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What is a “Pro Hac Vice” Motion & Why does my Attorney need it?
October 6, 2021What happens if you get into legal trouble when you are outside your home state? Can you call your…
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#FreeBritney and the Realities of a Conservatorship
July 9, 2021For many following the #FreeBritney saga, the concept of conservatorships is a foreign one. They sound extremely restrictive and…
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Maryland Courts Enter Phase 3 of Reopening
July 20, 2020Maryland Courts Enter Phase 3 of Reopening Beginning today, July 20, 2020, the Maryland courts have begun to move...
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What is the Difference between a Power of Attorney and a Guardianship?
June 10, 2020What is the Difference between a Power of Attorney and a Guardianship? For many, the coronavirus pandemic has brought...
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Estate Planning during a Global Pandemic
June 3, 2020Estate Planning during a Global Pandemic Has the COVID-19 pandemic got you wondering about the health of your estate...
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What is Mediation?
December 20, 2019Mediation: Bringing it all to the table Mediation may be a word we’ve all heard, but many of us...
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Partner Jennifer Dill Named to 2020 Super Lawyer Lists
December 6, 2019Ferrante, Dill & Hisle, LLC is proud to announce that for the fifth consecutive year, partner Jennifer Dill has...
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What is Discovery?
November 4, 2019We typically get a lot of questions from our clients about the discovery...
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Advance Directives: What they are & how they work
February 20, 2019Stated simply, an advance directive is just another powerful tool in your estate planning arsenal. Together with a Will (and for some a Trust),...
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Holographic and Video Wills: Are they legit?
February 5, 2019While the preparation of a Will is traditionally thought of as a very paper-heavy ordeal, complete with a Notary,...
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What is Ancillary Probate and how does it work in Maryland?
December 27, 2018We recently covered what the probate process is and how it works in Maryland. But we covered the subject in hypotheticals...
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Should I have a Will or a Trust? Or a bit of both?
December 18, 2018When Burt Reynolds died in September of 2018, he left his only son out of his Will. But this...
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Will or No Will: That is the Question
August 23, 2018Death is an uncomfortable subject for most people, though it seems to be the topic of conversation in our...
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Food for Thought: Why Healthcare Powers of Attorney are a Good Idea
February 21, 2018Oftentimes in medical dramas, like ER or Grey’s Anatomy, when something terrible happens and a person is injured we...
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Medicare and Medicaid 101: General Information
October 12, 2017It’s pretty easy to confuse Medicare and Medicaid, especially since they’re both government sponsored programs that pay for...
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What to do if you’ve been named executor of an estate
March 20, 2017Disclaimer: This guide is meant to provide general, helpful information to an Executor/Personal Representative of an Estate. It is...
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Senior Citizens and Fraud Schemes
March 15, 2017You hear about it on the news all the time: reports of fraudsters attempting to pull a fast one...
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What is a 529 Plan?
January 12, 2017Two people on the verge of becoming parents will ask many questions while waiting for impending parenthood. What will...
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Protecting Your House After You Move Into a Nursing Home
November 18, 2016There are a number of ways to pay for nursing home or other long-term care facilities. As discussed in...
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Take Care to Give Care
November 8, 2016November is National Family Caregivers Month and this year the Caregiver Action Network is urging caregivers across...
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How to Pay for Long Term Care
November 1, 2016It’s not a scenario any adult child wants to consider: having to put their ailing, elderly parent(s) into a...
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Estates After Death
May 23, 2016When music icon Prince passed away suddenly, much of the world felt a deep sense of mourning over the...
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How Estate Planning can help you NOW!
May 10, 2016Many people think that estate planning is only for rich people who have a lot of money. That’s simply...
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Our Attorneys
March 8, 2016When we first opened our doors, we had two attorneys, an of counsel attorney and three staff members, and...