For nearly 30 years, Hyatt & Weber attorneys have successfully represented land use and zoning clients before the councils, boards, and commissions of Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis.
Land Use and Zoning Law
Land use and zoning laws have become complex, requiring knowledge and expertise in several aspects of state, county, and municipal regulations to navigate the process. For nearly 30 years, attorneys with Hyatt & Weber’s Land Use and Zoning Group have successfully represented clients before the councils, boards, and commissions of Anne Arundel County and the City of Annapolis. From individual homeowners to large-scale development projects, the Firm provides professional, experienced, and thorough representation to its clients. Hyatt & Weber routinely coordinates all aspects of the application/approval process, including the supervision of expert consultants, analyses of site plans, presentations before governmental bodies and community associations, lobbying elected officials, and acting as the primary contact for the client so that the client is always able to quickly and efficiently understand the project’s status. The Firm works in all matters related to land use and zoning, including:
- Adequacy of Public Facilities (APF)
- Administrative Appeals
- Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
- BWI Airport Noise Zone
- Annexation
- Building Permit / Grading Permit Requirements
- Chesapeake Bay Critical Area Compliance
- Citizen and Community Consensus Building
- City and County Development Approvals
- Comprehensive Zoning / Piecemeal Rezoning
- Condominium Conversions
- Condominium and Homeowners Associations
- Historic Preservation Commission Compliance
- Legislation / Lobbying
- Nonconforming Uses
- Planned Unit Developments
- Planning Issues
- Property Tax Assessment and Appeals
- Redevelopment / Brownfields Issues
- Subdivision / Resubdivision
- Special Exceptions
- Variances
- Maryland Department of the Environment’s Voluntary Cleanup Program
Hyatt & Weber's civil litigation team is among the most experienced in Anne Arundel County in a wide array of cases.
Civil Litigation
In today's complex business environment, legal disputes can arise at any time, covering a broad range of legal issues. Regardless of the precautions a client takes, such disputes can delay contracts and projects.
It is crucial to have an experienced team represent a client in a dispute. Hyatt & Weber has worked with clients to resolve business disputes since 1979. The Firm has have helped large corporations, small businesses and individuals come to fair and fast settlements and court decisions. The litigation team is dedicated to providing clients with attentive, ethical representation designed to obtain a successful result.
Hyatt & Weber, P.A. is prepared to assist with the following matters:
Hyatt & Weber's Business and Banking Matters' practice is uniquely equipped to handle cases for clients across a broad spectrum of regulatory and business matters.
Business and Banking Matters
Hyatt & Weber provides our clients with a full range of general business legal services. Our Firm serves as counsel to a wide variety of business clients, including individuals, small and mid-size businesses, and publicly traded companies. The Firm offers business clients comprehensive, quality representation in a broad range of areas including business planning and counseling, contract preparation, acquisitions and sales, employment matters, regulatory compliance, insurance issues and business litigation. Our services include:
Hyatt & Weber's litigators have represented individuals facing traffic, criminal, and juvenile charges for more than 25 years.
Criminal Defense and Juvenile Law
As a full service firm, Hyatt & Weber, P.A. offers clients criminal defense services as well as representation in juvenile matters.
The Firm’s attorneys have experience in the representation of those facing traffic, criminal, or juvenile charges spanning twenty-five years. From a simple traffic ticket to a complex white-collar crime, Hyatt & Weber attorneys are able to provide experienced, effective representation to ensure that all rights and privileges that adhere in criminal situations are understood and fully realized, up to and including trial by jury. The Firm also represents minors, defined in Maryland as those under age eighteen. Special laws govern juvenile prosecutions, and the Firm’s criminal attorneys provide guidance and counsel in shepherding young people through the juvenile justice system if necessary.
The Firm has abundant experience in representing those accused of alcohol-related traffic offenses, and is also knowledgeable with respect to the administrative penalties that can accompany such charges, including a loss of driving privilege. Hyatt & Weber attorneys have appeared at numerous administrative hearings where licensing sanctions are sought by the State’s Motor Vehicle Administration. Hyatt & Weber provided reliable, knowledgeable representation in these matters.
Professional and Related Associations
Hyatt & Weber has extensive experience in representing clients in matters before various professional licensing agencies. It has provided counsel and representation to members of the legal, medical, chiropractic, dental and other licensed professions in various matters related to their practices and careers. The Firm can advise clients on restructuring and dissolution of practices, practice management issues, and representation in disciplinary and licensing matters.
Banking, Foreclosures, and Work-Outs
Hyatt & Weber represents banks, private lenders, mortgage companies and other lending institutions in both residential and commercial loan transactions throughout Maryland. The Firm’s work includes performing real estate closings, preparing commercial loan documents, handling business financing transactions, counseling on regulatory matters, and performing foreclosure proceedings.
Commercial Litigation
The Firm has a diverse commercial litigation practice enabling us to provide a depth of experience in a variety of complex business and commercial disputes. Our attorneys regularly appear in state and federal courts and administrative agencies handling all aspects of trial work, appeals, arbitration and mediation. Representative matters include business and contract disputes, employment matters (including enforcement of non-compete agreements), real property disputes, shareholder and partnership matters, insurance and workers’ compensation matters. The Firm has also handled cases that arise from professional liability, disciplinary proceedings, foreclosures and repossessions, as well as defending lender liability.
Employment Law
Hyatt & Weber represents clients in the counseling, negotiation, review and preparation of employment contracts and non-competition agreements involving business enterprises, professional practices and other organizations. The Firm serves as advisors to clients on matters pertaining to employment hiring and termination practices, discrimination matters, confidentiality and non-competition agreements. The Firm also prepares employee policy manuals and other documents necessary for clients’ human resource issues.
Corporate Law
Hyatt & Weber provides business planning, transactional and counseling services in a broad range of corporate matters.
The Firm’s work includes the preparation, review and negotiation of leases and contracts for customers, vendors, suppliers, professional services and other areas.
Business Formation and Transfer
Hyatt & Weber counsels clients regarding the selection, formation, reorganization and dissolution of business entities including corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability partnerships, (LLPs), and limited liability companies (LLCs). The Firm also provides services in connection with the review, preparation and negotiation of merger and acquisition agreements and business purchase and sales agreements (both stock sales and asset sales) and other business agreements. The Firm counsels its business clients on techniques to raise capital privately, and prepare private placement memoranda in connection with capital raising efforts.
Medical Malpractice
Hyatt & Weber represents victims of medical malpractice and pursues cases of medical malpractice and medical negligence throughout the State of Maryland.
The Firm also represents physician assistants and chiropractors against claims of negligence. As a result, Hyatt & Weber has a unique perspective of malpractice litigation as it affects the professional, the insurer, and the individual. With more than twenty years of experience investigating and trying cases involving medical negligence for both plaintiffs and defendants, the Firm not only understands the challenges associated with malpractice litigation, but also knows how to effectively obtain the best result for the client.
Hyatt & Weber’s medical malpractice attorneys have successfully represented families and individuals in the following types of medical negligence cases:
- cerebral palsy and birth injury
- surgical error
- bile duct injury
- anesthesia errors
- emergency room errors
- misdiagnosis
- failure to diagnose cancer
- wrongful death
- nursing home negligence
- stroke and CVA
- spinal injuries
Professional License Defense
Hyatt & Weber represents physicians, nurses, physical therapists, chiropractors and other professionals when there is an investigation initiated by a licensing board.
The Firm’s attorneys assess the professional’s situation, rights and legal defenses. If charges are filed, the defenses are presented at hearing to retain or reinstate the license and every effort is made to mitigate any penalties.
Hyatt & Weber has represented professionals involving:
- Board of Physicians
- Board of Chiropractic Examiners
- Board of Nursing
- Board of Morticians
- Board of Examiners in Optometry
- Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
- Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners
- Board of Social Work Examiners
- Board of Dental Examiners
Personal Injury, Products Liability, and Workers Compensation
Just as our laws provide avenues of recovery to businesses when contracts have been breached, so too individuals are protected from injuries caused by another.
The Firm provides representation to those injured in serious personal injury cases as a result of motor vehicle accidents, defective products, inadequate security, and defective conditions on premises. Hyatt & Weber strives for fair and adequate compensation for injuries, disability, lost income and damage to property.
The Firm’s litigation attorneys have experience in:
- personal injury
- motor vehicle accidents
- products liability
- premises liability
- construction site accidents
- workers compensation
- wrongful death
Insurance Coverage
Hyatt & Weber manages and tries insurance coverage cases on behalf of a wide range of insurance companies, businesses, professionals and individuals.
The Firm’s attorneys have represented insurance companies in multi-carrier coverage litigation and traditional policy disputes involving:
- insurance coverage for lead paint exposure;
- insurance coverage for water and/or oil infiltration;
- insurance coverage for mold
- insurance coverage for medical professionals
- retroactive reimbursement of fees paid by health insurers
- claims of overpayment of fees to physicians/professionals
- revocation of preferred provider status
- audits of records of professionals
Hyatt & Weber attorneys have the experience to assist their clients to develop and implement estate plans.
Probate and Estate Planning
Hyatt & Weber represents its clients in the preparation of wills, trusts, and other estate planning devices necessary to implement an estate plan. The Firm also handles the administration of estates and trusts, including all filings with the Orphans Courts and Registers of Wills throughout the State of Maryland.
Hyatt and Weber attorneys offer a full range of real estate services that address the needs of individuals and business entities.
Real Estate Transactions
Hyatt & Weber’s attorneys have extensive experience in a wide range of real estate matters. The Firm serves as counsel to buyers, sellers, lenders, borrowers, developers, owners, landlords, tenants, homeowners and condominium associations in a variety of matters including:
- Preparation and negotiation of purchase and sale agreements for all types of real estate.
- Commercial lease preparation, review and negotiation.
- Conducting closing for real estate transactions.
- Issuance of title insurance. Hyatt & Weber is an authorized agent of Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company.
- Creation and representation of condominium and homeowner’s associations.
- Preparation and negotiation of commercial loan documents.
- Preparation of Tax Deferred Exchanges.
- Representation in real estate litigation, including contract, title, boundary line and construction disputes.
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Kathryn J. Dahl
Partner
410-260-6585
Paul J. Weber
Partner
410-260-6575
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
H. Richard Duden III
Associate
410-260-6595
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
Paul J. Weber
Partner
410-260-6575
Paul J. Weber
Partner
410-260-6575
Paul J. Weber
Partner
410-260-6575
Paul J. Weber
Partner
410-260-6575
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Alan J. Hyatt
Managing Partner
410-260-6570
Gregg M. Weinberg
Partner
410-260-6580
HYATT & WEBER, P.A.
200 Westgate Circle, Suite 500
Annapolis, Maryland 21401