Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd. - Attorneys at Law

05/05/2026

Separating or divorcing couples may replace their annual “spring cleaning” with “spring planning.”

The summer, while your children are out of school, is a practical time to tell your families about the separation, to actually separate, and to get your children accustomed to their new schedule of when they will be with each parent and their respective new homes before the new school year begins in the fall.

To do all this as smoothly as possible in one summer requires careful spring planning.

Divorce attorney Erin Kopelman outlines the major areas to consider:

Separating or divorcing couples may replace their annual “spring cleaning” with “spring planning.”  The summer, while your children are out of school, is a practical time to tell your families …

04/07/2025

With the current administration implementing a Reduction in Force (RIF), many individuals have undergone layoffs, furloughs, and deferred payroll.

For those who are in the middle of a divorce, pay alimony or child support, or who are separated and have minor children, the financial uncertainty couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Family law attorney Erin Kopelman breaks down how to navigate job loss while facing divorce: https://www.lerchearly.com/news/measuring-the-financial-impact-of-job-loss-on-divorce/

With the current administration implementing a Reduction in Force (RIF), many individuals have undergone layoffs, furloughs, and deferred payroll. For those who are in the middle of a divorce, pay …

02/07/2025

Lerch Early is proud to support the American Heart Association and National Wear Red Day to bring awareness to women’s heart health. In addition to contributing to an internal fundraising drive, many of our attorneys and staff came to the office dressed in various shades of crimson to show their support.

02/03/2025

This week, we are full of gratitude for our clients and friends as we celebrate Lerch, Early & Brewer's 75th anniversary.

For the past 75 years, Lerch Early has served generations of families and business owners looking to care for their loved ones, transact business, and secure legacies.

During this time, we have forged strong bonds and built valued relationships with the communities in which we practice through pro bono work, and community service and involvement.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of our story. We look forward to continuing our journey with you in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead.

Learn more about our story and hear from our clients on why they continue to choose Lerch Early by clicking here: https://www.lerchearly.com/75-years/

10/04/2024

Congratulations to Lerch Early divorce attorney Erin Kopelman, who has been named to The Daily Record's 2024 Family Law Power List.

According to TDR, those recognized "are among the skilled and effective practitioners in this complex legal field in Maryland."

Read more: https://www.lerchearly.com/news/erin-kopelman-named-to-the-daily-records-2024-family-law-power-list/

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Lerch Early family law attorney Erin Kopelman has been named to The Daily Record’s 2024 Family Law Power List. Kopelman practices in the Family Law group at Lerch Early. You …

04/24/2024

We're looking for a staff accountant to join our growing dynamic accounting team. The selected candidate will be responsible for the general ledger, trust accounting, financial analysis, financial statement preparation, bank/balance sheet account reconciliations, and payroll/401(k) processing.

More info and apply here: https://loom.ly/0Hg8RR4

Lerch, Early & Brewer is a growing Bethesda law firm. We are seeking a Staff Accountant to join our dynamic accounting team. Reporting directly to the Controller, the Staff Accountant …

03/28/2024

Lerch Early is thrilled to welcome highly respected family law attorney Meg McKinney as a principal and two members of her team -- senior associate Mary Likos and associate Neemi Patel -- to Lerch Early!

Meg has more than 30 years of experience representing clients in complex financial and custody matters in Maryland and Washington, D.C., and serving as a go-to mediator on complicated matters.

Learn more about our newest attorneys here: https://www.lerchearly.com/news/meg-mckinney-and-two-associates-join-lerch-earlys-family-law-practice/

Lerch, Early & Brewer is pleased to welcome highly respected divorce attorney Meg McKinney as a principal in the firm. McKinney has more than 30 years of experience representing clients …

03/08/2024

Today we celebrated International Women’s Day with a special gathering of LEB women.

While we’re thrilled to have treats and toast our women (and all the special women in our lives) on this day, our commitment to promoting and elevating women in our workplace is an everyday focus.

We believe that on every level, women’s voices should be heard. This year, Ruth Katz took over as our first female managing partner. More than 40% of our attorneys (including 60% of our associates) are women and 80% of our staff are women. Last year, Lerch Early was named an Empowering Women honoree by The Daily Record in recognition of this ongoing commitment.

Cheers to women everywhere, today and every day!

01/08/2024

Welcome to Matthew Tranter, who started last week as an associate in our Litigation practice serving Maryland clients on a wide-range of commercial and related matters!

Read more about Matthew here:

Overview Matthew Tranter is a litigator who serves Maryland clients on a wide-range of commercial and related matters. Thoughtful and creative, Matthew believes there’s no substitute for hard work to …

01/03/2024

Welcome to Alana Bergner, who started this week as an associate in our Community Associations practice serving clients in Maryland and Virginia!

Read more about Alana here:

Overview Alana Bergner is a community associations attorney representing homeowners and condominium unit owners associations in Maryland and Virginia. Alana is an advocate at heart, and is empathetic, pragmatic, and …