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What’s new…

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).