BDBF News and Legal Updates

The most common reason why young families reach out to Bulman Dunie for estate planning is because they want to ensure that their children are protected should anything happen to them. An estate plan offers several mechanisms to protect and care for your children should you pass away when you still have minor children. Nomination...

Commonly, our office receives a call from a client who has just been in an auto accident. Things are spinning out of control for our client.  Their heart is racing, people are checking on them, and maybe they’re on the side of the road watching motorists inching perilously close to them.  It is a 360-degree...

Many clients come to an estate planning consultation with a belief that a Last Will and Testament is the tool that disposes of their assets after they have passed away. Assets that transfer to your heirs via a Will must go through the court-supervised process called “probate”. Probate takes – in its most streamlined form...

Nobody asks to be a plaintiff or a defendant in a lawsuit. Very few of us wake up and think “I’d really like to spend the next several months of my life talking to lawyers.” But, try as you might to avoid it, the day might come when you are party to a lawsuit. If...

Valentine’s Day is upon us again! In the annals of television and movie history, there have literally been thousands of on-screen couples.  Some old, some young, some with more chemistry than others, and some cringe-worthy. We asked BDBF attorneys to “think fast” and give their gut reaction to the following question: What is your favorite...

When most people in their 20s or 30s think about estate planning, they assume that is something that their parents or grandparents should be worrying about. “I don’t yet have significant savings, let alone an ‘estate’ to plan for” is the common refrain. However, estate planning is about so much more than the post-death disposition...

We are excited to announce that Bulman Dunie attorneys have been recognized by our peers as Super Lawyers in Maryland for 2024, with two attorneys receiving further recognition amongst the Top 100 and Top 50 Women attorneys in the state of Maryland. Please see our individual recognitions below. Super Lawyers is a list of outstanding...