David Hahn joined our firm after providing legal services to the real estate and business communities in the Olney area for three years. Mr. Hahn is a principal with Village Settlements, Inc., and manages our Greenbelt office. Mr. Hahn has extensive experience and training in all aspects of residential real estate transactions from contract drafting and negotiation to settlement, as well as landlord/tenant law, foreclosure, business law, bankruptcy, and will drafting. Mr. Hahn has also represented local banks in the preparation and negotiation of complex commercial real estate transactions. Mr. Hahn continues to serve the Olney community, where he lives with his wife and daughter, as an active member of the Lions Club of Olney.

Mr. Hahn received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1984, and his Juris Doctor from the University of Baltimore in 1992. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hahn worked for a local engineering company building heat exchange equipment for space flight on board rockets, satellites and the space shuttle.

His technical background is the basis for Mr. Hahn's additional interests in intellectual property law, such as patent, trademark and copyright law. While in law school, Mr. Hahn competed in the Giles Sutherland Rich Moot Court Competition, a special competition for those interested in intellectual property law. Mr. Hahn placed first in the Regional round and runner up in the National round of this prestigious competition.

Mr. Hahn is licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland and is a member of the American and Maryland State Bar Associations.