Experience
Managing Attorney: Real Estate Transactions
Henry M. Terrell and Associates, PLLC District of Columbia
Advocate and Counsel in Residential Real Estate disputes and Commercial Recording Transactions; will review any and all documents prepared for the transaction; in District of Columbia Tax Sale matters, provide Counsel to tax lien certificate purchasers and interested parties/owners; counsel to interpret laws, statutes, regulations, rules and customs regarding real property recording and exempt transactions in the District of Columbia; Counsel in matters of foreclosures, real estate contracts and document preparation for the transfer of real property; review of documents, deed transfers, will transfers, land transfers to heirs (in other states), purchase and sale disputes; expert testimony in real estate litigation.
Tax Counsel in Office of General Counsel
Office of Tax & Revenue District of Columbia
Provided review and oversight on specific real estate issues as directed by the General Counsel; provided advice and counsel to the Office of the Attorney General regarding cases related to real property recordation and transfer tax issues and exemptions; in litigation, assisted the Attorney General in protecting significant, revenue streams and defeat challenges mounted by taxpayers in the Superior and Appellate Courts to preserve material provisions of the recordation tax law to continue to tax Security Interests.
Primary Counsel to coordinate input from the Attorney General's office and Office of Tax and Revenue staff persons for publication of the District of Columbia's Proposed Emergency and Final Rulemaking for Tax Sale Regulations, promulgated the current regulations, rules, procedures and guidelines for litigants and stakeholders seeking remedy when the Complaints to Foreclose the Owner's Right to redeem are filed in the Superior Court.
Primary Counsel to coordinate input from the Attorney General's Office and the General Counsel's Office in the Office of Tax and Revenue to restructure and disseminate new revisions of the Estate and Inheritance Tax Laws that impacted millions of dollars in revenue collections for the City.
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
Office of Tax and Revenue District of Columbia
Responsible for giving official notice of all recordings relating to the right, title and interest in all real and personal property in the District of Columbia; responsible for the administration of the Recordation and Transfer Tax Laws for the District of Columbia as well as for the promulgation of rule-making with regard to taxation and fees administered by the Office of the Recorder of Deeds.
Initiated and implemented new technology for the current automated access by using digital technology to position the Recorder of Deeds to be a world class operation. The current system scans current recordings to digital images, converted archived microfiche and microfilm images to digital images to facilitate worldwide access and distribution of recorded real property information to government, commercial and private entities via the Internet from 1973 to the current date.
Professional Licenses
District of Columbia Bar
Pennsylvania Bar (Inactive)
Insurance (Inactive)
Real Estate
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) (Inactive)
Governmental Boards/Organizations
District of Columbia Land Title Association
Board of Real Property Assessments and Appeals (BRPAA)
District of Columbia Board of Real Property
District of Columbia Historical Records Advisory Board
DC Estate Planning Council (Past Member)
Corporate Experience
Prudential Insurance Company Marketing Representative
Aetna Insurance and Financial Services Corporation Tax Deferred Brokerage Manager
American Security and Trust Bank Trust and Estate Administration Officer
C.T. Hellmuth Associates Brokerage/Financial Services Manager
Manufacturer's Life Insurance Company Brokerage Manager for
Financial Services
Economic Growth Systems, Inc. (EGS) Counsel for Estate Planning
Community Leadership Roles
2700 Block Fort Baker Drive Past Block Captain
Howard University School of Law Alumni of Greater Washington Area Past President
Virginia State University Alumni of Washington, DC Past President
Hillcrest Community Civic Association, Member
Washington DC Partners in Homeownership, Member
(Predatory Lending Protection and Mortgage Foreclosure Improvements Action of 2000)
Education and Awards
Howard University School of Law, Washington, DC Juris Doctor
Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA , Bachelor of Arts, Economics
Theodore Hagy Award Finalist for Supervisory of the Year 1992
Certificates and Letters of Appreciation
Nominee, The Morris Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Awards for Distinguished DC Government Employees 2001
Interests
Golf, Cooking 
