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Henry M. Terrell, Attorney

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Real Estate, General Practice

202-628-3242


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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
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    Henry M. Terrell
    1625 Massachusetts Avenue NW
    Suite 400
    Washington, DC 20036
    38.906861,-77.041385

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