William A. Goldberg

Practice Details

• Languages
  Spanish
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• Firm Information
  Position

  Principal

  Firm Name

  Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representation Matters: Estates/Trusts: Lead counsel in lawsuit brought by a religious organization attempting to secure bequest under the Last Will
  Testament of a congregant, resulting in full award to client after four-day bench trial in DC Superior Court.
  Estates/Trusts: Lead counsel in lawsuit brought by an Estate to invalidate alleged will of decedent, resulting in million dollar award to the Estate after three-day bench trial in DC Superior Court.
  Estates/Trusts: Represented co-settlor of $20 million irrevocable trust brought by beneficiary seeking to reform the trust resulting in dismissal of all claims in Montgomery County, Maryl
  .
  General Commercial: On behalf of a large residential home building company, obtained full summary judgment on contract claim regarding the purchase of membership interests in the company worth $730,000.
  General Commercial: Served as lead counsel for an international leasing company in complex, multi-party litigation involving national labor union
  large commercial banks concerning claims of fraud, fraudulent inducement, breach of contract,
  conspiracy.
  General Commercial: Represented a board member of an international flavoring company against claims of misappropriation
  breach of fiduciary duty
  obtained summary judgment against plaintiff in the U.S. District Court, which was affirmed by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
  Estates/Trusts, General Commercial: Represented a family
  related trusts in five-day trial against a regional bank in which the family sought to invalidate a series of commercial agreements, including multiple life insurance assignments, resulting in a $1.5 million award to our client.
  General Commercial: Represented the former executive producer of a nationally known television program in a breach of contract action relating to ownership interest in The Crime Museum in Washington, DC.
  General Commercial: Represented national retail chain in response to comprehensive document subpoena, including all aspects of retrieval
  production of e-discovery.
  Estates/Trusts: Litigated as lead counsel in contested estate matter resulting in the Orphans' Court requiring the personal representative to return $100,000 in excess compensation to the estate for distribution to our clients, the beneficiaries.
  Estates/Trusts: Represented client in complicated trust litigation
  obtained favorable settlement weeks after filing complaint for misrepresentation
  before any discovery was taken.
  Community Associations: Represented the board of directors of Maryl
  's largest cooperative housing corporation against shareholder claims of breach of fiduciary duty in a two-day bench trial. Prevailed before the Maryl
  Court of Special Appeals, which affirmed the trial court verdict.
  Community Associations: Represented the board of directors of a large homeowners association in defamation action in a three-day jury trial
  obtained a favorable verdict,
  before the Maryl
  Court of Special Appeals, which affirmed the verdict in a published opinion.
  Reported Decisions: Mead v. Lindlaw, et. al, 839 F. Supp. 2d 66 (D.D.C. 2012)
  Davidson v. Seneca Crossing Section II HOA, Inc., 187 Md. App. 601, 979 A.2d 260 (2009)
  Tobacco Technology, Inc. v. Taiga International N.V., et al, 626 F. Supp. 2d 537 (D. Md. 2009)
  Ch
  ler v. W.E. Welch & Associates, Inc. et al, 533 F.Supp.2d 94 (D.D.C. 2008)