Areas of Practice

• Asset Protection Planning
• Bankruptcy
• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Landlord/Tenant
• Real Estate

Honors and Awards

• Chair, "Best Section Committee of the Year" by District of Columbia Bar, 1990
• Biographical Records in Marquis by "Who's Who in American Law"
• Biographical Records in Tiber's by "Who's Who in Washington"
• Martindale-Hubble Rating: AV (the Highest)

Published Works

• Does a Lease Mean What It Says?, D.C. Building Industry Association Pipeline, 2003
• Chapter of ALI-ABA's Practice Checklist for Drafting Leases III (2001), (Co-Author), The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, September, 1997
• Drafting Letters of Intent for Leases (with Forms), The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, September, 1997
• Disposing of Excess Real Estate, NACORE Corporate Real Estate Executive, March/April, 1994
• The Retail Lease: What to Look for, Bargain for, Legal Times, April, 1986

Classes and Seminars

• Insurance for Workouts and Bankruptcy Transactions, Stewart Title National Underwriters, 2008
• Assumption and Assignment of Leases in Bankruptcy, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 2008
• Workouts, American Bar Association, 2008
• Bankruptcy Sales and other Bankruptcy Transactions, American Inns of Court, June 16, 2007
• Ethics SOX: Does Each Officer and Director Now Need His/Her Own Separate Counsel?", as known as Corporate/Partnership Attorney as Whistleblower, International Association of Attorneys and Executives In Corporate Real Estate, April 20, 2007 - April 21, 2007
• Leasing Overseas, Particularly in China and India, Core Net Global and International Association of Attorneys and Executives, Corporate Real Estate, 2006
• How Lawyers Can Mess-Up Transactions, Harvard Business School Club, Washington, D.C., 2006
• Panelist in 2 programs on Bankruptcy Transactions and Litigation, American Inns of Court, 2005 - 2006
• A Real Estate Lawyer's Guide To Broadband, National Continuing Legal Education Conference, 2001
• 2 Programs - On Broadband Wiring of Buildings and On Developing Real Estate Projects at Metro-Rail Sites, D.C. Building Industry Association, 2000
• 3 Programs on Telecommunications and Financing, American College of Real Estate Lawyers, 1998 - 2000
• Numerous Programs on Leasing, American Bar Association, 1987 - 1998
• Shopping Center University Course and Various Programs on Leasing, International Council of Shopping Centers, 1998
• 3 Programs on Negotiations, International Council of Shopping Centers, 1992 - 1997
• Telecommunications Law, National Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives, 1997
• 2 Programs on Leasing Issues, D.C. Association of Realtors, Inc.,, 1992 - 1996
• 2 Programs on Real Estate Transactions, Russian Duma Committee Writing the New Civil Code, 1994 - 1995
• 6 Programs on Security Interests Under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code,Enforcing Liens, Easements, Leasing, and Other Topics, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, 1981 - 1994

West Practice Categories

Bankruptcy Law, Business & Commercial Law, Business Organizations, Professional Malpractice Law, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant