Can I Sue My Real Estate Agent? (Baltimore: rental, mortgage)

[helenejen]

I bought a Baltimore rowhouse at the end of May. There were problems leading up to the sale, including the fact that my realtor changed the contract to make the closing 8 days earlier than what I had agreed to without telling me. The signature on the contract is from the original one that I signed when I first made an offer, and she simply whited out the date. The seller's realtor verified that she changed the date and stated that when he asked if she should contact me about the change, she replied no. I wanted the house so I went through with the deal. (I also have a personal check from her, which she gave to me to cover some of the utilities on the rental that I had; I had wanted as late a closing date as possible so that I wouldn't be paying utilities and rent/mortgage on two places. I never cashed the check. My realtor also got the mortgage lender to give me a couple hundred dollars credit to pay for that week's rent because of the "situation.") However, now I also find out that her claim that the new property tax assessment didn't come out until June or July was false. Notice is given to property owners in the early part of the year about what the upcoming new assessment will be. Consequently, had I known that I could have found out what the new assessment was going to be through the Department of Taxation and Assessment. Can I sue her, hopefully successfully, for either of these falsehoods, and if so, can someone recommend an attorney who specializes in this type of thing? Thank you.