, 2018-02-16 14:23 by Brian J. Markovitz in
Earlier this year, the Government Accountability Office released a twenty page report still finding HUBZone certification fraud is being overlooked by the Small Business Administration. HUBZone fraud occurs when contractors mislead their ability to meet the requirements for the SBA’s HUBZone program in order to receive government contracts specifically carved out for small businesses in economically distressed communities, in both rural and urban areas.
Posted on Mon, 2018-02-12 15:54 by Jeffrey N. Greenblatt in
There has been a significant increase in the amount of gray divorces, or the divorce of couples after the age of 50, and a new tax law signed at the end of 2017 has the potential to affect them.
Posted on Wed, 2018-01-31 13:11 by Jerry D Miller in Business Law
The Healthy Working Families Act is now the law in Maryland.
Maryland businesses with 15 or more employees are required to provide paid “sick and safe” leave at the rate of at least one hour for every 30 hours worked, up to a minimum of at least 40 hours of paid leave per year. Businesses with less than 15 employees are required to provide unpaid sick and safe leave that accrues at the same rate.
Employees eligible to receive sick and safe leave benefits are those 18 years and older who work at least 12 hours per week.
Posted on Fri, 2018-01-12 17:01 by Megan A. Benevento in
“Please tell his mother I’m sorry.” That sentence is contained in every phone call I have received about the Harbour School since filing our lawsuit on January 9, 2018 in Baltimore County Circuit Court on behalf of an 11-year-old autistic boy who was sexually abused there after his parents repeatedly asked the directors of the school to fulfill the
Posted on Fri, 2018-01-05 14:26 by David Bulitt in Divorce
I have been a divorce lawyer for more than 30 years. Over that period, I have represented many parents with special needs children. Maryland judges have also appointed me, on well over a hundred occasions, to represent children as a Best Interests Attorney. Many of those children have also had special needs. These cases can be extremely difficult matters to litigate, particularly when the children experience mental health issues, learning disabilities or behavioral difficulties. The symptomology of these often cannot easily be seen, explained or understood.
Posted on Fri, 2017-12-08 11:55 by Reza Golesorkhi in
This may seem like a fairly obscure legal question, but questions along these lines have become fairly common. As divorces between working couples become more prevalent, so do the concerns of not just dividing marital assets, but also funds for retirement and what qualifies as income.
As a general rule, you can contribute to a regular IRA or a Roth IRA, if you have qualifying income. So what counts as qualifying income?
There are three categories of qualifying income:
Posted on Thu, 2017-11-02 13:04 by David Bulitt in
As both a family law practitioner and a parent who has a child with an opioid addiction, I have, for many years now, had a front row seat to the damage that drugs can do to a family. Some years ago, we would encounter opioid addiction in a divorce case only occasionally. However, as the scope of this epidemic has grown in Maryland, so has its prevalence in child custody, divorce and in other family law matters.
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