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Representing creditors and debtors in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Liquidation, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Reorganization, and commercial law generally.

Over 40 years experience as a Business Lawyer, Commercial Litigator and arbitrator.

Mr. Scarlett is one of the Firm’s founding members and concentrates his practice in creditors’ rights and bankruptcy law, including representing creditors and debtors in workouts and in bankruptcy proceedings. His practice also includes business and civil litigation and general corporate representation. He represents clients before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.. Mr. Scarlett was born in Baltimore on May 15, 1955. In 1982, he was admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland by the Maryland Court of Appeals. He was admitted in 1982 to the bar of United States District Court for the District of Maryland, including its trial bar. In 1984, he became a member of the bars for United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Circuit Court. In 1986, Mr. Scarlett became a member of the bars for the United States Tax Court, United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, and the Supreme Court for the United States. He was also admitted in 2002 as a member of the bar for United States Court of Appeals in the Third Circuit and, in 2007, became a member of the bar for the United States Court of Federal Claims.. Mr. Scarlett received a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Lawrence University in 1976 and went on to obtain a Masters in Business Administration from University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana in 1978. Mr. Scarlett received his Juris Doctor degree from University of Baltimore in 1982.. Mr. Scarlett has been awarded an “AV” rating by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating an attorney can receive. He is listed in the Bar Register for Preeminent lawyers, as published by Martindale-Hubbell.. Mr. Scarlett is a member of Maryland State Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the District of Maryland. He has served on the United States Bankruptcy Court’s Local Rules Committee.. Honoring the Firm’s commitment to spend time on pro bono matters, Mr. Scarlett acts as the volunteer National Legal Counsel to the National Ski Patrol assisting its 27,000 members throughout the United States and Europe.

Mr. Croll was born in Baltimore on December 5, 1959. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from The University of Michigan and a law degree from Washington University School of Law. Mr. Croll’s practice is concentrated in the areas of creditors’ rights, bankruptcy and commercial litigation. He is admitted to practice before the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third and Fourth Circuits, the United States Court of Claims, the United States Tax Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Croll has lectured on creditors’ rights, bankruptcy, and collection law.

Jan Berlage’s practice focuses on general business litigation, ranging from commercial disputes to bankruptcy () to intellectual property (). Jan has extensive experience in trials, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings, including arguments before the Maryland Court of Appeals and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has secured major jury verdicts and large settlements for both businesses and individuals, including most recently a $1.6 million and a $900, compensatory damage awards for copyright clients and a nearly $1 million settlement for a surviving heir in a wrongful death lawsuit. He has also successfully defended against multimillion dollar claims in both state and federal court. Prior to private practice, Jan served as law clerk to the Honorable E. Stephen Derby, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. He has taught pretrial litigation practice at the University of Maryland School of law, served on the Board of Governors for the Maryland State Bar Association and the United States Commission on Civil Rights, Maryland State Action Committee, and is a co-author of the book, Maryland Equine Law: A Legal Guide to Horse Ownership and Activities (). He is a fellow of both the American and the Maryland State Bar Foundations, presents regularly at CLE courses, and has chaired numerous committees at both the national and state level. Based on his experience and client reviews, AVVO ranks Jan as “Superb” with a perfect 10 rating, and is a business litigation Super Lawyer.. Mr. Berlage along with his partners were the 2013, 2014 and 2015 Editor’s Choice recipients of Corporate INTL’s Commercial Dispute Resolution Law Firm of the Year Award in Maryland, and its IP Law Firm of the Year and Bankruptcy Law Firm of the Year for 2014 and 2015.. Some of Jan’s representative matters are. Some of Jan’s representative speaking engagements are:

I am a business lawyer with a broad range of clients, including privately owned and managed companies.  I have also developed a niche practice counseling dental practices in numerous transactional/transitional matters.. My clients rely upon me for my legal counsel and guidance on the optimal way to structure their business arrangements.  Although I have lived in the Mid-Atlantic for over 20 years, I am originally from Dallas, Texas.. Specifically:. GENERAL TRANSACTIONAL EXPERIENCE:. I assist my clients with a wide variety of commercial arrangements including:. -Equity and debt financings. -Acquisitions. -Buy-sell agreements and business succession planning. -Joint Ventures. I also act as an informal outside general counsel to a number of clients that consult with me on an extensive range of issues, including risk management, vendor agreements, services agreements, employment issues, and many other day-to-day aspects of starting and running a business.. DENTAL PRACTICE TRANSITIONS EXPERIENCE:. Over the years, I have represented a myriad of dental practices and gained valuable knowledge about the unique needs facing general dentists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, pediatric dentists, orthodontists, endodontists and periodontists in business transactions and situations they encounter during the lifespan of their practices.. Services I provide to dental practice clients include structuring, negotiating and documenting employee arrangements, partnership arrangements, acquisitions, separations and sales.. Specialties: Business law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions; contracts; representing start-up companies; medical and dental practice transitions; dental associateships, dental practice acquisitions and sales; dental practice partnerships; exit strategies for dentists; informal outside general counsel.

Founded in 2011, Law Office of Vasilios Peros, P.C. is a boutique law firm focused primarily on business, technology and intelelctual property law.  With over 30 years of experience in legal advisory, management and engineering roles, Vasilios Peros gained legal experience at premier Baltimore, Maryland law firms and engineering and management experience at a Fortune 100 technology company.  He founded the law firm to provide excellent legal services tailored to each client’s needs, with personalized attention, and at competitive rates.. We leverage non-legal experience and education to view our client's needs from multiple angles, not only the legal angle. We serve as outside legal counsel to many of clients, and many think of us as being "down the hall" when they need us.. To meet our clients’ other legal needs, the firm is co-counsel with several other law firms of all sizes.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.

Experienced Corporate attorney serving clients in Towson and surrounding areas.