
Richard Sternberg
Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium, PLLCThe Law Offices of Richard S. Sternberg is dedicated to the principle that bigger is not always better. Instead, it rests on a tradition that actually antedates the rise of the “mega-firm”-the solo practice. Emulating a country lawyer in a big-city environment allows Mr. Sternberg to provide more individualized service to his clients, and, at the same time, pursue more collegial relations with other members of the Bar. Since 1984, Mr. Sternberg has dedicated his practice to representing individuals and smaller businesses. For those corporate clients who have larger needs, he is affiliated with the Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium, PLLC. The larger affiliation allows you to benefit from a close relationship with your lawyer, but it allows easy connection to specific expertise and more economic approaches to handling easier day-to-day matters requiring competence with a lighter hand on the billing rates. If your matter requires multiple areas of practice and a limited practice, such as tax or immigration law, Mr. Sternberg can get you to the lawyers he knows to be the best through MWLC.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- International Law
- Human Rights, Imports & Exports
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
Contingency fees available in accident cases and, even, some international, real estate, and probate matters. -
Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Even in business matters, ask about the 50/50 program for discounted legal fee rates as low as $150/hour.
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- Virginia
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- 4th Circuit
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- D.C. Circuit
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- Federal Circuit
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- U.S. Supreme Court
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- English: Spoken, Written
- English: Spoken, Written
- Managing Principal/CEO
- Metropolitan Washington Law Consortium, PLLC
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- Managing principal/CEO
- Lawyer
- Law Offices of Richard S. Sternberg
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- I've practiced as a solo from the beginning and will until the end. Sometimes, there have been some very talented lawyers around me, as well.
- Member, rising to CEO
- The Washington Law Group, P.C.
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- Center for International Legal Studies
- Honorary Fellow (2002) | International Business Law
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- Republished in Kitzbuehel, Luxembourg, NY, and Baltimore
- Honors: Honorary Fellow
- Activities: Delivered paper: "Securing Investments from Foreign Sovereigns— Protecting Foreign Assets Using U.S. Law"
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- Georgetown University
- J.D. (1983) | Law
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- Honors: cum laude
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- University of Pennsylvania
- M.A. (1977) | American Political Science
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- Honors: magna cum laude
- Activities: Pi Sigma Alpha, University Television, concurrent B.A.-M.A. in four years.
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- University of Pennsylvania
- B.A. (1977) | Political Science
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- Honors: magna cum laude, honors in major.
- Activities: Pi Sigma Alpha, University Television, Combined B.A.-M.A. in 4 years magna cum laude.
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- 10.0 Superb
- Avvo.com
- Hon. Fellow
- Center for International Legal Studies, Austria
- Best Lawyers in Virginia
- Virginia Business Magazine
- AV Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Virginia State Bar
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland State Bar
- Chairman, International Law Committee
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- “Securing Investments from Foreign Sovereigns—Protecting Foreign Assets Using U.S. Law.”
- Republished in Kitzbuehel, Luxembourg, NY, and Baltimore
- “The Jewish Roots of English Property Law.”
- The Conveyancer & Property Lawyer, Issue 1 (2016)
- Collections 101 for Campaign Professionals
- Campaigns and Elections, February, 2007
- “Third World Government Contracting.” November-December, 2005.
- l.i.n.k, issue 30,
- "Trade"
- International Business Law Bulletin, March-April, 2003
- International Commercial Transactions, Continuing Legal Education (MICPEL), Columbia, Maryland
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Reviewed international commercial transaction issues with a panel of other international law practitioners.
- Website
- Mr. Sternberg's Web Site
- Q. I live in a private neighborhood and an individual who is not a resident stores his vehicles infront of my property 24/7
- A: You might need to hit the books better or retain someone who can. I recall reading something that limited parking on public roads to a time limit unless the road was adjacent to your home, but it might have been Montgomery County Code. The County and incorporated city codes are often unindexed and messy, but there are sometimes county code enforcement employees or police who know them without research, but if there is no constraint, you and your neighbors will need to lobby your local officials for parking limitations in your neighborhood.
- Q. My mother passed away on 6/22 (no will) . I filed probate received real estate affidavit contacted mortgage co.
- A: I am having some difficulty deciphering your situation. If the $18,000 if the balance of the accelerated loan caused by the default, and the foreclosure was filed because the bank didn't recognize you as the title owner, it's a fairly small problem, and a lawyer can get it solved often with a phone call. If the $18,000 is due because you haven't paid the mortgage note in five months, it's a bigger problem. The mortgage didn't evaporate on your mother's death unless she had credit life insurance. If you are in breach of the note, you need to negotiate getting back on track or refinance the loan immediately. Either way, a competent lawyer could help save your home.
- Q. I have a deed that shows restrictions of covenants from 1950s. Are these law binding today if nothing has been filed?
- A: I've had a couple of those cases, and it really depends on what the covenant says and, sometimes, how the caselaw interprets events like the abandonment of a civic association, There is no way to avoid a legal review other than to make whatever assumptions you like best and then pay more if the others disagree with you and decide to litigate.