Keith Hinder represents clients in commercial real estate transactions, including the purchase, sale, financing, development, and leasing of all types of commercial properties.
In addition to his transactional expertise as a commercial real estate practitioner, Keith is an experienced litigator. He has represented clients in matters involving real estate litigation, tax appeals, general commercial litigation, construction litigation, and insurance coverage matters in Maryland. This extensive litigation experience gives him a unique perspective, enabling him to develop legal strategies with his clients to avoid litigation whenever possible.
Before private practice, Keith served in several in-house positions, including Claims Litigation Counsel at GEICO Insurance Company. He started his legal career as a law clerk to former Judge Thomas E. Marshall of the Maryland Third Circuit Court in Harford County.
Representative Experience
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Purchase and Sale
- Represented private entity in $16.6 million disposition of a Class-A medical office building in Baltimore County
- Represented private entity in disposition of 80,000 square feet of warehouse and office space in Baltimore County
- Represented private corporation in acquisition of 20,400 square foot Class A office building in Howard County, Maryland, and borrower/guarantor entities regarding financing for purchase
- Represented private entities in acquisition of 7,200 square foot medical office building in Plano, Texas, and borrower/guarantor entities regarding financing for acquisition
- Represented Maryland non-profit in disposition of 6.7-acre school campus in Baltimore County
Capital Markets
- Represented general partner in financing and formation of real estate investment limited partnership for acquisition and construction of multi-family property in Baltimore City
- Represented investor in its equity investment in a portfolio of multifamily properties in Austin, Texas
Finance
- Represented lender in the negotiation and closing of a $18.9 million construction loan credit facility for industrial warehouse complex in Baltimore City
- Represented borrower, as legal opinion counsel, in financing relating to construction of certain capital improvements for major hotel chain in Denver, Colorado
- Represented borrower, as legal opinion counsel, in financing relating to construction of certain capital improvements for major hotel chain in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Represented lender, as local counsel, in working capital and construction financing for regional educational training company in Howard County, Maryland
Leasing
Medical Office
- Represented a leading orthopedic practice for its Baltimore metropolitan area full-service and physical therapy operations, including the following transactions in Maryland:
- 17,200 square feet of new state-of-the-art medical office space located in Columbia, Maryland
- 31,060 square feet of Class A medical office space located at practice’s headquarters
- 14,600 square feet of medical office space located in Carroll County, Maryland
- 8,300 square feet for practice’s full-service operations in Maple Lawn, Maryland
- Represented an established regional mental health outpatient care practice, including the negotiation of an aggregate of over 12,000 square feet of Class A/B office space for company’s four (4) Baltimore-area locations
- Represented ownership in lease of 6,000 square feet of medical office space in Baltimore City to national nonprofit
Retail
- Represented automobile repair company in lease of 12,000 square feet of retail/industrial space in Eldersburg, Maryland
- Represented dog daycare and boarding company for its lease of 5,800 square feet located in Baltimore City
Industrial
- Represented ownership in its lease of 457,380 square feet of industrial land to a NASDAQ-listed online vehicle auction company.
- Represented prominent event rental and hospitality company specializing in tent, structure, flooring, linen, and furnishing rentals in the following transactions:
- 60,000 square feet of warehouse and design studio space in Manassas, Virginia
- 14,400 square feet of warehouse space in Lorton, Virginia
- 12,300 square feet of warehouse and showroom space in Rockville, Maryland
- 14,400 square feet of warehouse and showroom space in Annapolis, Maryland
- Represented prominent international furniture company in drafting and negotiating 35,455 square foot warehouse lease with largest global owner of industrial real estate
- Represented regional lab equipment distributor in lease negotiations for 12,400 square feet of warehouse space in Baltimore City
Civic & Professional Activities
- American Bar Association
- Maryland State Bar Association
- NAIOP MD
- Urban Land Institute
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in Maryland Super Lawyers – Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) (2018-2023)
- Living Classrooms Foundation, Rising Stars Program (2017)
Thought Leadership
- “Estoppel Certificates and Lease Amendments: Comparing Apples and Oranges,” January 14, 2022
- “When ‘Going Green’ Isn’t Attractive: Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals Determines an HOA’s Architectural Committee May Impose Reasonable Limitations on Solar Panel Installation,” Ground Rules (Blog of the Real Property Section of the Maryland State Bar Association), November 25, 2019
- “The Landlord Need Have No Favorites: The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Wades Into the Muddy Waters of Maryland’s Application of the Duty-to-Mitigate Defense Under a Commercial Lease,” Ground Rules (Blog of the Real Property Section of the Maryland State Bar Association), June 17, 2019
