Representative Matters
In recent years, Emerson has:
- Served as lead counsel in mixed-used developments in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, including a senior housing/office space development and an ongoing $450 million project for a religious institution involving worship, residential, educational, and recreational space;
- Advocated for clients in land use matters and zoning issues (special exceptions, variances, conditional uses, as well as re-zoning), as well as local jurisdiction administrative and development plan approvals;
- Represented developers in all aspects of commercial real estate projects, including land acquisition, development, financing, construction, and sales;
- Advocated on behalf of landlords and tenants in the leasing of thousands of square feet of office, retail, and industrial space;
- Counseled commercial and residential owners and builders in matters of construction disputes, lien claims, and general construction matters;
- Represented developers in residential projects and the establishment of condominium, co-op, and homeowner associations;
- Represented institutional lenders in issuance of commercial loans and, as needed, workout or foreclosure of loans; and
- Advised numerous purchasers and sellers in the acquisition and sale of businesses.
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Profile
Education
- University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law (J.D., 1979) Member, Moot Court Board
- Towson University (B.S., cum laude, 1976)
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
Activities
- American Bar Association, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law, Business Law, and State and Local Government Sections
- Maryland Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Maryland State Bar Association, Real Property, Planning & Zoning, and Business Sections
- Maryland Land Title Association
- American Land Title Association
- Wednesday Law Club
- Board of Directors
- Maryland Legal Aid, Executive Committee, 2022-2024
- United Way of Central Maryland, Baltimore Partnership Board, 2011-2018; Board of Directors, 2005-2011; Executive Committee, chair of the board and Volunteer Development Committee, 2007-2012
- Frederick High School (Maryland) distinguished Alumni, 2018
- Speaker, "Commercial Real Estate Closings" program presented by Maryland State Bar Association's Real Property and Young Lawyers Sections, 2014
- Advance Bank, Board of Directors, 2000-2013
- Baltimore County Ethics Commission, 2008-2013
- University of Maryland School of Law Alumni Association, Board of Directors, 1999-2010
- Maryland Family Network, Inc. (formerly Friends of the Family, Inc.), Board of Directors, 1991-2005
- Lecturer, Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers program "Contracts with the Homebuyer and Mandatory Disclosures under Federal, State and Local Law," 1995 and 1998
- Maryland Aviation Commission, Board of Directors, 1995-1997
- Leadership Baltimore County, Class of 1991
- Maryland Assistant Attorney General, 1980-1985
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