Ms. Peacock has devoted her career to fulfilling the legal needs and solving problems for community associations since 2006. She comes from a military family where service, leadership, and problem solving are infused into all aspects of professional and personal life.  Molly joined Rees Broome’s Community Association practice in 2015 after a fulfilling time as founder and lead attorney at the Peacock Law Firm.

Examples of outcomes obtained by Molly include the following.  These outcomes do not guarantee future results.

• Successfully resolving a severe covenants violation situation that had been existing for years prior to Molly’s arrival to this particular community as its counsel; the parties could not agree to terms of a resolution, and so in Fairfax Circuit Court, the association prevailed in its prayers for money damages, injunctive relief and all attorney’s fees;

  • This judgment was not complied with by the defendant, and so Molly then led the association through post Judgment legal action, the outcome of which led to remediation of all of the covenants violations at issue, a foreclosure of the property, and a full reimbursement of legal fees and money damages to the association from the foreclosure sale. 

• Working with a client to accomplish a whole-sale change of all violations letters (approximately 500 letters are sent per month, of which are approximately 7 categories of violations letters; this association comprises approximately 850 acres) so that the letters invite compliance in a manner that puts the homeowner and the association on the same team.  The tone of the letters went from punitive to collaborative which benefited both the Association and its members.

• Prevailing in Loudoun Circuit Court on three of three counts against defendants who damaged Molly’s client’s property.

• After approximately 13 months of effort, meetings, drafting, communication with Board members, management, and homeowners, successfully proposing, obtaining requisite votes, and enacting a new set of Bylaws for an association that had outdated, and sometimes erroneous Bylaws.

• Observing an aspect of the recorded Bylaws of a DC Condominium client that prevented the condominium from achieving maximum effect in its collections efforts, and indeed in all covenant enforcement efforts; drafting, publicizing, working with the Board, management and community to obtain the required votes to amend the Bylaws, which has resulted in a much improved and more cost effective method of debt collection and rules enforcement for this community.

• Please note that past outcomes do not guarantee similar results. 

Molly’s approach to the practice of law is: (1) keep clients informed and timely responded to, (2) solve problems in the most effective manner, (3) avoid problems by enabling a good understanding of the situation by the parties involved, (4) if a problem is unavoidable or insisted upon by an adverse entity, prevail decisively. 

Another aspect of Molly’s style is to have fun where possible.  The practice of law is serious and requires decorum.  The gravity of legal and financial issues, and professionalism notwithstanding, it is also possible to enjoy serving the communities that Molly is privileged to represent, and she usually finds a way to do so.

Law clerk, Alexandria Circuit Court, 2002 - 2004