This is a guest blog post from our colleagues at the law firm of Cohen & Cohen Motorcycle road trips can offer you the adventure of a lifetime, but what happens when you are injured by another driver through no fault of your own? Medical bills, emergency transport costs and the fear and anxiety you [...]
Pels Law had an actual in-person hearing this week, a rarity during the Covid era. The case had a complicated procedural history, in which the local government was forcing our clients to jump through multiple hoops to obtain relief from the “rain tax.” The rain tax is the Water Quality Protection Charge that Montgomery County [...]
This is a guest blog post from our colleagues at the law firm of Cohen & Cohen Losing a child could very well be one of the worse things that could happen to a parent. The emotions might seem unbearable, and a tragedy like this might take years, even a lifetime, to work through. When [...]
Photo © Alex McGregor (cc-by-sa/2.0) By Jon D. Pels, Esq. In the early 2000s, a client walked into my office. He was an intimidating gentleman. His tattoos made him look like somebody out of central casting playing a biker in a biker gang. He had spent the better part of his savings on a [...]
Trials are starting again during the pandemic. Because of the pandemic, courts were closed for months. Since the wheels of commerce must go on, people needed to learn how to meet online. So more business is being conducted virtually. After much delay, cases on court dockets began to move. Our first online (or virtual) trial [...]
The Pels Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorney Stan Doerrer recently participated in a Strafford webinar, "Personal Injury Claims for Uber and Lyft Accidents: Complex Liability and Insurance Coverage Issues." Due to overwhelming popularity, they scheduled an encore presentation for Wednesday, September 2, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. Uber and Lyft rideshare services are now firmly [...]
The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Jon Pels of Pels Law, LLC in Bethesda has been re-selected as a Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyer in MD after his first year as an exceptionally respected member. This honor has been given to Mr. Pels for his superior skills and qualifications in the legal [...]
by: Maria Olsen, Pels Law, LLC On behalf of the Pels Law firm and our construction industry clients, I attended the 2020 American Arbitration Association’s Construction Webinar Series: “The Best Defense is a Good Offense – Keys to Claims Prevention and Mitigation.” Below are highlights of suggested best practices construction project owners, project managers, general [...]
Jon Pels was elected to the Top 10 Business Tort Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers Association. It is an an invitation-only professional organization composed of and limited to the top 10 attorneys from each state or region who represent clients on business tort claims. Members are nominated by leading lawyers based on their [...]
Financial Tools and Resources for Your Small Business UPDATE 5/23/2021: Montgomery County has approved another $3.8 million in coronavirus relief aid for struggling food and beverage establishments to cover operating costs and other expenses. Applications are now open for county restaurants, caterers, food trucks, wineries, and breweries. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. [...]
Pels Law attorney Maria Leonard Olsen, contributed significantly to the new guide to "Representing Yourself in Court", from the site Healing Law. Just one of the many useful bits of information that Maria provided in the guide: When in court, behave respectfully. Do not interrupt the judge when he or she is speaking. Be organized [...]
