David Lease | Rockville Criminal Lawyer

Mr. David W. Lease

Mr. David W. Lease

Highly rated, experienced and skilled trial attorney

Experience: 34 years

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About David

David W. Lease is a co-founding member of the firm and chairs the firm's litigation practice. Mr. Lease represents individuals and businesses in diverse criminal and civil matters throughout the region with his practice focused in the areas of criminal law, residential and commercial landlord/tenant matters, appellate practice and commercial litigation, including business, real estate and construction law. Additionally, Mr. Lease serves as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Mr. Lease has extensively lectured in the areas of trial practice, landlord/tenant and commercial real estate matters, including seminars for Lorman Educational Services, National Business Institute, Sterling Educational Services and MICPEL. Mr. Lease is active in the Bar Association of Montgomery County and served as chair of the Criminal Law Section, co-chair of the Long Range Planning Committee, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, and the Membership Benefits Committee, and served on the District Court Bench Bar Committee. Mr. Lease is also active in the Maryland State Bar Association where he has been elected twice to its Board of Governors and currently serves on the Committee on Laws. Mr. Lease is a member of the Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys' Association and a Master of the Bench on the Montgomery County Inn of Court.

Call for initial consultation, 800-920-8191.

Experience

Co-founding Member

Smith, Lease & Goldstein, LLC

2000 - Present

Rockville, MD

Admission

Verified Maryland

1991

Education

University of Maryland

B.A.

1988

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • -Maryland State Bar Association
  • -Bar Association of Montgomery County, Member Benefits Committee
  • -Montgomery County Bar Association, Fee Dispute Committee
  • -Montgomery County Inn of Court
  • -Montgomery County Bar Association, Long Range Planning Committee
  • -Montgomery County Bar Association, Criminal Law Section
  • -Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney's Association
Honors / Awards
  • Maryland and DC Super Lawyer Award, Thomson Reuters
    2007 - 2015
  • -Avvo.com “Superb 10 Rating”
  • -Martindale Hubble, AV Rated for over 14 years
  • Outstanding Section Chair Award
    2003
  • Committee Chair of the Year
    2009

Notable Work

Publications

"Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know" in the National Business Institute Seminar in .

2013


-"Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know" in the National Business Institute Seminar in .

2012


-"Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law and Creditor's Rights Issues for Landlord in Maryland" in the Lorman Education Services in .

2008

Smith Lease & Goldstein LLC Highlights

Family Law, Labor Law, Class Action, Contract, Bankruptcy & Debt

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