Daniel A. LaPlaca
800-480-7702 (Toll Free)
Daniel A. LaPlaca is a partner in the law firm of Knight, Manzi, Nussbaum & LaPlaca, P.A. located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. His practice focuses primarily in the areas of real estate development, corporate law and administrative law. He has served as the Chairman for the Salvation Army Advisory Council in Prince George's County and Chairman of the Prince George's County Workforce Services Corporation. He also participates as an active member of several volunteer boards in Prince George's County, including The Prince George's County Board of Trade, the Prince George's County Chapter of the National Conference, the American Heart Association, and the United Way. He has served on the Board of the Prince George's County Supplemental Higher Education Authority, and Queen Anne High School, and he is an alumnus of Leadership Washington. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1981 with a B.S. in Commerce. He obtained his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 1984. He and his wife, Pearl, keep busy raising their four children.
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate Development
- Business and Corporate Law
- Administrative Law
- Estate Planning
- Elder Law
- Zoning and Development Law
- Condominiums and Homeowners Associations
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1990
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore, Maryland
- J.D. - 1984
- University of Virginia
- B.S. - 1981
- Honors: Dean's List
- Honors: With Honors
- Major: Commerce (Marketing and M.I.S.)
Representative Clients
- Amoco
- Doctor's Community Hospital
- Driggs Corporation
- Essex Construction
- Exit Realty
- Riggs National Bank
- The Columbia Bank
- Thrifty Rent-a-Car
- Town of Bladensburg
- Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WREIT)
References
- Columbia Bank
- Doctor's Community Hospital
- Essex Construction Company
Classes/Seminars
- Business Law I and II, P.G. Co. Community College, 1993 - 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Town of Bladensburg, Town Attorney, 1985 - Present
- Prince George's County Salvation Army Advisory Council, Member, Chairman, 1997 - 2002
- Prince George's County Workforce Services Corporation, Chairman
- The Prince George's County Board of Trade, Member
- The Prince George's County Chapter of the National Conference, Member
- American Heart Association, Member, 1997 - 1999
- United Way, Member
- Leadership Washington, Alumnus
Past Employment Positions
- Edidin & LaPlaca, 1985 - 1986
- Reichelt, Nussbaum, Brown, Dukes & LaPlaca, Partner, 1986 - 1998
Pro Bono Activities
- P.G. Co. Law Foundation-Courthouse Consultation, 1998 - Present
- P.G. Co. Law Foundation-Pro Bono Project, 1990 - Present
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Kappa Psi
