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| | Address | | 1300 Nineteenth Street, N.W., Fifth Floor | | Washington, District of Columbia 20036 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 202-628-2000 | | Telecopier: 202-628-2011 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.wbsk.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC practices in the following areas of law:
General Administrative, Corporate, Legislative and Litigation Practice. Finance, Housing, Mortgage Banking, Consumer Credit and Regulatory Compliance, Real Estate, Transportation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial Institutions, Financial Services Law, Reverse Mortgage Contracts. | Firm Profile:
Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC has a national practice specializing in providing legal counsel to the mortgage finance and transportation industries. The firm represents clients in complex commercial transactions and private litigation, including the defense of class action lawsuits, and advises clients on a broad range of regulatory and governmental matters. Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC attorneys have been involved in the real estate and mortgage finance industry for over two decades, and our firm is one of the leading law firms in the country practicing in this area. A number of the firm's members have served as senior officials with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and are experts in housing finance matters. Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC assists clients with various real estate and mortgage banking related transactions, including purchases and sales of portfolios of mortgage assets, the acquisition and sale of mortgage companies, the structuring of new business opportunities, consumer credit compliance issues, manufactured housing, reverse mortgages, home improvement loans, the defense of complex class action litigation, and state law licensing and other requirements. The firm's transportation group specializes in representation of short line and regional railroads. In addition to assisting clients to acquire and finance railroad properties, Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC has an active practice before all federal regulators of railroads. The firm has extensive expertise in matters arising under the Railway Labor Act, including the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. The transportation group also represents companies that manufacture trucks and truck equipment on a broad range of issues, including compliance with federal regulations and federal excise tax matters. | | Firm Size: 28 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
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Other Office Locations of Weiner Brodsky Sidman Kider PC
Newport Beach, California, U.S.A.
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.A.
| | Richard J. Andreano, Jr. (Member) born El Paso, Texas, October 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1984, Virginia. Education: State University of New York, Oneonta (B.A., with high honors, 1980); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1983). Editor, RESPA-Escrow Issues, 1995. Co-Author: "Capital Rules Cast New Light on Purchased Servicing," Savings Institutions, May 1990; "Purchased Servicing Faces Stricter Limits," Savings Institutions, June 1991; "Reflections on the New RESPA Regulation," Mortgage Banking Review, January 1993 Faculty Member, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Regulatory Compliance School. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking; Financial Institutions; Consumer Credit; Regulatory Compliance; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard J. Andreano, Jr. | | James A. Brodsky (Member) born New York, N.Y., May 7, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1967); Columbia University (M.S., 1968); Georgetown University (J.D., 1972). Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1970-1972. Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas Flannery, U.S. District Court for District of Columbia, 1971-1972. Court Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1972-1973. Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1976-1977. Commissioner, 1982-1991, and Chairman, Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County, Maryland. Chairman, Washington Area Housing Partnership, 1991-1996; Director and Chairman, Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc., 1999—. Practice Areas: Mortgages; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Regulatory Compliance; Federal Agency Proceedings. Email: James A. Brodsky | | Don J. Halpern (Member) born Bronx, New York, May 2, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Pennsylvania; 1990, District of Columbia; 1992, Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1984); Rutgers University (J.D., 1987); New York University School of Law (LL.M., 1991). Associate Editor, Rutgers Law Journal, 1985-1987. Co-Author: Secondary Mortgage Market Guide, 2002. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mortgage and Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Corporate Law; Regulatory Compliance; Federal Agency Proceedings. Email: Don J. Halpern | | Mitchel H. Kider (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 24, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1982, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1984, New York and California; 1987, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1978); Washington University (J.D., 1981). Recipient, Milton F. Napier Trial Award, 1981. Staff Member, 1979-1980 and Recent Developments Editor, 1980-1981, Urban Law Annual. Columnist, "The Mortgage Counselor," Secondary Marketing Executive, 1992-2000. Author: RESPA Escrow Issues, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, 1995; Quality Control for Mortgage Services, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, 1991; "RESPA: The Forgotten Issues," Mortgage Banking, January 1991; "Recent Developments in Urban Redevelopment," 21 Urban Law Annual 317, 1981. Co-Author: with Don J. Halpern, Secondary Mortgage Marketing Guide, Juris Publishing, Inc., 2002; with Lisa M. Noel, Handbook of Quality Control, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, 1993; with James A. Brodsky, "Another December Surprise," Mortgage Banking, December 1992. Faculty Fellow, Mortgage Bankers Association of America. Faculty Member and Lecturer, School of Mortgage Banking, 1991. Lecturer, Learning Center for Real Estate Finance, 1991. Trial Attorney, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1981-1986. Member: District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of California; New York State and American (Member, Litigation Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mortgages; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Regulatory Compliance; Federal Agency Proceedings; Financial Institutions. Email: Mitchel H. Kider | | James M. Milano (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 20, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana; 1992, Georgia; 1996, Virginia; 2000, Maryland; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., 1983; B.S. and B.A., 1986; J.D., 1989); Emory University (LL.M., 1991). Member: The Conference on Consumer Finance Law; Manufactured Housing Institute Finance Lawyers Committee. Alternate Delegate to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. Member: Louisiana State, Maryland State and American Bar Associations (Member, Consumer Financial Services Subcommittee); State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law; Consumer Credit; Regulatory Compliance; Real Estate; Financial Institutions. Email: James M. Milano | | Mark H. Sidman (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, February 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Pennsylvania; 1982, District of Columbia. Education: Hobart College (B.A., 1977); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1980). Staff Member, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1978-1980. Special Assistant to the Executive Vice President, United States Railway Association, 1981-1982. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Pennsylvania Bar Association (inactive). Practice Areas: Transportation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Regulatory Compliance; Federal Taxation. Email: Mark H. Sidman | | David M. Souders (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, April 29, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Missouri; 1993, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Holy Cross College (B.A., 1977); Washington University (J.D., 1985). Order of the Coif, Law Review, Washington University. Law Clerk to Judge Nangle, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 1985-1986. Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-2000. Member: The Missouri Bar; District of Columbia Bar Association. [Nuclear Power Program, U.S. Navy, 1977-1982.]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Regulatory Compliance; Administrative Law. Email: David M. Souders | | John D. Socknat (Member) born Ames, Iowa, September 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking; Consumer Credit; Regulatory Compliance; Financial Institutions. Email: John D. Socknat | | Harvey E. Weiner (Member) born New York, N.Y., December 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, New York; 1972, District of Columbia. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., 1966); New York University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Co-Author: "Federal Legislation Affecting Mortgage Credit," 38 The Business Lawyer, 1311, May, 1983; "Capital Rules Cast New Light on Purchased Servicing," Savings Institutions, May 1990; "Purchased Servicing Faces Stricter Limits," Savings Institutions, June 1991. Attorney Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, 1969-1974, Special Assistant to the Assistant Secretary for Housing Production and Mortgage Credit FHA Commissioner, 1974-1976 and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regulatory Programs—Interstate Land Sales Administrator, 1976-1977, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Mortgages; Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Banking; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Regulatory Compliance; Federal Agency Proceedings; Financial Institutions. Email: Harvey E. Weiner | | Troy W. Garris (Member) born Texas, 1966; admitted to bar, 1998, New York and Texas; 2001, District of Columbia. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 1990); American University Washington College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Taiheiyou Law Office, Osaka, Japan, 1998-1999. U.S. Surface Transportation Board, Office of General Counsel, 1999-2000. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law; Real Estate Finance; Regulatory Law; Financial Institutions Law; Labor and Employment. Email: Troy W. Garris | | —————————— | | Bruce E. Alexander (Counsel) born Bangor, Maine, January 23, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1973); University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1981). Experience: Senior Vice President and Litigation Counsel, First Nationwide Mortgage Corporation 1996-2002; Litigation Manager, Commercial Credit, 1994-1996; Vice President and Litigation Counsel, Maryland National Bank, 1990-1994. Adjunct Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law 1988-1996. Member: Maryland State Bar Association. (First Vice President and Litigation Counsel). Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; Consumer Class Actions. | | Thomas Lawrence, III (Counsel) born Troy, New York, February 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1987, Virginia; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.A., 1973); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Attorney/Manager Labor Relations, National Railway Labor Conference, 1982-1990. Assistant Director Labor Relations, Delaware & Hudson Railway Company, 1976-1982. Member: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Transportation Law; Labor Law. Email: Thomas Lawrence, III | | Aldys Dayle London (Counsel) born Los Angeles, California, April 11, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, California; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., 1992); Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., 1996). Co-Author: "What's the Worst that Can Happen? Penalties for Acting As an Unlicensed Mortgage Broker; "Special Report: Mortgage Originators and the Law;" Top 10 Reasons Why the FTC Should Not Adopt a Do-Not-Call Registry." Member: State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Consumer Financial Services; Mortgage Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Regulatory Compliance. Email: Aldys Dayle London | | Rose-Michele Nardi (Counsel) born Princeton, New Jersey, October 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: Lafayette College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1996). Member: Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Transportation; Regulatory Compliance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Asset Sales; Federal Taxation. Email: Rose-Michele Nardi | | —————————— | | Sandra B. Vipond (Associate) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 11, 1967; admitted to bar, 1999, Maryland and New Jersey; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Pennsylvania State University (B.S., cum laude, 1989); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., 1998). Law Clerk, The Honorable Stephanie Duncan-Peters, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1998-1999. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Sandra B. Vipond | | Haydn J. Richards, Jr. (Associate) born Elyria, Ohio, August 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., with honors, 1999); George Washington University Law School (J.D., with honors, 2002). Member, Moot Court Board, 2001-2002. Executive Managing Editor, American Intellectual Property Law Association Quarterly Journal, 2001-2002. Law Clerk to Honorable Diane Gilbert Sypolt, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2002-2003. Author: "Redefining the Second Amendment: The Antebellum Right to Keep and Bear Arms and its Present Legacy," 91 Ky. L.J. 311, March 2003; "Is the Whole Greater Than the Sum of its Parts? The Applicability of the Fair Use Doctrine to the New Breed of Instant Messaging Software," 8 Rich. J.L. & Tech. 15, Fall 2001. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law; Real Estate Finance; Regulatory Law. | | Nancy W. Hunt (Associate) born Wilson, North Carolina, November 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, California; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1996); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Editor-in-Chief, Pepperdine Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge Steinberg, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 2001-2004. Member: State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Larry M. Chattoo (Associate) born Trinidad, West Indies; admitted to bar, 2004, California, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Central District of California. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1998); University of Southern California (J.D., 2003). Member: Los Angeles County Bar Association; State Bar of California. [Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, 1989-1994]. Practice Areas: Mortgage Banking Law; Financial Institutions Law; Real Estate Finance; Regulatory Compliance; Consumer Credit Compliance. | | Heather Cain Hutchings (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, February 11, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); The American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2004). Senior Articles Editor, Administrative Law Review, 2003-2004. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Regulatory Compliance. | | Fed F. Kamensky (Associate) born St. Petersburg, Russia, October 27, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1998); University of Akron School of Law (J.D., M.B.A., magna cum laude, 2003). Associate Editor, The Akron Law Review. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Creditors Rights; Foreclosure; Evictions. | | Kristin D. Thompson (Associate) born Winter Haven, Florida, 1959; admitted to bar, 1997, New Hampshire; 2002, Massachusetts. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Wellesley College (A.B., with honors, 1981); Cornell University (J.D., 1997). Managing Editor, Cornell International Law Journal. Law Clerk: Hon. James E. Duggan, New Hampshire Supreme Court, 2001; Hon. Sherman D. Horton, Jr., New Hampshire Supreme Court, 1999-2001; New Hampshire Superior Court, 1997-1999. Member: New Hampshire, Massachusetts and American Bar Associations. | | Natasha M. Williams (Associate) born Washington, D.C; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2005, District of Columbia; 2006, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); Georgetown University (J.D., 2002). Managing Editor, America Criminal Law Review. Law Clerk to the Hon. Thomas J. Motley, Superior Court for the District of Columbia, 2003-2004. Member: Virginia State Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation. | | LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL | | —————————— | | Ann B. Shearer born Easton, Maryland, May 11, 1951; Education: Syracuse University (1969-1971); University of Maryland (B.A., 1973). Editor: Land Use and Construction Regulations - A Builder's View, Washington, D.C., National Association of Home Builders, 1982; Builder's Reference Manual - Guidelines for Affordable Housing, Washington, D.C., National Association of Home Builders, 1981. Author: "Community Infrastructure: Who Should Pay?," Builder Magazine, September 1982, Hanley-Wood, Inc. for the National Association of Home Builders; "Massachusetts' Governor Says 'No' to Advocates of No Housing," NAHB News, June 14, 1982, Washington, D.C., National Association of Home Builders. Member, Women in Housing and Finance, 1984—. Practice Areas: Mortgage and Real Estate Finance; Mortgage Banking; Regulatory Compliance; Government Relations. Email: Ann B. Shearer | | —————————— | | Andrew E. Zirneklis born Riga, Latvia, February 22, 1941; Education: Western Michigan University. Recipient, Vice Presidential Hammer Award for Assistance in Government Streamlining, 1996. Email: Andrew E. Zirneklis | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Newport Beach, California Office: 4695 MacArthur Court, 11th Floor, 92660. Telephone: 949-798-5570. Fax: 949-798-5571.
Flower Mound, Texas Office: 2904 Corporate Circle, Suite 128, 75028. Telephone: 469-635-7539. Fax: 972-410-0209.
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