The following is a list of resources available in the Law Library. It is not exhaustive and is intended only to provide background information for library patrons. It should not be regarded as legal advice.

ASSISTANCE

Maryland Court Help Center  

phone (410-260-1392) and online chat services (https://www.mdcourts.gov/helpcenter/mchc). 

8:30 am - 8:00 pm M - F

MARYLAND CODE, RULES & REGULATIONS

(Also available in the library.)

     Md. Code - use the search feature to find the law. The following articles may be a good starting place.

• Business Occupations and Professions
• Business Regulation
• Commercial Law
• Corporations and Associations

     Maryland Rules of Procedure

     (Scroll down to find "Maryland Rules".)

     COMAR / Code of Maryland Regulations

ONLINE RESOURCES

• People's Law Library of Maryland https://www.peoples-law.org/cat/other-legal-issues/maryland-small-business (collection of articles)
• Forming a Stock Corporation in the State of Maryland 
• Forming a Limited Liability Company (LLC) in the State of Maryland

• Public Libraries 
• Anne Arundel County Public Library
• Business & Investing

• Enoch Pratt Free Library
•  Small Business Guide

• Library of Congress
• Research Guides: Business and Management 

• NOLO.COM
• Business Articles
• How to Start an LLC in Maryland

• Anne Arundel County Government
• Anne Arundel Business Resources

• Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County - Business Licenses
•   Starting a Business in Anne Arundel County Brochure 

• State of Maryland
• Maryland Business Express
• State Department of Assessments & Taxation (SDAT) 
• Office of the Attorney General and Department of Commerce: Guide to Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Maryland

• U. S. Small Business Administration 
• SBA Learning Center

• Findlaw: Small Business Law

FORMS:

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer (Maryland State Bar Association, 2023) Chapter 5. (KFM1730.A65 P7 2023 and on Lexis and Westlaw) 
• Chapter 5-Business Organizations
• Sample forms are available in Chapter 5, Section VII of Practice manual for the Maryland lawyer in the law library.   

LIBRARY RESOURCES (The law library can send relevant chapters or sections upon request.)

 See lists of selective titles below. Search the catalog with terms such as "business" or corporation to see more:

Maryland Titles

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer, 5th ed. CH. 5 Business Organizations (MSBA) KFM1730. A65 P7 2019 and online in the library
• Helping your client buy or sell a small-to-medium sized business / [authors, Robert Carter and others]. Call Number: KFM1415.C65 H45 2014
• Borek's Maryland business planning guidebook / Charles A. Borek.  Call Number: KFM1282.B87 B67 2009 and online in the library
• Intellectual property for Maryland business and litigation lawyers (MSBA). Call Number:  E-RESOURCE
• Small Business Institute / [faculty includes, Jason E. Balog ... [and others]] Call Number: KFM1434 .S63 2008
• Maryland corporation law / James J. Hanks, Jr. Author: Hanks, James J., Jr. Call Number: KFM1410 .H36 2020 and online in the library
• Maryland corporate practice and forms: the Piper Marbury Rudnick & Wolfe manual. Author: Scriggins, Larry P. Call Number: KFM1410.A65 S38 2000 
• Intellectual property for Maryland business and litigation lawyers : what you need to know but didn't know to ask / James B. Astrachan, editor. Call Number: KFM1530 .I5 2019
• Limited Liability Companies / Charles B. Jones, 2013.  Call Number: KFM1407.5 .J5 2013
• Maryland limited liability company forms and practice manual. Author: Ercole, Robert M. Call Number: KFM1407.5.A65M37 1999
• Choice of entity / [program chair, Robert A. Rombro ; faculty includes, Theodore W. Hirsh ... and others] Call Number: KFM1413 .C55 2007
• Maryland human resource law : what you need to know now / Claire Eau. Call Number: KFM1534 .H863 2021
• Human resources law : What you need to know now / authors, Craig F. Ballew [and three others]. Call Number: KFM1535.5. E55 B86 2017

• Practice Manual for the Maryland Lawyer (Maryland State Bar Association, 2023). Call Number: KFM1730 .A65 P7 2023

General U.S. Titles available online in the law library.

• Fletcher cyclopedia of the law of corporations Author: Fletcher, William Meade, 1870-1943  E-RESOURCE
• Fletcher corporation forms annotated.  E-RESOURCE
• O'Neal and Thompson's close corporations and LLCs: law and practice. : E-RESOURCE 
• Bromberg and Ribstein on Limited Liability Partnerships, The Revised Uniform Partnership Act, and The Uniform Limited Partnership Act / Christine Hurt and D. Gordon Smith. Author: Hurt, Christin. Call Number: E-RESOURCE
• Thomson Reuters, Limited liability company handbook. Call Number: E-RESOURCE

NOLO available online in the law library.

• Legal guide for starting & running a small business / by Fred S. Steingold ; edited by Ilona Bray. 
• Wow! I'm in business : a crash course in business basics. 2nd edition /  by Richard Stim and Lisa Guerin.
• Contracts : the essential business desk reference / by Richard Stim. Author: Stim, Richard.
• Tax savvy for small business : year-round tax strategies to save you money / by Frederick W. Daily. 
• Incorporate your business / by Anthony Mancuso. Author: Mancuso, Anthony. 
• LLC or corporation? : how to choose the right form for your business / by Anthony Mancuso. Author: Mancuso, Anthony. 
• Deduct it! : lower your small business taxes / by Stephen Fishman. Author: Fishman, Stephen. 

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