Lawyers

Experience

Complex Purchase and Sales Agreements

• Represent buyers and sellers in the acquisition and sale of commercial and industrial properties in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region
• Represent religious organization in pre-sale management and acquisition of K-12 school
• Counsel to regional petroleum jobber in acquisition and operation of real estate and supply interests in 100+ service stations in the Baltimore/Washington D.C. region

Commercial and Residential Development

• Counsel to publicly traded national developer in negotiating and documenting property disposition and development agreements and reciprocal easement agreements
• Prepare reciprocal easement agreements and other project governing documents for commercial projects

Real Estate Finance

• Counsel to borrowers in all aspects of acquisition and development financing for projects in the Baltimore/Washington metro area
• Represent borrowers in conventional and receivables based financings
• Represent the State of Maryland on multiple privatized student housing developments
• Counsel on the acquisition and development of various continuing care retirement communities

Complex Easement Agreements

• Prepare reciprocal easement agreements
• Negotiate ingress/egress easements for mixed use development

Business Reorganization; Real Estate Assets in Distress

• Work with bankruptcy practice group regarding transactional aspects of bankruptcy proceedings
• Counsel to residential real estate owner/operator in restructuring of real estate portfolio
• Counsel in restructuring of $65,000,000 asset based financing facility
• Chapter 11 sale of 400+ apartment unit complex in Washington, D.C.
• Restructuring and refinance of country club's primary credit facility
• Restructuring of finances for Maryland general contractor
• Chapter 11 based restructuring and refinance of real estate developer including disposition and finance of private water and sewer assessments
• Prepare pre-negotiation and forbearance agreements on behalf of borrowers and guarantors in connection with debt restructuring or loan workout programs

Nonprofit Organizations & Associations

• Advised non-profits in purchase and sale of real estate
• Assisted religious organization in pre-sale management and acquisition of financially distressed K-12 school

General Information

• Member: Maryland State Bar Association
• Member: American Bar Association
• Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2011-2012
• Named a "Rising Star" by Maryland Super Lawyers (2009-2012)

Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D. 1996) cum laude
  
  • Law Clerk, Honorable John W. Sause, Jr., Circuit Court for Queen Anne's County
• University of Richmond (B.A. 1993)
• U.S. Green Building Council (LEED Accredited Professional 2009)