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Jessica Andritz
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
22196 Three Notch Road Suite 104
22196 Three Notch Road Suite 104
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Real Estate
Jessica has many years of experience in Charles County handling complex zoning, subdivision, and administrative law matters. She has represented many large developers and local businesses. As part of that process, she actually created several of the Home Owner’s Associations in Charles County. Jessica is well known to the local real estate community, and the members of our local government. Jessica heads up our zoning & land use, home owner’s association, and corporate law departments. Jessica can assist clients in obtaining permits and other development-related approvals (concept plans, preliminary plans, site development plans, and final plats). Her current...
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Richard Joseph Steinmetz
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(301) 862-4400
22335 Exploration Drive
Suite 2030
Lexington Park, MD 20653
Real Estate, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
Richard J. Steinmetz, Jr. is a partner at The Law Offices of Baldwin, Briscoe & Steinmetz, P.C. He joined the firm after seven years of working with Andrews, Bongar, Gormley & Clagett, P.A. in Waldorf, Maryland. Mr. Steinmetz primarily focuses on civil and criminal litigation with an emphasis in personal injury, business and real estate property disputes. Mr. Steinmetz grew up in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He attended East Stroudsburg University where he earned a Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science in 1998. After graduating from East Stroudsburg University, Mr. Steinmetz moved to Washington D.C. He attended the Catholic University...
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Christopher Longmore
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Georgetown University Law Center
Chris is a partner at the firm, Dugan, McKissick & Longmore, LLC, whose practice areas include complex civil litigation, estate planning, zoning/land use and related real estate matters, and government contracts. His litigation practice focuses primarily on business and partnership disputes, construction-related contract disputes and other real estate related matters. He also represents clients in personal injury matters and leads the firm’s collections practice. Chris received his law degree, magna cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1997 where he was Editor-in-Chief of the American Criminal Law Review and a Writing Law Fellow. Chris joined Dugan, McKissick and...
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Samuel H. Wiest
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Sam is an associate with Dugan, McKissick & Longmore, LLC whose practice focuses on real estate transactions and related litigation. He also assists clients in the creation and management of homeowners associations and condominiums, foreclosures, tax sales, and drafting contracts, loan documents, and leases. Sam earned his law degree from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University. Upon graduation from law school he served as law clerk to the Honorable Robert C. Nalley of the Circuit Court for Charles County, after which he joined the firm. Sam speaks Spanish and enjoys travelling...
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Bill D. McKissick
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Bill is a founding partner of Dugan, McKissick and Longmore, LLC, and has been practicing business, corporate, real estate, zoning and other transactional law since 1989 . He earned his law degree with honors from the University Of Maryland School Of Law and attended Franklin and Marshall College. He grew up in Baltimore City and moved to St. Mary’s County after spending summers clerking at a local law firm while in law school. He has been involved with numerous local boards and task forces concerning issues affecting the business community and community at large and has been active with the...
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Shannon Dent
Lexington Park, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Shannon is a transactional associate with experience in real estate, estate planning and probate law. Shannon graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with her bachelor degree in Political Science in 2008 and obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2011. A St. Mary’s County native, she is a graduate of Leonardtown High School. After missing family and the waterfront in Southern Maryland, she and her husband are thankful to have returned home to raise their family and be more active in the community they grew up in.
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K. Lynn Carter
Salisbury, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Real Estate
Charlotte School of Law
Lynn attended Law School in Charlotte, North Carolina and graduated in December 2015. While in school, Lynn served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Albert Diaz in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Honorable Wanda G. Bryant in the North Carolina State Court of Appeals, and the Honorable Robert C. Conrad in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to her judicial internships, Lynn interned with the Senior Vice President and Regional Legal Counsel for Balfour Beatty Construction-the 3rd largest builder in the country. Lynn also took...
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Erin Michael McCormack
Salisbury, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
University of Baltimore School of Law
Erin Michael McCormack provides a wide range of legal services to clients throughout the Eastern Shore of Maryland with his case load centered in Worcester, Wicomico, Dorchester and Somerset Counties. As a former Assistant State's Attorney and Law Clerk in Worcester County, Mr. McCormack possesses a unique insight into the judicial process facing individuals that find themselves before the Court. Since entering private practice, Mr. McCormack has primarily devoted his time to the areas of criminal defense, traffic matters (DUI/DWI) and civil litigation (business & contract disputes, professional negligence, etc.). Despite those concentrations, he also handles a...
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Ryan Dowell Showalter
Easton, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Environmental
Tulane University School of Law
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Shereese Matthews
Salisbury, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 6 years of experience
124 East Market Street
Salisbury, MD 21801
Real Estate
Charlotte School of Law
Shereese earned her Bachelors in Business Administration from Howard University in 2009, and was awarded her J.D. degree from Charlotte School of Law in 2017. During her law school career, Shereese worked in the School's Wills Practitioner's Clinic where she primarily assisted members of the community with their estate planning needs. Shereese also served as the President of the Christian Legal Society during her final two years of law school. .
Before beginning her legal career, Shereese worked several years in the Office of Sponsored Programs at Howard University
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Douglas Samuel Walker
Easton, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Douglas S. Walker represents businesses in a variety of corporate matters. His practice includes entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, sales, reorganizations, joint ventures, drafting and negotiating employment agreements and buy-sell agreements, and general business planning. Mr. Walker also represents individuals and developers in a variety of commercial real estate transactions. His real estate practice includes representing clients in real estate development, financing, acquisition and the preparation and negotiation of declarations, easements and other real estate development documents.
Mr. Walker also represents numerous local and national financial institutions in commercial financing transactions.
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Robert Damalouji
Prince Frederick, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 25 years of experience
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Brian Robert Gormley
Kensington, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
University of Michigan Law School
Brian Gormley has a dynamic transactonal practice with tremendous experience representing clients at all parts of the continuum. Having worked with large institutions in the structured finance and capital markets world, developers, nonprofits and lenders in the multifamily housing market, and individual distressed homeowners and estates, he is familiar with all levels of clients and their associated needs. He has extensive real estate experience, representing clients in multifamily housing transactions, DC TOPA cases (tenant opportunity to purchase act), foreclosure defense and short sales, and as a title attorney and a real estate broker. He also has an active probate and...
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Sari Kurland
Rockville, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
The Kurland Law Group is a boutique law firm offering bankruptcy, real estate, business consulting and litigation services. We have extensive experience with distressed real estate matters. We negotiate short sales, provide foreclosure defense litigation services, have an incredibly successful loan modification practice, settle debts large and small and are recognized experts in Consumer Bankruptcy matters.
With her decades of legal experiences, Ms. Kurland actively assists homeowners and real estate investors modify mortgages, short sale property and prosecute foreclosure defense cases in the federal courts.
Ms. Kurland is the proud mother of her three children, Benjamin (University of Hastings Law School),...
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Jonathan M. Herbst
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Employment
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Jonathan M. Herbst is a graduate of the University of Delaware (B.A., 1999) and the University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., 2003). Prior to joining The Herbst Firm in 2017, Jonathan practiced as an attorney at several prominent law firms in the Baltimore area, including working for more than seven years at Royston, Muller, McLean & Reid, LLP in Towson, Maryland. Jonathan focuses his practice on business and real estate transactions, as well as business and commercial litigation. Jonathan assists small business owners with every aspect of business organization and operation, including handling various employment-related issues and litigating employment...
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Daniel Staeven
Annapolis, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy, Business and Tax
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Dan has spent his career working with distressed individuals and businesses. His insolvency-based practice does workouts, restructuring, negotiations, and bankruptcy for consumers and entities. Dan also works on real estate transactions representing the buyer or banking institution in a property transaction or properties in distress.
The experience and knowledge of dealing with loan documents supports all different kinds of parties to a transaction. Dan’s practice has intersected many times in federal tax and state tax areas. Dan regularly files bankruptcy cases for individuals to work with tax debt. These workouts take many forms and one size does not fit all. It...
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Stephen John Reichert
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Trademarks
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
A motivated and relentless advocate for his clients, Stephen J. Reichert personally handles all aspects of each case from consultation to resolution. Mr. Reichert is a dedicated listener who understands the unique legal needs of his clients and helps them meet their needs in the most effective ways possible. Mr. Reichert received a degree in philosophy at Trinity College before receiving his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law. He has served on the Maryland Journal of International Law and Trade and The Federal Circuit Bar Journal, and directed and advised student attorneys working...
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Kenneth L. Samuelson
Gaithersburg, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Business
University of Michigan Law School
Commercial real estate transactions, litigation and bankruptcy, and trade secrets, including Chapters 7's and 11's, single asset real estate cases, loan and lease workouts, foreclosure defenses, eviction defenses, refinancings, sale-leasebacks, LLC operating agreements, and LLC member disputes. Focusing in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
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Richard David Lebovitz
Towson, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Real Estate
Duquesne University School of Law
Richard Lebovitz graduated from Emory University with a BA in 1989 having majored in Political Science and Economics. He Graduated from Duquesne University School of Law in 1992, and has been admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar since 1992, and the Maryland Bar since 2005. Richard heads up the office family and Real Estate sections. He represents clients with domestic relations matters, real estate matters, landlord/tenant disputes, litigation, Veteran's claims, contracts and estate practice. He is a member of the Baltimore County, Baltimore City and State of Maryland Bar Associations as well as the Maryland Association for Justice, (formerly Maryland Trial...
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Kerri Smith
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Administrative and Business
University of Baltimore School of Law
Kerri Smith concentrates her practice on commercial and residential real estate. She represents landlords, tenants, business owners, property management companies, commercial property owners and contractors in all aspects of development, construction, leasing and management. Her practice includes all types of commercial, residential, retail, office, industrial and mixed used developments. Ms. Smith also covers civil matters in Federal and State courts and has extensive experience in representing clients in a broad range of other matters including commercial leases, class actions, contract disputes and collection actions. She advocates in court on a daily basis.
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Gerard Miles
Pikesville, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
(443) 589-0150
1777 Reisterstown Rd.
Suite 236 East
Pikesville, MD 21208
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Arbitration & Mediation
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
For more than 30 years, the dependable lawyers of Huesman, Jones and Miles, LLC have provided a broad range of high-quality legal services in the greater Baltimore area and throughout Maryland. Gerard "Gary" Miles firmly believe in resolving disputes, not creating them. For both individuals and businesses, our experienced and practical attorneys strive to address your needs with a calm professionalism.
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Steven D. Silverman
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Baltimore School of Law
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Richard Sternberg
Potomac, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and International
Center for International Legal Studies and Georgetown University
The Law Offices of Richard S. Sternberg is dedicated to the principle that bigger is not always better. Instead, it rests on a tradition that actually antedates the rise of the “mega-firm”-the solo practice. Emulating a country lawyer in a big-city environment allows Mr. Sternberg to provide more individualized service to his clients, and, at the same time, pursue more collegial relations with other members of the Bar. Since 1984, Mr. Sternberg has dedicated his practice to representing individuals and smaller businesses. For those corporate clients who have larger needs, he is affiliated with the Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium,...
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Michael J. Bramnick
Bethesda, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Real Estate, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Employment
American University Washington College of Law
Michael J. Bramnick has been practicing law for over a decade and focuses on all aspects of construction law and civil litigation including contract disputes, residential and commercial real estate disputes, business torts, construction litigation including mechanic’s liens and collections for contractors, subcontractors and material suppliers, and general post-judgment collections and enforcement matters. Mike is a zealous litigator, advocate and trusted advisor for his clients. He brings a pragmatic and analytical approach to evaluating claims early in the dispute process to customize strategies that are designed to best serve his clients’ needs. In some cases, this is achieved through alternative...
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Brian Xavier Pendergraft
Greenbelt, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 10 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Florida Coastal School of Law
The Pendergraft Firm helps real estate investors and businesses with ABCDEF: Agreements, Business entity formation, Closings, Deeds, Evictions, and Foreclosure. For all of your real estate legal needs, it's as simple as ABC, work with me.
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Erica R. S. Hunt
Camp Springs, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Business
Georgetown University Law Center
I am client focused and results driven. My goal is that each client will feel that they are my only client. I deeply care about people and their welfare. Many clients come to me quite broken, feeling as though they have no hope or solution to their problems. It is important to me that during my representation they be compassionately restored and made whole through my efforts as a lawyer. As I pursue legal results my clients become like family and are treated as such. Although I am a legal counselor to my clients I also find...
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Peter Antonoplos
Chevy Chase, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
Georgetown University Law Center and The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
For two decades, Mr. Antonoplos has represented individuals, families, and business leaders with real estate, litigation, and estate planning and probate matters. Mr. Antonoplos has been selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star three years consecutively. Mr. Antonoplos’ practice covers a wide range of topics from real estate, estate planning, and probate, to commercial litigation, asset protection, and preservation, and business law issues. A classic generalist, Mr. Antonoplos counsels clients on business transactions and routinely litigates real estate; construction and probate matter is the Courts of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland on behalf of individual and corporate...
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Davin Van Eyken
Laurel, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Real Estate, Bankruptcy and Immigration
American University Washington College of Law and North Carolina Central University School of Law
A Trustworthy, Honest, and Accessible Attorney who will help you through your legal problem.
It is important to plan ahead, and focus on what should be done to address the array of intertwining issues that will have an effect on your case. Davin will provide you with the information you need to know and advise you as to what you need to do to address the problems you may have.
"I go the extra mile in providing my experience, skills and personal commitment to each client. I deliver affordable and tangible solutions for your legal needs."
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Charles Chester
Rockville, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 44 years of experience
Real Estate, Administrative and Employment
University of Baltimore School of Law
Law Clerk, Chief Judge Anselm Sodaro, Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Law Clerk/Intern, Judge H. Kemp MacDaniel, Maryland Court of Special Appeals.
Associate and Administrative Aide, Law and Legislative offices of Maryland State Senator Victor L. Crawford.
Legislative Intern, Office of Cong. Gladys Spellman, (D., Md.)
Chair, Federal Practice Section, Montgomery County Bar Assn.
Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Legal Research and Writing, Montgomery College.
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Rolanzo Richard White
Gaithersburg, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 7 years of experience
(202) 788-6060
9711 Washingtonian Blvd
Suite 550
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business, IP and Trademarks
University of Massachusetts School of Law
I am Rolanzo White, Esq., an Attorney practicing business, entertainment, and technology law in Maryland and Washington, DC.
I received my Juris Doctor from the University of Massachusetts. While there I served as a Staff Editor for the University of Massachusetts Law Review, President of the Black Law Students Association, Treasurer of the Student Bar Association, Student Attorney for the Community Development Clinic, and competed in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition.
I am a client-focused, progressive, and creative practitioner who gauges success on how much my expertise and practice can provide value to those around me. Throughout my career, I have...
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E. Philip Hanlon
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
University of Maryland - Baltimore
Phil Hanlon is Of Counsel to the Firm where he practices in the areas of corporate transactions, real estate, and general civil litigation.
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Thomas C. Valkenet
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Insurance Defense
University of Baltimore School of Law
I am a 36 year veteran of the Maryland and District of Columbia court systems. There is little that would surprise us!
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Dana Whitehead McKee
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
Real Estate, Business and Products Liability
Duke University
Dana McKee is a partner at Brown Goldstein & Levy and the chair of the firm’s family law practice, which she established in 2002. She handles all aspects of family law, including divorces, separation agreements, paternity, custody and visitation, child support, prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements, and appeals. As a family law attorney, Dana has extensive experience in representing clients with high net worth and those with complex custody and financial issues. She is a tough but fair negotiator who has successfully handled numerous mediations, trials, and appeals.
Dana also is trained and experienced in Collaborative Law (an alternative dispute resolution process)....
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Nicole Rose Hewitt
Lutherville, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
University of Baltimore School of Law
Nicole Hewitt specializes in Estate Planning and Administration, Elder Law, Special Needs Planning, Business Planning, and Real Estate Transactions, with a particular focus on tax implications. She provides expert legal guidance to individuals, business owners, young families, retirees, and the elderly, helping them achieve their estate, tax, and medical assistance planning goals. Additionally, Nicole has extensive experience working with individuals and families with special needs, including the establishment of trusts and adult guardianships.
Before co-founding HWK Law Group, Nicole built a robust career that included roles as a senior tax associate with two Big 5 accounting firms, an associate at a...
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Phillip J. Closius
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Appeals, Business and Environmental
Columbia University
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Jodie E. Buchman
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Business
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
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Avery B. Strachan
Baltimore, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Arbitration & Mediation and White Collar Crime
University of Maryland School of Law
Ms. Strachan’s practice focuses on virtually all areas of commercial and residential real estate. Her practice includes representation of landlords, tenants, developers, investors, real estate investment trusts, franchisees, property management companies, and brokers. She handles all matters related to the ownership and operation of real estate projects including management, leasing, dispute resolution, development and construction for all types of residential, retail, office, industrial, hospitality and mixed-used projects. Ms. Strachan makes every effort to handle all matters is the most efficient way possible and is sensitive to time and costs concerns of all her clients.
Ms. Strachan attended college at...
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Cedulie Renee Laumann
Crownsville, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate and Business
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
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!"
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Lorna Maloney
SILVER SPRING, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Real Estate and Business
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Lorna Maloney, Esq. is the Founder and Managing Partner of Maloney & Hayes Law Offices, PC. with offices in Maryland and the District of Columbia. She earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology; Master of Arts Degree in Political Management and her Juris Doctorate Degree with honors.
Ms. Maloney taught legal courses for several years before getting into private practice. She is committed to providing exceptional legal service to all of her clients.
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Jeffrey P. Rogyom
Towson, MD Real Estate Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate, Business and Tax
Boston University School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans
Jeff graduated from Boston University School of Law’s Tax LLM program and practice as a tax, business, and estate planning attorney.
Jeff advises clients on legal and tax issues relating to business transactions, start-ups, corporate mergers & acquisitions, business successions, estate planning, and real estate. Jeff practices both federal and state tax law, and he assists individuals and businesses with tax audit defense and tax planning in the areas of income, corporate, partnership, franchise, sales and use, property, and estate taxes. Jeff's background allows him to consider clients' personal, business, and tax needs. Jeff was the 2013 president...