Lauri E. Cleary
Overview Lauri Cleary is a trial lawyer who helps businesses, employers, and individuals navigate difficult issues and resolve disputes in and out of the courtroom throughout Maryland, DC, and Virginia. …
Caitlin C. Grant
Overview With fierce attention to detail, Caitlin Grant is a determined advocate in commercial real estate disputes, including landlord-tenant, adverse possession, and easement proceedings. She also advises clients on general …
Michael J. Goecke
Overview Litigator Mike Goecke helps clients resolve real estate, trust and estate, and corporate disputes in Maryland and Washington, DC. Mike approaches litigation with a mix of IQ and EQ, …
Lerch Early Attorneys Named to 2022 Best Lawyers in America
Multiple lawyers from several Lerch, Early & Brewer practices recently were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022. Four Lerch Early attorneys have been named to the Ones …
Nonsynonymous terms create an ambiguity
A month ago, the Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a case where the circuit court, Court of Special Appeals, and Court of Appeals analyzed the pivotal issue in the case …
Antitrust Prosecutions for ‘No-Poaching’ Agreement
Since the early 1990s, criminal investigations and prosecutions by the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division have focused on massive price-fixing cartels, resulting in billions of dollars in corporate fines and …
Recoverable Damages for Killing a Pet
Recoverable Damages for Killing a Pet The Court of Appeals was recently faced with a tragic case involving the senseless slaying of a dog and the resulting spirited debate over …
The Importance of Non-Pattern Jury Instructions
The Importance of Non-Pattern Jury Instructions Maryland’s appellate courts strongly encourage lawyers and trial judges to rely on pattern jury instructions, observing that pattern instructions “have been put together by …
Chambers USA 2021 Ranks Lerch Early in Real Estate and Litigation
Chambers USA 2021 Ranks Lerch Early in Real Estate and Litigation Chambers USA 2021: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business recognized Lerch Early in the areas of Litigation: General Commercial and Real Estate. …
Breached NDA Renders a $20 Million Verdict, But Only a $1 Judgment
In the last few years, we’ve heard a lot about non-disclosure agreements or “NDAs.” They are commonly used to protect against disclosure of confidential business information or financial data and …
An Expert Witness Fails to Bridge the ‘Analytical Gap’
The Court of Special Appeals recently decided Matthews v. State, No. 3280, Sept. Term, 2018 (Feb. 25, 2021), a case where two homicide victims were killed by shotgun blasts delivered …
COSA Holds Church Trustees Could Fire Pastor
COSA Holds Church Trustees Could Fire Pastor The Supreme Court, in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrisey-Berrau, recently addressed religious institutions’ authority to make personnel decisions, and the extent …
