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Harry Lerch, an attorney and immediate past president of Lerch, Early & Brewer, is one of the most influential land use and zoning professionals in the region. For more than 40 years, his law practice has been focused in the areas of eminent domain and condemnation proceedings, zoning, planning, traffic mitigation, historic preservation and legacy open space.. Banks, major national retail chains, schools, country clubs, medical and health care facilities, community associations, religious organizations and automotive dealerships, as well as individuals, turn to Harry to guide them in various real estate and development endeavors. He works diligently with clients to define their objectives, then applies determination and creativity to achieve the desired results. Harry is known for his inspired approach to problem-solving; clients have described him as thinking “inside, outside and around the box.” His “secret” arises from his ability to ascertain the true facts of his clients’ cases and then to present them, in complete honesty and openness, to the neighbors, government agency and/or other decision makers, in a way that meets their standards and objectives. In case after case, the result has been a “win-win” for all concerned.. Prior to joining Lerch Early in 1970, Harry served as general counsel for the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission and was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates. During his tenure at M-NCPPC, he oversaw the purchase of more than 14,000 acres of park land and was responsible for drafting numerous items of legislation affecting zoning, subdivision and planning in Montgomery County and throughout the state of Maryland.. On many occasions, Harry has served as a consultant on local, state and federal matters, and has been a member of a variety of commissions and advisory committees to the Montgomery County Council and other government bodies concerning zoning and planning issues.. Harry has argued – and won – more than a dozen major land use cases before the Court of Appeals of Maryland. He has tried many condemnation cases on behalf of both government agencies and private property owners.. Harry was born in Washington, D.C., and is a lifelong resident of Montgomery County. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn., and his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University School of Law.. He is a longtime member of the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Probate and Trust section and its Land Use and Condemnation Law committee; the American College of Real Estate Lawyers; the Urban Land Institute; the Montgomery County Bar Foundation; the Montgomery County Bar Association and the West Montgomery County Citizens Association. He was a member of the National Conference of Bar Presidents and successfully completed the ABA Leadership Training Institute.. He has been included in the Best Attorneys in America every year since 1999 and is listed in its Real Estate Law, Eminent Domain & Condemnation Law and Land Use & Zoning Law categories. He has also been listed in the Maryland and D.C. editions of Super Lawyers since their inaugural editions.. A commercially licensed pilot since the mid-1960s, Harry is an active member of the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association and regularly takes aerial photographs of real estate projects for strategy development. His passion for flying led him to help found and incorporate the Montgomery County Air Park Users Association and serve as its first president. He loves to travel and has navigated the skies of 49 states and half dozen foreign countries.

Hana Rose Kondratyuk is a member of the Firm’s RealEstate and Banking Practice Group, where she concentrates her practice on communityassociation law including the legal counseling of condominium and homeowners associations, commercialand residential real estate transactions, and all aspects of estate planning and administration.. Prior tojoining O’Malley, Miles, Nylen & Gilmore, P.A., Mrs. Kondratyuk had theunique distinction of clerking for Mr. Michael Mannes, who is regarded as oneof the foremost authorities on homeowner association and condominium law.  In that position, Mrs. Kondratyuk gainedexperience enforcing covenants, examining and interpreting various associationcreation documents, drafting declarations, bylaws, amendments, and rules, aswell as in collecting assessments and preparing foreclosure actions.  As an attorney, Mrs. Kondratyuk has assistedher community association clients by examiningtheir condominium and homeowners association documents, implementing andoverseeing association assessment collection, securing liens for unpaidassessments, and guiding her clients through the complex foreclosure process.. has recently been awarded membership to the Heuisler Honor Societyafter graduating magna cum laude fromthe University of Baltimore School of Law with a concentration in RealEstate.  While in law school, served as the Articles Editor on the School of Law’sJournal of Environmental Law and, in2007, the Journal of Environmental Law publishedher article entitled Potomac Riverkeeper Inc. v. Nat’l CapitalSkeet & Trap Club, Inc.  received numerous awards in law school, including the Highest Gradesin Maryland Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Commercial Law, and Sales andLeases.  Mrs. Kondratyuk received her B.A., suma cum laude, from Towson University.. Mrs. Kondratyuk is a member of theJewish National Foundation and is active in the Maryland State Bar Associationwhere she is a member of the Young Lawyers Section.  Mrs. Kondratyuk is admitted to practice in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the United States District Court of Maryland.