BDBF News and Legal Updates

Halloween will soon be here! The hits of 2024 involve political candidates, Australian breakdancing sensation Ray-gun, and any character from Beetlejuice. But at BDBF, we like to live in our past glory. After all, many of us were much more exciting about 20 years ago. So, what are our favorite Halloween costumes from the past?...

In what has become a much-loved (and surprisingly well-read) tradition with our September newsletter, BDBF attorneys recap our summer vacations. If you’re really interested, you can see our 2022 recap and our 2023 recap! Liz Farley This summer, we traveled to Saratoga Springs, New York for our wedding! Our wedding day ended up coinciding with...

At Bulman Dunie, we regularly assist clients, review their planning documents, and implement changes to their documents. Clients understandably want to limit the costs of these changes. And we share that objective! But there are times when an entirely new instrument, as opposed to a mere amendment, might be in order. When we guide clients...

Please join us in congratulating Mary Grady on her 30-year anniversary at Bulman Dunie!   Mary began working as the law firm’s bookkeeper full-time in July 1994, when the firm was still operating out of a house on Arlington Road in Bethesda, immediately across from Bethesda Elementary School. Former partners Maurie Dunie and Mark Shupe...

In a Nevada court, a drama is playing out over – of all things – an irrevocable trust. But this isn’t any irrevocable trust. It is the family trust established by Rupert Murdoch to control his media empire, including Fox News. The Background The proceedings have not been open to the public, so we don’t...

If we have learned one thing from the feedback we’ve received from our readers, it’s that you love nothing more than posts about music, movies, and food. Who are we to disappoint you? The Fourth of July has come and gone, and we’re fully in summer cookout season. With that, we asked BDBF attorneys to...

Every day, the estate and trust team at Bulman Dunie assist clients who serve as “Personal Representatives” (a/k/a “Executors”) of an estate in navigating the probate process. Probate can be complicated, but there are some easy steps that can be taken from Day 1 to make probate easier (and less expensive). Here are five tips...