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General business advice in formation and maintenance of small and medium businesses. Clients including restaurants, retailers, tech, B2B, government contracts, and many others.

Extensive litigation experience with assistance and solo in federal district and appellate courts as well as state circuit and district courts in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, with trials conducted in Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland; extensive experience with assistance and solo in federal and state courts in the District of Columbia and Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington Counties with trials conducted in Alexandria and Spotsylvania.

Licensed Title Agent; former Real Estate Broker; Partitions; LLCs; Clearing Title; Closings
Experienced in a wide variety of commercial and residential transactions and disputes, including those listed below. Where an area of practice is underscored, please click on it for more details.

• Commercial Tenant Law, Including Lease Negotiations
• Settlements of Commercial and Residential Real Estate Transactions
• Contract Disputes
• Foreclosure Workouts
• Real Estate Partition
• Condominium/Homeowner’s Association Disputes

We’ve helped clients through many of the difficulties of running a small business, including landlord issues, collections problems, disputed accounts payable issues, leasing disputes, and employee issues. We’ve watched some of our clients suffer the risks of entrepreneurial ventures, and we’ve helped some make it to the Inc. 50, to major international growth, and to very successful early retirements. Please click on the underscored area for further information.

• General Counsel Services
• Acquisition Opinion Letters
• Employment Contracts
• Restrictive Covenants, including Management Contracts and Agency Agreements
• Commercial Lease Negotiations
• Developing Business Plans
• Introductions to Venture Capital and Banking Services
• Business Formation, including choice of form, small business tax issues, foreign incorporations, and registered agent services
• Merging with, selling, or acquiring another business, including bulk asset transfers as well as stock transfers in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.

Experienced in:

• Complex Probate Estates
• Drafting of Wills and Trusts
• Estate Planning
• Charitable Bequests
• Drafting of Powers of Attorney, Living Trusts, and Living Wills
• Creation and Management of Conservatorships
• Tracing Property Passed Through Several Generations of Heirs Without Conveyance or Probate
• Caveating (Disputing) and Claiming Against Wills

Chair emeritus, International Law Committee, Business Law Section, MSBA; Hon. Fellow, Center for Int'l Legal Studies; Articles on securing contracts in Third World Trading.

Whether you are exporting goods or importing them, international trade presents certain unique legal problems. It is essential to draft a contract that either the U.S. party or the foreign party can enforce satisfactorily. This is particularly true when dealing with a non-US government or governmental entity, which may resist attempts at collection based on its sovereign status. In addition, currency restrictions may impede transactions, particularly in Africa.

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Extensive litigation experience with assistance and solo in federal district and appellate courts as well as state circuit and district courts in Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties, with trials conducted in Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland; extensive experience with assistance and solo in federal and state courts in the District of Columbia and Fairfax, Prince William, and Arlington Counties with trials conducted in Alexandria and Spotsylvania. 

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