Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- General Civil Litigation
- Commercial Transactions
- Real Estate Law and Transactions
Bar Admissions:
- Maryland, 1985
- District of Columbia, 1989
- U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1989
- U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, 1989
Education:
- J.D., 1985
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, D.C. - B.A., 1982; Cum Laude
University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Professional Associations:
- Apartment and Office Building Association
- Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors ("GWCAR"), 2004 - 2005, Board Member
- Maryland Legislative Review Committee, 1998, Member
- Major, USMCR, 1986 - 1998
- Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations
- The District of Columbia Bar
Classes and Seminars:
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Advocacy; American University, Washington College of Law
Mark A. Gilday
Principal
mgilday@bregmanlaw.com
Mr. Gilday handles a variety of commercial transactions and civil lawsuits providing experienced, efficient, and committed representation to clients throughout the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.
Mr. Gilday represents numerous real estate and business clients on a wide variety of issues. For example, Mr. Gilday provides clients with general business advice, negotiates and drafts contracts (e.g., leasing, brokerage, construction, purchase and sale, and employment contracts), and regularly assists clients with the many legal issues that confront businesses today. Mr. Gilday also interprets and enforces leases, brokerage agreements, and related contracts. Mr. Gilday has served on the board of Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors (GWCAR).
Mr. Gilday's litigation practice includes the defense and prosecution of commercial lawsuits, contract disputes, employment disputes, construction disputes, and general civil litigation. Mr. Gilday is admitted to practice in the state and federal courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia, including trial and appellate courts. Mr. Gilday also represents clients in arbitration matters, including before the American Arbitration Association.
Mr. Gilday graduated from Gonzaga College High School in Washington, D.C. in 1975. He received a B.A., cum laude, from the University of Maryland in 1982, and his J.D. from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1985. After graduating from law school, Mr. Gilday served for three years as an officer in the United States Marine Corps.
Mr. Gilday is an Adjunct Professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law, where he teaches trial advocacy. Mr. Gilday has also been an instructor of law in the subjects of legal ethics, torts, and litigation at the University of Maryland, University College. He also taught constitutional law, torts, and criminal law and procedure at Beaufort Technical College in Beaufort, South Carolina.