“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

THE FAMILY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: PROTECTING FOR THE “2026 SNAPBACK”

Not to mention the estate planning benefits along the way!

THE PERFECT TIME TO IMPLEMENT YOUR STRATEGY IS NOW!

For those unfamiliar with family limited partnerships (“FLP”), in short, it is an entity in which typically the older generation funds with cash, investments, brokerage accounts, publicly-traded stocks, real estate assets, and just about any other property to implement, principally,…

BUSINESS WITHOUT A “NON-COMPETITION” AGREEMENT?

NON-COMPETES LIKELY TO BE GONE WITH THE WIND?

THIS CAN ROCK YOUR BUSINESS WORLD!

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a new federal rule which would ban the use of non-compete clauses by employers and would apply to not only employees but also…

Contract Disputes and Liquidated Damages Provisions – Be Careful – The Safeguard You Expect to Protect You Can Backfire!

Are you party to a commercial construction contract or … for that matter, any contract with a liquidated damages provision? If so, a recent court decision gathers attention in other courts and can lead you to unknown surprises – making you regret how you viewed the standard “liquidated damages provision.”

Well, what are “liquidated damages anyway”? The purpose of a liquidated damages provision in a contract is to establish –…

Risks to Avoid When Raising Investment Dollars

Raising dollars for your business venture? Be wary – the government has rules on almost every kind of business/enterprise fundraising. If you aren’t careful, your investors can sue to get their money back based upon your not following proper procedures.

The easiest way to avoid burdensome securities regulation is to forego securities altogether and instead treat investments as loans; however, this is often unrealistic. Because the definition of “security” is…

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