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Maryland community – Lawyers’ Day of Service April 27, 2019

On Maryland State Bar Association’s inaugural Lawyers’ Day of Service, Persson Law’s founder, C.J. Persson, volunteered at Empower4Life in Parkville, Maryland. There she helped numerous professionals from the Baltimore County Bar Association sort and package toiletries for delivery to the Eastern Family Resource Center located in Rosedale Maryland. Ms. Persson also assisted with transportation of the donations and dinner setup at the center. Persson Law is committed to making volunteering in the Maryland community a Read more…

By cjp18, ago

Are home improvement contractors or their agents public adjusters?

Generally, a public adjuster is someone hired by a homeowner who has experienced a home fire or flood to thoroughly review their insurance policy and negotiate with their insurer for the maximum benefit (i.e., insurance proceeds), whose fee is a percentage of the proceeds. If asked how the homeowner first learned about public adjusters, you’ll probably be told a public adjuster approached them during or shortly after their home catastrophe. Indeed, it’s common practice for Read more…

By cjp18, ago

Baltimore community – March 10th’s green streets

This past Saturday, Persson Law participated in the 2019 Under Armour Kelly St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock 5K, a running event that filled a few of the downtown streets of Baltimore, Maryland, starting in Mount Vernon, skirting Federal Hill, and ending just a block off the Inner Harbor. Despite the chilly temperatures, the 5K run provided warm and color-filled moments of community and charity in a city that oftentimes seems mired in violence. According to event Read more…

By cjp18, ago

Marketing materials – an often overlooked area of legal risk

It’s easy to forget that there’s a legal aspect to just about every operational area of a business, including marketing. Whether a business is planning an event sponsorship, creating content for emails or point-of-sale materials, using a particular hashtag, or posting website content, there are numerous laws and regulations to keep in mind, and possibly a number of third-party rules (e.g., trademark usage guidelines) that have to be followed. Even if a business outsources creation Read more…

By cjp18, ago

What businesses are subject to the CCPA?

The CCPA – California’s Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 – has been in the headlines for many reasons. Of particular note, the law grants certain rights to resident-consumers to be forgotten (i.e. to demand that their personal information be deleted from the business’ records) and to file a lawsuit without advance regulatory action. But are all businesses that do business with California residents subject to the CCPA? Thankfully, no. Generally speaking, according to the CCPA, Read more…

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