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“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
– Benjamin Franklin

Welcome to Weiss LLP

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Since 1981, Weiss LLP and its attorneys have been assisting local and regional businesses to navigate today’s business challenges. The founding partner of our firm is a seasoned attorney who has worked for national and local firms prior to launching his own practice in 2006. We are a boutique firm, which means most clientele come from closely-held businesses and development companies. Some of our other clientele are nationally-recognized lenders and real estate investment trusts, real estate developers, hotel franchisees, entrepreneurs in hospitality businesses, among others. Also, we have served as counsel to two foreign governments. Other clients of ours include: retailers, a multi-location chain of car washes, parking garage management companies, property management companies, and foreign investors with investments in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. Our trusted, experienced attorneys have spent years assisting our clients in successful cases and guide them through complicated legal processes. Consulting with us can help you determine how to successfully solve your legal questions. Contact our office today to schedule your consultation.

Practice Areas

Real Estate

This division covers a wide range of real estate transaction types including development, land acquisition and zoning, financing, construction, sales, refinances and leases.

General Counsel Services

Many clients cannot afford to hire a full-time general counsel to service general needs of the business enterprise; our firm provides this function on a part-time or occasional or regular basis. Our services include daily, routine general counsel services such as contract negotiation, human resources, investor reporting and commercial counsel services.

Corporate and Commercial – Mergers and Acquisitions

Weiss LLP provides responsive and comprehensive legal services to entities of all compositions throughout their transactions, applying resources and expertise to the full range of scenarios any business may encounter.

Commercial Business Litigation

Our Firm has provided successful representation to clients in a wide array of business transactions, financing, intra-partner disputes and family business succession plans.

Commercial and Bank Lending

Weiss LLP extends its banking practice to cover commercial lending institutions, as well as lenders and borrowers.

Multi-Family (Apartment) Regulation and Advocacy

Local governments have given tenants the right to form tenant organizations, the right of first refusal to purchase apartment units and created significant administrative filing requirements for licensures, rent control and tenant rights.

Estate Planning – Asset Protection

Weiss LLP offers tailored estate planning solutions that meet client's goals. From the creation of wills and trusts to guardianships, we help protect assets and minimize estate taxes.

Workplace Counsel
Important Pointers For Today's Businesses

EMPLOYER ESSENTIALS: DON’T BE LEFT BEHIND!

All employers should be aware that there is the ability to limit employee lawsuits, and there is no reason an employer should not use the opportunity to do so. Weiss LLP provides existing clients with its “Confirmation of Agreement of Employment,” which should be signed by all employees to limit employee claims and lawsuits. In short, the following provisions are included (among others) in this document or in a workplace manual, all of…

For Brokers and Agents

  1. KNOW YOUR CLIENT (SELLER OR BUYER) Check the public records for judgments (see #2 below) – ask around. You don’t have to list every property – be prudent. Are the parties the correct parties to sign the contract? Do either the seller or buyer have claims/lawsuits? Can the buyer bring the cash to the table and get the loan?
  2. TAKE CAREFUL NOTES THROUGHOUT ABOUT WHAT THE…
    1. KNOW YOUR CLIENT (SELLER OR BUYER) Check the public records for judgments (see #2 below) – ask around. You don’t have to list every property – be prudent. Are the parties the correct parties to sign the contract? Do either the seller or buyer have claims/lawsuits? Can the buyer bring the cash to the table and get the loan?
    2. TAKE CAREFUL NOTES THROUGHOUT ABOUT WHAT THE…

“NONBINDING AND UNFORCEABLE LETTERS OF INTENT”? NONSENSE AND DON’T COUNT ON IT! BEWARE! THERE IS NO SUCH THING ANYMORE AS A NONBINDING AND UNENFORCEABLE LETTER OF INTENT

Agents and principals have relied upon “nonbinding letters of intent,” assuming that the negotiations that lead to a “definitive and enforceable agreement” will bind the parties. Don’t count on it. No, this isn’t the “Twilight Zone” or Orwellian; there are real cases out there on this! Put otherwise, although language such as “nonbinding” and “unenforceable” may be in these so-called “letters of intent,” Courts have ignored those words and permit the parties to…

Domestic Asset Protection Trusts: Strong Protection Against Creditors

Special Attention for Virginia, Delaware, Florida, Nevada, and Other State Residents

A Domestic Asset Protection Trust (“DAPT”) allows individuals to transfer assets into an irrevocable trust while still retaining a beneficial interest. When properly structured, a DAPT can shield assets from future creditor claims, support long-term estate planning goals, and maintain privacy—all while giving the settlor limited access to trust benefits.

Understanding the Limits. While DAPTs can…

Randy Alan Weiss, Esq. Founding Partner

Randy Alan Weiss is the Founding Partner of Weiss LLP. Randy is a law graduate of Georgetown University Center (MLT, 1985) with an emphasis in closely-held business taxation and exempt organizations and St. Louis University School of Law (JD, 1981).

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