Pels Law in the news.
Jon Pels's oral argument before the Idaho Supreme Court was televised live on Idaho Public Television. The full video of the hearing (SRM v. GSA) can be viewed at the Idaho Supreme Court Archive page, or using this direct link.
Pels Law attorney, Maria Leonard Olsen, is presenting this week at the 2020 Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's annual conference. The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association is a global nonprofit organization comprised of individuals and organizations from across the healthcare industry committed to achieving gender parity in leadership positions, facilitating career and business connections, and providing effective practices that [...]
Pels Law Firm attorney Katerina Newell successfully convinced the Virginia Supreme Court to hear a case dismissed by a Loudoun County court. Virginia has an eight year statute of repose, which means that if you build a defective building and it collapses and kills someone, you cannot sue the builder if it has been more [...]
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 [...]
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 5/6/2021: The SBA has announced a new plan to help restaurants further cover from the pandemic. The Restaurant Revitalization Funding Program which offers restaurants and bars economic aid (grants, not loans) equal to their pandemic-related revenue loss, with a cap of $10 million per business and [...]
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 [...]
The Pels Law Firm gained a major victory on behalf of a top urologist against the largest, independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State. In March 2019, Jon D. Pels met with the plaintiff in Manhattan and agreed to take over this case from another law firm. The case arose out of a restrictive covenant [...]
This story was written by Jonathan Shieber and published on TechCrunch 9/5/2019:Link: https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/federal-judge-rules-that-the-terrorist-watchlist-database-violates-u-s-citizens-rights/ A federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush has ruled that the “terrorist watchlist” database compiled by federal agencies and used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security violates the rights of American citizens who are on [...]
[Originally published in the Montgomery County Sentinel, February 8th, 2019] ROCKVILLE – The Montgomery County Council unanimously approved a financial assurance plan that indicates it is on track to fund certain water-quality programs, to the chagrin of some county residents. The financial assurance plan, or FAP, stated that the county has enough funds to meet [...]
