Goodwin Weber PLLC

12/24/2023

Maryland lawyers Dr. David P. Weber and Julie Goodwin Weber were each named 2024 Super Lawyers for their respective practice areas by Thompson Reuters. David practices whistleblowing law, and Julie assists many clients with estate, trust and probate matters. Read more about the selection below:

Goodwin Weber PLLC is proud to announce that attorneys Julie Goodwin Weber and Dr. David P. Weber have each been named Super Lawyers for 2024 by Thompson Reuters. Only five percent (5%) of lawyers in a state are selected to Superlawyers. Yet, on the Eastern Shore, Super Lawyer membership is far more...

03/15/2022

Major update. Last week, Police Officer Jeffrey L. Smith's death was ruled to be line of duty. The District of Columbia ruled that Jeff died as "a sole and direct consequence" of the injuries he suffered defending the United States Capitol on January 6th. He died days later. The decision not only is important to Jeff's widow and his family, but to all the future widows, widowers, children and family who will be able to rely on this decision going forward. Put simply, mental injury and TBIs, while invisible, are very real. This is possibly the most important thing that the lawyers at Goodwin Weber PLLC and Goodwin Weber PLLC - Chincoteague Island Attorneys have ever done. You can read more about the decision here:

The Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board found that injuries Officer Jeffrey Smith sustained Jan. 6, 2021, were "the sole and direct cause” of his su***de nine days later.

08/10/2021

GWPLLC attorney David P. Weber was interviewed on CNN tonight, about Jeffrey Smith, a DC police officer who died in the aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection.

08/07/2021

GWPLLC Attorney David P. Weber attended the Rose Garden ceremony on August 5, 2021, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to GWPLLC client Jeffrey Smith, a Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer who died as a result of the Capitol Insurrection. GWPLLC's efforts to obtain line of duty death benefits for Jeffrey's widow Erin continues.

08/07/2021

GWPLLC Attorney David P. Weber attended the Rose Garden ceremony on August 5, 2021, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to GWPLLC client Jeffrey Smith, a Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer who died as a result of the Capitol Insurrection. GWPLLC's efforts to obtain line of duty death benefits for Jeffrey's widow Erin continues.

08/07/2021

GWPLLC Attorney David P. Weber attended the Rose Garden ceremony on August 5, 2021, to award the Congressional Gold Medal to GWPLLC client Jeffrey Smith, a Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer who died as a result of the Capitol Insurrection. GWPLLC's efforts to obtain line of duty death benefits for Jeffrey's widow Erin continue.

07/30/2021

Today, Goodwin Weber PLLC filed its opening brief, on behalf of deceased Washington, DC, police officer Jeffrey Smith and his widow, Erin Smith, for line of duty benefits for Erin. Officer Smith was one of three police officers to die in the aftermath of the Capitol Insurrection. You can read more about our arguments in this NY Times article published today, in print and online:

Jeffrey Smith, a police officer who confronted a mob in the Capitol, later shot himself. His widow blames the riot, and is asking for full death benefits.

10/12/2020

Goodwin Weber PLLC October 2020 Estate Planning Update

Under prior law in Maryland, a surviving spouse could “elect” against the deceased spouse’s will if the surviving spouse were unsatisfied with the amount received pursuant to the will and thereby receive a larger share of the deceased spouse’s estate. However, the surviving spouse could elec...

03/13/2020

Friends and clients: We are posting a second update on changes that have been ordered by the Maryland and Virginia federal courts, as well as the Maryland state court system. We will provide a third update when the Virginia Supreme Court provides instructions on Virginia state courts.

During these trying times, we are providing a second update to Goodwin Weber PLLC clients and prospective clients. Major updates have been announced by the Maryland federal and local courts, as set forth below. We await instruction from the Virginia courts; as communicated yesterday, the Virginia fe...

03/12/2020

Friends and clients: Please read the following announcement from Goodwin Weber PLLC regarding our decision to close our law offices in Maryland and Virginia to in-person client meetings until further notice. We will continue to practice law and render legal advice virtually through conference calls and video conferences. We will continue to appear at previously scheduled court hearings until directed otherwise. Read more here: https://goodwinweberlaw.com/a-message-to-clients-and-prosp…/