MEMBERS OF FIRM
Douglas M. Bregman (Managing Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1975, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Colgate University (B.A., with honors, Political Science, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Transactions; Business and Corporate Matters; Wills; Estate Administration; Mediation and Arbitration.
Laurence H. Berbert (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1983, District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Maryland; College of William and Mary (B.S., with honors, 1977); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1981). Practice Areas: Commercial Landlord/Tenant Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Civil Litigation.
Timothy P. Schwartz (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1986, Virginia and District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Virginia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with honors, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., with honors, 1985). Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Exchanges; Landlord/Tenant Matters; Wills and Trusts; Estate Planning; Business Formation; Corporate Commercial Law; Litigation; Tax Appeals; Commercial Leasing.
Mark A. Gilday (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1993, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate; Business Law; Corporate Law.
Geoffrey T. Hervey (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court; 1998, Supreme Court of Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., with honors, 1982); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1985). Practice Areas: High Technology; Computer Law; Internet Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; Professional Malpractice Litigation; General Litigation.
ASSOCIATES
Kevin B. McParland (Associate) admitted to bar, 1984, Maryland; 1986, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1978); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 1983). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Condominiums, Co-ops and Homeowners Associations; Commercial and Residential Landlord/Tenant Law; Foreclosure Law; Business Transactions.
Daniel P. Rigterink (Associate) admitted to bar, 1981, Maryland; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1990, District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. Education: Franklin & Marshall College (B.A., 1978); University of Maryland (J.D., 1981). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Landlord/Tenant Law; Contracts; Administrative Law; Military Law; Creditors' Bankruptcy Matters.
Kay Bittner Schwartz (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., summa cum laude, 1988); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 1995). Practice Areas: Estate Administration; Estate Planning; Elder Law; Real Estate.
Heather Libman Kafetz (Associate) admitted to bar, 1997, Maryland; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1994; J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Business Law; Employment Law; Commercial Landlord/Tenant Law; Residential Landlord/Tenant Law; Collection Law; Personal Injury.
Danielle T. Erkmann (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Randolph-Macon Woman's College (B.A., 1995); University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Business Law; Litigation; Equine Law.
Marc W. Boland (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1997, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (B.S., cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Trust Administration; Probate; Wills; Estate and Gift Taxation; Real Estate.
Catherine Harrington (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S., cum laude, 2002); Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Law; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.
Marc B. Bergoffen (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Florida; 1999, District of Columbia; 2000, Maryland; 2001, Virginia. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1994); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Law; Land Use.
Wendy D. Pullano (Associate) admitted to bar, 1987, Maryland; 1988, District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1991, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1982); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Foreclosures; Creditors' Rights.
Christopher B. Bowman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2008, U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia; 2008, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.A., cum laude, 1999); Catholic University of America (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Landlord and Tenant Law.
Christine Sindall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Maryland; 2008, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 2001); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law.
Gwendolyn Allen (Associate) born St. Louis, Missouri; admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., with distinction, 1999); Saint Louis University (M.U.P., 2003); University of Maryland School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Practice Areas: Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Landlord and Tenant Law; Leasing; Real Estate; Land Acquisitions.
OF COUNSEL
Edward Weiss (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: Dickinson College (B.A., cum laude, 1973); University of Illinois (M.A., Wainer Fellowship, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1983).
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNEL
Dennis Dahnert (Admission pending). [Legal Administrator, Marine Corps, 1980-1999 and 1999-2006].