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Note: the articles listed below have not necessarily been updated and some changes in law are not cited. For instance, since 2007, the Commonwealth of Virginia exempts Individual Retirement Accounts to the same extent permitted under Federal bankruptcy law.

Real Estate

Editor: Real Estate Practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, (BADC 1995), 2 vol.

Lock, Key & Tenancy, Tenancy by the Entirety in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. The Washington Lawyer. September/October 1993

A Divorce Primer For Washington Metropolitan Realtors. Washington, D.C. Association of Realtors, Inc., D.C. Line. September 1991.

The Arcane Impact of Bankruptcy Law On Real Estate Transactions. Probate and Property Magazine, American Bar Association. January 1988.

Mortgage and Deeds of Trusts and Lien and Encumbrances Subchapters of the Real Property Chapter (22) of the District of Columbia Practice Manual. 1987.

Liens and Other Encumbrances Against Real Property. Realtor Magazine. November 1982. Intra family Financing Techniques. Realtor Magazine. October 1981.

The Option To Purchase. Realtor Magazine. September 1980.

A New Standard Residential Real Estate Contract for the District of Columbia. Realtor Magazine. August 1978.

The District of Columbia Recordation System and The Proposed D.C. Title Registration Act. Realtor Magazine. January 1977.

How To Live With Super Priority Liens in the District of Columbia. Realtor Magazine. October 1984.

Bankruptcy

Protecting Your Assets, The Washington Lawyer, November/December 1995

Fraudulent Conveyances and Preferences chapter, Real Property Practice and Litigation. Shepard's/McGraw-Hill. 1990.

Bankruptcy Administrative Claimants Beware! Commercial Law Journal. December 1985.

Observations of a Bankruptcy Practitioner. NAB Talk. October 1985.

Arbitration

The Tao of Arbitration. Commercial Law Bulletin, July/August 1991.

Civil Litigation

Reducing Civil Delay. D.C. Trial Lawyer's Magazine. February 1990.The First Time. D.C. Trial Lawyer's Magazine. Fall 1990.

Reported Cases

Pearlstein v. U.S. Small Business Admin., 231 U.S.App.D.C. 250. (1983) (Established that a District of Columbia sales tax lien [or other state lien] may take priority over a non-governmental federal lien.)

In Re Magwood, 251 U.S.App.D.C. 389. (1986) (Established that a bankruptcy sale of real estate free and clear of liens is final and cannot be upset by a later attack whether with or without merit. The case also concerned whether the bankruptcy court, as an Article I court could have the powers of either civil or criminal contempt because of the constitutional separation of powers between the Congress (Article I of the Constitution of the United States) and the Judicial Powers (Article III). Unfortunately, the final opinion avoided this question because it was not required to resolve the main question before the court.)

Smith v. Tippett, 569 A.2d 1186. (D.C.App. 1990) (A 50 year old solid brick wall intruding over property lines was considered to be hostile for the purpose of acquiring title by adverse possession.)

Iannucci v. Pearlstein, 629 A.2d 555. (D.C.App. 1993) (Failure to answer a suit in a timely manner may not justify a default judgment in this jurisdiction.)

In Re Estate of Lizzie Wilson, DC App No 05-PR-428 (2007). (An attorney may be paid by a private party with non estate funds without prior court approval.)


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