I have over 20 years of experience in business law and commercial real estate, including landlord tenant matters.  I regularly write agreements for business owners, assist in the start-up process, resolve disputes, protect intellectual property, and write wills for business owners.  I also draft and review leases on behalf of both landlords and tenants and appear before the landlord/tenant court in Maryland.

I am a member of the firm Press & Dozier, LLC, which is located in Bethesda, Maryland.  I graduated from The University of Michigan Law School, and then began my legal career by clerking for the Honorable Rudolph J. Gerber on the Arizona Court of Appeals. I then moved to the Washington, DC area and worked at McKenna & Cuneo (now McKenna Long & Aldridge). At McKenna, I gained extensive experience in litigation before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals, and in bid protests before the General Accounting Office. My practice included litigation of complex contractual issues, such as those arising out of the termination for default of the A-12 advanced tactical aircraft.

At Press & Dozier, my practice concentrates on general business law, where I counsel clients on issues including type of entity and start-up, employment and contractor agreements, operating agreements and bylaws, resolution of business disputes and debt collection, and succession planning and dissolution. I particularly enjoy serving as legal counsel for small businesses and handling the myriad issues they face.

In my commercial real estate practice, I review loan documents and advise on real estate transactions both simple and complex. I review lease agreements and also handle landlord/tenant and other property disputes, regularly appearing at the Maryland District Court’s landlord/tenant court. I represent landlords ranging in size from large commercial property owners and managers to small store-fronts and one-unit residences, and also represent tenants in both commercial and residential disputes. I prosecute foreclosure actions and assist creditors on other matters regarding collection of debts. Additionally, I handle matters involving government contracts and trusts and estates.

I am licensed to practice in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia. I am proud to serve as the President of the Women Business Owners of Montgomery County.