
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
- Member
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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. How do I go about changing bank accounts set up for funds collected from rental of my mother’s home to a trust account?
- A: Set up a trust. It won’t be hard, but it’s not a DIY project. Get Virginia counsel.
- Q. I would like my son to inherit my mother’s home instead of myself. Can I do this if she is unable to amend trust?
- A: There are often opportunities for tax savings as well as better planning in this sort of setting, but much depends on what the trust says. I see you are across the border in York, PA. I can refer you to someone, but you need a Pennsylvania admitted trusts and estates lawyer.
- Q. My stepsister sold house that my dad and her mom owned together without permission from her stepsiblings. No will. Ok?
- A: You might want a consultation with a Virginia lawyer to review the matter, but if the house was owned by dad and step-mom by entireties, and dad died first, the house belonged solely to step-mom when she died. I would think in a second marriage, the parties would title their home better, use a Will, or, best, put everything in a trust.
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