Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP

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Law Firm in Chevy Chase, Maryland
 
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8401 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
(Montgomery Co.)
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Phone: 301-652-6880  
Fax: 301-652-8972
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Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate, Condominium, Cooperative, Homeowners' Associations, Land Use, Corporate, Partnership, Estate Planning, Probate, Estate and Trust Litigation, Taxation Law and Related Litigation. Early Childhood Education and Day Care Centers, Family Law. State and Local Legislative, Regulatory, Administrative Practice, Litigation in State and Federal Courts. Hospital Law, Nonprofit Organization Law, Employment Law and Counseling.
Year Established: 1975
Firm Size: 21
Representative Clients:
Thos. Somerville Co.; The Elizabeth Condominium; 4620 North Park Avenue Condominium; Rocky Gorge Companies; The Jefferson School; Providence Hospital; Sequoia Bank; Fort Myers Construction Co., Inc.; Montgomery County Planning Board; Community Association Institute; Westfield Corporation; Soap and Detergent Association; Cosmetic Toiletry and Fragrance Association; Maryland Freestate Cemetery and Funeral Association; Georgetown Hill Child Care Center; George Washington University; Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington; Victory Housing, Inc.; Catholic Cemeteries, Inc.
Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
PARTNERS OF FIRM
E. William Furey (1930-1998).
Devin John Doolan (Partner) born Port Chester, New York, August 28, 1940; admitted to bar, 1966, District of Columbia; 1973, Maryland; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fairfield University (B.S.S., 1962); Catholic University (J.D., 1965). Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1965-1966. Member, Maryland House of Delegates, 1970-1974. Chairman, Governor's Citizens Commission on Crime Prevention, 1982-1984. Chairman, Trial Courts Judicial Nominating Commission for Commission District 11th Maryland, 1984-1995. Member, Maryland Criminal Justice Coordinating Council, 1983-1984. Member: The Barristers; Maryland Bar Fellows, Montgomery City Bar Fellows, Leadership Montgomery. Member: Montgomery County (Chairman, Committee on Administration of Justice, 1977; Member, Committee on Real Estate, 1978; Chairman, Committee on Nominations and Elections, 1979; Member, Committee on Legislation, 1986), Maryland State (Member, Real Estate Division; Member: Committee on Laws, 1982; Committee on Public Awareness, 1980-1983) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Health Law; State and Local Legislative, Regulatory Agencies, Procurement, General Practice Section) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; District of Columbia Bar (Member, Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Legislative(30%); Administrative(30%); Regulatory(30%); Business Law(10%). Email: Devin John Doolan
W. Shepherdson Abell (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 8, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland; 1975, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston College (A.B., summa cum laude, 1963); Harvard University (M.P.A., 1965); Georgetown University (J.D., 1970). Delta Theta Phi. Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1985—; Lecturer on Tax and Estate Planning, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, 1979—. Executive Assistant to the Lt. Governor of Maryland, 1970-1974. Secretary, Maryland Department of Employment and Social Services, 1974-1975. Chairman, Maryland Commission on Hereditary Disorders, 1974-1978. Chairman, Governor's Commission on Welfare Grants, 1979. Chairman, Governor's Fiscal Review Committee, 1984. Member: The Barristers; The Lawyers' Club of Washington, D.C. Member: Montgomery County and Maryland State (Member, Estates and Trusts Section Council, 1981; Chairman, 1985) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. [Lt., U.S. Navy, 1967-1971]. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts; Tax Law; Nonprofit Organization Law; Closely Held Businesses. Email: W. Shepherdson Abell
Elsie L. Reid (Partner) born Charlotte, North Carolina, April 9, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Maryland; 1978, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. Education: Duke University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1971); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1973-1974. Law Clerk to Hon. Rita C. Davidson then Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, 1974-1975. Associate General Counsel, Administrative Office of U.S. Courts, 1975-1977. Chairman, Character Committee for the Seventh Appellate Circuit, Court of Appeals of Maryland, 1981—. Member, Leadership Montgomery, Class of 1993. Member, Board of Directors, Conference and Visitors Bureau of Montgomery County, Maryland, 1995-2002. Member, Board of Directors, Community Ministry of Montgomery County, 2001—. Member, Advisory Board, National Family Resiliency Center, 2003—. Member: The Barristers. Member: Montgomery County (Member, Real Estate Section), Maryland State (Member: Sections on Real Estate, Trusts and Estate; Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar) and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Maryland and Montgomery County Women's Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Land Use; Business Law; Condominium Law; Children; Education Law; Regulatory Matters. Email: Elsie L. Reid
Philip L. O'Donoghue (Partner) born Washington, D.C., June 5, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1980, Maryland; U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., magna cum laude, 1972); Georgetown University (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, 1975-1976 and Editor, 1976-1977, Georgetown Law Journal. Co-Author: "Use of Disclaimers in Post-Mortem Planning," New York University Tax Institute, at 7-1 to 7-33, 1982. Law Clerk to Hon. William B. Jones, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 1976-1977. Member: The Barristers. Lecturer, Estate and Trust Topics, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education for Lawyers, 1984—. Member: Montgomery County (Member, Section on Wills, Trusts and Estates) and Maryland State (Member: Trusts and Estates Section; Publication Committee, 1983-1991; Section Council, 1986-1990, 1992-1997; Secretary, 1994-1995; Chair, 1996-1997) Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Section on Estates and Trusts; Steering Committee, 1992-1995); District of Columbia Estate Planning Council (Reporter on Maryland Law, 1994—); Suburban Maryland Estate Planning Council; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts; Nonprofit; Tax Law; Corporate Law; Closely Held Businesses. Email: Philip L. O'Donoghue
Marianne Renjilian Loman (Partner) born Hopewell, Virginia, October 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1979, Maryland, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Hood College, George Washington University and University of Maryland; Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America (J.D., 1978). Member, Catholic University Law Review, 1977-1978. Member, Montgomery County, Maryland, Board of Registration for Building Contractors, 1986-1990. Member: The Barristers. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Montgomery County Women's Bar Association; Maryland Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Condominium; Cooperative; Home Owners Association Law; Business Law; Employment Law; Estate Planning; Estate Administration. Email: Marianne Renjilian Loman
Julia L. O'Brien (Partner) born Washington, D.C., December 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1985, Maryland; 1986, District of Columbia. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 1973); University of Maryland, School of Social Work (M.S.W., 1977); Georgetown University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Law Clerk to Frank Q. Nebeker, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1984-1985. Member: Washington, DC Estate Planning Council; Estate Planning Council of Suburban Maryland, Inc; The Barristers. Adjunct Faculty, Georgetown University Law Center, 2007. Member: District of Columbia Bar (Former Co-Chair, Estates, Trusts and Probate Law Sections); Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (Member, Estates and Trusts Sections); Montgomery County Bar Association (Member, Estates and Trusts Sections). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trusts; Guardianship. Email: Julia L. O'Brien
Michael A. Dymersky (Partner) born Glendale, California, August 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia; 1984, Virginia; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, Maryland. Education: Rocky Mountain College (B.A., cum laude, 1977); Catholic University of America (M.A., 1979); George Mason University (J.D., 1982); University of Exeter, England. Co-Author: "A Quandary of the Civil Rights Act of 1991: Is the New Law Retroactive?" Journal of College and University Law, Vol. 19, No. 3, Winter, 1993. Author: "Fee For All: 'Fees For Fees' in Maryland Estate Litigation," Estate Planning Newsletter, Washington, D.C. Estate Planning Council, Issue No. 35, Winter 2002. Co-Author: "Use of Motive Evidence in Judicial Review of Rezonings," Environmental Law Reporter, News & Analysis, Vol. 37, No. 7, 37 ELR 10472 (June 2007). Trial Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Federal Election Commission, 1983-1989. Arbitrator, Commercial and Employment Law, National Arbitration Forum, 2001—. Member: The Barristers; The Counsellors. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; National Association of College and University Attorneys. [U.S. Marine Corps, 1972-1976]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Education Law; Employment Law; Commercial Law; Arbitration. Email: Michael A. Dymersky
James G. Nolan (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1965); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1971). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to: Judge John P. Moore, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1971; Judge William H. McCullough, Circuit Court for Prince George's County, Maryland, 1971-1972. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Family Law. Email: James G. Nolan
Robert L. Brownell (Partner) born New Rochelle, New York, May 4, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, Maryland. Education: University of Virginia (B.S., 1967); University of Maryland (J.D., 1970). Beta Gamma Sigma; Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Maryland Law Review, 1969-1970. Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Condominium and Homeowner Associations. Email: Robert L. Brownell
Patrick F. Greaney (Partner) born Washington, D.C., October 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Maryland; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Mount St. Mary's College (B.S., cum laude, 1974); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1979). Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Conveyancing; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Banking Law; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Settlements; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Real Estate Taxation; Real Estate Title; Real Estate Title Examination; Real Estate Title Insurance; Real Property; Real Property Acquisitions; Real Property Development; Real Property Finance; Residential Real Estate; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Residential Real Estate Development; Residential Real Estate Finance; Residential Real Estate Sales; Right of Way Easements. Email: Patrick F. Greaney
Robert E. Grant (Partner) born Champaign, Illinois, December 7, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1997, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2000, U.S. Tax Court; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1993); Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1996). Member, The Barristers. Law Clerk to the Hon. J. James McKenna, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1996-1997. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of Montgomery County; Maryland State Bar Association; Reported Cases: Short v. Short, 766 A.2d 651 (Md. 2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Trust Litigation; Estate Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Robert E. Grant
Charles S. Abell (Partner) born Bethesda, Maryland, December 5, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Princeton University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); Oxford University (Visiting Scholar, 1991-1992); University of Virginia (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Order of the Coif. Law Clerk to the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1996-1998. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Taxation. Email: Charles S. Abell
Michael F. X. Dolan, Jr. (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1990, Maryland; 1991, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1994, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts. Education: United States Naval Academy (B.S., 1981); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1990). Member: Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; District of Columbia Bar. [Officer, U.S. Navy, 1981-1987]. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Civil Litigation; Employment Law. Email: Michael F. X. Dolan, Jr.
ASSOCIATES
L. Laurel Lea (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, California; 2004, District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. (Not admitted in Maryland). Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1998); University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates.
Tanya Calvelli Bernstein (Associate) born Milwaukee, Wisconsin, February 1, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Maryland; 1999, Massachusetts and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Marquette University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Law Clerk to the Honorable Patrick L. Woodward, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland, 1998-1999. Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Montgomery County (Chair, Chamber Chats, 2001-2002; Co-Chair, New Practitioners, 2002-2004; Member, Executive Committee, 2002-2004); Montgomery County Bar Foundation (Member, Bar Leader Fellows Program); American Inns of Court (Associate, 1999-2000, 2002-2003 and Barrister, 2003-2006, Montgomery County, Maryland Chapter); Maryland Government Relations Association; Maryland Women's Bar Association. Reported Cases: Hegmon v. Novak, 747 A2d 772, 130 Md. App 703 (2000). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trust Law; Probate; Government Relations. Email: Tanya Calvelli Bernstein
Jeannette Owen Roegge (Associate) born Washington, D.C., September 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Minnesota; 1997, District of Columbia; 2003, Maryland. Education: Williams College (B.A., 1990); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Order of the Coif. Former Associate: Robin, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, 1995-1998; Best & Flanagan, 1998-2001. Member: Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Section on Estates and Trusts); Bar Association of District of Columbia (Member, Section on Estates and Trusts). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate. Email: Jeannette Owen Roegge
Rebecca L. Bixler (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland, September 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Maryland; 2003, District of Columbia. Education: University f Richmond (B.A., 1999); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Maryland State and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of Montgomery County; The District of Columbia. Practice Areas: Family Law; Civil Litigation. Email: Rebecca L. Bixler
Amy J. Krengel (Associate) born Kansas City, Missouri, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., 1999); University of Missouri (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Equine Law; General Practice; Legislative. Email: Amy J. Krengel
OF COUNSEL
Ralph J. Moore, Jr. (Of Counsel) born September 29, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, California; 1964, U.S. Supreme Court; 1965, District of Columbia; 1972, Maryland. Education: Yale University (A.B., 1954); University of California Boalt Hall School of Law (LL.B., 1959). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Email: Ralph J. Moore, Jr.
Samuel S. D. Marsh (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., 1926; admitted to bar, 1954, District of Columbia; 1959, Maryland. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1948); The University of Geneva, Switzerland (Licence, 1950); George Washington University (J.D., 1953). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1953-1954. Member: Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Administration. Email: Samuel S. D. Marsh
Hal Witt (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., 1936; admitted to bar, 1959, New York; 1962, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1975, Maryland. Education: University of Chicago (B.A., 1954; J.D., 1958); University of Paris, Paris, France. Law Clerk to Judge J. Warren Madden, U.S. Court of Claims, 1959-1961. General Counsel, 1965-1966, Deputy Executive Director, 1966-1968, United Planning Organization of the National Capital Area. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Member, Steering Committee, Family Law Division, 1974-1977). Practice Areas: Family Law.
Vincent C. Burke, III (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., May 31, 1951; admitted to bar, 1978, District of Columbia; 1998, Maryland. Education: College of the Holy Cross (B.A., 1973); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1976). Law Clerk to the Hon. Edward A. Tamm, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1976-1977. Chairman and President, Clark Winch Cole Foundation, 2004—. Chairman, Board of Trustees, Georgetown Preparatory School, 1990-1996. Member, Federal City Council, 1998-2000. Member: The Barristers. Member: Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Real Estate Law; Employment Law; Closely Held Businesses. Email: Vincent C. Burke, III

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