A principal in the firm, Robert has practiced law for more than 20 years. His real estate practice includes real estate finance, sales, leasing and development. Robert is chair of the firm's real estate practice group.

Robert represents sellers and purchasers in connection with the sale, acquisition and financing of various types of real property (warehouses, farms, office buildings, subdivisions, shopping centers, residences and businesses owning or utilizing real property); landlords and tenants in connection with all types of real estate leases (including sale leaseback and ground lease transactions); property owners in connection with zoning matters, boundary, title or survey issues; and developers in connection with obtaining required approvals for property development and construction and obtaining financing and structuring equity participations.

Robert also represents lenders with respect to all aspects of commercial real estate finance, including preparation and negotiation of loan documentation, review and negotiation of title insurance issues, evaluation of surveys, zoning, insurance and other matters ancillary to protecting the secured lender's interest in real estate collateral. He also represents lenders in real estate workouts and defaults, including restructuring of complex commercial real estate transactions, preparation and negotiation of forbearance agreements and ancillary documentation, evaluation of default-centered title insurance issues, foreclosure, alternatives to foreclosure, enforcement actions against borrowers and guarantors and related issues.

Court of Appeals of Maryland

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

University of Maryland School of Law, J.D., with honors, 1978

Maryland Law Review, Editorial Board

University of Rochester, B.A., with honors, 1974

American Bar Association

Maryland State Bar Association

Lecturer, "Deeds of Trust," MICPEL Basic Commercial Drafting Series

Lecturer, "Keys to Success in a Real Estate Transaction in Maryland," National Business Institute

Lecturer on Commercial Real Estate Issues for Society of Office and Industrial Realtors

Author, "Taxes in Real Estate Transactions in Maryland to be 'Stepped Up,'" The Daily Record

Lecturer on Real Estate Contracts and Real Estate Leases for the Commercial Division of the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors

Author, "Recent Legislation Reflects Focus of Real Estate Financing," The Daily Record

Author, "Take Back Financing Offers Developers Another Alternative," Real Estate News

Co-author, "Builder's Risk Insurance," The Daily Record

Author, "Satisfying Lender's Closing Requirements," Real Estate News

Co-author, "Loss of Non-Tidal Wetlands Spurs Maryland Conservation Law," The Daily Record

Co-author, "Pension Plans as Developers," The Daily Record

Author, "Junior Mortgage Loan Pitfalls," The Daily Record

Author, "A Contract is What it Says," The Daily Record

Published, Note, Maryland Law Review, Vol. 37, 350

Law Clerk, Rita C. Davidson, Associate Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals