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- November 13, 2024 - In Memoriam: Council Baradel Co-Founder Wayne T. Kosmerl
- September 25, 2024 - James P. Nolan Recognized by Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County
- September 10, 2024 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. and Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams Win 3-Day Jury Trial on ...
- August 27, 2024 - Nicole T. Livingston Featured in Maryland Bar Journal: "A Career with Two Fulfilling ...
- August 19, 2024 - Four Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers 2025
- June 25, 2024 - Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams Selected as 2024 Pro Bono Award Honoree
- May 31, 2024 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro named to 2024 Employment Law Power List by The Daily ...
- May 23, 2024 - Rebecca K. Schisler Adams Named Editor of Anne Arundel Bar Association Newsletter ...
- May 2, 2024 - Thirteen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized in What's Up? Magazine's "Leading ...
- May 2, 2024 - Nicole T. Livingston Recognized by Community Foundation of Anne Arundel County ...
- April 25, 2024 - Wayne T. Kosmerl and N. Tucker Meneely Secure Victory for Clients in Supreme ...
- March 5, 2024 - James P. Nolan named to 2024 Business Law Power List by The Daily Record
- January 17, 2024 - Council Baradel Elects Sally V. Baldwin and Brian S. Burkett as Partners
- January 3, 2024 - Fifteen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers 2024
- September 15, 2023 - Council Baradel Welcomes Patrick S. Owen, Jr. as Litigation Associate
- August 18, 2023 - Six Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
- August 11, 2023 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Appointed to Anne Arundel County Trial Court Judicial ...
- August 1, 2023 - Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams Admitted to Practice Law in the District of Columbia ...
- July 25, 2023 - What Happens to Your Venmo, PayPal, and Apple Pay Accounts at Your Death?
- June 26, 2023 - Maria Worthington McKenna Joins Anne Arundel Community College Foundation Board ...
- February 15, 2023 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Discusses Proposed Changes in Federal Regulations Concerning ...
- February 10, 2023 - Nicole T. Livingston Attends Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning
- February 7, 2023 - Rebecca K. Schisler-Adams Joins Council Baradel's Litigation Practice
- January 6, 2023 - Briana C. Hulseman Joins Council Baradel's Family Law Practice
- December 14, 2022 - Thirteen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers 2023 ...
- November 18, 2022 - Frederick C. Sussman Inducted into Anne Arundel Chamber Business Hall of Fame ...
- November 10, 2022 - Stephen A. Oberg Speaks on Business Succession Planning to Calvert County Chamber ...
- October 25, 2022 - IRS Announces Increased Gift and Estate Tax Exemption Amount For 2023
- August 25, 2022 - Stephen A. Oberg Installed as President of Calvert County Bar Association
- August 5, 2022 - Kelly A. Burgy Joins Council Baradel's Estates & Trusts Group
- May 2, 2022 - Tucker Meneely Secures Victory for Clients in Maryland's High Court
- March 15, 2022 - Ishar Singh Joins Council Baradel's Litigation Team
- December 17, 2021 - Fifteen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers 2022
- August 17, 2021 - Sally V. Baldwin Joins Council Baradel's Litigation Practice
- May 20, 2021 - Nicole T. Livingston Joins Council Baradel's Estates & Trusts Practice
- April 12, 2021 - Twelve Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized in What's Up? Magazine's "Leading ...
- January 15, 2021 - Anne Arundel County Property Tax Assessment Appeals (2021, 2022, 2023 Tax Cycle ...
- January 4, 2021 - Council Baradel Elects Lee Ann Adams and Elizabeth A. Pfenson as Partners
- December 28, 2020 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Recognized as Top 100 Attorney in Maryland
- November 13, 2020 - N. Tucker Meneely Inducted as Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation
- September 28, 2020 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro to Speak on COVID Employee Leave Laws
- July 6, 2020 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Joins Board of Leadership Anne Arundel
- May 5, 2020 - Webinar: Helping Businesses Comply with the Families First Coronavirus Response ...
- April 20, 2020 - Protect your Business with a Current Employee Handbook
- March 17, 2020 - Council Baradel and Bay Title Company Operations Amid COVID-19
- January 3, 2020 - Council Baradel Announces N. Tucker Meneely as the Firm's Newest Partner
- January 3, 2020 - New Year New Wage Laws for Non-Exempt Workers
- December 17, 2019 - N. Tucker Meneely Joins The Bill Sweeney Perinatal Care Fund Board of Directors ...
- December 12, 2019 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro and Kevin M. Schaeffer Recognized as Top 100 Attorneys ...
- December 11, 2019 - Seventeen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized by Maryland Super Lawyers 2020 ...
- December 9, 2019 - Council Baradel Named Top Workplace for Third Consecutive Year
- November 1, 2019 - Stephen A. Oberg Joins Anne Arundel Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors ...
- October 23, 2019 - GDP and Land Use Change Application
- July 19, 2019 - Elizabeth A. Pfenson to Speak at Legal Research CLE
- July 17, 2019 - John J. Doud Appointed President-Elect of Anne Arundel Bar Association's Board ...
- June 6, 2019 - Ronald E. Council Marks 50 Years as an Annapolis Attorney
- May 20, 2019 - Sixteen Council Baradel Attorneys Recognized in What's Up? Magazine's "Leading ...
- April 26, 2019 - Brian S. Burkett Admitted to Practice Law in the District of Columbia
- April 17, 2019 - ALTA "Navigating Cyber Insurance" Presentation by Michael N. Russo, Jr.
- January 14, 2019 - Bay Title Company Launches New Website
- January 11, 2019 - Property Tax Reassessment Appeal Deadline Fast Approaching
- January 2, 2019 - Council Baradel Elects Matthew J. Bernhardt as Director
- December 19, 2018 - Elizabeth A. Pfenson Joins Council Baradel's Family Law Group
- December 7, 2018 - Council Baradel Named Top Workplace for Second Consecutive Year
- October 26, 2018 - Joseph F. Devlin Attends Conservation Easement Seminar
- October 22, 2018 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Speaks to Title Companies on Cyber Fraud Insurance
- October 15, 2018 - Council Baradel Employment Law Attorneys to Speak at Anne Arundel Community ...
- October 1, 2018 - Stephen A. Oberg Joins Board of Calvert Hospice
- September 27, 2018 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Admitted to Practice Law in Virginia
- July 6, 2018 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Appointed President of Arts Council of Anne Arundel County ...
- June 29, 2018 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro and Steven A. Brown Victorious in Federal Wage and Hour ...
- June 13, 2018 - N. Tucker Meneely Elected President of the Woodwise Board of Directors
- June 11, 2018 - Mollie Walsh Beigel Joins Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts Board of Directors ...
- May 11, 2018 - Lee Ann Adams to Speak to AACAR on Ground Rent and Front Foot Fees
- February 6, 2018 - Property Tax Reassessment Appeal Deadline – Fast Approaching
- January 31, 2018 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro and Steven A. Brown to Present on New Maryland Sick ...
- January 22, 2018 - Mollie Walsh Beigel Promoted to Director of Administration
- December 13, 2017 - Maryland Super Lawyers 2018 Recognizes Nine Council Baradel Attorneys
- December 11, 2017 - Council Baradel Named 2017 Top Workplace by the Baltimore Sun
- October 24, 2017 - James P. Nolan to be Honored at Two Events this November
- September 19, 2017 - Stephen A. Oberg to Speak at CLE Discussing Discovery
- August 4, 2017 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro and Steven A. Brown to Host Wage & Hour Happy Hour on ...
- May 30, 2017 - Joseph F. Devlin and Michael N. Russo, Jr. to Participate in MSBA Real Property ...
- May 10, 2017 - Joseph F. Devlin Joins Board of Boys & Girls Clubs of Annapolis & Anne Arundel ...
- May 5, 2017 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Spoke on D.C. Title Law Claims at DCLTA Spring Seminar ...
- April 6, 2017 - Maryland Sick Leave Legislation – Votes Verse Veto on Maryland Employers' ...
- March 8, 2017 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. to Attend ALTA Springboard Conference in Fort Worth, ...
- January 3, 2017 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro to Speak to Calvert County Bar Association on Social ...
- December 9, 2016 - Maryland Super Lawyers 2017 Recognizes Eleven Council Baradel Attorneys
- November 29, 2016 - Shapiro and Brown Speak to Restaurant Owners on Employee Wage and Hour Lawsuits ...
- November 28, 2016 - Lee Ann Adams Joins Council Baradel's Business Practice
- October 7, 2016 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Elected Vice Chair of the Historic Annapolis Board
- September 29, 2016 - Maria Worthington McKenna to Speak at Anne Arundel Community College Paralegal ...
- August 15, 2016 - Ronald A. Baradel Recognized by Best Lawyers® 2017
- July 27, 2016 - Tucker Meneely elected to the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Center Board of ...
- July 11, 2016 - Council Baradel Launches Employment Law Blog
- July 1, 2016 - Council Baradel Elects Four New Directors
- June 29, 2016 - Frederick C. Sussman and Suellen M. Ferguson Speak at MML Convention
- June 29, 2016 - Ronald A. Baradel Serves Second Term as President of the Annapolis Rotary Club ...
- June 28, 2016 - Stephen A. Oberg Speaks on Transfer and Recordation Taxes
- June 13, 2016 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro to Speak to Business Owners on New Federal Overtime ...
- June 6, 2016 - John Naumann Strange to Speak at Estate Planning Seminar in Severna Park on ...
- May 11, 2016 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Moderated Panel at ABA Labor & Employment Law Section ...
- May 6, 2016 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro to Speak on Preserving and Admitting Social Media Evidence ...
- May 6, 2016 - Mollie Walsh Joins Council Baradel as Director of Marketing
- April 11, 2016 - Judge Donna M. Schaeffer Takes the Bench.
- March 2016 - Frederick C. Sussman served as a moderator in the 2016 Candidates Forum for ...
- March 2016 - Ronald A. Baradel honored with The Daily Record's Inaugural 2016 Leadership ...
- February 2016 - The Estate Planning and Administration practice group of Council, Baradel, ...
- January 2016 - Michael N. Russo, Jr joined his wife Betsy Russo, Esquire of MCP Title Services ...
- January 2016 - Stephen A. Oberg speaks to Calvert County Chamber of Commerce
- January 2016 - Council, Baradel, Kosmerl & Nolan, P.A. Director Donna McCabe Schaeffer named ...
- December 31, 2015 - Six Council Baradel Attorneys Named 2016 Maryland Super Lawyers.
- December 2015 - BizPeake Journal publishes Ronald A. Baradel's article, "Giving Back is Good ...
- June 2015 - Council Baradel welcomes Stanley J. Klos, Jr. who has joined the firm as Of ...
- May 2015 - Shapiro Joins Historic Annapolis Board
- April 2015 - Mike Russo Participates in Congressional Briefing on Title Insurance Issues
- March 2015 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Moderated American Bar Association Cyber Panel.
- March 2015 - Council Baradel attorneys came out in force for the Anne Arundel Bar Association ...
- March 2015 - Mike Russo reviews new Maryland case on impact of Bankruptcy on property title ...
- February 1, 2015 - Council Baradel's Data Privacy Practice in the News
- January 2015 - AABA President Steve Oberg recently presented newly appointed Judge Laura Robinson ...
- December 15, 2014 - Ten Council Baradel attorneys named 2015 Maryland Super Lawyers.
- Novemeber 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro gave a webinar to the Maryland Medical Group Management ...
- November 2014 - NYC Marathon Completed by Susan Stobbart Shapiro
- November 2014 - CRTC Taps Shapiro for Social Media Marketing Forum
- September 2014 - Mike Russo provides comments on new DC Court of Appeals decision on super-priority ...
- September 2014 - Susan Shapiro named "Power Player" by SmartCEO
- October 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro to speak at CRTC.
- September 2014 - Celebrating Steve Oberg's Investiture as AABA President in the August issue ...
- September 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Celebrates 20 Years at Council Baradel
- September 2014 - Ronald A. Baradel joins the Anne Arundel Senior Provider Group.
- September 2014 - N. Tucker Meneely Selected by Maryland Daily Record to Write for Generation ...
- August 2014 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Elected to the Anne Arundel County Community Partnership ...
- August 2014 - Michael N. Russo, Jr. Elected to Board of Directors of the Arts Council for ...
- June 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Named Trustee of Anne Arundel County Bar Association ...
- June 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Becomes Editor of The Barrister
- June 2014 - Director Stephen A. Oberg installed as President of the Anne Arundel County ...
- May 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro accredited by International Association of Privacy Professionals ...
- May 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Speaks to American Bar Association
- March 2014 - Susan Stobbart Shapiro Becomes CRTC Ambassador
- March 2014 - Five Council Baradel Attorneys Named as"Leading Lawyers" by What's Up? Annapolis ...
- January 2014 - Stephen A. Oberg Speaks with Calvert Young Farmers
- November 2013 - James P. Nolan appointed to the University of Baltimore Presidential Search ...
