The real estate lawyers at Silverman Thompson have expertise in representing clients in a wide variety of real estate matters, including litigation and transactional work.  

Avery Strachan leads Silverman Thompson’s real estate team, handling matters related to commercial and residential real estate including landlord/tenant issues, buyer/seller transactions and disputes, property construction and development, and real estate management.  

Silverman Thompson’s real estate clients include local, regional, and national developers, owners, operators, and managers of apartment buildings (multi-family), office buildings, industrial buildings, retail buildings and shopping centers, warehouses, hospitality spaces (hotels, motels, and resorts), flex spaces, and mixed-use projects.  

The real estate team also represents homeowners and landowners, condominium and community associations, and nationally recognized title insurance companies and their insureds in a variety of real property disputes. 

• Landlord/Tenant 
• Real Estate Purchase, Ownership & Management 
• Litigation 
• Administrative 
• Transactional 
• Significant Representation 
• Baltimore City Liquor Board Processes
• Zoning, Land Use & Construction Litigation
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Landlord/Tenant 

At Silverman Thompson, we know that disputes between Maryland landlords and tenants can range from district court proceedings to complicated litigation and class actions in circuit courts, appellate courts, and federal courts over property damage, personal injury, lease terms, and more.   

Attorneys Avery Strachan and Kerri Smith represent individual residential landlords, residential property management companies, and both commercial landlords and tenants in property management, development and leasing, and commercial landlord-tenant matters. 

Learn more about Silverman Thompson’s landlord-tenant practice here 

Real Estate Purchase, Ownership & Management 

The Silverman Thompson real estate team is a full-service real estate practice, representing property owners, operators, and managers in various issues that arise in the development, construction, ownership, and management of residential and commercial real property in Maryland. 

The real estate team has considerable experience in litigation, administrative, and transactional matters that arise relative to the purchase, ownership, and management of real estate in Maryland.  

Litigation 

The real estate team at Silverman Thompson are seasoned litigators with a keen understanding of real estate and real property law to the task of representing businesses and individuals in all types of real estate law cases in state and federal courts.  

• Buyer and seller disputes, including:  
  • Misrepresentation and/or nondisclosure of defects

•  Property rights of shopping centers, industrial, and office buildings

• Landowner and neighbor disputes, including:
  • Quiet title actions 
  • Adverse possession 
  • Trespass and nuisance claims  
  • Title and boundary line disputes  

• Construction claims, including:  
  • Mechanics’ liens 

• Condominium and homeowners’ association disputes 

• Lis pendens 

• Injunction and receivership 

The real estate team also has extensive experience in mediation and arbitration. During the mediation process, we can assist in negotiating an agreement that achieves the best possible outcome for our client without the risk and expense of trial. 

Administrative 

Silverman Thompson attorneys work with state and local governments to resolve legal obstacles to development and issues that arise during real property ownership.  

• Property tax and assessment disputes 
• Code violations 
• Water bill disputes 
• Correction notices received from local government agencies  
• Condemnations, regulatory takings, eminent domain 

Transactional 

The real estate team at Silverman Thompson has experience in purchasing and leasing residential and commercial properties, including negotiating and documenting purchase agreements, PAD leases, triple net leases, and build-to-suit leases, as well as operational and management agreements. Our lawyers are knowledgeable about business entity formation, homeowners’ association formation and governance, and general corporate and contract matters. 

• Lease drafting and negotiation
• Acquisitions 
• Purchase and sale of real property and associated assets  
• Buyer/seller transactions 
• Lender liability and regulatory violations 

Significant Representation 

• Represents several of Maryland’s premiere property management companies in all matters relating to managing residential and commercial properties in Maryland; 

• Represents a large, publicly held real estate investment trust in all its Maryland litigation matters; 

• Represents multiple restaurateurs throughout Baltimore City and the state, including all aspects of lease negotiation and all related transactions; 

• Represents a large grocery chain in drafting and negotiating multiple pad site leases for several commercial properties that they own; 

• Represents numerous franchisees with dozens of locations throughout the country and in Maryland, including all aspects of lease negotiations and related transactions. 

Zoning, Land Use & Construction Litigation

Silverman Thompson’s land use and zoning attorneys represent a wide range of clients from individual property owners to Fortune 500 companies, assisting them in the navigation of the complex entitlement process for a diverse mix of real estate development projects and zoning matters.  

Read more about our zoning, land use, and construction practice here or contact Joseph R. Woolman directly at jwoolman@silvermanthompson.com.

Baltimore City Liquor Board Processes  

Joseph R. Woolman leads Silverman Thompson’s Baltimore City Liquor Board practice. This includes the representation of the bar, restaurant, and hospitality industry as they navigate the complex administrative process required for the issuance of liquor licenses in the Baltimore metropolitan area.

Read more about Mr. Woolman’s Baltimore City Liquor Board practice here or contact him directly at jwoolman@silvermanthompson.com.

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