DISCLAIMER: THE CASES AND RESULTS DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF PAST RESULTS OBTAINED BY MILLER, MILLER & CANBY, AND ITS ATTORNEYS. PAST CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. ALL CASES ARE DISTINCT AND HAVE UNIQUE FACTS, CIRCUMSTANCES AND LEGAL QUESTIONS THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED AND EVALUATED ON THEIR OWN MERIT.
Case Studies
Private Schools / Rochambeau, The French International School
Project Scope: Amend existing special exception approval and process preliminary plan amendment for a change in use as well as participate in extensive negotiations ...read more → Commercial Development / Restaurants
Project Scope: Site Plan and Preliminary Plan applications for two fast food restaurants with drive-thru service.Success: The land use department is familiar with the special considerations associated with a drive-thru ...read more →
Residential Care Facilities / St. Anne’s
Project Scope: Create ownership parcel on site and obtain conditional use approval to allow development of a 76- unit independent senior housing facility on the same...read more →
Representative Cases
Urban Renewal / Blight Remediation
Baltimore City, MD
- Initial Offer:
- $18,000
- Final Award:
- $37,500
Baltimore City acquired a vacant rowhouse that the owner planned to renovate into rental units. The City refused to negotiate despite the owner having purchased the property for more than the City’s appraised value. Prepared property owner for deposition and articulation of a credible property valuation. Successfully argued during three-day jury trial that the property was worth more than twice the City’s appraisal without hiring an expert witness. Argued post-trial for the reduction of City liens on the property.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) & Pedestrian / Bike Path
Montgomery County, MD
- Initial Offer:
- $37,000
- Final Award:
- $73,000
Montgomery County acquired temporary and perpetual easements over a residential property for the construction of the Veirs Mill Road Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. Successfully negotiated a two-fold increase in compensation by persuading the County to pay for the loss of an off-street parking space and to fairly compensate for front yard landscape features.
Representative Tax Appeals
Shopping Center in Washington County
Smithsburg, MD
- Original Assessment:
- $6,014,900
- Assessment After Appeal:
- $4,618,000
Shopping Center in Montgomery County
Bethesda, MD
- Original Assessment:
- $22,817,700
- Assessment After Appeal:
- $20,743,300