Happy Holidays 2024
As we approach our 75th Anniversary in 2025, we are grateful for the support of all of our clients and friends who helped us get here. Happy holidays and best …
Community Association Attorney Nura Rafati Writes About How to Get Involved in WMCCAI
Community Associations Attorney Nura Rafati recently wrote about the importance of getting involved in the Legislative Action Committees and Legislative Committees that advocate on behalf of common ownership communities. “The …
Update: Preliminary Injunction Issued For Corporate Transparency Act – Reporting Deadline Stayed
On December 3, 2024, a federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas, Sherman Division, issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order granting a national preliminary injunction enjoining the Corporate …
Lerch Early Named a 2024 Empowering Women Award Honoree
For the second year in a row, The Daily Record has named Lerch, Early & Brewer as a recipient of its Empowering Women Award. The award recognizes companies and organizations …
Community Association Legal Update – May 2024
2024 Legislative Update For Maryland Community Associations The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session saw over 1,400 House Bills and 1,100 Senate Bills introduced, with several new laws passing that …
2024 Maryland Community Associations Legislative Update
The Maryland General Assembly’s 2024 legislative session saw over 1,400 House Bills and 1,100 Senate Bills introduced, with several new laws passing that will affect community associations beginning on October …
Changing Lawns: The Lasting Effects of the Three Year Turf War
This article originally appeared in the March 2024 edition of Quorum. Do you ever look out of your window and wish you didn’t have to spend all that time and money …
Maryland Sprinkler Retrofit Mandate Will Not Be Enforced
In a reversal of a years-old mandate, owners of existing Maryland residential high-rises will no longer have to retrofit their buildings to include sprinklers throughout the building, including in every …
Five Ways to Improve Community Association Collections
Community associations face many challenges, none more so than funding the upkeep and welfare of their communities. An owner who refuses to pay their share can put a heavy strain …
Lerch Early Welcomes Three New Associates to the Firm
Lerch, Early & Brewer is pleased to announce the addition of three new attorneys to our firm. Alana Bergner is now part of our Community Associations group, Toni Ojomo has …
Ruth Katz Elected New Managing Partner and Board Chair at Lerch Early
Regional full-service law firm Lerch, Early & Brewer is pleased to announce that Ruth O. Katz has been elected managing partner and chair of the firm’s Board of Directors. Katz’s …
Alana C. Bergner
Overview Alana Bergner is a community associations attorney representing homeowners and condominium unit owners associations in Washington, DC and Virginia. Alana is an advocate at heart, and is empathetic, pragmatic, …
