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- Washington , D.C. : For several years, two neighborhood
associations and dozens of residents near the 1300 block of Constitution
Avenue, N.E. fought a legal and economic battle with Trant Liquors.
Capitol Hill Restoration Society ("CHRS"), North Lincoln
Park Neighborhood Association ("NLPNA"), and the neighbors
claimed that Trant destroyed the peace, order and quiet of their
neighborhood by, among other things, selling fortified alcohol
to visibly intoxicated patrons, by providing drug paraphernalia
to customers, and by allowing its parking lot and immediate surrounds
to be used for drug dealing and other illegal activities. Despite
such allegations and proof, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
for the District of Columbia renewed Trant's license. Thereafter,
Bode and Grenier was engaged to represent the citizens in appeals
to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. Two appeals to
the Court of Appeals were successful. Trant lost its license,
closed, and the property was converted to housing. Capitol Hill
Restoration Society ("CHRS") and North Lincoln Park
Neighborhood Association ("NLPNA").
- Washington , D.C. : Bode and Grenier represented the
Logan Park Association in its effort to cause revocation of a
license held by F&W Market to sell beer and wine. The Association
claimed that the establishment destroyed its peace, order and
quiet by harboring drug traffickers within the establishment.
Undercover police officers testified to numerous drug purchases
inside the establishment in front of the store's owners. After
several days of hearings, the District of Columbia Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board revoked F&W Market's license. Logan
Circle Citizens' Association.
- Washington , D.C. : The Firm represented the Kalorama
Citizens' Association in its effort to establish a moratorium
on the issuance of new alcoholic beverage licenses in the popular
Adams Morgan area of the District of Columbia . The Association's
purpose in seeking the moratorium was to stem the growth of restaurants
and bars in favor of creating opportunities for other neighborhood
businesses to develop and thrive. The Association prevailed after
several days of contested hearings before the District of Columbia
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Kalorama Citizens' Association.
- Maryland : Mr. Fierberg represented residents of a condominium association who filed suit alleging that portions
of the Association's land were taken as a result of the defendants'
development of a neighboring condominium building. Residents
of the Association alleged that their properties had lost value
and important "green space," and that critical access
to their homes was being threatened by the development scheme.
Settlement was reached compensating the Association and guaranteeing
that access by its members to their homes would not be obstructed.
Clients v. Leisureworld of Maryland and IDI Development
Corporation.
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