In The News
King – Maryland and the Supreme Court – Part 1
This is the first of two parts published on www.warnkenlaw.com this week. Together, they make up one section of an article to be published in the Maryland Association of Justice’s Trial Reporter Magazine. To the read the whole article, subscribe to the MAJ. King in Maryland and the Supreme Court King v. State, 425 Md. […]
Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens when Dealing with Law Enforcement – An Introduction to the Fourth Amendment
This new article on WarnkenLaw.com is intended as a primer on terms and concepts associated with the fourth amendment. It’s intended for citizens, be they criminal defendants or just curious, law enforcement, law students, and even practicing attorneys. Here is an excerpt… …Probable cause: “Probable cause” is a term used to describe the level of […]
Maryland Criminal Procedure Launch Press Release
Have an early look at the Press Release: Baltimore, MD October 22, 2013 For Immediate Release Three-volume Maryland Criminal Procedure by Professor Byron Warnken released to rave reviews More than 30 years of work is now available as a comprehensive three-volume treatise. Available on Amazon.com After more than thirty years of work, Professor Byron L. […]
My Mentor Basil Thomas Will Be Fondly Remembered
The pre-order period for my book has ended. The printer is reporting the book is on schedule and we have already increased the size of the first run. It’s not in anyone’s hands yet, not even my own. However, I’d like to share just three lines of it from the Professional Acknowledgements section. I clerked […]
Book Pre-Sale Ends Monday!
I have been very happy with the pre-sale period for Maryland Criminal Procedure thus far. In a little over a month, about 100 copies of the three-volume set have been sold. So far, I’m also incredibly happy I selected my son to publish the book. The flexibility and control it’s allowed me to maintain over […]
Maryland Public Information Act
The Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) allows Maryland citizens to access state public records, save for those where there is a legitimate state interest to protect the records from public view; often to protect the privacy of individual citizens. MPIA is the state equivalent of the federal government’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and like […]
An Update on My Treatise
Post also published on ProfessorWarnken.com. Things are moving right along. My treatise is complete. Editing is complete. Indexes are complete. Intros are complete. Typos are fixed. The Foreword is in. The Library of Congress knows about it. Covers have been picked. The formatting is nearly complete. As promised recently, Maryland Criminal Procedure will go to the printer in […]
Workers’ Compensation Can Be a Dirty Business
Warnken, LLC represents workers’ compensation claimants, ie. workers who have been hurt on the job. We began representing injured workers around the time we started representing the Maryland Troopers Association in 1997. Our clients got hurt in their duties as law enforcement officers and they needed someone to handle the claim for them. We generally […]
An Update on the Book
On Thursday or perhaps Friday, the last of my treatise, Maryland Criminal Procedure, will go to the publisher. The publisher is 27Legal, LLC, owned by my son, Byron B. Warnken, Esq. Having Byron publish the book gives me significantly more flexibility to do some of the things I want to do with the book. I […]
Our Workers’ Compensation Practice
Warnken, LLC has had an online workers’ compensation calculator for approximately two years. Along with public safety workers’ comp, the calculator is a reason workers’ compensation is our fastest growing practice area. Our public safety workers’ comp practice comes largely from the fact that we represent the 2600 members of the Maryland Troopers Association. In […]