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Booking In and Bailing Out: What You Should Know About Arrests

If you’re arrested, you’ll be booked into jail and will soon face a legal process known as bail review. This is a critical moment in your life when you need the best legal representation possible. What happens next affects your future and your freedom. Most people aren’t prepared for the highly-stressful bail review process until […]

By Josh Schmerling, Partner, Zirkin and Schmerling Law | April 3, 2020 | Bail, Criminal Law, Felonies, Misdemeanors View Post

Things To Know About The Maryland Self Defense Law

At Zirkin and Schmerling Law, many of our potential clients begin their free initial consultation by saying: “I know the laws in Maryland don’t recognize self-defense, but here’s why I hit the other person…” Although this myth about the impermissibility of self-defense in Maryland seems very widespread, it isn’t actually true. In fact, the law […]

By Josh Schmerling, Partner, Zirkin and Schmerling Law | April 13, 2018 | Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, Felonies, Misdemeanors View Post