Edward Levin focuses his practice in the area of real property law, including real estate financing, leasing, purchase and sale, workouts, and foreclosure.
In 2007, Ed received the Maryland Daily Record's "Leadership in Law" honor in recognition of his professional accomplishments and his dedication to his profession and the community. Ed was selected as the Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner for 2006-2007 by the Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning of the Maryland State Bar Association, Inc. (MSBA). He was selected as Mortgage Associate of the Year in 2004 by the Maryland Mortgage Bankers Association.
Ed has been named Best Lawyers in America 2012 Baltimore Real Estate Law Lawyer of the Year. Ed has been listed in each edition of Best Lawyers in America for real estate law since 1989. Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, cites Ed in the top tier of real estate attorneys in Maryland, calling him a "first-rate lawyer" and a "national leader." He is listed in the 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers. Ed has been named a Maryland Super Lawyer annually since 2007, and in 2007 and 2008 he was cited among the top 50 Super Lawyers in Maryland.
Ed is a past chair of the MSBA's Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning. He serves as chair of the Legal Opinions in Real Estate Transactions Committee of the Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law of the American Bar Association (ABA). Ed has been a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) since 1987, and he chaired ACREL's Attorneys' Opinions Committee from 1993 through 1999. He served as co-chairman of the Special Joint Committee on Lawyers' Opinions in Commercial Transactions of the MSBA and The Bar Association of Baltimore City that published a report in 1989. He is chair of the MSBA's committee that published an updated report on legal opinions in business transactions in 2007, which was revised in 2009. Ed has served as counsel to the Maryland Mortgage Bankers Association, Inc. since 1995.
Ed is co-author with Charles T. Albert of Maryland Real Estate Leasing Forms-Practice. He has lectured at and chaired seminars sponsored by the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc. (MICPEL), the Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning of the MSBA, the ABA, and ACREL. Ed is the author of numerous articles on matters related to real property law and rendering and receiving opinion letters. Ed has served as an expert witness on cases relating to real estate and professional liability matters.
Professional and Civic Involvement
· Member, American Bar Association (ABA)
· Member, ABA Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law and Chair of Legal Opinions in Real Estate Transactions Committee (2009 to present)
· Member, Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA)
· Past Chair, MSBA Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning
· Co-chair, Special Joint Committee on Lawyers' Opinions in Commercial Transactions of the MSBA and the Bar Association of Baltimore City (1987-1989)
· Member, Special Joint Committee on Lawyers' Opinions in Business Transactions of the Section of Business Law and Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning of the MSBA (2004 - 2009); Chair (2009 to present)
· Member, American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL) and chair of ACREL's Attorneys' Opinions Committee (1993 to 1999)
· Counsel to the Maryland Mortgage Bankers Association, Inc. (1995 to present)
· Member, Baltimore Metropolitan Area Advisory Board, Chicago Title Insurance Company (1997 to present)
· Fellow, ABA Foundation
· Life Fellow, Maryland Bar Foundation
Publications and Lectures
· Author, "What's in a Name? or, The Importance of Naming an Individual as Trustee under a Maryland Deed of Trust," Maryland Lawyer, in The Daily Record, Baltimore, Maryland (September 28, 2009)
· Author, "Commentary: Ending the Fear of the Fertile Octogenarian; Effective October 1, New Law Abolishes Rule Against Perpetuities for Commercial Transactions," Maryland Lawyer, in The Daily Record, Baltimore, Maryland (September 24, 2007)
· Author, "Substantive Issues of Due Diligence for Legal Opinions", American College of Real Estate Lawyers, The ACREL Papers 315 (ALI ABA Spring 2000)
· Author, "Due Diligence, Legal Opinions and the Inclusive Opinion Report," Probate & Property (September/October 2000)
· Author, "A User-Friendly Opinion for Real Estate Lawyers," Probate & Property (July/August 1999)
· Co-author with Charles T. Albert, Maryland Real Estate Leasing Forms - Practice, published by Michie (now Lexis), (1988) and supplemented
· Lecturer at and chair for seminars sponsored by ACREL, the ABA, MICPEL, and the MSBA Section of Real Property, Planning and Zoning Section of Real Property, Trust and Estate Law
Additional Information
AV Rating in Martindale-Hubbell
News
September 15, 2011, 24 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2012
June 16, 2011, Gordon Feinblatt Awarded Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2011
January 11, 2011, 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected To Maryland Super Lawyers for 2011
November 16, 2010, 20 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Named as Best Lawyers in America 2011
January 25, 2010, 14 Gordon Feinblatt Lawyers Selected to Maryland Super Lawyers for 2010 and 6 Selected to Maryland's Rising Stars
January 5, 2010, Edward J. Levin Joins Gordon Feinblatt's Real Estate Practice Group
GFRHH Publications
May 18, 2012, Many IDOTs Will Soon Be Available
Edward Levin
May 17, 2011, Refunds of Recordation Taxes
Edward Levin, Neil Schechter, William Shaughnessy, Jr.
December 6, 2010, Baltimore City Green Building Standards Now Effective
David Fishman, Timothy Chriss, Edward Levin, Searle Mitnick, William Shaughnessy, Jr., Peter Rosenwald, II, Seth Rotenberg, Danielle Zoller, Neil Schechter, Lisa Spitulnik