Thomas M. Lynch, Esq.
Partner


Thomas M. Lynch is an attorney with broad experience in matters pertaining to advanced technologies and telecommunications. Mr. Lynch has drafted and negotiated complex commercial agreements for Fortune 500 companies, telecommunications carriers and providers of broadband and telephony infrastructure. He has advised telecommunications companies, private equity and venture capital concerns regarding telecommunications regulatory and tax compliance matters in some of the largest transactions in the industry. And his experience includes litigating multi-million dollar technology-related disputes, both in state and federal courts, and at the Federal Communications Commission.

 

Education

Mr. Lynch graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC in 1993. He graduated cum laude (with honors) and was named to the Dean’s List. Prior to receiving his law degree, Mr. Lynch graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, with a Bachelors of Science in Accounting. He was named Outstanding Graduate in Accounting for achieving the highest grade point average among accounting majors, and was awarded the Donovan & Seimans Business Administration Award for the second highest grade point average in the College of Business. Mr. Lynch received the American Accounting Association’s Merit Scholarship and was granted the University President’s Citation for Leadership at LMU. He is a member of three honor societies and was named to the Dean’s List all eight semesters at Loyola Marymount University.

Publications

Telecommunications Act Handbook: A Complete Reference for Business, a book describing the principal provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The book became an instant best-seller among individuals and companies involved in telecommunications, and was reviewed favorably in the industry.

Bar Admissions

• Virginia
• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Professional Associations and Memberships

• District of Columbia Bar, Member
• Virginia State Bar, Member
• Maryland State Bar, Member
• Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States, Member
• Federal Communications Bar Association, Member
• Anne Arundel County Bar Association, Member
• James C. Cawood, Jr. American Inns of Court, Master of the Bench and Bar

 
 

J. Terry Brennan, Esq.
Partner

John "Terry" Brennan is an experienced litigator with wide experience in both federal and state venues. He has practiced with firms ranging from a large international law firm representing Fortune 500 companies to a solo practice representing individuals. With this wide-ranging experience, he is able to help clients appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of their legal position, the likelihood of prevailing at trial, opportunities and obstacles on the way to trial, and strategies to resolve disputes. As there is no substitute for knowing the law, Mr. Brennan attends seminars, participates in professional organizations, follows legal discussion group listserves, and performs first-hand legal research to strengthen his grip of nuances and developments in the law.

 

Mr. Brennan is comfortable taking cases to trial. He takes a scholarly, yet accessible approach to encourage the court and jury to appreciate and share his client’s point of view based on effective presentation of the evidence and testimony culminating in argument based on common sense reasoning. Mr. Brennan’s trial experience includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex commercial cases, employment matters, intellectual property (trade secret, patent, trademark) and unfair competition disputes, professional (legal, real estate) negligence cases, real estate (title, boundary, contract, construction) litigation, commercial collections, government contracts, and personal injury, to name a few.


Education

• B.A. Rice University 1987
• J.D. University of Texas 1990

Bar Admissions

• State Bars: Texas (1990); Maryland (2000); Virginia (2001); District of Columbia (2002)
• Federal Courts: S.D. Texas (1991); E.D. Va. (2001); W.D. Va. (2001); Maryland (2003); D.C. (2004)

 

 

Jennifer Dill, Esq.
Contract Counsel

Jennifer Dill's practice involves representing clients in a broad range of corporate and technology transactions, as well as matters pertaining to telecommunications tax. Ms. Dill's telecommunications experience includes representing communications clients before the Federal Communications Commission and state public utility commissions, and advising clients with respect to the wide range of regulatory issues that arise in telecommunications and technology transactions.

 

Education

Ms. Dill received her B.S.F.S. degree from Georgetown University and her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as a Senior Editor of the Georgetown Journal of International Law. While at Georgetown, she served as a legal intern at the Cairo Regional Centre of International Commercial Arbitration in Cairo, Egypt.

Bar Admissions

• Maryland
• District of Columbia

 

 

Thomas "Summers" Gwynn, Esq.
Of Counsel

Summers Gwynn has been actively engaged in the practice of law for more than 35 years. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge, particularly in the areas of Real Estate Law; the drafting of real estate related documentation; easements; conveyancing; contracts; tower siting and all types of real estate transactional work, both commercial and residential. Mr. Gwynn is held in high regard by his peers and is often sought by other attorneys to give expert testimony in their real estate related litigation.

 

Mr. Gwynn speaks to professional and real estate groups and has given instruction in such areas as: Easements and Rights of Way, Ground Rent Properties and Reversions, Tax Sales and Foreclosure Rights of Redemption actions, Title Impact of Mortgage Foreclosures, Powers of Attorney, Owning or Conveying Real Estate by Various Business Entities, Land Installment Contracts, and Maryland Recordation and Transfer Taxes.

Education

• Columbus School of Law, Catholic University of America - Juris Doctor (1973)
• Mount Saint Mary's College, Bachelor of Science (1968)

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

 

 

Jennifer Dwyer Dent, Esq.
Associate

Jennifer D. Dent is an associate at Brennan Lynch LLP and assists primarily with the firm's transactional and real estate matters.

 

Education

Ms. Dent graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. She went on to study Law and earned her Juris Doctor at the University of Baltimore, where she graduated cum laude.

Bar Admissions

• Maryland

 

 

Daniel Jaindl
Law Clerk

Daniel Jaindl has extensive experience with federal telecommunications regulatory compliance and tax matters. He assists start up companies and established enterprises with Universal Service Form 499 filings and ongoing compliance with the Federal Communications Commission. He has assisted with large litigation matters for the firm and has researched a myriad of issues pertaining to general business matters and telecommunications law and regulation in particular.

 

Education

• J.D., Ave Maria School of Law 2009
• B.S. in Applied Physics, Xavier University 2005

Bar Admissions

Mr. Jaindl is studying for the Maryland Bar and will take the exam for the first time in February, 2012.

Language

Mr. Jaindl is conversant in French.

 

 

Contact Our Telcommunications Attorneys

If you need assistance with negotiating a telecommunications contract, complying with telecommunications tax and regulatory requirements, obtaining a telecommunications license, or negotiating an investment project involving a telecommunications company, contact our law offices in the Washington, DC metro area to speak with one of our experienced lawyers. The law offices of Brennan Lynch LLP provides legal advice to telecommunications businesses throughout the world, including Washington, DC, New York, Los Angeles, San Jose and Palo Alto.

 

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