With 75 lawyers and more than 70 years of experience in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Northern Virginia, Lerch Early can help you rise to any challenge. If your challenge is growing your business, we structure deals that advance your strategic plans. If your challenge is selling, buying or optimizing real estate interests, we guide you through changing real estate markets and legal landscapes. If your challenge is balancing the needs of a diverse workforce, we act as an extension of your team. If your challenge is leading a common ownership community, we help you create and maintain places where people want to own and invest. If your challenge is resolving a business or family dispute, we seek outcomes that make you whole and protect important relationships. If your challenge is protecting your children or your assets in the event of divorce or death, we protect what's most important to you. When your challenge is finding a creative and loyal advocate to help you make sound, informed, practical decisions--we’re here. Contact us to learn how we can help you rise to your next challenge.
Lerch, Early & Brewer Chartered
Headquarters: Bethesda, MD
Headquarters: Bethesda, MD
PRACTICE AREAS: 16
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 44
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 14
Firm Details
PRACTICE AREAS: 16
THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® AWARDS: 44
BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA AWARDS: 14
- Adventist HealthCare
- Euro Motocars
- Lerner Enterprises
- Safeway
- Unifirst Corporation
Commerical Retailers, Distributors & Service Providers: Automotive Repair Association, Dow Jones & Co., Inc. Eastland Food Corp., Hilton Hotels Corp., Home Depot, Safeway, Target
Construction & Engineering: A&M Concrete, Forrester Construction, Thrustmaster of Texas, Tower Resource Management, Health Care Providers: Adventist HealthCare, Inc., Children's Inn of NIH, Human Genome Sciences, MedStar Health, Strategic Pharmeceutical Advisors
Insurance Companies: Aetna, Fidelity, Great American
Real Estate: B.F. Saul Real Estate Trust, The Bozzuto Group, Eakin Youngentob Associates, The JBG Companies, Lerner Enterprises, Miller and Smith Company, New England Development, Ruppert Properties,The Tower Companies, Trammell Crow Company, Winchester Homes
Telecom: Atteloir, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Sterling Software, StratComm, Inc.
Banking & Financial: Adams National Bank, Bank of America, Capital Bank, Citibank, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, e-Trade Bank, Independence Federal, M&T Bank, Provident Bank, SunTrust Bank, Virginia Commerce Bank, WashingtonFirst Bank
Associations, Clubs & Communities: Bethesda Country Club, Environmental Recyclers Association, Gazette Newspapers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kenwood Country Club, Leisure World
Educational Institutions: Washington Adventist University (formerly Columbia Union College), Holton Arms School, Landon School, Montgomery College Foundation, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington Christian Academy, Washington Episcopal School
Construction & Engineering: A&M Concrete, Forrester Construction, Thrustmaster of Texas, Tower Resource Management, Health Care Providers: Adventist HealthCare, Inc., Children's Inn of NIH, Human Genome Sciences, MedStar Health, Strategic Pharmeceutical Advisors
Insurance Companies: Aetna, Fidelity, Great American
Real Estate: B.F. Saul Real Estate Trust, The Bozzuto Group, Eakin Youngentob Associates, The JBG Companies, Lerner Enterprises, Miller and Smith Company, New England Development, Ruppert Properties,The Tower Companies, Trammell Crow Company, Winchester Homes
Telecom: Atteloir, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Sterling Software, StratComm, Inc.
Banking & Financial: Adams National Bank, Bank of America, Capital Bank, Citibank, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, e-Trade Bank, Independence Federal, M&T Bank, Provident Bank, SunTrust Bank, Virginia Commerce Bank, WashingtonFirst Bank
Associations, Clubs & Communities: Bethesda Country Club, Environmental Recyclers Association, Gazette Newspapers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kenwood Country Club, Leisure World
Educational Institutions: Washington Adventist University (formerly Columbia Union College), Holton Arms School, Landon School, Montgomery College Foundation, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington Christian Academy, Washington Episcopal School
- Adventist HealthCare
- Euro Motocars
- Lerner Enterprises
- Safeway
- Unifirst Corporation
Commerical Retailers, Distributors & Service Providers: Automotive Repair Association, Dow Jones & Co., Inc. Eastland Food Corp., Hilton Hotels Corp., Home Depot, Safeway, Target
Construction & Engineering: A&M Concrete, Forrester Construction, Thrustmaster of Texas, Tower Resource Management, Health Care Providers: Adventist HealthCare, Inc., Children's Inn of NIH, Human Genome Sciences, MedStar Health, Strategic Pharmeceutical Advisors
Insurance Companies: Aetna, Fidelity, Great American
Real Estate: B.F. Saul Real Estate Trust, The Bozzuto Group, Eakin Youngentob Associates, The JBG Companies, Lerner Enterprises, Miller and Smith Company, New England Development, Ruppert Properties,The Tower Companies, Trammell Crow Company, Winchester Homes
Telecom: Atteloir, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Sterling Software, StratComm, Inc.
Banking & Financial: Adams National Bank, Bank of America, Capital Bank, Citibank, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, e-Trade Bank, Independence Federal, M&T Bank, Provident Bank, SunTrust Bank, Virginia Commerce Bank, WashingtonFirst Bank
Associations, Clubs & Communities: Bethesda Country Club, Environmental Recyclers Association, Gazette Newspapers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kenwood Country Club, Leisure World
Educational Institutions: Washington Adventist University (formerly Columbia Union College), Holton Arms School, Landon School, Montgomery College Foundation, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington Christian Academy, Washington Episcopal School
Construction & Engineering: A&M Concrete, Forrester Construction, Thrustmaster of Texas, Tower Resource Management, Health Care Providers: Adventist HealthCare, Inc., Children's Inn of NIH, Human Genome Sciences, MedStar Health, Strategic Pharmeceutical Advisors
Insurance Companies: Aetna, Fidelity, Great American
Real Estate: B.F. Saul Real Estate Trust, The Bozzuto Group, Eakin Youngentob Associates, The JBG Companies, Lerner Enterprises, Miller and Smith Company, New England Development, Ruppert Properties,The Tower Companies, Trammell Crow Company, Winchester Homes
Telecom: Atteloir, Inc., Lockheed Martin, Sterling Software, StratComm, Inc.
Banking & Financial: Adams National Bank, Bank of America, Capital Bank, Citibank, Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, e-Trade Bank, Independence Federal, M&T Bank, Provident Bank, SunTrust Bank, Virginia Commerce Bank, WashingtonFirst Bank
Associations, Clubs & Communities: Bethesda Country Club, Environmental Recyclers Association, Gazette Newspapers, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Kenwood Country Club, Leisure World
Educational Institutions: Washington Adventist University (formerly Columbia Union College), Holton Arms School, Landon School, Montgomery College Foundation, St. Andrew's Episcopal School, St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School, Washington Christian Academy, Washington Episcopal School
Lawyers
Search Firm's Attorneys
Paul E. Alpuche
Paul E. Alpuche, Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law and Tax Law. Paul E., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Paul E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Erik P. Arena
Erik P. Arena is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Erik P., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2014. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Erik P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Frank S. Baldino
Frank Baldino is an estate planning attorney who co-chairs Lerch, Early & Brewer’s Estate Planning & Probate group in Bethesda, Maryland. His focus is on protecting the assets of high net worth individuals to minimize federal and state tax liability. Individuals seek Frank’s counsel to develop estate planning and tax strategies that will allow them to protect their assets for their families and future generations. He often works closely with clients’ accountants and ...
Paula A. Calimafde
Paula Calimafde chairs the firm’s Retirement Plans , Employee Benefits and Government Relations practice groups and is also a senior member of the Estate Planning , Tax and Nonprofit groups. She has more than 35 years of experience advising companies and tax-exempt organizations on qualified and non-qualified retirement plans and employee benefits, including non-qualified deferred compensation, welfare benefit and cafeteria plans. She is a nationally recognized leader in the field of cr...
Lauri E. Cleary
Lauri E. Cleary is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation, Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Employment Law - Management, Litigation - Insurance and Litigation - Labor and Employment. Lauri E., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Lauri E. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic ...
Glenn M. Cooper
Glenn M. Cooper is the chair and senior member of the firm’s Litigation and Family Law practices. He frequently appears before federal and state courts at both the trial and appellate levels, and before arbitration panels and professional disciplinary boards. The majority of his practice is devoted to complex business, financial, commercial and domestic litigation involving significant business issues. A number of Mr. Cooper’s cases have helped shape the current state of the law i...
Awards & Focus
Top Listed state Awards
- Top Listed in Maryland in Appellate Practice with 4 lawyers
- Top Listed in Maryland in Land Use and Zoning Law with 10 lawyers
Top Listed city Awards
- Top Listed in Bethesda with 14 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda with 44 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Appellate Practice with 4 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Commercial Litigation with 10 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Corporate Law with 4 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Employment Law - Management with 5 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Land Use and Zoning Law with 10 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Litigation - Labor and Employment with 5 lawyers
- Top Listed in Bethesda in Real Estate Law with 13 lawyers
Awards
- Chambers - Corporate Law
- Chambers - Litigation
- Chambers - Real Estate
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