- Landlord and
Tenant – Loewinger & Brand, PLLC is the pre-eminent firm in
the practice of both commercial and residential landlord and tenant law
in the District of Columbia.
We wrote the book on L&T law in DC! Leading principal, Kenneth
J. Loewinger, is the author of the definitive text on Landlord and
Tenant law in DC – a book designed for attorneys, property management
companies and landlords -- Loewinger on DC Landlord and Tenant Law.
Originally published by the Michie Company,
the book was released for its second printing in February 2000 and is
now sold by the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, or may be
ordered directly at http://www.badc.org/html/pub.htm.
It is also provided to judges in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the
DC Superior Court as a basic L&T resource.
The firm maintains a daily presence at DC Landlord and Tenant Court. If a tenant walks into
L&T court without prior notice, the chances are that a Loewinger & Brand
lawyer will be there. Even if the firm’s business
is done for the day, the firm’s offices, at 471 H Street, NW,
are only a few blocks away, so that a lawyer can be dispatched to court
almost immediately.
- Real Estate-
The firm handles the full spectrum of commercial and residential real
estate transactions including residential and commercial purchase,
refinance, tax-free exchange, foreclosure, repossession of property
after foreclosure, shared equity agreements, residential and commercial
leases, development, complex debt restructuring, settlements and title
insurance, tax deeds, questions of title, real estate broker disputes
and rent control.
- Corporate,
Commercial and Business- The firm serves clients in traditional
areas of corporate, commercial and general business law. We assist
clients seeking expansion of operations or who are pursuing new business
opportunities. The firm assists them in developing creative alternative
sources of financing, including real estate investments. It also
provides counsel to clients in protecting their interests and maximizing
growth opportunities, as well as preparing documentation for
incorporation, limited liability companies, partnerships, shareholder and partnership agreements. The firm also
drafts and negotiates contracts and employment agreements.
- Estate and
Estate Administration- The firm, of course, handles preparation
of basic to extremely complex wills and trusts. We have a unique
specialization in the administration of estates and management of estate
assets including the supervision and care given to minor or impaired
beneficiaries. Often, one of the firm’s principals
is appointed as personal representative or special master when the DC
Courts have determined that there is no capable appointed or family
member to handle the estate (http://www.dcsuperiorcourt.gov)Our
attorneys take such personal interest in our child charges that they
take them shopping for school supplies and clothing. Our impaired
charges are routinely visited in their hospital or nursing home by our
attorneys. One of our attorneys “adopted” the cat
which had lived for years with one of our clients when the client had to
move to a nursing home. The attorney frequently takes the cat to visit
the client in the nursing home.
- Environmental
Issues- The firm’s environmental
practice assists clients with remediation of contaminated sites; defense
of lead paint actions; federal, state and local permits and compliance;
administrative and judicial enforcement; developing environmental audits
and compliance programs; procurement and performance of federal, state
and private party environmental contracts; and environmental issues in
real estate transactions and development.
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