LERCH EARLYS 65TH ANNIVERSARY:

Donating Time & Talent to Community &

Professional Organizations
Lerch Early attorneys and staff believe in giving back to the community in which we live and work. This
includes donating our time and talents to the nearly 100 community and professional organizations listed below.
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
www.heart.org

Each year legal assistant Leesa Zayas

organizes Lerch Earlys participation in
the American Heart Associations Go
Red for Women campaign to raise
awareness about the fight against heart
disease in women, which is the number
one killer of U.S. women, claiming
more lives than all forms of cancer
combined.

ARTS ON THE BLOCK

www.artsontheblock.com

AOB is the only organization in the

Washington, DC, area offering youth of
diverse backgrounds the opportunity to
learn first-hand about the intersection
of art, design, and business by engaging
in real-world projects. Today, more than
100 AOB apprentice-created projects
from park benches to large-scale
murals grace public and private
spaces throughout the area. Land use
attorney Liz Rogers serves on AOBs
board of directors.

BAR ASSOCIATION OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

www.montbar.org

The Bar Association of Montgomery

County provides access to and improves
the administration of justice in our
ever-evolving community. Litigator and
employment attorney Lauri Cleary is
the BAMCs president-elect. Many of
our attorneys have served in leadership
roles in BAMC. Currently, corporate
attorney David Kay serves as chair of
the Business Law Section, litigator
Caitlin Grant serves as co-chair of
the New Practitioners Section,
employment litigator Michael Neary
serves as co-chair of the Commercial
Litigation Section, and family law
attorney Chris Roberts serves as
co-chair of the Family Law Section.

BETHESDA ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

DISTRICT, INC.
www.bethesda.org

The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment

Board creates and implements arts and
entertainment projects that contribute
to the artistic, cultural and economic
growth of downtown Bethesda.

Business attorney Ted Goldstock

serves as of counsel to its board of
directors.

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE HIGH SCHOOL

EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, operates Bethesda Transportation

Solutions, and manages the Bethesda
Circulator. Land use attorney Patrick
ONeil is BUPs chair.

www.bccedfoundation.org

BIKUR CHOLIM OF GREATER WASHINGTON

The BCC Educational Foundation is

dedicated to ensuring that public
education delivers its promise and gives
all students at B-CC High School the
skills they need to flourish and succeed.
Land use attorney Robby Brewer
serves on its board.

http://www.bikurcholimgw.org/

BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE ROTARY

http://bccrotary.webs.com/

The B-CC Rotary Club provides

service to others, promotes integrity,
and advances world understanding,
goodwill, and peace through its
fellowship of business, professional, and
community leaders. Land use attorney
Stuart Barr serves as the clubs
secretary and business attorney Stuart
Schwager serves on the board of
directors of the clubs foundation.

BETHESDA FIRE DEPARTMENT

www.bethesdafire.org

BFD is a 501(c)3 organization that owns

and maintains three fire stations serving
the Bethesda-Chevy Chase community.
Land use attorney Robby Brewer serves
as pro bono counsel to BFD.

BETHESDA KIWANIS
www.bethesdakiwanis.com

The Kiwanis Club of Bethesda gathers

for fellowship, networking and
goodwill-building opportunities.
Members participate in service projects
benefiting children. Land use attorney
Robby Brewer is an active member,
and legal assistant Kathy Stephan
helps organize the clubs annual
Veterans Day celebration in downtown
Bethesda.

BETHESDA URBAN PARTNERSHIP

www.bethesda.org

BUP handles landscaping and

maintenance, as well as promotion of
the downtown through innovative
marketing campaigns and large-scale
events. Additionally, BUP manages the

BCGW is a volunteer-based service

organization that cares for the physical
and emotional needs of the Jewish ill,
the elderly, and their caregivers in the
community, and partners with healthcare professionals to help meet the
unique needs of Jewish patients.
Commercial transactions attorney
Larry Lerman provides pro bono real
estate services to BCGW.

BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

www.blackrockcenter.org

BlackRock, the leading venue for the

performing and visual arts in Upper
Montgomery County, MD, provides the
community with the highest level of
quality performances, free gallery
exhibitions, and arts education classes
in a welcoming and intimate setting
close to home. Family law attorney
Chris Roberts serves on its board
of trustees.

BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA

http://www.troop1083.org/

Real estate paralegal Judi Hill is

Mrs. Scoutmaster of Troop 83 in Silver
Spring and since 2001, she and her
husband have helped guide 33 boys to
the rank of Eagle Scout. This has
included involvement in 33 separate
Eagle Projects benefiting
Montgomery County.

CATHOLIC CEMETERIES OF THE

ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON
www.ccaw.org

The Catholic Cemeteries of the

Archdiocese of Washington are quiet
sanctuaries that unite earthly life and
eternal life for families in Washington,
D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Estate
planning attorney Frank Baldino
serves on CCAWs board of directors.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES LEGAL NETWORK

http://www.catholiccharitiesdc.org/ALN

The Catholic Charities Legal Network

is a pro bono legal service providing
clients with general information, access
to volunteer attorneys and law firms, as
well as referrals to other appropriate
legal service organizations. Litigator
Mike Goecke serves on the Legal
Networks Advisory Council.

CENTRAL AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER

www.carecendc.org

CARECEN is a community-based
organization that provides immigration
legal counseling, financial literacy and
credit counseling, pre-purchase
residential housing counseling,
citizenship and English language classes,
and leadership training workshops.
Transactional attorney Rosemarie
Salguero serves on its board of directors.

CHABAD ISRAELI CENTER

http://www.chabadisraelicenter.org/

The Chabad Israeli Center is dedicated

to the welfare of the Jewish people.
Land use attorney Steve Robins
provides pro bono counsel.

CHEVY CHASE FIRE COMPANY 7

https://www.facebook.com/engine707hazmat

BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF GREATER WASHINGTON

http://www.bgcgw.org/

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater

Washington help kids of all backgrounds build confidence, develop
character, and acquire the skills needed
to become productive, civic-minded,
responsible adults. Land use attorney
Stacy Silber serves on the annual
Youth in Real Estate Luncheon Host
Committee.

www.lerchearly.com

The Chevy Chase Fire Department is

located on Connecticut Avenue in
Chevy Chase. Business attorney and
litigator Harry Storm serves on its
board of directors.

CHEVY CHASE VILLAGE

http://www.chevychasevillagemd.gov/

Chevy Chase Village is one of the first

incorporated municipalities in Maryland.
Land use attorney Robby Brewer serves
on its Ethics Commission.

CHILEAN-AMERICAN FOUNDATION
http://www.chileusfoundation.org/

The Chilean-American Foundation

provides financial support for social
projects benefiting underprivileged
children in Chile. Records manager
Lucia Rossel has raised funds for the
Foundation for more than 20 years.

COALITION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ARCHITECTURE PROGRAMS
http://www.cccap.org/

CCCAP is a national coalition of

educators dedicated to promoting the
value of the Architecture Programs in
community colleges and to providing an
alternative pathway to the architectural
profession. Business attorney Paul
Alpuche serves as pro bono counsel.

COMBAT SOLDIERS RECOVERY FUND

interaction between experienced

commercial real estate professionals
in suburban Maryland. Real estate
attorney Ann Marie Mehlert is a past
president and land use attorney Susan
Reutershan just completed her term
on its board of directors.

DAYS END FARM HORSE RESCUE

http://www.defhr.org/

DEFHR is a national horse facility that

rescues and rehabilitates suffering horses
and prevents abuse and neglect through
education and community outreach.
Health care attorney Sigrid Haines
serves as DEFHRs legal advisor, and real
estate attorneys Ann Marie Mehlert
and Matt DiMeglio recently provided
pro bono real estate counsel that enabled
DEFHR to purchase its farm.

GAITHERSBURG-GERMANTOWN
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.ggchamber.org

The GGCC serves, represents and is the

leading advocate for the interests of its
membership in ways that enhance the
business environment, quality of life,
and well-being of its unique
communities. Land use attorney
Stuart Barr serves as chair-elect on
the chambers board of directors.

THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

LAW SCHOOL
http://www.law.gwu.edu/

Established in 1865, The George

Washington University Law School is
the oldest law school in Washington,
DC. Business attorney Art Lafionatis
serves on its board of advisors.

www.combatsoldiersrecoveryfund.org/

DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE

GIFTS FOR THE HOMELESS

CSRF provides financial aid to

American soldiers, sailors, and Marines
recovering from severe wounds in
service of our nation. 100% of all
donations go directly to recovering
soldiers. Professionals from the
community donate their time and
expertise to make CSRF possible.
Business attorney Ray Sherbill
serves on CSRFs board of directors.

www.cancer.dukemedicine.org

www.gfth.org

The Duke Cancer Institute is one of the

worlds most outstanding comprehensive
cancer centers. Employment attorney
Rick Vernon and his wife Estelle (who
serves on DCIs board of overseers)
helped create the Duke Cancer Center
Healing Path, a place for patients and
their families and friends to find inner
strength and peace.

GFTH is a wholly volunteer-run

organization that donates used and new
clothing to shelters throughout the
Washington, DC area. Litigator Bill
Goldberg serves on GFTHs board of
directors.

COMMITTEE FOR MONTGOMERY

EDUSTAR PERFORMING ARTS SOCIETY

http://www.committeeformontgomery.org/

http://www.edustarpas.org/

CfM is a coalition of leaders representing

a broad cross-section of Montgomery
County business, labor, education, civic,
and community-based organizations. Its
mission is to advocate in Annapolis on
issues of importance to Montgomery
County and the State. Business attorney
Ray Sherbill serves as CfMs chair.

EPAS provides performance opportunities

for a culturally diverse community,
teaches the discipline that the arts
demand, and provides collaborations with
professional artists in order to expand the
communitys cultural base. Real estate
attorney Sharon Nelson Craig serves
on the EPAS board of trustees.

COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL

FACE OF AMERICA

http://www.compassion.com/

www.worldteamsports.org/events/face-of-america

Compassion International is a Christian

child sponsorship organization dedicated
to the long-term development of
children living in poverty around the
world. Legal assistant Brenda Phillips
supports four children through
Compassion: two in Peru, one in
Indonesia, and one in India.

The Face of America honors injured

veterans with a 110-mile bike ride
between the nations capital and the
battlefields of Gettysburg. Business
attorney Ray Sherbill recently
organized a team that included
Lerch Early attorneys and staff.

CORNERSTONE MONTGOMERY

FEDERAL BAR ASSOCIATION,

MARYLAND CHAPTER

www.cornerstonemontgomery.org

www.fedbar.org/chapters/maryland-chapter.aspx

Cornerstone Montgomery is an
independent nonsectarian nonprofit
that provides comprehensive,
community- and evidence-based mental
health and co-occurring mental health
and substance use disorder treatments
and interventions. Employment
attorney and litigator Michael Neary
serves on Cornerstones board of
directors and chairs its governance
and membership committees.

The Federal Bar Association

strengthens the federal legal system and
administration of justice by serving the
interests and the needs of the federal
practitioner, both public and private,
the federal judiciary, and the public
they serve. Litigator Stan Reed serves
on its board of governors.

CREW MARYLAND SUBURBAN

www.marylandsuburbancrew.org

CREW is a not-for-profit organization

that promotes communication and

THE FIELD SCHOOL

http://fieldschool.org/

The Field Schools mission is selfdiscovery, skills of mind, and generosity

of heart. Land use attorney Stacy Silber
serves as its annual fund co-chair.

GREATER BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.bccchamber.org

The BCC Chamber encourages business

to grow and prosper within a thriving
Bethesda-Chevy Chase community.
Land use attorney Chris Ruhlen serves
on the chambers board of directors.

GREATER SILVER SPRING

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
http://www.gsscc.org

The GSSCC is a vibrant and dynamic

nonprofit organization of hundreds of
businesses and thousands of professionals
committed to the economic prosperity
and civic well-being of the greater Silver
Spring community. Land use attorney
Bill Kominers serves on the chambers
board of directors, business attorney Ted
Goldstock serves as pro bono general
counsel and land use attorney Susan
Reutershan serves as co-chair of the
economic development committee.

THE GREEK ORTHODOX

CHURCH OF ST. GEORGE
www.stgeorge.org

St. George is located in Bethesda.

Real estate and business attorney
Art Lafionatis serves as chair of the
churchs building committee as well
as its general counsel.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY METRO MARYLAND

http://habitatmm.org/

HFHMM works with individuals,

institutions, faith organizations,
businesses, and the Habitat families
themselves to build simple, decent,
energy efficient, and affordable housing
for those living in substandard
conditions in our community. Land use

attorney Susan Reutershan and

commercial lending attorney Mike
Smith serve on Habitats board of
directors, and they and land use
attorneys Stuart Barr, Robby Brewer,
and Chris Ruhlen, and and real estate
attorneys Cindi Cohen, Sharon
Nelson Craig, and Ann Marie
Mehlert provide pro bono counsel.

HEBREW HOME OF GREATER WASHINGTON

http://www.hebrew-home.org/

The Hebrew Home provides quality

care that respects Jewish values,
particularly to those in greatest need.
Transactional attorney Arnie Spevack
serves on its Long-Range Planning
Committee and board of directors, land
use attorney Steve Robins is a life
director on the board, and health care
attorney Sigrid Haines sits on its
Quality Assurance Council.

HISPANIC SCHOLARSHIP FUND

https://hsf.net

As a not-for-profit organization
supporting Hispanic American higher
education, HSF seeks to give students
all the tools they need to apply to
college, do well in their course work,
graduate, enter a profession, excel, help
lead our nation going forward, and
mentor the generations to come.
Real estate attorney Arnie Spevack
recently provided pro bono real estate
counsel to HSF.

HOMELESS PERSONS REPRESENTATION

PROJECT
www.hprplaw.org

HPRP provides free legal services,

including advice, counsel, education,
representation, and advocacy, for lowincome persons who are homeless or at
risk of homelessness. Litigation attorney
Mike Goecke organizes the firms pro
bono efforts at Shepherds Table in
Silver Spring, where he and attorneys
Robby Brewer, Caitlin Grant, Bob
Harris, Ann Marie Mehlert, Patrick
ONeil, Liz Rogers, and Chris Ruhlen
have provided legal advice to
the homeless.

IMAGINATION STAGE
www.imaginationstage.org

Imagination Stage inspires creativity

through theatre and arts education
programs that nurture, challenge, and
empower young people of all abilities.
Land use attorney Patrick ONeil
serves as a vice president on the board
of trustees, and business attorneys Paul
Alpuche and Ted Goldstock provide
pro bono counsel.

INTERFAITH WORKS
www.iworksmc.org

Interfaith Works is a non-sectarian

interfaith coalition of more than 165
affiliated congregations of diverse
faiths, working together to meet the
needs of the poor and homeless in
Montgomery County, Maryland.

Litigator Lauri Cleary serves on its

board of directors. Litigator Brad
McCullough served many years on the
board of directors and was twice the
board chair.

INNS OF COURT

Orthodox Synagogue in Silver Spring

committed to Torah study, meaningful
prayer, the State of Israel and a vibrant
youth program. Commercial transactions
attorney Larry Lerman provides pro
bono real estate services to KMS.

www.innsofcourt.org

LAWYERS CAMPAIGN AGAINST HUNGER

The American Inns of Court foster

excellence in professionalism, ethics,
civility, and legal skills. Family law
attorney Rhian McGrath serves as
membership chair for the Montgomery
County Inn and serves on the executive
committee along with family law
attorney Deborah Webb.

www.lawyersagainsthunger.org

JEWISH COMMUNITY RELATIONS COUNCIL

http://www.jcouncil.org/

JCRC works within its four pillars

(government relations, Israel advocacy,
inter-group relations, and social justice)
to advocate for Jewish institutions and
values, educate the community about
key issues of concern, and reach out
with its neighbors to build a better
world for us all. Real estate attorneys
Arnie Spevack and Matt DiMeglio
recently provided pro bono real estate
counsel.

JOSIAH HENSON PARK MUSEUM

AND EDUCATION CENTER
http://www.montgomeryparksfoundation.org/
support/josiah-henson-park/

Josiah Henson Park is located on the

historic Isaac Riley Farm in North
Bethesda where the Reverend Josiah
Henson lived and worked as a slave.
Reverend Hensons 1849 autobiography,
The Life of Josiah Henson, Formerly a Slave,
inspired Harriet Beecher Stowes
landmark novel Uncle Toms Cabin. Land
use attorney Stacy Silber serves on the
parks campaign committee.

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
www.myja.org

Junior Achievement of Greater

Washington empowers young people to
own their economic success. Land use
attorney Patrick ONeil leads the firms
annual participation in JA for a Day,
in which attorneys and staff teach financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship to middle school students.

JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON

www.jlw.org

JLW is an organization of women

committed to promoting voluntarism,
developing the potential of women,
and improving communities through
the effective action and leadership of
trained volunteers. Employment
attorney Julie Reddig is an active
volunteer and has worked most recently
with the DC nonprofits Hortons Kids
and the IONA Senior Center.

KEMP MILL SYNAGOGUE

http://www.kmsynagogue.org/

Kemp Mill Synagogue is a Modern

The Lawyers Campaign Against

Hunger raises funds to benefit hungerrelated initiatives and programs feeding
thousands of individuals and families
across Maryland. Litigator Brad
McCullough serves on its executive
committee, and litigator Caitlin Grant
serves as a campaign advocate.

LEADERSHIP MONTGOMERY
www.leadershipmontgomerymd.org

Leadership Montgomery brings together

current and emerging leaders to make
Montgomery County a better place to
live and work. COO David Anderson
(LM05) serves on LMs board of
directors, and litigator Bill Goldberg
serves on its audit committee. Bill and
land use attorney Liz Rogers graduated
from the Core and Emerging Leaders
programs respectively in 2015, and
estates attorney Will Hellams is in the
Emerging Leaders program for 2016.
The firm has six additional LM
graduates.

MARYLAND BUILDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

MARYLAND BAR FOUNDATION

http://www.msba.org/mbf/

The Maryland Bar Foundation fosters

and maintains the honor and integrity
of the profession of the law; improves
and facilitates the administration of justice; and promotes the study of the law
and legal research, the diffusion of
knowledge thereof, and the continuing
education of lawyers. Business attorney
and litigator Harry Storm serves on
the foundations board of directors.

MARYLAND CHAPTER, AMERICAN

ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS
www.aaml.org

The AAML provides leadership that

promotes the highest degree of
professionalism and excellence in the
practice of family law. Family law
attorney Deborah Webb serves as the
Maryland chapters vice president and
on the membership and admissions
committees of the national
organization.

MARYLAND COURT OF APPEALS

CHARACTER COMMITTEE
http://www.courts.state.md.us/coappeals/

The Character Committee reviews

the character and fitness of attorneys
applying for admission to practice in
the State of Maryland. Family law
attorney Deborah Webb serves on
the committee.

www.marylandbuilders.org

MIRACLE LEAGUE OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY

MBIA advocates for the building

industry in Maryland. Land use
attorney Bob Harris serves as a
life director.

http://www.miracleleaguemocomd.org/

MARYLAND COMMERCIAL LENDERS

ASSOCIATION
www.mclaweb.org

MCLA is a non-profit organization

dedicated to the support and education
of commercial lending in and around
Maryland. Commercial lending
attorney Alison Rind serves on
MCLAs board of directors.

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

www.msba.org

The MSBA represents Marylands

lawyers and promote professionalisms,
diversity in the legal profession, access
to justice, service to the public, and
respect for the rule of law. Business
attorney and litigator Harry Storm
serves as president-elect, and
employment attorney and litigator
Michael Neary serves on the MSBA
board of governors. Estate planning
attorney Frank Baldino serves on the
Estate and Trust Law Section Council,
health care attorney Sigrid Haines
serves on the Health Law Section
Council, litigator Brad McCullough
serves on the Litigation Section Council
and the Ethics Committee, and ediscovery attorney Diane Kilcoyne
co-chairs the Technology Committee.

The Miracle League provides

opportunities for children with
disabilities to play Miracle League
baseball regardless of their abilities.
Land use attorney Robby Brewer
serves as its vice president.

MONTGOMERY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

CORPORATION
www.montgomerybusiness.org

The MBDC provides a businessfriendly perspective regarding economic

development issues, including strategic
planning, retaining and attracting
business, and legislative and regulatory
advocacy. Land use attorney Robby
Brewer serves as MBDCs chair.

MONTGOMERY COALITION FOR

ADULT ENGLISH LITERACY
www.mcael.org

MCAEL strengthens the county-wide

adult English literacy network to
support a thriving community and
effective workforce. Business attorney
David Kay serves on MCAELs board
of directors.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION

www.montbar.org

The Montgomery County Bar

Foundation educates legal professionals
and the public, and provides pro bono
legal services and charitable support to
the community. Litigator Lauri Cleary

serves on the foundations board of

directors and chairs Law School for the
Public. Real estate and lending attorney
Alison Rind chairs the foundations
annual golf and tennis classic charity
event.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
www.montgomerycountychamber.com

The MCCC leads, advocates, and

connects as the voice of business. Many
Lerch Early attorneys are active; land
use attorney Steve Robins, a former
board chair, serves on its board of
directors and chairs the annual
Public Safety Awards, and land use
attorney Bob Harris, also a former
chair, serves on its advisory board.
Employment attorney Julie Reddig is
active in GovConNet and the Small
Business Member Exchanges.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library

MCPL is where the County reads,

where the County meets, and where the
County learns. Director of marketing
Anne Core serves on the MCPL board.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY

MEMORIAL
http://demo.creativemoco.com/public-art/publicsafety-memorial

The Montgomery County Public

Safety Memorial commemorates the
courage and sacrifice of our fallen
Public Safety personnel. Land use
attorney Steve Robins has been
instrumental in securing funding for
the Memorial.

MONTGOMERY HOSPICE
www.montgomeryhospice.org

Montgomery Hospice is a nonprofit

that brings comfort to residents of
Montgomery County, Maryland by providing the best care to the communitys
multicultural residents facing serious
illness and loss. Business and tax attorney Paul Alpuche serves as its vice
chair.

MONTGOMERY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP

www.mhpartners.org

MHPs mission is to preserve and

expand quality affordable housing in
Montgomery County. Land use attorney
Cindy Bar serves as MHPs chair.

MONTGOMERY WOMEN
www.montgomerywomen.org

Montgomery Women is a nonpartisan

organization that advances women in
Montgomery County who aspire to
leadership positions in the political
arena as well as in the business,
nonprofit, educational, civic, and
governmental sectors. Real estate
attorney Ann Marie Mehlert serves
on its board of directors.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT

GUARANTEED LENDERS

REBUILDING TOGETHER
MONTGOMERY COUNTY

www.naggl.org

www.rebuildingtogethermc.org

NAGGL serves the needs and

represents the interests of the SBA
lending community as it finances a
wide variety of Main Street small
business needs through the SBAs
primary loan program. Commercial
lending attorney Alison Rind serves on
its Mid-Atlantic Regional Committee.

RTMC works in partnership with state

and local governments, community
volunteers, nonprofit service providers,
and corporate partners to provide free
critical home repairs, energy efficiency
upgrades, and accessibility modifications
to the countys most vulnerable
residents. COO Dave Anderson serves
as the vice president of the board of
directors, on which real estate attorney
Ann Marie Mehlert also serves as
secretary. Land use attorney Robby
Brewer serves on RTMCs advisory
council.

NAIOP
www.naiopmddc.org

NAIOP is the commercial real estate

development association. Many Lerch
Early attorneys are active; land use
attorney Stacy Silber serves on the
board of directors and chairs its
Maryland/DC chapters Leadership
Committee.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILDREN

AND FAMILIES
www.nccf-cares.org

NCCF's mission is to create healthy

living environments for vulnerable
children, youth, and families, and the
quality of life that empowers their
ability to thrive and demonstrate
responsibility. Land use attorney Stacy
Silber serves on the board of trustees.

NATIONAL PARK TRUST

www.parktrust.org

NPTs mission is to preserve national

parks and create park stewards for
tomorrow. Business attorney Ray
Sherbill serves as NPTs secretary
and on its executive committee.

NONPROFIT VILLAGE
www.thenonprofitvillage.org

The Nonprofit Village is building an

effective cooperative of communitybased nonprofit organizations in
Montgomery County through shared
office space and services. Land use
attorney Pat Harris recently completed
her term on its board of directors.

OUR LADY OF MERCY CHURCH

www.olom.org

OLOM is a Catholic community in

Potomac, Maryland. Litigator Lauri
Cleary serves as a lector.

PRO BONO RESOURCE CENTER OF MARYLAND

http://probonomd.org/

PBRC is the statewide coordinator

of volunteer legal services. Business
attorney and litigator Harry Storm
serves on its board of directors.

ROUND HOUSE THEATRE

www.roundhousetheatre.org

One of the largest and most acclaimed

professional theatre companies in the
Washington, DC metro area, Round
House Theatre produces nearly 200
theatrical performances each season at
its 400-seat Bethesda theatre and 150seat black box theatre in downtown
Silver Spring. Family law attorney Erin
Kopelman serves as secretary on the
board of trustees and real estate
attorney Ann Marie Mehlert serves
as pro bono counsel.

the chapters first annual Inspiration

Walk, which has grown to more than
400 participants; family law attorney
Jessica Blumberg is chair of this
years effort.

STOP CHILD ABUSE NOW

www.scanva.org

SCANs mission is to promote the wellbeing of children, improve parent-child

relations, and prevent child abuse and
neglect. Family law attorney Jessica
Blumberg serves on SCANs Council
of Young Professionals.

STRATHMORE HALL FOUNDATION

www.strathmore.org

Strathmore presents and produces

exemplary visual and performing arts
programs for diverse audiences, creates
dynamic arts education experiences,
and nurtures creative ideas and
conversations that advance the future
of the arts. Land use attorney Robby
Brewer serves as the vice chair of its
board of directors.

TEMPLE SHALOM
http://www.templeshalom.net/

Temple Shalom is a Reform Jewish

congregation in Chevy Chase. Corporate
attorney and litigator Ted Goldstock
serves as pro bono general counsel.

SAINTS CONSTANTINE & HELEN GREEK

ORTHODOX CHURCH CHOIR

TOWN OF CHEVY CHASE

http://www.schgochurch.org/

The Towns Community Relations

Committee works to create a deep sense
of community and neighborliness
among the towns residents. Family law
attorney Erin Kopelman serves as the
committees unofficial secretary and
created its Onesies group for parents
and their new babies.

Saints Constantine and Helen Greek

Orthodox Church is located in
Annapolis. Billing accountant Chris
Pollos sings in the church choir.

SCIENCEMONTGOMERY
http://www.sciencemontgomery.org/

ScienceMONTGOMERY encourages
and promotes interest in engineering,
mathematics, science, and science
education in our areas youth. Land use
attorney Bill Kominers serves on its
board of directors.

ST. ELIZABETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL

www.stelizabethchurchmd.org

St. Elizabeth School is a Catholic

school for boys and girls grades
Preschool-8. Employment attorney and
litigator Michael Neary serves on its
CYO board.

SPECIAL OLYMPICS OF MARYLAND,

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
www.somdmontgomery.org

SOMO provides a year-round training

and competitive sports program for
Montgomery County children and
adults with intellectual disabilities
and/or closely related developmental
disabilities. Family law attorneys Rhian
McGrath and Chris Roberts organized

www.townofchevychase.org

TRAWICK FOUNDATION
www.trawick.org/

The Jim and Carol Trawick Foundation

assists local health and human service
and arts non-profit organizations in
Montgomery County. Land use attorney
Robby Brewer serves on its board of
directors.

URBAN LAND INSTITUTE

www.washington.uli.org

ULI is a nonprofit research and

education organization representing
the entire spectrum of land use and real
estate development disciplines working
in private enterprise and public service.
Many Lerch Early attorneys are active:
land use attorneys Bob Harris and
Pat Harris serve on its advisory board,
Chris Ruhlen co-chairs the Next 10
Initiative Council, and Liz Rogers
serves on the Education Committee of
the Young Leaders Group.

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST HOSPITAL

FOUNDATION
www.adventisthealthcare.com

Adventist HealthCare is a faith-based,

not-for-profit organization of dedicated
professionals who work together to
provide excellent wellness, disease
management, and health care services
to the community. Land use attorney
Robby Brewer serves as president of
the WAH Foundation.

WASHINGTON CHAPTER COMMUNITY

ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE
www.caidc.org

WMCCAI serves the educational,

business, and networking needs of the
community association industry in
Maryland, Virginia, and DC.
WMCCAIs nearly 3,000 members
span more than 80 cities and counties,
making it the largest chapter of the 61
worldwide. All of the firms community
associations attorneys are active, and
Jeremy Tucker serves as its presidentelect, Jason Fisher is a past president,
and Ruth Katz serves as the Maryland
Legislative Committee co-chair and on
the Quorum editorial board.

WOMENS BAR ASSOCIATION OF

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
www.wba-md.org

The WBA is a specialty bar association

of women and men supporting women
in the legal profession and working for
equal rights and opportunities for
women in the legal profession and the
community. Family law attorney
Rhian McGrath serves as the
WBAs immediate past president.

THE WRITERS CENTER

www.writer.org

The Writers Center cultivates the

creation, publication, presentation,
and dissemination of literary works.
Land use attorney Pat Harris serves
on its board of directors.

YELLOW RIBBON FUND

www.yellowribbonfund.org

The Yellow Ribbon Fund provides

practical support to injured service
members and their families while
theyre at Walter Reed National
Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir
Community Hospital, and after they
return to their hometowns. Each year,
family law attorney Beth Weisberg
coordinates the firms adoption of a
family at Walter Reed during the
holidays.

September 2015

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