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Douglas M. Bregman 
Bethesda, Maryland
Principal
phone (301) 656-2707
fax (301) 961-6525
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Mr. Bregman has maintained a general civil law practice for over thirty-five years focusing on transactional real estate and business representation, mediation and arbitration, and civil litigation.  Areas of concentration include: commercial real estate purchase and sale agreement preparation, negotiation, due diligence and settlement; commercial lease drafting and negotiation; civil litigation; business representation; and transit-oriented development negotiation and documentation. 

 

With regard to commercial real estate, Mr. Bregman has represented buyers, sellers, lenders, management companies, developers, contractors, landlords and tenants through all stages of acquisition, financing, construction, due diligence, leasing, and management.  He is nationally recognized in the field and is a member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL).  Additionally, as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center since 1992, Mr. Bregman teaches a course entitled: Drafting and Negotiating Commercial Real Estate Documents:  Contracts, Loan Documents, and Leases.

 

From starting a business to buying or selling it, Mr. Bregman has represented and advised owners, shareholders, board members and investors in enterprises of all sizes and types.  Beyond legal engagement, he has the business background of having served as a member of the Board of Directors of several publicly owned companies. 

 

Mr. Bregman has been the mediator for hundreds of business and real estate disputes.  His success rate in getting cases settled is in excess of 90 percent.  He has taught mediation skills both in the United States and internationally.  He also has been chosen to act as an arbitrator and receiver in many cases, ranging from partnership disputes to construction claims. 

 

Mr. Bregman has tried numerous cases.  His litigation practice includes the defense and prosecution of commercial lawsuits, contract disputes, complex litigation, professional malpractice litigation, personal injury lawsuits, and general civil litigation. 

 

He has testified as an expert witness in various lawsuits in the District of Columbia and Maryland. 

 

Mr. Bregman has been included among the Top Lawyers in Washington, DC, by the Washingtonian magazine.  Mr. Bregman is listed in both the Maryland and Washington, DC, Super Lawyers publications and on the Super Lawyers' website.  

 

Mr. Bregman serves on the Appellate Judicial Nominating Commission, the Board of Directors of the Client Protection Fund (Treasurer), the Court of Appeals Public Trust and Confidence Committee, and the Board of Directors of the Bar Association Foundation. 

 

Since 1998, Mr. Bregman has been a Professor of Negotiation and Mediation Skills at the Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution (IIMCR), and since 1993, he has been an Author and Lecturer for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Law Conference. 

 

Mr. Bregman is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

 

Bar Admissions:
Maryland, 1974
District of Columbia, 1975
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1974
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1975
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1975
Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974
J.D.


Colgate University, Hamilton, New York, USA, 1971
B.A.
Honors: With Honors


Published Works:
Maryland Landlord/Tenant Law, Practice and Procedure, Lexis Law Publishing/Michie Company, 3rd Ed. (2003)


Common Sense Guide to Successful Real Estate Negotiations, Harper Collins, 2nd Ed. 1994, 1986 (Co-Author)


Representative Clients:
Federal Realty Investment Trust
Group 1 Software, Inc.
The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, LLC
Holy Cross Hospital
Riggs Bank
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992 - Present


Professor, Institute for International Mediation and Conflict Resolution, 1998 - Present


Professor, Business Law and Real Property Law, University of Maryland, University College, 1979 - 1981


Instructor, Multiple Continuing Legal Education Courses in Real Estate and Business, 1975 - Present


Author & Lecturer for several Georgetown University Law School Continuing Education Programs, 1982 - Present


Author & Lecturer for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Law Conference, 1993 - Present


Author & Lecturer for several programs given by the Maryland Institute for the Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers (MICPEL)


Honors and Awards:
Montgomery County Bar Foundation, Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007 - Present


Elected as Member of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers


Maryland Pro Bono Service Award, 2000


Montgomery County Bar Association Community Service Award, 1993


Montgomery County Bar Association Chair-of-the-Year Award, 1997


Montgomery County Bar Foundation Delivery of Legal Services Award


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Board of Directors of Dart Group, Crown Books, Trak Auto, Shopper's Food Warehouse, 1993 - 1997
Director


Maryland Legal Services Corporation, 2000 - Present
Director


American Bank, 2002 - Present
Director


American Bar Association, 2000 - 2001
House of Delegates


Bar Association of Montgomery County, 1998 - 1999
President


Governor's Landlord-Tenant Law Study Commission, 1984 - 1991


Governor's Advisory Council on Landlord-Tenant Affairs, 1991 - 1994


Maryland State Bar Association, 1982 - 1983
Board of Governors


Maryland State Bar Association, 2000 - 2002
Board of Governors


Maryland State Bar Association, 1974 - Present
Member


Maryland State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 1982 - 1983
Chairman


Maryland Client Protection Fund
Director, Treasurer


District of Columbia Bar Association, 1975 - Present


Past Employment Positions:
Court of Appeals of Maryland, Law Clerk, Judge J. Dudley Digges, 1973 - 1975


Duckett, Orem, Christie and Beckett, Associate, 1975 - 1978


Fossett & Brugger, Associate, 1978


 

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