The Pels Law Firm, which is representing 25 Montgomery County property owners in litigation challenging the County's imposition of the Water Quality Protection Charge (WQPC) upon them and/or denying statutorily-required credits against the Charge, testified at the Montgomery County Council's public hearing on March 6 on Bill 1-18, which amends County law regarding what some call the "rain tax."  Attorney Maria Leonard Olsen​ testified at the hearing and suggested additional changes to the WQPC in writing.

The Pels Law Firm is pleased to announce that Katerina Newell has joined our firm. Ms. Newell is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. While at UVA Law, Ms. Newell was an Articles Editor for the Virginia Journal of International Law and clerked at the Legal Aid Justice Center, where she [...]

The following article was originally published in The Daily Record by their Legal Affairs writer, Heather Cobun, on April 21st, 2017: The denial of tax credits to most members of a homeowners’ association in Montgomery County that manages its own stormwater runoff was remanded to an administrative appeal board Thursday where attorneys say they will [...]

Firm attorneys Jon D. Pels and Maria Leonard Olsen have been representing the Lindbergh Park Owner’s Association (LPOA) in their fight against Montgomery County and its “rain tax” policies. On April 20th, 2017, the Montgomery County Circuit Court reversed an earlier decision in a major victory for the LPOA. Montgomery County’s “rain tax” has had [...]

The Pels Law Firm is pleased to announce that Brian West has become "Of Counsel" to the firm. Likewise, Jon D Pels has become "Of Counsel" to the law firm of Sandground, West, Silek & Raminpour, PLC. Brian West began practicing law in 1985 and has a reputation as being one of the toughest [...]