by Jill Maturino | Aug 15, 2019
By Jessica Anderson Baltimore Sun | Aug 15, 2019 | 10:41 AM Citing Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin,” Maryland highest court ruled this week that the smell of marijuana alone is not enough justification for law enforcement to search a person. The 7-0 Maryland... by Jill Maturino | Apr 20, 2016
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... by Jill Maturino | Apr 12, 2016
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... by Jill Maturino | Jan 28, 2016
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... by Jill Maturino | Nov 13, 2015
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...