Funk & Bolton - A Maryland law firm serving financial and insurance clients and local governments with litigation, regulation, and more.

Funk & Bolton, P.A. is a Mid-Atlantic-based law firm practicing primarily in seven areas: commercial litigation, insurance regulation, insurance coverage & defense, government relations, local government law, creditors' rights, and environmental law. We are a professional association of over 30 attorneys. We provide counseling, litigation and legislative services to insurers, other financial services companies, health maintenance organizations, managed care organizations, health plans, dental plans, counties, municipalities, businesses and trade associations.

The firm is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating accorded law firms.

Recent Publications

More articles from Karen Kruger in Police Chief
January 2012

We'd like to share several more articles by Karen J. Kruger in Police Chief Magazine:

Warrantless Searches of Cellphones: Is the Law Clearly Established? - July 2011

When Public Duty and Individual Rights Collide in Use-of-Force Cases - February 2009

Worth a Thousand Words — or Maybe Several Hundred Thousand Dollars: Video Evidence in Police Misconduct Cases - November 2007

Duty to All–Duty to No One: Examining the Public-Duty Doctrine and Its Exceptions - May 2007

Transfer and Reassignment: An Important but Sometimes Risky Management Prerogative - February 2007

The Nose Knows: The Odor of Marijuana and Probable Cause - October 2005

Court Rejects Private Right of Action Under HIPAA
October 2011

A plaintiff sued a claims administrator alleging that an unauthorized disclosure of health information resulted in the plaintiff's termination from employment. The US District Court in D.C. dismissed the suit, ruling that the Secretary of Health and Human Services is authorized by Congress to address HIPAA violations and therefore no private action has authority. Please click here to read the bulletin.

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News and Notes

Environmental Group to Host Meeting on Storage Tank Requirements
November 2011
Funk & Bolton's Environmental Practice Group will be hosting an informational meeting regarding Maryland Department of the Environment's (MDE) new trained facility operator's requirements for underground storage tank systems on Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at 10 am at 36 South Charles Street, 2nd Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. For information regarding this event, please contact Michael Forlini at 410.659.7769.

Funk & Bolton Announces New Addition to Creditors' Rights Group
October 2011
The firm is pleased to announce that Bradley J. Swallow has joined the firm's creditors' rights group. Brad came over from Gordon Feinblatt where he was a partner in that firm's bankruptcy and reorganization practice. Brad has been practicing for over 20 years, is admitted to the bar in Maryland and Virginia, and concentrates in the area of bankruptcy law.

Brad will be working with Eric Schuster to provide high quality protection to financial services companies, including banks, finance companies, insurance companies and other types of lenders.

Mark Barondess on Huffington Post Divorce Blog
September 2011

Mark Barondess wrote a blog entry for the Huffington Post titled "The Digital Murder of Your Ex". In the internet age, online character assassination is catching on as a way to take revenge on a former spouse. Read what Barondess has to say about it here.

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