NEWS
By Jennifer McMenamin and Jennifer McMenamin,SUN STAFF | March 25, 2005
Two Baltimore lawyers have been indicted on drug charges as part of a Baltimore County wiretap investigation that involves more than 40 defendants, including some who have been charged with being drug kingpins. Christie Pierce Needleman, 37, and Jonas Todd Needleman, 36, a married couple who live in Pikesville and work in Baltimore, each face misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to distribute OxyContin, conspiracy to possess OxyContin with the intention of distributing it, conspiracy to possess OxyContin, and marijuana possession.
NEWS
By Laura Cadiz and Laura Cadiz,SUN STAFF | November 8, 2004
Mary M. Kramer came to family law by way of a boss with old-school views. In the 1980s, a male lawyer hired her and said, "You're a woman, you'll do the divorce cases." William V. Tucker first worked with kids and the criminal justice system as a police officer in New Jersey, when he was part of a program similar to DARE. Kramer and Tucker will bring their diverse experiences to their latest jobs as Howard County Circuit Court's newest masters in chancery, filling vacancies left by two masters who retired from their seats this fall.
NEWS
By Andrea F. Siegel and Andrea F. Siegel,SUN STAFF | November 24, 2003
CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- They seem an unlikely pair -- the courtly Richmond lawyer who can stretch his vowels into next week and the Bronx native who bottles up New York intensity in a voice often so flat and low that the judge reminds him to speak up. These two, who met in January when a Virginia judge teamed them, are the lead defense lawyers for Lee Boyd Malvo, who is suspected of acting as the teen-age half of another seemingly unlikely duo -- the sniper...
BUSINESS
By Meredith Cohn and Meredith Cohn,SUN STAFF | July 8, 2003
Attorneys Robert Jacobson and Bernard Kraft own their business: the law practice, the files, the furniture - and for the last year, the walls that surround them. Put off by rising rents, the partners made a decision to buy their office space. With just three employees - including the two lawyers - they weren't in the market for a building. Instead, they bought Suite 401 in 606 Baltimore Ave. in Towson. "It was a no-brainer," said Jacobson, who has worked with Kraft for 25 years. "We had always rented, so when we knew we had to move we looked at both renting and buying.
NEWS
By Julie Bykowicz and Julie Bykowicz,SUN STAFF | November 14, 2002
MANASSAS, Va. - A Prince William County Circuit Court judge appointed a second attorney yesterday to defend sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad, giving him two seasoned lawyers with experience in high-profile cases. During a 10-minute hearing, Judge LeRoy F. Millette Jr. delayed setting a trial date and named Alexandria-based lawyer Jonathan Shapiro co-counsel with Peter Greenspun of Fairfax, who represented Muhammad yesterday in court. Shapiro and Greenspun are also paired in a Fairfax County triple homicide case set to go to trial next month.
NEWS
By Julie Bykowicz and Julie Bykowicz,SUN STAFF | March 28, 2002
Two Baltimore bounty hunters were indicted yesterday on charges related to the alleged invasion of an Ellicott City home in December. The Howard County grand jury indicted Darnell Anthony Brown, 29, and Everett Ambush Chambers, 26, on charges of armed robbery, robbery, theft, second-degree assault and impersonating a police officer. Deputy State's Attorney I. Matthew Campbell said the case against the bounty hunters is unusual. Bond industry experts have said that prosecutors sometimes hesitate to bring charges against bail bondsmen and their employees because they are thought to be widely exempt from the law. Chambers and Brown, both employees of Baltimore-based Prestige Bail Bonds, said they were recovering bail jumpers at an apartment on Town & Country Boulevard on Dec. 19. While at the apartment, the two ate food, watched television and stayed until 2:40 a.m. without permission before leaving with one of the female residents, whom they later dropped off outside a police station in Catonsville, according to charging documents.