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Bob has been with the firm since 1975, and his practice emphasizes real estate and commercial litigation. Currently, a significant portion of his practice is int he area of eminent domain and condemnation. He also heads the Real Property Taxation Practice for the Firm. Please see the description of the Litigation Practice Area and the Real Property Taxation Practice Area on the firm's website for a more detailed summary of Bob's practice in these two areas. One of Bob's particular areas of interest is alternative dispute resolution. Bob was chair of the bar association committee which in 1989 began a mediation program in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. Since that time, Bob has been Chair of the Montgomery County Bar Association's Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee and is a Past-Chair of the Section Council of the State Bar's ADR Section. He currently serves as a mediator appointed by the Court to resolve cases in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County and also represents parties in mediations and arbitrations. Bob has been an occasional lecturer and author for programs sponsored by the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL), the National Business Institute, Lorman Education Services and the Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations. Bob also teaches the Professionalism Course required to be taken by all new admittees to the Maryland State Bar. Educational Background Juris Doctor, George Washington University Law School, 1972 Bachelor of Arts, Hiram College, 1969 Bar Memberships American Bar Association District of Columbia Maryland Professional Background Linowes and Blocher LLP, 1975-Present Montgomery County, Maryland, Assistant County Attorney, 1972-1975 Significant Projects Ferrero Construction Company v. Dennis Rourke Corporation , 311 Md. 560, 536 A.2d 1137 (1988): A leading case in Maryland dealing with rights of first refusal and the rule against perpetuities in real estate contracts. Italian Fisherman, et al. v. Rosalie Middlemas , 313 Md. 156, 545 A.2d 1 (1988): Case which for the first time in Maryland provided clear distinction between assignments and subleases of lease interests in commercial property. Edward Mowle, et al. v. Epping Forest, Inc. , Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 928, September Term 1994 (filed February 9, 1995): Dealing with claims of adverse possession against community association property. Society of American Foresters v. Renewable Natural Resources Foundation, 114 Md. App. 244, 689 A.2d 622 (1997): Dealing with obligations to arbitrate disputes under contracts. Marrick Properties, Inc. v. Bell Atlantic-Maryland, Inc., Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, No. 2948, September Term 2002 (filed February 9, 2004): Dealing with responsibility for costs of relocating utilities' facilities adjacent to private subdivision development. Business and Professional Affiliations Montgomery County Bar Association, Past Treasurer and Member, Executive Committee Montgomery County Bar Foundation, Member, Board of Directors State of Maryland Bar Association, Past Member, Board of Governors Awards and Distinctions Chairperson of the Year, Montgomery County Bar Association, 1989-90 Pro Bono Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2000 Professionalism Award, Montgomery County Bar Association, 2003 Professional Lectures and Publications How to Enforce Liens and Collect Judgments (co-author), MICPEL (1996, 2000) Construction Lien Law in Maryland (co-author), Lorman Education Services (2000) Property Assessment Valuation and Eminent Domain in Maryland (Co-author), Lorman Education Services (2003). | 