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SLS admitted as member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington

Shapiro Lifschitz & Schram was recently admitted as a member of the Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington (MBA/MW). The MBA/MW’s member companies (more than 150 strong) include representation from the residential, commercial and multifamily real estate finance sector; mortgage companies; mortgage brokers; commercial banks; life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending field. Shapiro Lifschitz & Schram attorneys regularly attend MBA/MW events and conferences, and the firm sponsored the MBA/MW’s summer 2014 networking event. As members of the MBA/MW and through participation in MBA/MW networking events, seminars and panel discussions, firm attorneys will continue to stay on top of commercial real estate finance trends and counsel firm clients as to the same. Membership in the MBA/MW also opens up additional networking opportunities for law firm clients seeking commercial real estate financing for their projects and developments.

Firm client Cardinal Bank, along with Combined Properties, Inc., sponsored the firm’s membership to the MBA/MW. The MBA/MW recently released the following announcement relating to the firm’s membership:


MBA/MW Welcomes
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C.
as a New Member

The Mortgage Bankers Association of Metropolitan Washington (MBA/MW) is pleased to welcome Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. as one of our newest members.
 
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram, P.C. is a Washington, DC-based law firm with a unique flair. They apply their experience, infuse their passion, and deliver solutions for their clients in the areas of business, construction, real estate and commercial litigation. Their real estate group's experience and skill enables them to handle all types of real estate and finance transactions. Members of the team focus their practices on the representation of lenders, borrowers, brokers, developers, sellers and institutional investors, and have been extensively involved in some of the most complex and significant commercial real estate transactions in the Washington metropolitan area. It is because of their wealth of experience that they can and do deliver innovative and creative solutions for even the most complicated financing transactions. 
 
Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram's membership application was sponsored by MBA/MW members:
- Drew Faha, Combined Properties, Inc.   
- Rob Lavery, Cardinal Bank  

Key firm contact:
B.A. Spignardo 
Firm attorney B.A. Spignardo’s involvement with the MBA/MW spans several years.