Ever wondered how to register for government contracting? Federal, state and local governments offer businesses the opportunity to sell billions of dollars worth of products and services. Many government agencies require that some percentage of their procurements be set aside for small businesses. Once you have classified your company based on the established size standards, you...Read More
SBA Small Business? You may take it for granted that your company is a “small business.” The distinction is important if you wish to register for government contracting as a small business. Once you register as a government contractor, you must adhere to industry size standards established by the U.S. Small Business Administration....Read More
President Obama recently signed the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which appropriates funds for military activities of the Department of Defense and other national security programs. You may be asking yourself, “Why does this matter” Well, if you’re a small business and are doing business with the government, the NDAA includes a...Read More
Maryland Gun Purchase Law Maryland does not regulate the sale of rifles or shotguns and no permit is required to purchase a rifle or shotgun. Maryland does regulate the sale, transfer, rent and possession of regulated firearms, which consist of handguns and assault weapons. A person who is not a regulated firearms dealer may not...Read More
[frame src=”https://dondiwestlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/business-legal-services.jpg” width=”IMAGE_WIDTH” height=”IMAGE_HEIGHT” lightbox=”on” title=”IMAGE_TITLE” align=”left” ] Forming a Maryland business, or creating an entity for an existing business, is a complex series of tasks that require expert legal advice. Our firm is trained to ask the right questions of the business owner(s) to ensure entity is properly created and/or the existing business is...Read More
WASHINGTON – The U.S. District Court of Maryland today granted final approval of a settlement of the 17-year-old civil rights case known as Thompson v. HUD, filed by African American public housing residents against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC), and the City of Baltimore. “HUD...Read More
1. NO AUTOMATIC ENTITLEMENT. Federal law does not provide any automatic or absolute right for a divorced spouse of a military servicemember to receive any portion of the servicemember’s military retired pay, regardless of the length of the marriage. 2. CONTROLLING FEDERAL LAW. The controlling federal law, the Uniformed Services Former Spouses’ Protection Act (USFSPA),...Read More
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