Thomas L. Totten

primarily practices in the area of real estate development and finance, representing individuals, developers, health care institutions and other companies and entities in real property acquisition, disposition, development, leasing, financing, construction, and land use matters. In addition, he represents commercial banks and institutional lenders in the origination, modification and restructuring of loans secured by real property and other assets and in loan portfolio sales.

An urban planner for many years before beginning the practice of law, Mr. Totten was Director of Housing and Community Development of the Baltimore Regional Planning Council and Executive Director and President of the Baltimore Regional Community Development Corporation, a not-for-profit organization that provided small loans to promote to the development of low and moderate income housing projects. Mr. Totten is an active member of the Baltimore Development Workgroup, an advocacy organization comprised of those involved in the commercial real estate development industry in Baltimore City, Maryland. He previously was a director of the Patterson Park Community Development Corporation, a not-for-profit organization involved in the redevelopment of the Patterson Park community in Baltimore City, Maryland. He has also provided legal assistance on a pro-bono basis to Bolton Hill Nursery School, Inc. and the Baltimore Living Classrooms Foundation. He is currently providing pro-bono real estate and business services to The Central Baltimore Partnership.

Mr. Totten is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business as a leader in Maryland real estate and has been designated as a Maryland Super Lawyer for real estate.

Mr. Totten is a 1987 graduate of the University of Baltimore School of Law and a graduate of the University of Maryland (M.A., Urban Planning) and The Johns Hopkins University (B.A.).

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Honors and Awards

•Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2020

•Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2007, 2010-2013 and 2017-2020

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell