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Kirk Halpin, Managing Partner of The Law Offices of Kirk Halpin & Associates, P.A., founded the firm in 2004 with a concentration in general business and commercial real estate development and transactions. Kirk has handled complex real estate and business transactions for a wide range of businesses, including multi-million dollar deals, while also assisting small business owners with day-to-day operations. Prior to founding his own firm, Kirk was a business and real estate attorney with well-established law firms in Baltimore, Maryland, beginning with Semmes, Bowen & Semmes from 1996 to 1999 and then with Rosenberg Proutt Funk & Greenberg, LLP from 1999 to 2004.. From his days as the owner of the Equipment Funding Group, a small business in Towson, Maryland, to his current role as the owner of a successful and thriving law practice, Kirk has shared his talents and knowledge with the communities in which he has worked and lived, serving on many non-profit boards and volunteering with various community service groups. Kirk served as President of his local homeowner’s association as well holding positions on the Board of Directors of the Columbia Association and the Kings Contrivance Board of Directors, both local Howard County governing bodies within Columbia, Maryland. He has also volunteered his time and talents with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Central Maryland, the Maryland State Bar Association, The Lawyers Clearinghouse, Inc. and the Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Service. Additionally, Kirk has been a speaker and panelist at several legal and business related seminars and continuing education programs and published several articles related to general business and legal issues. In addition to practicing law, Kirk is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Maryland. He resides in Columbia, Maryland with his wife and their two sons.

I am a Maryland attorney. I have over 20 years experience helping clients navigate through real estate, business and finance related transactions, as well as many other consumer and business related issues.. Some of my areas of practice include:. - Residential and commercial title work, contracts (including for-sale-by-owner) and other real estate matters. - Helping investors with complex transactions, both for businesses and real estate.. - Helping to underwrite, document and close private/hard money loans for lenders and borrowers.. - Assisting commercial borrowers source and negotiate term sheets, loan documents and loans.. I look forward to helping you.

My interests are traveling and cooking, and spending time with my family.

Kwaku D. Ofori, Esq., received his Juris Doctor from the University of the District of Columbia School of Law in May 1997. Prior to earning his JD, he received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in Finance, Magna Cum Laude from Southeastern University, Washington, D.C. in August 1986. He received his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Finance from Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania in August 1983.. Mr. Ofori was admitted to practice law in Maryland and New Jersey in June, 2004 and the District of Columbia in February, 2007. Attorney Ofori is a member of numerous Bar Associations including the American Bar Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, Maryland State Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, Montgomery County Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association and the American Inns of Court, Montgomery County.. In October of 2005, Ofori Law Firm, LLC was opened as a solo law firm with areas of practice in real estate settlements, civil and commercial litigation, landlord and tenant law, business and corporate and personal injury practice. The firm also practices litigation in the District and Circuit Courts of Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Maryland. Prior to the opening of Ofori Law Firm, LLC. Attorney Ofori was the managing attorney at Fountainhead Title Group (FTG) in the Greenbelt, Maryland Branch between June 2003 and September 2005. He conducted both residential and commercial real estate settlements/closings for properties located in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Additionally, he marketed FTG services to real estate agents, brokers, mortgage loan officers and brokers and financial institutions in the mortgage and real estate industry.. After law school, Ofori worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Board of Contract of Appeals (HUDBCA) in Washington, D.C. from August, 1997 to July, 1998. As a law clerk, Ofori drafted decisions and orders for three administrative judges on government contracts, real estate litigation, IRS tax offsets, suspensions and debarments, conducted legal research of statues, regulations, state and federal laws, legal writing and analysis, resolution of complex legal problems and issues, assisted in preparation of hearings before the Board.. Ofori began his real estate law and title insurance career first as a real estate agent with Long and Foster Realtors in the Kensington, Maryland branch in 1986. He later worked in different areas within the real estate industry as a title examiner with then Golden Feather Realty Services, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland; as a Title Insurance Underwriter with Mid-States Title Insurance Company, Inc. in 1999 in Fairfax, Virginia and as a Closer at Associates Relocation Management Company, Inc. in Washington, DC. From 1989 to 1994.. In addition to practicing law, Ofori is also a licensed real estate broker in Maryland. He has also served as a volunteer Commissioner with the Landlord/Tenant Affairs Commission in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Jacob Rappaport, a lifelong resident of Baltimore, Maryland, attended the University of Baltimore School of Law on the Dean’s Full Tuition Scholarship based on academic merit. Mr. Rappaport graduated in May 2012, Summa Cum Laude, with a Certificate of Concentration in Estate Planning. Upon graduation, Mr. Rappaport was inducted into the Heuisler Honor Society for graduating in the top 10% of his class.. During law school, Mr. Rappaport earned the highest grade in class award in 4 classes (Contracts II, Trusts and Estates, Estates and Gift Taxation, and Estate Planning Workshop), and served as Staff and Associate Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Forum Journal.. Mr. Rappaport joined Levin & Gann, P.A.’s Corporate and Estate Planning Departments in February 2012 as a Law Clerk and became an Associate upon admission to the Maryland Bar in December 2012. Mr. Rappaport became a shareholder (partner) of the first as of January 1, 2019. Mr. Rappaport focuses on Corporate Law, Real Estate Law and Estate Planning, and holds an LL.M. in Taxation.

Michael is a natural teacher. He enjoys working with families buying or selling their home. He explains the contract language in listing agreements-The agreement between the consumer and the realtor which imposes many obligtions on the consumer which the consumer can usually negotiate. The agreement of sale provied by the realtor imposes many obligations on the consumer, but which the consumer may be able to shift to the other parties or not accept. This is why he prefers to meet with clients prior to their sigining any documents. HE takes this same approach of listening in helping people deisn their wills, powers of attorny, living wills, and other life and death plans.. Michael is equally comfortable trying a civil case before a jury, negotiating a complex business transaction, or drafting documents. After earning a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Columbia University, Michael was a Melton Research Fellow while pursuing his PhD in philosophy at Ohio State University. In 1973, he earned a Juris Doctor from Case Western Reserve University and has been admitted to practice in Maryland. He has taught philosophy at Ohio State University and at John Carroll University. He is admitted to practice before several federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals of Maryland, and all lesser courts in Maryland.. Michael's initial experience was in Cleveland with a boutique law firm involved with real estate transactions and a real estate litigation practice. In the mid-70s, he moved to Maryland to practice with the real estate group and one of the large Baltimore law firms. In 1975 Michael began his own practice in Baltimore County. In the intervening years he has developed a reputation as a seasoned transactional lawyer and trial lawyer with considerable experience in estate planning.. Michael has lectured and taught required continuing education courses to title insurance agents, real estate agents, and life and health insurance agents.  He has also taught and presented to the Association of Trial Lawyers of Maryland.. Over the years Michael has been associated with local charitable organizations and has served and continues to serve locally, regionally, and nationally. He was a recipient of the national Maasim Tovim award in 2015 from the FJMC.

"Helping People is what it is all about " This has been my belief since I first started in the practice of law over 40 years ago. I tell my clients that they are not paying me to agree with them- they are paying me to help them. Helping means always leveling with the client, tell them as best you can what they are facing and the pluses and minus of actions that could be taken. That's my job, and making a positive difference in people's lives is the goal.. ---. My primary field of practice is Real Estate and Business Law including transactional as well as litigation. Typical matters that I handle are drafting contracts; deeds; mortgages; investment deals and partnerships; I also do quite a bit of litigation regarding real estate disputes; landlord tenant matters; latent defects cases (cases that involve problems experianced by buyers after they purchase a home); partition cases where one owner wants to sell, the other one doesn't; and business disputes both large and small.  I speak nationally on real estate, finance, and fraud matters involving the mortgage and real estate industry.  I speak before audiences as varied as law enforcement, banking and mortgage groups, real estate investment groups, real estate brokerages, and the public.. In addition to the practice of law, I also owned and operated a development company for 37 years which was primarily involved with the purchase of residential properties and then rebuilding the properties so that they were totally new on the interior and competative with new housing. Our company expanded beyond Maryland to Texas and California.  We added real estate brokerage services; property management; and a mortgage and construction division.  I am currently a licensed Real Estate Broker in Maryland and California, and a year ago we opened our first office in China.

Gary Damico is a Partner at Nguyen Roche Sutton, where he leads a broad real estate and business law practice.. In his real estate practice, Gary advises clients on commercial and residential transactions, including acquisitions, sales, development projects, leasing, and land use matters. He also regularly prepares and negotiates home improvement agreements and construction-related contracts.. In his business practice, Gary counsels small and regional companies on entity formation, governance, succession planning, and buy-sell arrangements. He frequently serves as outside general counsel to builders, property managers, investors, and contractors across Maryland.. Gary’s approach is rooted in long-term client relationships: listening closely, diagnosing legal risk with precision, and delivering pragmatic solutions tailored to each client’s goals.. Recognized by peers and the legal community, Gary is a multi-year Maryland Super Lawyers honoree in the Real Estate category and a two-time recipient of the “Up & Coming Lawyers” designation by What’s Up? Magazine. He is also deeply engaged in civic and nonprofit leadership. He supports the Ronald McDonald House Charities Maryland () and serves as a board member and governance secretary of Wide Angle Youth Media (). Civic engagement is a shared value in his family - his wife, Emily, is an executive with the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF), which advances equity-focused investment in youth-serving organizations throughout the city.. Gary lives in Locust Point with Emily and their son, Emmett.. Before joining Nguyen Roche Sutton, Gary built his legal career at both boutique and regional firms in Baltimore and Annapolis.

Jeffrey Margolies is a member of the law firm of Alliant Legal Group, LLC and an attorney with its affiliated title agency, Real Estate Settlements & Escrow, LLC.  Jeffrey is a 1984 Law Review graduate of the University of Maryland School of Law.  He pioneered and taught “The Principles of Title Industry Practice” at Catonsville Community College and is a popular and noted lecturer who conducts numerous real estate seminars throughout the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area.. Jeffrey is a Past-President of the Maryland Land Title Association and holds the special designation of “Certified Land Title Professional”.. He is also a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Land Title Association, Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors (and previously served on its Board of Directors) and the Women’s Council of Realtors.

I am an attorney with an office in the Canton area of Baltimore City, Maryland. I pride myself on crafting thoughtful and innovative solutions to solve my clients' problems and help them acheive their objectives. I have a genuine interest in real estate matters of all types. Of particular interest to me is helping entrepreneurs purchase real estate and open businesses in the community. I volunteer for the local merchants association and do my part to make my neighborhood a better place to visit, conduct business and live.

Christopher T. Magette received his Juris Doctor with cum laude honors in 2010 from the University of Baltimore School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and before the Bar of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Mr. Magette served as Associate Comments Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Review from 2009-2010. While in law school Mr. Magette served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Timothy E. Meredith of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Mr. Magette received a Bachelor of Arts in History with minors in Political Science and Philosophy from Gettysburg College in 2007. Mr. Magette's practice is focused on representing financial institutions, leasing companies and surety companies in loan documentation transactions, commercial workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcy and related litigation.