Posts Tagged ‘Southern Maryland’
June 22nd, 2011
Baldwin and Briscoe Signs Up For Second Year With “Jerry’s Kids”
Last year, The Law Offices of Baldwin and Briscoe, P.C. volunteered its managing partner, Samuel Baldwin, to participate in the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s “St. Mary’s Lock-Up.” Faced with the challenge of collecting a $3,000 “bail” from our friends, clients and fellow attorneys throughout Southern Maryland within six weeks, we were able to meet our goal after only fourteen days.
This year,“Jerry’s Kids” have again asked Baldwin and Briscoe to participate in their annual fundraiser. Based on our success last year, our Southern Maryland law firm has set its own goal of raising $5,000 to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Our fundraising effort was kicked off yesterday afternoon, with the first e-blast of donation requests already resulting in several hundred dollars donated to “Jerry’s Kids.” With your help this year, we’ll shatter expectations again and raise well over our $5,000 goal.
To help “Jerry’s Kids”, please visit our firm’s St. Mary’s Lock-Up Page here.
June 16th, 2011
Cell Tower/Wind Turbine Lease Contracts in Southern Maryland
The Law Offices of Baldwin and Briscoe, P.C. has recently become aware of a developing pattern in the Southern Maryland area. Property owners in Southern Maryland have been approached with lease contracts that would allow cell tower sites on the property owners’ land. These contracts provide for leases of the property and the payment of a fixed monthly rent to the property owner. In return, the developer would be allowed to erect a cell tower and would be provided an easement to the site of the cell tower.
However, embedded in the contracts our Southern Maryland attorneys analyzed was language that grants the developer the right to erect wind turbines on the leased property. These wind turbines, which the contract stipulates may be of unlimited height, could severely disrupt a property owner’s enjoyment of their property. Furthermore, if the leased property is used for wind turbines instead of cell towers, the terms of the monthly payment to the property owner change.
As a property owner, you owe it to yourself to firmly review the terms of any lease contract presented to you. Pay close attention to property use in the contract, and ensure that your property won’t be subject to any intrusive easements. Make sure that you are being properly compensated for the lease; you don’t deserve to be paid pennies on the dollar for a lease on your land. If you are uncomfortable with any language in the contract, and would like it to be professionally analyzed by a Southern Maryland attorney, always feel free to call or visit our offices in Lexington Park, Maryland.
February 15th, 2011
Alleged Failure to Properly Cut Down Tree – Plaintiff Permanently Injured!
ALLEGED – FALIURE TO PROPERLY CUT DOWN TREE
ALLEGED – FALIURE TO KEEP A PROPER LOOKOUT
PLAINTIFF PERMANETLY INJURED
The Plaintiff was the gratuitous owner of a home. Deciding that he wanted to clean up the property for its owner, the Plaintiff asked our client to bring over a chainsaw and cut down a dead tree. Our client did so, but while in the process of doing so the Plaintiff ran under the tree causing it to strike him at the base of his skull. The Plaintiff was injured to such an extent that he has lived in a nursing home ever since.
Suit was brought against the homeowner and our client, the neighbor who actually cut the tree down.
The homeowner denied all liability claiming in part that she had no knowledge that the Plaintiff would be cutting this tree down and that the co-defendant was not acting on her behalf or for her benefit when the tree was cut down.
Our defense focused both on the actions of the Plaintiff himself and the precautions taken by our client.
Our client stated that, before making any cuts in the tree, he pre-determined where he wanted the tree to fall. His intention was to have it fall in a clear area of the yard. Before making the initial V-cut, he surveyed the yard and observed that the Plaintiff was behind him and was away from the fall zone. After making the initial V-cut, our client again surveyed the fall area and again observed that the Plaintiff was standing behind him opposite of where the tree would fall. Our client leaned over to make the back cut and the tree began to fall. Only when our client stood up, as the tree was falling, did he see that Plaintiff had run from behind him and into the area of the fall.
Although the Plaintiff did not testify, our client testified that it appeared as if the Plaintiff went into the fall zone to pick up a shinny object that was lying in the grass precisely where the tree would fall.
After a jury trial, the jury ruled in favor of both defendants.
November 30th, 2010
Domestic Violence Presentation
Have you ever wondered how the St. Mary’s County court system views domestic violence? Wonder no more. Within this 15-slide presentation, you will find many answers to your questions. Items discussed include, the domestic violence definition, eligibility requirements for a protective order, protocol on how to ask the courts for protection, the protective order hearing process, consequences for violations of the peace order, how to file criminal charges, and popular forms that may be used during the domestic violence case.
To view the domestic violence presentation, click here.
If you have additional questions, concerns, or would like to visit an attorney for a consult, please contact our office. We look forward to hearing from you!
September 2nd, 2009
Forming Agreements within the Government Contracting Community.
Members of our firm have presented to various small and medium size business owners throughout the Southern Maryland region.
This presentation provides a brief overview of the many factors to consider when forming teaming agreements, subcontracting agreements and joint venture agreements in the Government Contracting community.
Click below to view the presentation.
Forming Agreements within the Government Contracting Community
Find more detailed information regarding our Government Contracting practice areas here.
April 16th, 2009
Small Business Roundtable
Baldwin & Briscoe, P.C., helped sponsor the Small Business Roundtable’s quarterly meeting at the J.T. Daugherty Conference Center. This quarter’s SBRT meeting was focused on HUB-Zone businesses.
April 15th, 2009
Patuxent Partnership’s Legal Issues Seminar
Baldwin & Briscoe, P.C., helped organize and participated in the Patuxent Partnership’s Legal Issues Seminar held at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center.