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Cedulie Renee Laumann

Cedulie Renee Laumann

Arden Law Firm, LLC
  • Real Estate Law, Estate Planning, Business Law ...
  • Maryland
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Biography

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!"

Practice Areas
    Real Estate Law
    Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate
    Estate Planning
    Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
    Business Law
    Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions
    Employment Law
    Employment Contracts
    Probate
    Probate Administration, Probate Litigation
Additional Practice Area
  • General Civil
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Fees
  • 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 $250 consult fee for most matters. 100% of the paid consult fee is applied towards estate planning
  • Credit Cards Accepted
    Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express Credit cards are only accepted for attorney fees, not for any government fees, third party fees or taxes.
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    10 min no cost initial consult by phone. Flat fee consultations for up to 1.5 hour attorney meeting. Option of flat fee billing many types of cases, 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.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Maryland
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
managing attorney
Arden Law Firm, LLC
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Adjunct Faculty
St. Joseph's University
Current
Education
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Honors: Order of the Coif Top 10% of Graduating Class
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Professional Associations
Maryland State Bar
Member
- Current
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Websites & Blogs
Website
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Legal Answers
631 Questions Answered
Q. Can I get free legal assistance in selling my fathers inherited house.
A: If you desire to handle the probate process by yourself without paying for an attorney to handle the full estate, you may find that a hour or so consultation with an experienced estate practitioner can help provide very helpful framework and tools. The average probate case in Maryland takes 9 months to 1 year to resolve and in some cases can take much longer than that. If the total equity in the house is less than $50,000 and there are no other assets, the estate may qualify as a "Small Estate" which involves considerably less effort than a Regular Estate.

While a skilled consultation will generally have some cost, it may be money well spent

Another attorney posted links to some resources to explore. Please note, however, that generally speaking free legal help is more readily available to low-income individuals facing a dire legal need (such as eviction, debt collection, etc.).

While not legal advice, I hope this general information helps.
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Q. Is it legit for a lawyer to ask for a social security number through email?
A: It really isn't clear what you mean by "next of kin paperwork." Do you mean the attorney is designating you in estate planning documents? While it is very common to request addresses and phone numbers of beneficiaries, it would be quite unusual to ask for a beneficiary's photo ID or run "background checks" just to designate you in planning documents. Sometimes financial institutions will ask for a beneficiary's SSN.

As another attorney posted, if getting any questionable requests from someone who says they are a lawyer first verify that they are in fact a licensed attorney (in MD check with the Maryland Court of Appeals to see if the lawyer is licensed in this state and that the phone numbers, etc. match). Some attorneys who practice estate planning will not actively handle other types of cases (litigation) so they may not show up in the Maryland Judiciary Case Search which lists attorneys who have handled litigation cases in Maryland courts (but does not list attorneys handling estates). Every attorney though will show up in the Court's list of licensed attorneys: https://www.mdcourts.gov/attysearch

If this request in fact comes from an actual licensed attorney it is perfectly reasonable to ask them why they need the information. It is also perfectly reasonable to insist that a full SSN only be relayed through encrypted/password protected documents and not through email.

While not legal advice, I hope this general information helps!
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Q. My husband and his dad are on the deed for his dad's house. If his father dies and the will says otherwise, who owns?
A: It all depends on how the deed was written. If the deed gave the co-owners survivorship rights, the surviving owner would own it all regardless of what the Will said (because there would be no interest to pass through the Will as it would have automatically gone to the survivor). However, if the co-owners on the deed owned as tenants in common, then the share of the person who died would go through their Estate as laid out in the Will.

If an attorney is assisting with the estate they should be easily able to ascertain this simply by looking at the deed.

While not legal advice I hope this answer helps!
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1028 Generals Hwy
Crownsville, MD 21032
Telephone: (410) 216-7000
Telephone: (410) 216-7000
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