Real Estate Counselors

At Real Estate Counselors, PLLC, we are committed to providing expert legal counsel to individuals, non-profits, and business clients in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area and nationally. As a boutique law firm, we take pride in offering personalized service and cost-effective solutions for a wide range of commercial real estate and business transactions.

Our Services and Practice Areas

We provide legal services in the following areas:

Commercial Real Estate Deals: We assist owners, investors, and businesses in all aspects of buying, selling, and refinancing commercial properties.

Office & Retail Leasing: We help landlords and tenants navigate all aspects of commercial leasing transactions, including new leases, amendments, subleases, assignments, subordination agreements, and leasehold mortgage financing.

Workouts & Loan Mods: We assist borrowers and lenders in negotiating and documenting loan workouts, modifications, and deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transactions.

Corporate & Joint Ventures: We advise individual and institutional investors in creating joint venture structures for long-term and short-term holding of income-producing and other types of commercial ventures.

Acquisition & Construction Financing: We help borrowers and lenders navigate all aspects of commercial lending transactions, including documenting new lending relationships, loan modifications, and partial or full releases of secured commercial property.

Business Sales: We structure, negotiate, and close the sale of a business, whether by sale of assets or equity interest.

Corporate Finance: We help businesses negotiate and document revolving lines of credit, secured corporate financing, and other common business lending transactions.

Entity Formation: We help clients create new partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations, advising on the form of entity best-suited for their needs and/or transaction.

Joint Ventures: We help individual business owners and businesses create joint venture structures for operating businesses and other types of commercial ventures.

Commercial Transactions: We directly or through our resource partners help clients negotiate and document a variety of business transactions, including labor agreements, non-disclosure agreements, indemnities, licenses, and many other commercial transactions.

Our Attorneys

Our team of experienced attorneys includes:

• Bruce G. Rosen, Founding Member and practicing attorney, with expertise in commercial real estate transactions, including office and retail leasing, acquisitions and sales of commercial properties, secured lending, and joint ventures.
• Steven A. Loewy, with over 20 years of experience, represents lenders, developers, and other businesses in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia areas.
• Mark E. Ricardo, focusing on commercial acquisitions and sales, asset management, real estate portfolio repositioning, and commercial leasing.
• Peter Pokorny, concentrating on commercial real estate leasing and business transactions.
• Lauren G. Ragland, with extensive experience in analyzing environmental matters, including land use, air, and water quality controls.

Our Office Locations

We have offices located in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area, including:

• Washington, DC: 1325 G Street, NW, #500, Washington, DC 20005
• Maryland: 4520 East West Highway, #700, Bethesda, MD 20814
• Northern Virginia: 1729 King Street, Suite 310, Alexandria, VA 22314