Governor Larry Hogan Archives - Jackson & Campbell, P.C.

7 May 2020 |

Client Alert: Maryland Governor Larry Hogan Authorizes Remote Witnessing for Estate Planning Documents

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has passed emergency Executive Order Number 20-04-10-01, which facilitates the execution of estate planning documents by allowing remote witnessing through video-conferencing. This Executive Order is a follow up to Executive Order 20-03-30-04 which authorized remote notarization of estate planning documents. This temporary legislation suspends the traditional in-person witnessing requirement for Wills, Advance Medical Directives, and ... Read More

TAGGED: COVID-19, Governor Larry Hogan, Executive Order Number 20-03-30-04, Executive Order Number 20-04-10-01, Remote notary, Wills, Financial Powers of Attorney

24 Mar 2020 | Erica L. Litovitz

Client Alert: Order of the Governor of the State of Maryland, Number 20-03-23-01

Governor Hogan issued an order on March 23 updating his office’s order of March 19 prohibiting large gatherings and closing certain facilities and non-essential businesses. The amended order urges Marylanders to stay home and asks employers to adopt work-from-home policies. It is not, however, a shelter-in-place order. The amended order provides a non-exhaustive list of essential businesses that are not required ... Read More

TAGGED: maryland, Employment Law, COVID-19, Governor Larry Hogan