James J. Demma has practiced law in Montgomery County, Maryland, for over 30 years. He has extensive practice dealing with boundary disputes, easements, real estate contracts, titles, conveyancing, title insurance, land patents, boundary disputes, quiet title actions and condominium developments. He is also a registered land surveyor in the State of Maryland. He has supervised and conducted over 10,000 real estate settlements for residential, commercial and industrial properties in Maryland and Washington, D.C., including the review of title examinations for those properties. He has represented purchasers, property owners, sellers and lenders in all phases of real estate development, including related litigation. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions, Land Use & Development Bar Admissions/Court Admissions:District of Columbia Maryland United States Supreme Court Education:University of Maryland, J.D. 1972. University of Maryland, B.A. 1967. Affiliations, Associations and Special Achievements: Baltimore Magazine: Listed as a Maryland Super Lawyer (2007, 2008) Consultant to the Maryland State Board of Registration for Professional Land Surveyors Law & Politics Magazine: Listed as a "Washington, DC Super Lawyer" (2007) Maryland Society of Surveyors Maryland State Bar Association: Real Property, Planning and Zoning Montgomery County Bar Association: former Real Estate Section Chairman Maryland Surveyor of the Year Award (1982) Publications: Land Patents and Boundaries, American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Bulletin (December 20, 1991). Surveyor's Liability, Proceedings of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping Bulletin (December 20, 1979). Statutory Laws of Maryland Relating to Land Surveyors (1982, 1990, 1999) . Speaking Engagements: Legal Aspects of Land Surveying, Evidence and Boundary Control, Baltimore County Community College (Catonsville Campus), and the University of Maryland (1974-present). Real Estate Principles, University of Maryland (1974-1976). Guest lecturer at many conferences, meetings and workshops for the Montgomery County Bar Association, the Maryland Institute for Continuing Professional Education of Lawyers, Inc., the Maryland Land Title Association and the Maryland Society of Surveyors . |