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About this office: Linowes and Blocher LLP is a Metropolitan Washington law firm founded in 1956 by R. Robert Linowes and Joseph P. Blocher. Our clientele consists of some of the nation's and region's largest retail, office and residential developers, as well as local developers, investors, governmental and quasi-governmental entities, foundations, universities, hospitals and financial institutions. As a result of the firm's versatile practice as a full-service real estate firm, when the needs of a client require, attorneys from various departments and practice areas adopt a team approach in order to efficiently address all facets of a particular project or legal problem. Our attorneys include a former judge, assistant county attorneys, counsel to and officials in administrative agencies, and urban and environmental planners. We are uniquely capable of handling matters affecting local and state governmental bodies. Several of our attorneys serve on the faculties of the American University Law School and the Johns Hopkins University graduate school. Many of our attorneys regularly lecture at legal, planning, environmental, tax, real estate development and building trade seminars, have written books on the subjects of land use and municipal law, and are published in numerous scholarly legal and trade journals.
Statement of Practice Summary: Real Estate Development, Zoning and Land Use, Municipal Law, Administrative Law, Real Estate Tax Assessment Appeals, Banking, Corporate, Environmental Law, Municipal Finance, Bankruptcy/Workouts, Condominium/Community Association Development, Litigation, Real Estate Finance and Taxation, Securities Law. Documents by Lawyers at this office | |
2012 Maryland Property Tax Assessments Coming SoonBruce N. Dean,Jessica N. Drexler,Robert C. Park,David M. Plott, December 19, 2011 Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! With the New Year will come the new real property tax assessments for one-third of commercial and residential properties in the State of Maryland. The assessments will be for the 2012-2014 triennial period. The assessment notices will be mailed towards the end of... FHA Issues Updated Condominium Approval Policy Guidelines and RequirementsBrian D. Bichy,Douglas M. Irvin, August 12, 2011 On June 30, 2011, the Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") issued Mortgagee Letter 2011-22 which included a revised Condominium Project Approval and Processing Guide that consolidates and updates the requirements and procedures that constitute the Condominium Approval Process. Stormwater Plans in Prince George's County Can Now Go ForwardMidgett S. Parker,Emily J. Vaias, August 12, 2011 On Tuesday, July 19, 2011, the Prince George's County Council adopted its long awaited Stormwater Management Ordinance (otherwise known as CB-15-2011)(the "SWM Ordinance"). The SWM Ordinance requires developments to use environmental site design (ESD) to the maximum extent practicable... Year Established: 1956 Representative Clients: Artery Organization; Boston Properties; Carl M. Freeman Management; Centex Homes; Chevy Chase Bank, FSB; Chevy Chase Land Company; Computer Sciences Corporation; Discovery Communications, Inc.; Federal Realty Investment Trust; First Potomac Realty Trust; Forest City Residential Development; Foulger/Pratt Development, Inc.; General Growth Properties; Grosvenor USA; IBM; JPI Partners, Inc.; KB Home; LCOR, Inc.; Maryland State Retirement System; NV Ryan Homes; Opus East, LLC; The Peterson Companies; Toll Brothers, Inc; Pulte Home Corporation; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS FOR: Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation.
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