Cedulie Renee Laumann

Attorney Cedulie Laumann is the managing attorney and founding member of small law firm in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The firm handles real estate, small business, and estate/trust matters.

She enjoys helping clients reach positive solutions to their legal needs. Her firm employs innovative "flat fee" billing arrangements and fee options outside the traditional hourly based approach.

"Legal Answers & Representation Relevant to YOUR needs!"

University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

Honors: Order of the Coif Top 10% of Graduating Class

managing attorney

Arden Law Firm, LLC

Current

Adjunct Faculty

St. Joseph's University

Current

Maryland State Bar

Member

2003 - Current

Maryland

Since 2003

• Free Consultation
  10 minute no-cost free phone consult. Call 410-216-7000. We can answer many quick questions for free, or browse our website for common answers to deed, trust and other questions. Or schedule a private, in-depth consultation (1hr - 1.5 hrs) with Managing Attorney (10-20 years experience) for a flat $300 consult fee for most matters. 100% of the paid consult fee is applied towards estate planning
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• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  10 min no cost initial consult by phone or email. Flat fee consultations for up to 1.5 hour attorney meeting. Flat fee billing option for most matters we handle, including Estate Planning (Trusts, Wills, etc.), Business Formation (LLCs, etc.) and Real Estate (Deeds, contracts, etc.) See our pricing guide on our website for representative fees or call us. While all the firm's clients are given clear understanding of fees up-front, this list is not a promise to represent, some situations may require additional work and no attorney/client relationship is formed unless we meet and both agree.

• General Civil

Q. Citation for Maryland Code tax exemption in property transfers to revocable trust.

April 2, 2025

A: State transfer tax exemptions are contained in section 12-108 of the Tax Property article of the Maryland Annotated Code. State recordation tax exemptions are contained in section 13-207 of the same article. Local transfer tax codes will vary from county to county. Yes, some jurisdictions in MD require specific additional verbiage for such a deed to be exempt from transfer and recordation tax. The post mentions a warranty deed but it would be quite unusual in Maryland to use a warranty deed for a transfer to the Grantor's Revocable Living Trust.

While deeds are not terribly complex, it is generally prudent to have a real estate attorney prepare a deed (and while the law allows a party to prepare their own deed if they wish, it is illegal for anyone to prepare a deed in MD for another person if they are not an attorney) The cost to have an attorney prepared deed is usually minimal while errors can be very costly to fix.

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Q. Seeking help to recover towed car, tow bill over $3000, in Maryland after assault incident.

March 24, 2025

A: That sounds like a very challenging situation. Unfortunately a tow company often has the legal right to charge per day fees for vehicles they legally tow, even though on a personal level such fees may work a significant financial hardship.

You might consider reaching out to the Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service (MVLS) which aims to match attorney volunteers with persons of limited financial means who need legal assistance in certain areas of law. https://mvlslaw.org/free-legal-help/ Alternatively, you might contact the Harford County Community Mediation Program at 410-638-4807 to try and set up a free mediation session with the tow company -- although it sounds like they were unresponsive to your requests, if the tow company agrees to mediate, you might be able to explain your situation in front of a skilled mediator and work out a resolution.

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Q. Seeking pro bono custody assistance in Maryland for seeing children.

March 24, 2025

A: Maryland Volunteer Lawyer Service (MVLS) offers legal assistance through volunteer attorneys to persons of limited means. You can contact MVLS through their website https://mvlslaw.org/free-legal-help/ or by phone at 410-547-6537 (Mon-Thurs).

Additionally, the Circuit Courts offer pro se family law help clinics where volunteers assist with selecting and filing out appropriate family law forms for free (although they will not represent at a hearing).

For Baltimore County, this service is offered Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on the 2nd floor of the County Courts Building, 401 Bosley Avenue, Towson, Maryland 21204

In Baltimore City, attorneys volunteer to help fill out forms Monday - Friday between 9:00a.m. and 4:00pm. To meet with an attorney at the Baltimore City Courthouse, sign up at the Sheriff’s station near the Family courtrooms on the 1st floor of the Cummings Courthouse

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