Attorneys

Dan Holmes has been practicing real estate law for over twenty years. Since forming Lerner & Holmes PC with Joel Lerner in 1995, he has served as a legal advisor to real estate owners and investors, lenders, developers and corporate users, specializing in transactions involving tax exempt investors. Prior to forming Lerner & Holmes PC, Dan worked as the Assistant General Counsel and Vice President of the Boston Company Real Estate Counsel, Inc,. In that role, he directed the activities of staff members and outside attorneys in overseeing a nationwide portfolio of office, retail, industrial and residential properties. He negotiated and closed new debt and equity investments valued at over $1 billion, led the firm’s activities in obtaining and refinancing third-party debt, and managed restructurings involving borrowers, partners and tenants. Before joining The Boston Company, Dan practiced law at Hale & Dorr in Boston.

Current Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current Affiliations

• Massachusetts Bar Association
• Scoutmaster Emeritus, Troop 132, Concord, MA

Previous Affiliations

• Chairman of Planning Board, Concord, MA

Education

• University of Virginia, Juris Doctor, 1983
  • Editor, University of Virginia Law Review
• Dartmouth College, Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1980

Faith has been practicing law with Lerner & Holmes PC since 1995 advising real estate investors, owners, developers and lenders in all aspects of real estate transactions. Prior to joining Lerner & Holmes PC, Faith was an Associate at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison in New York and Of Counsel to Gilmore & Jacobowitz in Beverly, Massachusetts.

Current Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current Affiliations

• Boston Bar Association
• Alumni Admissions Interviewer, University of Pennsylvania
• Board Member and Treasurer, North Shore Community Development Coalition

Previous Affiliations

• Commissioner and Chair, Conservation Commission, Town of Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA
• Clerk and Director, Temple Ahavat Achim, Gloucester, MA

Education

• Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1989
  • Senior Editor, Cardozo Law Review
• University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and French, 1984

Zack Drench joined Lerner & Holmes PC in May 2015. Prior to joining the firm, Zack worked as the Vice President of Legal Affairs for Combined Properties and as an Associate at Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster.

Current Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current Affiliations

• Boston Bar Association Member, Melrose Conservation Commission

Education

• Harvard Law School, Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1998
• Harvard University, Bachelor of Arts in Slavic Languages and Literature, summa cum laude, 1994

Katherine McGarr joined Lerner & Holmes in June 2018. Prior to joining the firm, she worked as Senior Counsel at Klein Hornig, LLP and as an Associate at Marsh, Moriarty, Ontell & Golder, PC, both located in Boston, MA.

Current Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current Affiliations

• Boston Bar Association
• Real Estate Bar Association

Previous Affiliations

• Co-chair, Title and Conveyance Committee, Real Estate Section of the Boston Bar Association

Education

• Suffolk University Law School, Juris Doctor, 2002
• University of Delaware, Bachelor of Science, 1998

Christopher Freeland joined Lerner & Holmes PC in July 2022. Prior to joining the firm, Christopher was an Associate at American Tower Corporation located in Woburn, MA.

Current Admissions

• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• State of Connecticut
• State of New York

Education

• Villanova University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 2012
• Villanova University, Bachelor of Arts, 2009

Education

• Boston University, Legal Assistant Certificate, December 1991
• Stonehill College, Bachelor of Arts in English, May 1985

Current Admissions

• Notary Public, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Current Affiliations

• Massachusetts Paralegal Association