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Thomas C. Valkenet
In the courts of Maryland and D.C.
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I am a 36 year veteran of the Maryland and District of Columbia court systems. There is little that would surprise us!
Practice Areas
- Maritime Law
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Additional Practice Area
- General Civil
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- Free Consultation
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- District of Columbia
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- Maryland
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Saint Anselm College
- B.A. | Political Science
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Professional Associations
- Maryland Professionalism Center, Inc.
- Instructor, Civil Litigation
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- Activities: Newly admitted lawyers in Maryland must attend a course on Professionalism and ethics. Thomas is an instructor on civility and professionalism in civil litigation.
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Articles & Publications
- Bow-riding, a reckless practice and already illegal in Maryland.
- Linkedin- Thomas C. Valkenet
- Trial Reporter, "The Limited Appearance in Maryland Civil Litigation"
- The Maryland Association for Justice
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221 Questions Answered
- Q. In Maryland home purchase, can I (the buyer) negotiate over minor repairs, such as the aging roof or deteriorating deck?
- A: Do you have an agent? This is part of your contract, in the Property Inspection Addendum (I am also a broker). The addendum includes a tight schedule of notices and requests. Anything in the report is fair game.
- Q. Is it possible to quitclaim a parcel to the estate of a deceased person? Her estate remains open after ten years.
- A: As a technical matter, yes. As a practical matter, why? The purpose of the Estate is to wind up, liquidate and distribute the assets of the decedent. It is not the business of the Estate to acquire assets. The PR will be closely scrutinized for this, and whether it is violative of their statutory duties.
- Q. I am a MD Realtor thinking of Starting a Property Management company. Are there any laws or Regulations that prohibt?
- A: A property manager holding a MREC license is actually subject to MORE scrutiny than a property manager that is not a licensee. I will share from personal experience that property managers get sued, a lot. The issue is not so much whether you must be licensed, at all (a license is easy to obtain), but how you will operate, and what controls you will have in place to protect client and tenant money, and to account for expenses.
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