Penn Law Firm’s principal attorney, Brien M. Penn, has extensive experience in the area of litigation. Mr. Penn represents parties in litigation involving real estate matters, business disputes, and other issues. Mr. Penn has a track record of success in the field of litigation in both federal and state courts in Maryland.
Real Estate Litigation
One of our primary practice areas is in the field of real estate litigation and property disputes. Mr. Penn has extensive experience and legal expertise in real estate and property law, including things title disputes, quiet title actions, lien priorities, mortgages, landlord tenant issues, and real estate sale transactions. Mr. Penn previously worked as an in-house attorney for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, one of the largest real estate title insurers in the U.S. In that role, Mr. Penn handled title insurance claims and title litigation involving all types of real property issues and problems.
Mr. Penn has successfully resolved hundreds of real estate matters for clients over the years, including those that involved litigation. He has won success for mortgage company clients in lien priority litigation to establish the priority of their lien over that of competing mortgage holders. Mr. Penn has also defended mortgage company and title company clients in lawsuits involving allegations of consumer finance violations, wrongful foreclosure, and other issues.
Mr. Penn has had similar success representing individuals in real estate litigation. He has handled cases involving disputed ownership interests in property, real estate sale and purchase contracts, adverse possession, foreclosures, short sales, and many other issues. Mr. Penn also frequently represents landlords and property managers in disputes involving tenants and other issues related to rental properties.
Buyer / Seller Disputes
Buying and selling real estate is often the biggest financial transaction most people will engage in during their lifetime. The amount of money involved in a buying a house is very significant, so there is a lot at stake on both sides. Mr. Penn extensive experience helping buyers, sellers, and agents, resolve disputes involving real estate sales and financing. Learn more about lawsuits for breach of real estate sale contracts.
Title Litigation
Mr. Penn often represents title insurance companies and their insureds in title curative litigation and lien priority matters. Most of this work involves representing mortgage holders under lender’s title insurance policies that insure that they have a valid, first-position secured lien on certain property. Mistakes and errors during the closing process can often result in problems with a mortgage lien that need to be cured in order for the lender to foreclose. As a former in-house counsel at Old Republic National Title Insurance Company, Mr. Penn has significant first-hand experience and expertise when it comes to handling these situations with and without litigation.
Lien Priority Disputes
Mr. Penn has extensive experience and expertise in the field of lien priority disputes. He has represented mortgage lenders, loan servicers, and title insurance companies in a number of cases seeking to establish lien priorities.
Landlord Tenant Disputes
Disputes between landlords and tenants are very common and can often result in litigation. Mr. Penn has a track record of delivering effective results to clients in both residential and commercial tenancy disputes both in and out of court. We provide clients with effective, cost efficient representation in landlord tenant litigation.
Construction / Contractor Disputes
Things go wrong on a regular basis when it comes to real estate construction, remodeling, and renovation work. Mr. Penn has represented both contractors and property owners in these types of contractual disputes.
Adverse Possession
The law of adverse possession gives individuals the right to establish equitable ownership to land or real estate if they have exclusively used and occupied the property for a long period of time (20 years in Maryland) without being removed by the record owner. Mr. Penn has handled numerous adverse possession cases, representing both record owners and individuals asserting title based on adverse possession. Learn more about adverse possession lawsuits.
Business Litigation
Another primary practice area for Penn Law Firm is business litigation. Business litigation can involve anything from breach of contract actions between 2 companies … to corporate governance disputes between owners, shareholders, or members of a company. Mr. Penn has years of professional experience in the field of business litigation and has delivered consistent results to clients in the past.
Mr. Penn has handled business litigation matters in both state and federal courts in Maryland.