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New editions have arrived at the Anne Arundel County Public law Library!

The library has added new editions on the shelf from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, and the MSBA.

LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law– 2025 Edition

LexisNexis Practice Guide: Maryland Environmental Law -This guide was designed to address regulatory provisions related to programs overseen by the Maryland Department of the Environment and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. It examines rule making, permitting and enforcement issues. This guide includes summaries of certain significant federal environmental laws implemented by the State of Maryland, such as the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act. The guide also addresses areas where the State environmental laws are implemented primarily at the local level.

Chapters discuss the following:
•  air quality,
•  water quality,
•  wetlands,
•  solid waste and sewage disposal,
•  hazardous waste,
•  land remediation,
•  oil control and storage tank management,
•  Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Coastal Bay issues and
•  natural resource issues.

In addition to discussion of the specific laws and regulations and their implementation, the guide includes over 250 practice tips (strategic points, timing, warnings and exceptions).

Call No.: KFM 1554 A.15 2025

The following titles are also available:

Maryland Motor Vehicle Insurance, 2026 Edition

Maryland Motor Vehicle Insurance, provides and in-depth analysis on Maryland’s statutory law and the state’s insurance program.

Call No.: KFM 1391 .A4 J34 2026

Maryland Civil Procedure forms (Vols. 3 and 4, Maryland Practice Series), 2025-2026 Edition

Maryland Civil Procedure forms, contains more than 1,000 letters, motions, pleadings, briefs, orders, affidavits, as well as practice tips. It offers valuable insights for adapting the forms for individual use, and provides important information on the proper use and timing of the specific form. It also cross-references to other publications when relevant to the use or drafting of a form.

Call No.: KFM 1730 .A65 L5 2025-2026

From Maryland State Bar Association:

Legal Representation and Fee Agreements for the Maryland Lawyer: Forms and Comments, 3rd Edition

Legal Representation and Fee Agreements for the Maryland Lawyer: Forms and Comments provides attorneys with practical tools for structuring attorney-client relationships through clear, authoritative forms and commentary.

Call No:

KFM 1277.5 .F4 B36 2025

Key Features of the Third Edition:

  • Comprehensive Modernization: This edition incorporates extensive updates to reflect the renumbered, restructured, and revised Maryland Rules of Professional Conduct. This ensures all forms, clauses, and discussions align with current professional standards.
  • New Trust Account Rules: The book addresses the significant July 1, 2025, amendments to Rule 19-301.15(c) and the updated IOLTA compliance provisions in Rule 19-411.
  • Updated Case Law: The publication includes recent case law from the Maryland Supreme Court and Appellate Court concerning fee agreements, co-counsel arrangements, and related ethical obligations.
  • Practical Guidance: The book provides a wide array of forms for various billing methods, including:
    • Hourly Rate (single, discounted, and blended )
    • Fixed and Flat Rates
    • Capped Fees
    • Contingency and Modified Contingency
    • Hybrid Arrangements
    • Pro Bono and Reduced Fee Programs
    • Traffic, Criminal, and Family Law cases
  • Ethical Considerations: Commentary throughout the book highlights critical ethical considerations, such as conflicts of interest, attorney liens, and fee-sharing with other lawyers. It also includes sample declination letters and guidance on avoiding malpractice claims.

Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions, 3rd Edition (2025)

The Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions, 2025 Update, “contains more than 200 jury instructions accompanied by comprehensive comments explaining the appropriate constitutional, statutory, court rule, and case authority supporting the instruction”. It includes instructions on specific criminal offenses, as well as introductory and cautionary instructions, general instructions, evidentiary instructions, and instructions on defenses, parties, and verdict sheets.

Call No.: KFM 1783 .M3 2025

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What’s New…

New editions have arrived at the Anne Arundel County Public law Library!

Lexis Nexis’ Maryland Rules Commentary– 2024 edition

Maryland Rules Commentary volumes are an annotated collection of the Maryland circuit court rules by the framers who actually drafted and amended them. Expert commentary and legal analysis, historical notes, cross-references to associated rules, and relevant citations to legal authority are included in this edition that’ll help you navigate through Maryland ‘s civil court system.

Call No.: KFM 1729.5.M37 .N5 2024 c.1 and KFM 1729.5.M37 .N5 2024 c.2

The following titles are also available:

LexisNexis’ Maryland Motor Vehicle Insurance

Maryland Motor Vehicle Insurance, written by Andrew Janquitto, lawyer and insurance specialist, provides a breakdown of Maryland’s statutory law and the state’s uncommon insurance program as well as many provisions unique to the state.

Call No.: KFM 1391.A4 J34 2025

LexisNexis’ Maryland Criminal Jury instructions and commentary

The Maryland Criminal Jury instructions and commentary set contains over 290 pattern jury instructions with detailed commentary explaining the complexities of Maryland criminal law as well as applicable federal constitutional decisions. Additionally, the set includes jury instructions on the evaluation of evidence useful in both criminal and civil cases.

Call No.: KFM 1783 .A92 2024

New from the Maryland State Bar Association!

The library has also acquired a new edition of Finality of Judgments and Other Appellate Trigger Issues from the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA).

The 2025 edition of Finality of Judgments and Other Appellate Trigger Issues, is a guide for practitioners about the timing of appeals, primarily about appeals in civil cases from the circuit courts to the Court of Special Appeals. This book provides “an annotated and enhanced version of the author’s research on the fundamental questions of the finality and appealability of judgments and orders. This authoritative text explains the nature of appellate jurisdiction in Maryland, the final judgment rule and its requirements, the effect of an improper interlocutory appeal, exceptions to the final judgment rule such as the collateral order doctrine and Rule 2-602(b), and related issues of in banc review and writs of mandamus and prohibition”.

Call No.: KFM 1755 .A97 2025

New from LexisNexis’ and Maryland Association of Boards of Education’s (MABE)!

Maryland School Law Deskbook and Maryland School Laws and Regulations Annotated Set

The Maryland School Law Deskbook is the only education law reference of its kind in the state. Written by experienced education law attorneys, this 2024-2025 school year edition offers current and authoritative information on legal issues facing schools within the context of state and federal education law.

Call No.: KFM1590 .M38 2024-2025

Maryland School Laws and Regulations Annotated provides access to a collection of education-related statutes. This latest publication offers quick reference to important statutes contained in the Education Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as well as other Articles such as Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Election Law, Family Law, Health, Public Safety and more. In addition, the publication offers comprehensive coverage of Title 13A of the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR).

Call No.: KFM1590 .A29 M37 2024-2025

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New from the National Consumer Law Center!

The Law Library has added new editions from the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC). Often referred to as “the bibles of consumer law” and “nation’s consumer law expert”, the NCLC is dedicated to helping their consumers, advocates, and public policy makers on behalf of low-income and vulnerable Americans seeking economic justice. Most of their authors are typically NCLC staff attorneys with more than 21 or even more than 40 years of consumer law expertise.

Books that have been cataloged include Consumer and Worker Arbitration Provisions, 9th Edition, as well as Federal Deception & Abuse Law, 5th Edition.

Call Number: KF 9084 .B53 2024     Call Number: KF 1609 .S524 2024

Maryland Sentencing Guidelines

A new edition of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy’s Maryland Sentencing Guidelines Manual: Version 16.1 is now available in the law library (KFM1763 .M3) and online. The changes went into effect on November 1, 2024.

This publication is also available on the website of the Maryland State Commission on Criminal Sentencing Policy here.

Call Number: KFM 1763 .M3

Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions

A new Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, 5th edition, has arrived with the 2024 update. This edition contains two new chapters which address two areas that haven’t been previously addressed, employment law and constitutional torts.

The new instructions can be found on the shelf (KFM 1742.6 .M37 2024) and are also available online via Lexis in the law library for court users.

Call Number:

KFM 1742.6 .M37 2024

MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) and NBI (National Business Institute

From the MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) and the NBI (National Business Institute). The following titles are also available on Lexis in the law library:

Maryland Practice Civil Procedure Forms (2024)—Volumes 3 and 4

Call Number:  KFM 1730 .A65 L5 2024

Maryland Workers’ Compensation (2024-2025)—Volumes 1 and 2

Call Number: KFM 1542 .S63 2024

Maryland Estate Administration from Start to Finish

Published by NBI (National Business Institute):

Call Number:

KFM 1347 .J6 2024

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What’s new …

New editions are on the shelf in the Anne Arundel County Public law Library.

From the MSBA (Maryland State Bar Association) The following titles are also available on Lexis here in the law library:

KFM1783.M3 2024

This new edition of the Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions includes new instructions and revisions to the current instructions.

KFM1344.1 .W68 2024

“The book contains dozens of forms, from sample clauses that provide the practitioner with options to consider when drafting discrete provisions (such as those necessary to define and limit classes of beneficiaries or name guardians and trustees), to full renditions of different types of wills. “

Published by NBI (National Business Institute):

KFM1738.M3 2024

“Hearing what acting judges prefer to see in their courtrooms to make the gears of justice move more smoothly is invaluable to every attorney: veteran and novice alike.”

KFM1344.1.G69 2024

This publication includes forms for wills and trusts.

From NCLC (National Consumer Law Center). All of the NCCL titles are also available online in the law library in the NCLC Digital Library.

SELF HELP NCLC KF695.P59 2024

SELF HELP NCLC KF8896.R67 2024

SELF HELP NCLC KF2094.A33 2024

Published by the Office of the Maryland Attorney General:

KFM1662.6.A25 C8 2023

This publication is also available on the website of the Maryland Attorney General here.

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What’s new … Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, 5th ed Updated

The Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, 5th edition, have been updated with 2023 replacement pages. The updated instructions include “new instructions for Employment: Sexual Harassment (MPJI-Cv 22:11(B); revised instructions on Employment: Harassment–Generally (MPJI-Cv 22:11A) and Employment: Wrongful or Abuse Discharge (MPJI-Cv 22:2). Also included are updated and expanded commentary, new case law, and statutory references in instructions in the following chapters: Agency, Business Torts, Damages, Deceit, Intentional Interference with the Person, Negligence–General Concepts, Employment, Professional Liability, Maryland Constitutional Torts, and Workers Compensation.”

The new instructions can be found on the shelf (KFM1742.6 .M37 2017) and are also available online via Lexis in the law library and on Westlaw for court users.

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Maryland Criminal Pattern Jury Instructions updated for 2017

This just in from the MSBA:

What’s New in the 2017 Replacement Pages just published in June?

The NEW 2017 Replacement Pages replace ALL pages in the Second Edition, expands the pattern instructions, and brings the Second Edition fully up to date with current developments in statutory and case law. The 2017 Replacement Pages include 20 revised instructions, 9 brand new instructions (covering burglary, home invasion, credit card theft and fraud, and human trafficking), as well as updated and expanded comments and notes on use. The 2017 Replacement Pages also includes an updated CD with all the instructions formatted in rich text format (fully compatible with WordPerfect® or Microsoft Word® format), saving you hours of time!

In addition to instructions on specific criminal offenses, the book includes: introductory and cautionary instructions; general instructions; evidentiary instructions; and instructions as to defenses, parties and verdict sheets. The book is an excellent primer on evidence, burden of proof, and the elements of criminal offenses

Please note that Lexis and Westlaw as of today do not show that they have the updated 2017 version.  Check the date to make sure you are using the most current edition online. The law library has the updated version and CD-ROM available now.

 

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What’s New?

mpjiThe new  Maryland Civil Pattern Jury Instructions, 5th Edition, has arrived.  The  new edition is the first since the 2002, 4th edition, that was last updated in 2013.  There are two brand new chapters on Employment Law and Maryland Constitutional Torts.

All of the instructions are available in Word and Wordperfect format on the accompanying CD-ROM accessible in the law library.  The instructions are also on Westlaw and Lexis.  Just ask if you need help accessing the new jury instructions in any format.

(The book is shelved at KFM1742.6.M37 2017.)