BDBF News and Legal Updates

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

It’s prenup season at Bulman Dunie. Like many things, requests for prenuptial agreements (or “prenups”) seem to come in waves. One initial question that prospective prenup clients commonly ask is whether to consider such a document. Two Reasons for a Prenup in Maryland and D.C. Maryland and D.C. are both “equitable distribution” jurisdictions. That means,...

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?...