- GuardianshipLitigation experience: Mr. Best has represented litigants in the District Court of Maryland for Anne Arundel County, the District Court of Maryland for Prince George’s County, the District Court of Maryland for Baltimore County, the District Court of Maryland for Calvert County and the District Court of Maryland for Montgomery County. Mr. Best has also argued cases before the Circuit Courts of Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties, the Appellate Court and the Supreme Court of Maryland. His litigation experience includes landlord-tenant, wrongful detainer, breach of contract, debt collection, business entities, municipal infractions, public official suspension, critical area and State wetlands violations, guardianship, declaratory and injunctive relief actions. As indicated, Mr. Best has also argued numerous cases before various administrative bodies throughout the State.
- Business DisputesWelcome to our website. At the Law Office of Kevin J. Best, the focus is on providing responsive, trustworthy and personalized services to the client. Our mission is to provide effective and comprehensive solutions to the concerns and challenges of each client including individuals, small businesses and governments. This firm's practice areas are primarily limited to municipal law, planning and zoning law, business law, homeowners association law, landlord-tenant law and law relating to real property. With over eight years’ experience as a Manager and Director of Legal Services at the Maryland Municipal League, and having served as a municipal attorney and special counsel for several municipalities for almost 20 years, this office is in a unique position to better or more economically serve Maryland's small cities, towns and entities.
- Construction Contracts
- Employment Contract
- Real Estate LitigationHe concentrates in local government law (including contracts, procurement, ordinance drafting, budgeting, personnel matters, federal, state and local regulations, municipal infractions, land use, zoning, water and sewer matters, annexation, code enforcement, intergovernmental compacts, speed cameras and general municipal administration), as well as homeowners association law, boundary disputes, landlord-tenant matters, debt collection cases and litigation.
- Construction Litigation
- Easement
- Land Use and ZoningFor governmental clients, Mr. Best provides general counsel services to Maryland municipalities; he has seen first-hand the fiscal, operational, legislative and administrative limitations that many Maryland municipal corporations have sought to overcome. Mr. Best has substantial experience in general municipal law, ordinance drafting, contracts, negotiations, public personnel, Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act proceedings, ethics, annexation, public utility law, litigation, subdivision issues, LEOBR (Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights), code enforcement, speed camera regulations and litigation, land use issues, zoning and environmental law.
- Landlord-Tenant DisputesKevin J. Best is the principal of the Law Office of Kevin J. Best. He practices primarily in the areas of municipal, homeowners association, business, real property, landlord-tenant and land use law.
- Foreclosure
- Tax LawOther legal experience: Mr. Best has also represented private individual clients regarding rezonings, special exceptions, variances, public utility projects, boundary disputes, lot merger, tree encroachment, subdivisions, ordinances, homeowners’ associations, port wardens, debt collection, covenants, landlord-tenant matters, critical area violations, tax appeals, road abandonment, corporate matters, non-conforming uses, trespass and adverse possession disputes. Mr. Best’s practice has included litigation, administrative and transactional law.
- Debt Collection