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Thomas C. Valkenet
In the courts of Maryland and D.C.
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Biography
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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Legal Answers
230 Questions Answered
- Q. Identity and mortgage fraud involving LLC and house sale under my name.
- A: You omit key facts that would permit any opinion. For example, was property acquired in your name improperly? Or was property already owned by you fraudulently transferred by another using your name? And do you know any of the participants in the transactions, personally? This is a complex ball of string, and any lawyer you consult will need much more detail, and opportunity to examine documents filed in the public records (SDAT, land records, etc.). Also, have you retrieved documents from whatever title company conducted a real estate settlement using your identity? I expect the initial round of investigation will take several hours of lawyer time, for anyone looking at this situation.
- Q. Buyer for my home dropped out and won't release the earnest money
- A: Your question says you are in WVA. If this is a Maryland property, with the standard MAR contracts, you have a direct route to resolution via mandatory mediation followed by a lawsuit for any decrease in price, plus your extra carrying charges. But only a lawyer who reviews your documents and circumstances can advise you on the next step.
- Q. Do you all prepare legal deeds? I want to assume the loan to my late father's home and need a drafted deed
- A: Yes. But you describe two very different things. Are you purchasing the home, and the price is assumption of the mortgage? And what about your father's equity in the house? Is he gifting that to you?
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