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Selzer Gurvitch Welcomes Alonso Cisneros

Experienced Commercial Transaction Attorney Joins Selzer Gurvitch Selzer Gurvitch welcomes Alonso Cisneros as a Partner in its Real Estate practice. Mr. Cisneros has extensive experience advising and representing commercial banks, investment banks, regional and local banks, and other financial institutions in a variety of loan transactions secured by all asset classes including retail, office, hotel, industrial,
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Montgomery County Green Building and Energy Requirements – Update

By Matthew M. Gordon Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. Over the past year, the Montgomery County Council has adopted several legislative measures that impact energy usage and consumption at commercial and multi-family buildings. This update is being provided due to the recent benchmarking deadline of June 1, 2023 for a substantial number of buildings
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Washington Business Journal: It’s time for businesses to think beyond noncompetes

By Laura Newpoff Originally published July 5, 2023 Selzer Gurvitch attorney Gene Policastri discusses the FTC’s proposed rule banning noncompete agreements. Read the article at WashingtonBusinessJournal.com »   Featured in this Article Eugene W. Policastri Shareholder, Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer Polott, P.C. gpolicastri@sgrwlaw.com (301) 634-3190

Two New Attorneys Join Selzer Gurvitch

Selzer Gurvitch is proud to welcome London Sneden and Joseph Fried to the firm as Associates As a member of our Trusts and Estates practice group, London Sneden helps clients with structuring their estate plans, drafting estate planning documents, and administering trusts and estates. London received her J.D. degree from The George Washington University Law School
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Is the Montgomery County Housing Policy at a Crossroads?

Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. Montgomery County has been a leader in establishing affordable housing policy over the past 50 years, including the adoption of a Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program in 1973. While the MPDU program continues to achieve its primary goal of delivering affordable housing (both for-sale and rental units)
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Solving Your Legal Troubles Without Setting Foot in a Courtroom

Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. April 3, 2022   Everyone knows you can solve a legal dispute by taking someone to court. But are there any other ways? Yes! In addition to litigation (what goes on in a courtroom), there are two alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods commonly used to solve legal disputes:
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Jennifer Blunt Joins Selzer Gurvitch

Selzer Gurvitch Welcomes Jennifer Blunt to the Firm as Its Newest Partner Jennifer Blunt has joined Selzer Gurvitch in its Litigation section. Ms. Blunt will focus her practice on complex commercial litigation, construction contract disputes, employment law, and other areas involving business disputes. Ms. Blunt has been a practicing attorney in the field of litigation
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5 Important Tax Provisions You Should Know About

By Eric L. Ciazza, Esq. & Brittany N. Oravec, Esq. Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. February 1, 2023 As we enter the 2023 tax filing season, we are revisiting the Inflation Reduction Act (the “Act”) signed into law by President Biden on August 8, 2022, and the provisions are effective beginning in 2023. The
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MD Property Owners – Tax Appeal Deadlines Approaching

Plan Now to Take Necessary Steps to Seek Reductions of Real Estate Taxes in the State of Maryland By Jessica D. Lieberman, Esq. Counsel at Selzer Gurvitch Rabin Wertheimer & Polott, P.C. The 2023 reassessments of properties for real estate tax purposes will be taking place shortly in Maryland. Notices of Assessment will be sent to
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Recent Maryland Legislation Impacting Community Associations

By Brian D. Bichy Shareholder at Selzer Gurvitch  October 13, 2022   The Maryland legislature passed two (2) important bills that impact community associations statewide effective October 1, 2022.  First, in the wake of the Surfside condominium collapse in Florida in June of 2021, many states around the nation have passed mandatory reserve study and funding
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Blake Daniels Joins Selzer Gurvitch

Selzer Gurvitch is proud to welcome Blake Daniels to the firm as Partner July 29, 2022 As Partner at Selzer Gurvitch, Daniels uses his specialized expertise in acquisitions, dispositions, leasing, debt finance, and joint ventures to analyze and develop solutions in transactional and development-related real estate matters in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. With more
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Montgomery County Speed to Market Initiatives: Sign Ordinance Rewrite Emerges from Economic Advisory Work Group

By Matt Gordon Partner at Selzer Gurvitch  July 15, 2022 In connection with the Montgomery County Economic Advisory Group’s (EAG) “Speed-to-Market” initiative, the Department of Permitting Services (DPS) established a Sign Ordinance Work Group to revamp and update the County’s Sign Ordinance to reflect the County’s urbanization patterns over the last 30 years. The EAG was
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New Maryland Legislation to Affect Construction Industry – The Maryland General Assembly recently passed several bills affecting the construction industry during its 2022 session.

By Patrick Kearney Partner at Selzer Gurvitch  May 3, 2022 Law Allowing Department of Labor to Stop Public Projects for Prevailing Wage Violations On April 13, 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed a new law which permits the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to stop work on a public project where any contractor working on the
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