Professional Activities
American Bar Association, past Chair, Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section
American College of Real Estate Lawyers (ACREL), immediate past President; former President, President-Elect, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary; past Chair, Common Interest Development Committee, Member Selection Committee, and Membership Development Committee
Maryland Task Force on Common Ownership Communities; past Chair, subcommittee to study adoption of the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act in Maryland
Urban Land Institute, Washington District Council, Advisory Board
Maryland Building Industry Association, Life Director
Maryland Governor's Commission on Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowners Associations, member; principal drafter of Maryland Homeowners Association Act
Maryland Bar Foundation, lifetime member
Anglo-American Real Property Institute
Recognition & Accomplishments
Chambers USA, real estate law (District of Columbia), 2004-2019
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating (highest), Martindale-Hubbell
The Best Lawyers in America, real estate law, 2001-2020
The Legal 500 US, real estate and construction - real estate, 2017
The International Who's Who of Real Estate Lawyers
The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers – Real Estate
Guide to the World's Leading Real Estate Lawyers
Named a Top Lawyer by Washingtonian Magazine
Named among Top 100 Washington, D.C., Area Super Lawyers
Named by Washington Business Journal one of top five real estate lawyers in the region
Named by Legal Times as a "Real Estate Leading Lawyer" in Washington, D.C.
Named a "Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner," Maryland State Bar Association Real Property Section
Expert Guides, The World's Leading Lawyers Chosen by Their Peers, listed for Real Estate Law
Publications
Co-author, "Condominiums, Cooperatives, and Homeowners Associations" chapter, District of Columbia Practice Manual, The District of Columbia Bar, 2017
"Real Estate 2016: Discussion," Who's Who Legal, October 2016
"Achieving Vertical and Horizontal Integration—Challenges of Mixed-Use Development," Probate & Property, Vol. 21, No. 2, March/April 2007
"Mixed-Use Condos: The Perfect Combo," The Daily Record, January 2004
Co-author, "Transition of Homeowners Association Control: The Developer's Perspective," Probate & Property, September/October 2001
"Top 10 Legal Dos and Don'ts for Age-Restricted Communities," Wharton Real Estate Review, Vol.VI, No. 2, Fall 2002
"Drafting Documents that Work," CAI's Journal of Community Association Law, Vol. 5, No. 2, July 2002
"New Urbanism: Drafting Considerations in Creating a Livable Community," January 29, 2002
Co-author, "Do Limited Liability Companies Really Limit Liability?" CAI's Journal of Community Association Law, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2000
"Minimizing Developer Liability to Community Associations," Probate & Property, March/April 1995
Roger also has written or co-authored a number of legal alerts, including:
Co-author, "Courts, States Continue to Wrestle with Homeowners Association Assessment Liens," Ballard Spahr alert, July 30, 2015
Co-author, "Condominium Unit Sales Exemptions and Compliance under ILSA Requirements," Ballard Spahr alert, March 25, 2015
Contributor, Ballard Spahr Mortgage Banking Update, September 25, 2014
Co-author, "Condominium Unit Sales Exempt from Registration under ILSFDA," Ballard Spahr alert, September 24, 2014
Co-author, "D.C. Court of Appeals, Nevada Supreme Court Extinguish Lender's Mortgage Lien Following Association Lien Foreclosures," Ballard Spahr alert, September 23, 2014
"Public Offering Statement Disclosure Limits Developer's Liability," Ballard Spahr alert, September 8, 2014
"Caveat Venditor (Let the Seller Beware): Consumer Protection Laws Can Have Significant Implications," Ballard Spahr alert, August 19, 2014
Co-author, "Implied Restrictive Covenant Prevents Conversion of Course to Residential Lots," Ballard Spahr alert, August 5, 2014
Co-author, "Court Ruling May Result in Property Tax on Previously Exempt Community Association Property," Ballard Spahr alert, July 31, 2014
Co-author, "Caveat Venditor (Let the Seller Beware): Consumer Protection Procedures Act Strikes Again in the District of Columbia," February 14, 2014, Ballard Spahr alert
Co-author, "Optional Rental Program Did Not Transform Hotel-Condominium Units into Securities, Ninth Circuit Holds,"Ballard Spahr alert, August 16, 2013
Co-author,"Prince George's County, Maryland, Considers Right of First Refusal for Multifamily Rental Property Sales," Ballard Spahr alert, June 15, 2013
Co-author, "Second Circuit Reverses Becolitsas Decision in Rare Win for Condo Developers," Ballard Spahr alert, December 31, 2012
Co-author, "Changes Pending To Postpone Impact Tax Payments," Ballard Spahr alert, September 6, 2011
Co-author, "Montgomery County's MPDU and ROFR Still Targets for Change," Ballard Spahr alert, April 8, 2011
Co-author, "Maryland Legislators Enact Significant Revisions to Condo, HOA Acts," Ballard Spahr alert, April 27, 2010
Speaking Engagements
Speaker, "Disruption in Mixed Use: The Future of Parking," Urban Land Institute 2018 Spring Meeting, Detroit, May 3, 2018
"Top Ten Issues Common to Large Scale Multi-Year Projects and Mixed-Use Projects," ACREL/ABA Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Section Webinar, January 25, 2018
"Structuring Public-Private Partnerships Using a Condominium Regime," Urban Land Institute Fall Meeting, October 25, 2017
"Top Ten Issues Common to Large Scale Multi-Year Projects," ACRELive! webinar, February 22, 2017
"Exploring the Implications of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act," Ballard Spahr breakfast seminar, May 3, 2016
"SmartCondo 2.0: Current Issues, Trends, and Opportunities for Condominium and Mixed-Use Developments," Ballard Spahr Mixed-Use Development and Condominiums Symposium, Bethesda, October 9, 2014
"Mixed-Up over Mixed Use: Structuring and Documenting Mixed-Use Projects," ICSC 2013 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, San Diego, October 16-19, 2013
"The CFPB and the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: What's New?" Ballard Spahr webinar, May 21, 2013
Program planner, "Rescuing Development Divas and Darlings: Tips, Tricks and Lessons Learned for Mixed-Use Projects," Creative Structures for Dynamic Markets: The Rebirth of Opportunities in the City of Brotherly Love, ACREL program, Philadelphia, October 22, 2011
"Mixed-Use Development: Issues and Insights," Ballard Spahr breakfast, September 27, 2011
"Second Annual Montgomery County Multifamily Summit," Bisnow, April 1, 2011
"Distressed For-Sale Market: Evaluating Land, Residential Development, and Broken Condos," IMN's 10th Annual U.S. Real Estate Opportunity & Private Fund Investing Forum, New York, June 11, 2009
"Operational & Legal Strategies for Transforming Distressed Condos into Apartments," IMN's Second Florida Distressed Residential Real Estate Symposium: Business, Hollywood, Florida, December 8-9, 2008
"A Case Study of a Condominium Development in Tough Times: The Multi-Family Dilemma–What To Do When the Market Turns," MICPEL 18th Annual Advanced Real Property Institute, Baltimore, October 29, 2008
"Sunshine & Shoals/Condominium and Apartment Sales, Development and Repositioning in our Market's Uncertain Waters," Mortgage Bankers Association of Metro Washington–Commercial Real Estate Finance Council, September 16, 2008
Session Chair, "Business, Operational and Legal Strategies to Transform Distressed Condos Into High Performance Investments," IMN's Second Distressed Real Estate Symposium, Las Vegas, June 26-27, 2008
"Top 10 Legal Dos and Don'ts for Age-Restricted Communities," 14th Gallivan Conference, March 2, 2007
"Mixed-Use Condominiums and Retail Projects," International Council of Shopping Centers 2006 U.S. Shopping Center Law Conference, Orlando, October 25-28, 2006
Guest lecturer, "Planning, Development, and Construction of a Suburban 'Downtown' Mixed-Use Community," Finance 240 – Real Estate Development: Zoning, Land Planning and Mixed-Use Developments, George Washington University, September 2, 2006
"New Structures for Condominiums," Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., 16th Annual Advanced Real Property Institute, September 29, 2005
"Condominiums as an Alternative to Subdivision Leases and REAs" and "Site Condominiums," meeting of American College of Real Estate Lawyers, Spring 2001