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In early April 2016, Houlon Berman Managing Partner Richard A. Finci successfully recovered $44,000 in U.S. Currency seized by the Gaithersburg City Police Department after a drug raid on his client’s home. During the raid, which was targeting the client’s son, a quantity of cocaine, drug-dealing paraphernalia, a small sum of money from the son’s […]

Houlon Berman managing partner, Richard A. Finci, obtained an acquittal on behalf of a client charged in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County with Possession with Intent to Distribute Marijuana. The client was stopped late at night for a traffic violation. During the stop, he was seen in his vehicle appearing to hide something and […]

Houlon Berman is proud to announce that Stuart Skok has been selected as one of the Top 50 Women Attorneys in Maryland by Baltimore Magazine. Ms. Skok has been given this honor as a result of her peer recognition and professional achievement.

Effective October 1, 2015, Family Law Article §7–103 will be amended to include the ground of “Mutual Consent.” A couple will be able to qualify for an absolute divorce by “mutual consent” if the following four conditions are met: They have no minor children in common; They have a signed, written settlement agreement covering both […]

Houlon Berman Managing Partner, Richard A.Finci, recently obtained an acquittal after a jury trial for a teenage client charged with Attempted Second Degree Sexual Offense and related lesser offenses.  Due to the young age of the client and alleged victim, and the circumstances of the case, no further factual description will be provided to preserve […]

Congratulations to Houlon, Berman, Finci, Levenstein and Skok, LLC, for their nomination as a U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firm” for the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. The U.S.News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on an evaluation process incorporating client and peer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field […]