Harry W. Lerch
MSA SC 3520-13317
Biography:
Born in Washington, D.C., May 2, 1938. Attended Montgomery County public schools; Wesleyan University, B.A., 1959; George Washington University School of Law, J.D., 1963. Admitted to the Maryland Bar, 1963; U.S. Supreme Court, 1969; District of Columbia, 1970. Married.
General Assembly:
House of Delegates, Montgomery County, 1970. Appointed to replace
John A. Whitney, resigned.
Private Career and Other Public Service:
Law clerk to Judge Edward A. Tamm, U.S. District Court for the District
of Columbia, 1961-62; Judge Walter H. Moorman, 6th Judicial Circuit of
Maryland, 1962-63. Vice-president, Bethesda Junior Chamber of Commerce,
1963. State safety chair, 1963; governmental affairs chair, 1964,
Maryland Junior Chamber of Commerce. General counsel, The Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning Commission, 1965-70. Chair, Park
and Recreation Committee, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers,
1967-69. Delegate, Republican State Convention, 1966. Chair,
Montgomery County Redistricting Commission, 1969. Law practice in
Bethesda at Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chartered, in the areas of
land use law, real estate, and commercial law. Member, Montgomery
County Bar Association, President, 1989-90; Maryland State Bar Association;
secretary, section council, real property, planning and zoning section,
1988-89; vice-chair, Planning and Zoning, 1990-91; American Bar Association,
section on real property, probate and trust law; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association;
Urban Land Institute; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Psi Upsilon
fraternity.
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