About Us
THE REAL ESTATE BROKER:
CASSANDRA WELCH
ABR, AHWD, C2EX Endorsed, RENE
She is the Owner/Founder of BC Welch LLC. As a small business owner, doing business as a Realtor® / Associate Broker at Fairfax Realty Select located in Falls Church Virginia licensed in the DC metro area and Pennsylvania. Cassandra Welch is REALTOR® / Broker | Licensed in Indiana and Pennsylvania with Howard Hanna.
Seasoned as a trusted advisor, practiced negotiator, skilled house-hunter, and commercial REALTOR®, she carries the highest endorsement earned from the National Association of REALTOR® for Commitment to Excellent. Buying, selling, renting, or investing, she diligently works for you every step of your journey to business or home.
Cassandra Welch is a woman of Christian faith. She practices Fair Housing. Married for over 30 years to the man of her dreams, Brian C. Welch. They were married shortly after Brian’s college graduation in the great state of Indiana. They were part of a family village that raised a sizable number of her siblings; children, two daughters, who are twins. One earned her MBA three years ago and is now working as a director for a major hospital. The other earned her doctorate in 2024 and accepted a position as an OB-GYN physician at a medical university.
About 23 years ago, Cassandra Welch’s husband accepted a government appointment in Washington DC, so they loaded up the truck and moved the family, lol sounds familiar. The DMV is DC, Virginia, and now Maryland. Now that we are here, we have lived in no place better than what we call home. We are both blessed to have careers that allow us to live our passion and fulfill our purpose walk through this life. Cassandra treats each client as though they are her only client. She prides herself on building lifetime relationships with families one journey at a time.
Cassandra Welch’s passion and knowledge make her stand out from the crowd. Her mission is to provide clients with sound business advice and represent their interests with the highest level of expertise and integrity in the industry.
THE LAWYER:
JEROME P. FRIEDLANDER, II
B.S. degree, G.U., Accounting/Business Adm. (1965); LLB. – U.VA (1968); Member of VA and DC Bars, at both state and federal levels including the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. He is past President of the McLean Bar Association (2009-10) and its current Treasurer; he is also past President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (1991-95). He is an Honorary Member in the Association of Fellows and Legal Scholars of the Center for International Legal Studies.
He is the author of Vol 8 of the Virginia Practice Series, Landlord-Tenant Law, updated each year, published by Thomson Reutter (originally published by Michie and then Lexis Law Publishing going back to 1992); The Broker’s Guide to Virginia Real Estate Law, Lexstone Publishing 2020 9th ed.; The Agent’s Guide to DC Real Estate Law, Peppercorn Paperworks LLC, 2014; The Basics of Residential Landlord & Tenant Law, Peppercorn Paperworks LLC, 1989 with annual supplements; Chapter on Virginia Law in Legal Aspects of Doing Business in North American and Canada, Kluwer/West; and The Limited Liability Company – With a State by State Review, 1994 The Michie Company.
Jerry teaches Broker’s Law as well as other real estate related topics at the Northern Virginia Association of REALTORS®, and also teaches landlord-tenant law and fair housing to various organizations, including NVAR, NVAA, and VAR and various bar associations.
Currently he is a member of the Wealth Counsel, a national organization of estate planning attorneys, past member of the National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys. He has previously taught advanced estate planning for the National Business Institute and also NEPA.
Former Captain with the 82nd Airborne Division with service in Vietnam.