Legal Question in Personal Injury in Maryland

Can I proceed PRO SE in Circuit Court for Montgomery County, MD?

Can a Circuit Court judge award legal fees to a party that wins the case in a property damage tort case between neighbors?

Thank you,

Jade


Asked on 9/27/11, 3:12 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Lawrence Holzman Holzman Law Firm, LLC

Any natural person (i.e. not a corporate entity) can appear pro se (i.e. without a lawyer). If you do not have a lawyer, you cannot be awarded attorneys fees. If you do have a lawyer, or you incurred attorneys fees prior to being pro se, you may only collect them if there is a contract provision, or a specific statutory provisions providing for the payment of fees. otherwise, the default rule is that everyone pays their own attorneys' fees.

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Answered on 9/30/11, 11:48 am


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