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SMLH attorney, Joseph Snee was quoted in the Baltimore Sun regarding recent developments in Harford County’s plans for a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). Read the story from the Baltimore Sun below: The plans for 120 houses and a 700-unit retirement community on a former farm east of Bel Air have been pulled by the developer after an outpouring of…
Congratulations to Betty Buckley on receiving the 2014 “Outstanding Service Award” at the Beam of Light Award Ceremony! Court clerks, law clerks, paralegals, legal secretaries, receptionists, and other legal support professionals play an integral role in the legal industry. To recognize the spirit and commitment of those individuals who assist the public and clients within the legal community, the Bar Foundation of…
Photo Credit: Baltimore Sun Joseph Snee was one of the speakers who addressed upward of 400 people who attended a Community Input Meeting at Southampton Middle School regarding the proposed development of a retirement community and single-family homes on the Eva-Mar property east of Bel Air. The meeting, which started at 6 p.m lasted nearly three and a half…
Estate planning is one of those tasks that routinely falls to the bottom of the to-do list. Everyone knows that it is important. Everyone vows to do it. However, it somehow never quite gets the attention it deserves. It is basically the prototypical candidate for a “New Year’s Resolution.” Completing or updating the family estate plan can make for a…
The lawyers at Snee, Mahoney, Lutche & Helmlinger, P.A. are representing Presbyterian Home of Maryland, Incorporated to establish Harford County’s first Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC). The CCRC will be conveniently situated along Maryland Route 543 just north of Maryland Route 22 in Bel Air, Maryland. Situated on 58.5 acres, at build out, the CCRC will have 26 independent living…
Kevin J. Mahoney has been appointed to the Harford County Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) by the County Executive David Craig. EDAB brings together a consortium of public and private sector representatives to advise the County on economic development opportunities and policy. Kevin hopes to use his appointment to champion those issues important to the Firm’s clients and the business…
The Court of Special Appeals has recently reinforced the notion that decisions made by homeowners associations’ boards of directors will not be disturbed on judicial review, absent a showing of fraud or bad faith. The Court previously addressed this issue in a 1992 decision, at which time it refused to overturn a decision that it determined was “within the exclusive…
Historically, Maryland has been one of the most conservative states when it comes to permissible expenses that adoptive parents were allowed to make on behalf of a birth mother in adoption proceedings. Prior to the end of the 2013 Maryland legislative session, adoptive parents were only permitted to pay “customary and reasonable” charges or fees for adoption counseling, and hospital,…
James Run, a mixed use development, slated for the intersection of I-95 and Maryland Route 543, received approval for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) from the Harford County Council. The development, composed of 388 luxury lodging houses, 350,000 square feet of retail/restaurant, and 540,000 square feet of offices, was approved by the County Council for TIF financing in November, 2012 and…