BDBF News and Legal Updates

For readers of the monthly Bulman Dunie e-newsletter over the last several months, you may have experienced whiplash. In the spring, we offered our first prediction as to possible changes to estate tax laws.  We predicted no change to the federal estate tax exemption, but perhaps a change to cost basis rules. Last month, we...

Written by Dan Shaivitz After 16 years of practice, I tend to notice the same trends often cause personal injury claims to wind up in court with clients frustrated about why the insurance company did not offer a better pretrial settlement. The simple reality is the more diligent my client is about obtaining treatment, the...

Bethesda Magazine surveyed more than 1700 attorneys who practice regularly in Montgomery County, asking them, “who they would hire if they needed a lawyer”. Only 179 Montgomery County attorneys were selected to the 2021 “Top Attorneys” list. Dan Shaivitz and Jeremy Rachlin were selected for this year. Both Dan and Jeremy are repeat selections in the Bethesda...

It’s November and Thanksgiving will soon be here before we know it!  A day for touch football games which turn into ACL injuries.  A time to be with family.  And, of course, a day for food! Let’s hear from Bulman Dunie attorneys as they “dish” on their Thanksgiving favorites (and least favorites). Meg Rosan, Family...

Major changes to the federal estate tax exemption are likely looming, perhaps as soon as January 1, 2022. The “estate tax exemption” refers to the amount of wealth you can pass upon your death tax-free.  Assets above the exemption amount are subject to estate tax.  The federal estate tax is one of the highest tax...

In Montgomery County, there are multiple vacant judicial positions that will be filled in the upcoming months.  These vacancies include one position on the Montgomery County District Court (the court which hears civil matters less than $30,000.00 in controversy, misdemeanor criminal cases, and traffic offenses), three positions on the Montgomery County Circuit Court (larger civil...

More often than not, divorce and custody matters are wrought with intense emotions on both sides of a dispute. Many times, parties harbor hurt feelings, which can stand in the way of settlement. Whether a case has already started down the path of litigation, or if it has not yet reached that point, mediation can...