Bryan,
If your reporting isn't recognized soon then there is obviously something amiss with the professional. This simply outstanding leg work. Kudos to you.

Well, Bryan, good digging and reporting, but this must be a slow news day. As long as Kevin's legal work has nothing to do with county government, development, etc. I would say that this is much ado about nothing.

How about him operating the beer tap at McFaul's? Oh, I guess he was not paid for that work.

Keep digging!

Another example of pointless, poorly worded law that can never be enforced...the gray zone of political dabble.... and this one still lingers from the 50's.
I would liken the effectiveness of this old law to some of the new transgender silliness law currently being created by current bad law makers...
The bad cycle continues...
Push the envelope Kamenetz...it speaks of your true character.

I'm no fan of Kamenetz ,and becoming the County Exec I'm sure is very demanding.His Legal Duties when he was a full time Attorney must be either turned over to a Partner or cleared up by him.Full time in todays standards very's.Make it clear in the Charter.

"Devote his full time" sounds like legal speak for "you will only concern yourself with matters of the county". Like any other law that concerns those in power, it was purposfully written to be able to be conviently interpreted. I guess $150,000.00 + a year is not enough to live on...and Mr Mohler saying he is not practicing law...does he think the truth wouldn't be found out? Just step up and do the right thing for once in your life Mr K.

Great work Bryan! Trying to keep government honest--good luck. The County Executive job should be a full time job with no distractions. Baltimore County residents voted Kevin in office and expect him to do the best job possible. We hope that through his leadership the County will prosper through these hard economic times. If your not there, then you can't do the job. Please,someone, anyone, fix the loophole

The Laws of the past was written with common sense, reasoning so the uneducated would understand. With the use of common sense and reasoning by design of founding fathers, the all men are created equal so why not use common sense and reasoning we are all endowed with?

The lawyer’s dissect the language that the common blue collar citizens can’t understand or write so much that unless you’re a lawyer and can understand it. Manipulating the English language extensive pages that the blue collar gets bored trying to understand and know what our elected officials are doing.

Politicians the majorities are aristocratic, wealthy or knowledge from higher education. They abuse the system by twisting the common sense and reasoning that all are born with, all men are created equal so why not use the common sense and reasoning we are all endowed with, everyone who reads this article shake there heads using common sense and reasoning.!

I'm pretty sure KK isn't doing legal work in his spare time, because I'm also pretty sure he doesn't have much spare time. That being said, there are a lot of politicians who have been known to push the boundaries when law has been fuzzy. And this is some fuzzy law.
Let's make the laws very specific so our County Executive doesn't have this cloud hanging over him.
I didn't vote for KK, I don't particularly like his style, but this is a good opportunity for him to clear the air, and reduce the speculation.

It is a little more refined than actual hours spent working. While some attorneys are pay to play it is common in the legal industry to use a retainer system. By the logic coming out of the executive's staff you could have a sitting county executive whose practice continues to be paid by individuals (as defined by the Supreme Court in the Citizens United ruling) for no recent physical production.

Any conflict of interest charge can then be challenged from the perspective that government cannot interfere in private legal transactions. For fun you throw in the Commerce Clause and you've got this tied up for years in the courts.

Field and Mohler didn't get lost in the semantics as much as their intentions. Mohler because his defensiveness makes him so prickly. Field, well, I think Field is a good administrative drone and and a honest bloke who likes to please the boss, but he's not much of a thinker.

This is easily solved but, once again, KK's ego might be the biggest hurdle here. Bryan pointed out the issue and KK's inability to absorb and process criticism (not blanket negativity, just opposing feedback) makes it hard for him to recalibrate.

Part time is what you do when you don't make enough full time.

As to the ethics issue he had his chance and failed to live up to the state standards.

It seems the only way (FD not included) to get a response from the county is file a PIA. I just received another, - Gee we're sorry about your e-mail - but a gentle push should get a response. If not Mr. Homan will get another post card.

This County Executive does not need any more distractions. He and his appointees
are already out of touch with the people they serve.

Leo, ain't that the truth. I see it first hand all the time.

Another remarkably good job by Bryan Sears- keep them on their toes- Bryan! Kamenetz is merely another political hack in a long list of incompetents who is screwing the Maryland taxpayers. I have asked Kamenetz to get involved with CINA 03-08-000299 since Jan 2011. Jim Smith did nothing for his tenure except duck bob and weave and answer nothing.

My son has been stuck in this foster care cesspool that I call Dumbcastle on York Road since October 3, 2008. He has been sexually, physically and emotionally abused. Chief Johnson of Baltimore County Police, HHR Secretary Teflon Teddy Dallas, Judith Schagrin, Ben Levey and Joanna Toy, Benjamin's state appointed lawyer of Meccas Place, delegates and senators have closed their eyes to this child abuse and almost four years of arrogance, incompetence and stupidity by Judy Schagrin, Timothy Griffith, Brenda Donald, Stacy Rodgers, Canitra White, Brian Wilbon and many others at DSS and HHR.

Teflon Teddy Dallas has constructed an all out cover up with the help of Nanny McFee Schagrin, Levey, Branch, the social workers oversight review board, the citizen's review board Delegates, Senators, Chief Johnson and the court system. Inspectors General Russell and Johnson have closed their eyes and ears and have done nothing to investigate the medicare and medicaid fraud and why this broken system wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars on this nonsense at Dumbcastle.

Why is Benjamin stuck in this cesspool Mr. Johnson?

Hey Jack, one hell of of post. Where you been? This is a powerful story. I have other friends who have had the same experience.

The states attorney's office is mute, blind and basically clueless. Scott only comes to he forefront on photo-op cases, doesn't respond to e-mails (so I guess a PIA is in order) and of course there is that little push from Jim Smith with numerous $$ sings attached.

The voices of the people shall rise up and hold these people accountable.

Volunteers, including students, can no longer plant trees on County-owned
land. County Executive Kamenetz might want to spend some of his free time
investigating how that's working out with environmental groups.

Jack, while the condition you described sounds horrible, your post has nothing to do with this story. Stay on topic!

butt hurt, you are clueless and unless you have had to deal with these clowns in the Balto county Police, the social workers oversight review board, the citizens review board and the criminals at HHR you have no idea of the corruption, fraud and waste of tax payer money. Teflon Teddy Dallas is a joke together with Kamenetz, Branch, Schagrin, Levey, Griffith, Brenda Donald, Stacy Rodgers, Brian Wilbon and many others. HHR covers up sexual, physically and emotional abuse of foster care kids. It is so bad even Benjamin's state appointed liar, (lawyer) Meccas Place is in the tank for these clowns.

I have been on Schagrin's back for almost four years. She has accomplished nothing on this case. The whole HHR operation is corrupt, broken, and arrogant. They know nothing, ignore the annotated code and are a group of morons. They should all be fired starting with Teflon Teddy Dallas, a real political hack.

Go to it Jack O'Malley!

LOL "creditability" ??

Easy there Buzzter, I'm not gone, just watching your every move. Your past is your future. Mom remembers, so do I.

I don't have to say a word. You bring a defenseless woman and mother into this, your character speaks for itself. I don't think you can go much lower than that except for Steve to insinuate she is not receiving good care. I am there every day.

I'm used to dealing with people who live in the gutter and lie outright like Steve and his other aliases. You see I have access to the records. Steve, remember the e-mail you sent to a whole bunch of people because you didn't like their point of view. When you can't control your emotions that's when you can get into trouble.

That's why he used the photo he does. You can't tell which one is the pothead.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/24/world/americas/24iht-dems.3272493.html?_r=1

I have never sent an e-mail to any group of people. What records do you have access too. Patch's? I am sure AOL isn't too keen about that. BTW I have never posted under any other aliases either. Why bother?

I was just trying to save you some agro. I had to research nursing homes for my Uncle and a Manor Care rated a 1 star out of 5.
http://www.medicare.gov/NHCompare/Include/DataSection/Questions/SearchCriteriaNEW.asp

When people get put into a nursing home they usually get every gem and infection taht everybody else has in there soit's important that they rank higher then 1 star especially in Cleanliness.

JumpinJackFlash: to answer your question. Benjamin's mom has been in this idiotic failed system for more than 20 years. She was raped while at the Salem Group home at the age of 12. BCDSS provided no mental health treatment and constructed a cover up. She was not allowed to speak with her Grandmother for 14 years or visit Baltimore. BCDSS simply bought a child off with clothes, braces, furniture, computers and finally a six thousand dollar check for a car. They tried to shut her up and would have succeeded had it not been for Ben Levey who on April 13, 2011 had Benjamin's mom evicted because she was tell me too many things and causing DSS too many problems.
This system is very dangerous, broken and corrupt. Schagrin and Levey accomplished nothing on this case in almost 4 years. They have WASTED hundreds of thousands of tax payer money on some foolish and dumb programs that were colossal failures. Then the want to blame the victim, Benjamin's mom and me.
Benjamin will be returned to me on July 23rd because dumbcastle has no more games to play.
This is really a case of criminal behavior by the very agency that is supposed to protect our kids, not harass and keep them away from their family for a bunch of bogus reasons.

JumpinJackFlash here are the facts. Benjamin's mom has been in the BCDSS, broken, corrupt agency since she was six years old. She was raped at the Salem Group home when she was 12. BCDSS provided little mental health for this rape. To the contrary BCDSS refused to let this rape victim visit her family in Baltimore for 14 yrs.
DSS Balto County placed the mom in more than seven programs that were very expensive and a waste of hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. These programs were in Balto county and Gaudenzia. All were colossal failures because DSS never took into account more than one hundred emails I sent to them and the politicians. Instead they lied to the court, and harassed this family for almost 4 years.
BCDSS is a joke run by jokers and incompetents. Schagrin and Levey accomplished nothing in almost four years except to piss me off.
The mom is now in Washington County and being treated for the rape, bi polar disorder and other issues that this broken system has not dealt with until now.
She is in treatment now because I went to court in Anne Arundel County and the judge understood the issues and ordered an evaluation that lead to this new treatment. We are guardedly optimistic that finally, the treatment will be effective and Benjamin will be getting his mother back and she has begun dealing with the rape and other issues. Benjamin will be returned to me on July 23rd. Teflon Teddy Dallas has no more cards to play. This is not a game Teddy!

You certainly are a self centered demagogue, aren't you? Since you bring up the subject of mother Beeler, I especially enjoyed the first part of your blog. Especially the part where you re-write history, again (serial liar). "My personal date with a near death experience came June 14, 2003. My heart stopped in front of the North Point Precinct while I was confronting a suspect, and I hit the ground not breathing." CONFRONTING A SUSPECT! When are you going to admit what really happened? WHEN? When you lie to yourself and those around you enough, I guess the truth is just an "inconvenient truth", huh?

And what are you? A coward who hides. You call me a serial liar, based on what evidence, you don't like my blogs and that is the only way for you to strike back.

Where's your evidence wing nut? You know the thing police use to get a conviction or writers use to get a story.

How did I get my sick time back if it was not ruled - line of duty - injury by the administrative judge? They decided the case not me.

The truth is you are a mealy mouth individual who hides behind a fake name and throw pebbles, because your not strong enough to throw the truth.

Call the FOP lawyers and they will tell you what happened. I guess I really upset the administration this time.

Careful there Buzzy. You're losing control and you don't want Marge to scold you again do you?

Why doesn't the serial liar post a pdf of the incident report? Could it be embarrassing for him? I know it would.