Shulman spoke with officials such as Douglas Duncan, then mayor of Rockville in the late 1980s and early 1990s, about how to transform that property. He led the effort to obtain more than $18 million from the state, county and city governments to jump-start the transformation.

‘‘That was six to eight acres in one of the wealthiest counties in America near a courthouse and a Metro station,” Shulman said. ‘‘It was a matter of doing the project the way people wanted it to be.”

One aspect that had to be dealt with was making sure there was plenty of well-lit parking. ‘‘No one wants to walk to their car in a dark, underground parking lot,” Shulman said.

He also helped found nonprofit education foundations involving the business community, including the Montgomery County Students Construction Trades Foundation.

Other cases Shulman Rogers has been involved with include the acquisition of Rockville investment newsletter publisher Phillips Investment Resources by Avista Capital Partners of New York earlier this year.

Other significant cases

Other Maryland firms have been involved in some news-making cases. Miles & Stockbridge, the largest law firm headquartered in Maryland, represented Baltimore architectural firm RTKL Associates earlier this year when it was acquired by Arcadis, a Dutch engineering and consulting company, for an undisclosed sum. RTKL reported gross revenues of $195 million last year.

The law firm, with headquarters in Baltimore and offices around the state, also represented Calvert County in a dispute with a water utility recently decided in the county’s favor, said John B. Frisch, chairman.

Miles & Stockbridge also represents Salisbury Mayor Barrie Parsons Tilghman and Police Chief Allan Webster in defamation lawsuits against blogger Joseph Albero. The retired businessman runs a local Web site, www.sbynews.com, that targets officials for alleged misdeeds.

Webster’s case is scheduled to go to trial next month, while the mayor’s is slated for November.