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In November 2017 Joe Snee was awarded the Maryland Building Industry Association (“MBIA”) Member of the Year Award. Joe is a member of the Upper Chesapeake Chapter of the MBIA. The award was given to Joe in recognition of his contributions, participation and service in the MBIA and within the home building industry throughout the year 2017. Joe extends his…
Harford County has signed into law Bill No. 17-201 which gives property tax credits to: a) retired military veterans sixty-five (65) years old or older; and/or b) any individual who is at least sixty-five (65) years old and has lived in the same residence in Harford County for at least forty (40) years. The new law grants a twenty percent…
The Maryland Court of Appeals has appointed Gail D. Spielberger to the Character Committee for the Second Appellate Court of Maryland, effective January 1, 2018. The Court of Appeals of Maryland is the admitting authority for attorneys in the State of Maryland. This Court appoints attorneys to the Character Committees in each of the seven Appellate Judicial Circuits in Maryland…
The year 2018 will mark the 25th Anniversary of Snee, Lutche, Helmlinger & Spielberger, P.A. The current firm’s roots date back to the summer of 1982 when Joe Snee started as a law clerk for the firm of Whitfill, Leaf and Hertsch. In 1983, after partner Cy Whitfill became a Judge of the Circuit Court for Harford County, Snee remained…
The number of remarriages has been steadily rising over the past few decades. Families now include children, stepchildren, former spouses and in-laws. When it comes to estate planning for such families, the concept of who gets what after a death in the family can become complicated. Here, the estate and trust planning law specialists at Snee, Lutche, Helmlinger & Spielberger,…
Although many believe that a non-profit is exempt as soon as it is established, this is not the case. A non-profit must file for tax-exempt status, with the IRS. Here, the business and non-profit law attorneys at Snee, Lutche, Helmlinger & Spielberger explain how a non-profit may file for tax-exempt status. Tax-exempt status refers to the privilege some non-profits receive,…
Joseph F. Snee Jr., a Shareholder at SLH, is one of the leading real estate and development attorneys in Harford County, a reputation acquired as the result of more than three decades of legal service to the local community. He has extensive experience in land use, real estate, landlord/tenant, business, construction, criminal, liquor license and litigation. Outside the office, Joe is…
Colleen Helmlinger is a Shareholder at Snee, Lutche, Helmlinger & Spielberger, P.A., and has been a dedicated member of the local legal community for many years, as well as a board member for several charities and non-profit organizations in the community. Her practice is concentrated in corporate mergers and acquisitions, real estate acquisition and development, commercial law, trademarks, and representation…
As a business lawyer, Colleen Helmlinger, former Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee and a continuing member, attends the bi-monthly Legislative Committee Meetings which are held at 8:00 a.m. in the Chamber’s Board Room during each Legislative Session to keep a pulse on all things at work in Annapolis and developing during the Session which may impact local businesses of Harford…
Snee, Lutche, Helmlinger & Spielberger, P.A. was a sponsor of the Route 40 Business Assocation’s 2017 Halloween Bash on October 20th.