Washington DC Lawyers

I am a solutions-oriented, service provider with a background in real estate and business law. Prior to law school, I worked in real estate sales, property management, and investments. Throughout law school, my focus was on real estate and business. As a legal professional, I have held positions as an attorney providing services to the low-income and as a judicial law clerk working for a trial court judge providing research, legal drafts, and recommendations. Now, as a legal professional at Woehrle Dahlberg Jones Yao, I supplement my knowledge and experience with those in the firm to...

As the principal partner at Ferrari & Associates, P.C., Washington D.C. attorney Erich C. Ferrari offers legal guidance in the areas of sanctions law, federal criminal defense and federal employment law. Attorney Ferrari has offered counsel in many matters before the Office of Foreign Assets Control. He is regularly called upon to speak on sanctions law concerns by media outlets and other organizations. Mr. Ferrari received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and his Juris Doctor from the St. Mary’s School of Law. Visit his firm’s website or call them today to arrange for a consultation.

Scott Bernstein represents clients in campus disciplinary matters, white-collar criminal cases, and in complex civil litigation. An experienced litigator, Scott’s ability to distill complicated factual and legal issues into clear and compelling arguments has helped his clients on campuses and in courts across the country.

In his campus disciplinary practice, Scott has defended college and graduate students facing suspension or expulsion in student misconduct proceedings. He has also represented the victims in student disciplinary cases. His deep knowledge of federal and state law related to campus judicial systems and procedures ensures that his clients’ rights are protected at...

I worked six years in the tax industry, representing all types of taxpayers from individuals and small business owners to Fortune 500 companies. I clerked for the Honorable Ronald Lee Buch of the U.S. Tax Court. Since my time at the Tax Court, I honed my skills in the various areas of the legal profession. I previously worked in the Washington, DC law offices of Miller & Chevalier as well as Chamberlain Hrdlicka and more recently Willkie Farr. I represented individuals, corporations, and partnerships at all stages of an IRS examination, at appeals, and Tax Court in connection with federal income...

Dave Scher is a founding member of Hoyer Law Group, PLLC. He operates the firm's Washington, D.C. office. His expertise in employment law and whistleblower/False Claims Act litigation are valued additions to our experienced team. Dave comes to Hoyer Law Group after serving as principal for the past decade at the Employment Law Group in Washington, D.C, and as a partner at James Hoyer, P.A. He has built a reputation as a fierce advocate for his clients in whistleblower and employee wrongful termination cases. He has achieved major victories for clients totaling more than $90 million in multiple areas, including student...

Federal Criminal Defense, INTERPOL Red Notice Removal, International Extradition Defense, OFAC SDN Sanctions List Removal, and US Seizure of Non-Resident, Foreign-Owned Assets. Because we have experience in dealing with INTERPOL, our firm understands the inter-relationship that INTERPOL's "Red Notice" brings to this equation. The firm has several offices throughout the United States and personally handles the cases.

Doug Melcher is an attorney who has more than fifteen years of experience in the private practice of law in the District of Columbia. He focuses his practice on advising and representing individuals, small businesses, and non-profits in civil litigation, including trial court proceedings, appeals, administrative hearings, mediation, and arbitration. He has written numerous articles for D.C. Law Blog and other publications, and is the author of "Tort Claims and Defenses in the District of Columbia," which is a handbook for lawyers about civil claims for injury to persons, property, reputation, and commercial interests. Please feel free to contact him...

Jason Zuckerman litigates whistleblower retaliation, qui tam, wrongful discharge, discrimination, non-compete, and other employment-related claims, and authors the Whistleblower Protection Law Blog. Recently, Zuckerman served as Senior Legal Advisor to the Special Counsel at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the federal agency charged with protecting whistleblowers in the federal government. In addition, Zuckerman served on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the Secretary of Labor to improve the fairness, efficiency, effectiveness, and transparency of OSHA's administration of whistleblower protections. Zuckerman is rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo and was recognized by Washingtonian...

The Goldsmith Law Firm, LLC, which has achieved Martindale-Hubbell's highest ("AV") rating for ethical standards and legal ability, represents clients in employment matters arising in both the private and public sectors, and provides full service legal representation in matters relating to the employment relationship, including: Discrimination Sexual Harassment Contracts and Severance Agreements Fair Labor Standards Civil Service Overtime Pay Federal Employee Rights Retaliation Whistleblower Rights Reasonable Accommodation The firm's primary focus is in representing employees and former employees in the courts and before various administrative agencies. Leizer Z. Goldsmith, Principal of the firm, received his B.A. from the University of Michigan, in 1985, and his J.D. from Boston College of Law...

Christopher M. Klug is the co-founder of Basswood Counsel (formerly Klug Counsel PLLC). He represents clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international estate planning needs. Chris has extensive experience working with companies with domestic and international income tax planning. This work includes inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and other transactional tax matters. As a former tax professor, Chris has a strong background in subchapter C and S corporate taxation and partnership taxation and uses this knowledge to develop tax strategies for clients. Chris represents companies, private equity funds,...

A seasoned legal professional, Roman Chebotarev has over 20 years of multifaceted experience advising global enterprises. A native Russian speaker fluent in both English and international law, Roman leverages his prior roles to deliver exceptional counsel. His guidance spans across complex bankruptcy litigation, business launches, offshore banking, corporate dissolutions, and more. Roman's extensive expertise makes him a sought-after attorney for matters related to international law. He often draws from his past tenure as a Civil Law Counselor in Russia to guide organizations on formation, governance, agreements, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution. Over 100+ trials, Roman has prepared abundant documentation and skillfully represented...

Lawrence Sherman provides expert representation in the areas of labor and workplace law and all facets of the litigation process, including trials, appeals, mediations, arbitrations and negotiations. Mr. Sherman has represented labor unions, non-profit organizations, small to medium sized employers and employees before a wide variety of trial and appellate courts, labor arbitrators, and labor relations and fair employment agencies. Mr. Sherman is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Michigan Law School and is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland. Before entering private practice, Mr. Sherman worked as an...

Scott Godes focuses on representing corporate policyholders regarding insurance coverage issues. He is an experienced litigator who has extensive experience in trying complex insurance coverage disputes, including class actions, in state, federal, bankruptcy, and appellate courts, as well as in commercial arbitrations.

Rockville Criminal defense lawyer David H. Moyse began his legal career as an associate for a personal injury law firm, collaborating on several six-figure settlements and lengthy civil trials. Since forming Jezic & Moyse, LLC as a founding partner, he has been part of a team of lawyers who successfully settled a District of Columbia medical case for a high seven-figure amount As a Rockville criminal lawyer, David Moyse obtained a complete acquittal from a jury in a high-profile First Degree Rape in Montgomery County in July, 2010. In January of 2010, Mr. Moyse and Mr. Jezic, in a...

For more than a decade, Nichole Patterson has provided knowledgeable counsel to families and individuals throughout Washington, D.C. and Maryland faced with legal questions. She offers straightforward answers for questions concerning estate planning, family law, divorce and probate administration.

Dionna Maria Lewis, Esq. is a Founding Partner of the District Legal Group, PLLC. As a Trial Attorney, she manages a docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, contract litigation, and risk mitigation for small businesses. Dionna represents clients as first- and second-chair in trial, administrative hearings, and mediation, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Dionna also serves as Of Counsel to the Fay Law Group, a boutique litigation firm based in Washington, DC.

Dionna has extensive experience working with boutique, mid-sized, and large firm clients. Dionna is formerly Senior Counsel at...

Stephanie earned her law degree from Howard University School of Law in 2008. She regularly takes cases regarding criminal matters, appeals, post-conviction relief, landlord/tenant matters, and civil litigation issues. She is licensed to practice in District of Columbia and Maryland. Prior to founding Hunter & Johnson, Stephanie worked at a law firm in Prince George’s County, MD as an associate attorney. During this time, she gained hands-on experience in tenant/landlord disputes, real property, and criminal defense. She is a fierce trial advocate who has had numerous successes in the courtroom.

Kate Mueting is a Partner in the Washington, DC office of Sanford Heisler, LLP, a national law firm with offices in Washington, DC, New York, and California. Ms. Mueting represents employees with a wide range of employment claims, including discrimination on the basis of gender, pregnancy, race, and disability and other civil rights claims. Ms. Mueting represents professionals at the highest levels in their fields, including law firm Partners and corporate executives, in both public litigation and privately negotiated settlements. She currently represents a class of women with gender discrimination claims against a Big Four accounting firm in...

Eugene Gorokhov’s practice centers on federal criminal defense, with a special focus on white collar matters. Mr. Gorokhov opened his own law practice one month after being admitted to the Bar. In 2009, he formed Burnham & Gorokhov, PLLC with his law school classmate Charles Burnham. Since then, they have worked together closely on a number of significant matters, achieving favorable results for clients. Visit our website at https://www.burnhamgorokhov.com

Mr. Ende is a nationally recognized expert on telecommunications transactional, litigation and regulatory issues. Mr. Ende has served as counsel to many of the nation's telecommunications service providers, resellers and agents, payphone service providers, the nation's largest telecommunications management company, multimedia companies and numerous other companies involved in leading edge technology applications. In this capacity, Mr. Ende has negotiated hundreds of carrier and agency agreements, including agreements with every major telecommunications carrier. Mr. Ende also has successfully litigated complex telecommunications cases against each of the major long distance carriers and most of the Regional Bell Operating Companies in proceedings in...

Mr. Trombly is a civil trial attorney who focuses his practice of law on cases concerning catastrophic injury. He has been recognized by multiple organizations for his excellent representation, including his ranking as AV from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest award ranking for legal ability and ethical standards as well as "Super Lawyers" by Law and Politics magazine. The multiple cases he has won with verdicts awarding seven figures have gained him national prominence, but most of all, it has allowed him to ease the pain and suffering of his clients. This sort of success and expertise is the foundation of his...

Scott Oswald is an accomplished trial lawyer who has brought more than 40 trials to verdict and recovered more than $300 million in judgments and settlements for his clients, in cases ranging from wrongful termination to employer fraud. Mr. Oswald litigates employment lawsuits nationwide, with a special focus on whistleblower matters – including qui tam law, which can deliver monetary rewards to employees who expose fraud against the government. He has spoken up for workers before federal agencies and on Capitol Hill, and has broken new ground in whistleblower law: - First jury verdict (more than $2 million) under new whistleblower -...

In June 2006, Johnnie Bond started Bond Law as a boutique, general practice law firm in Washington, DC. Through Bond Law, Bond weaves together his transactional and litigation skills to provide his clients with comprehensive legal services designed to achieve success and add value. Bond's practice includes Accident/Personal Injury Litigation, Bankruptcy, Divorce, DUI/DWI, Business Law and Commercial Litigation for Government Contracting Companies, Contract Disputes, Real Estate and General Legal Services for Small Businesses and Start-up Companies. Bond Law also collaborates with Lita Rosario, Esq. and Wyz Girl Entertainment for Copyright and Trademark Infringement Law.

Jennifer Scarbrough, an Associate in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Washington, D.C. office, focuses her practice on Federal Labor & Employment Law and Security Clearance matters.

Jennifer possesses extensive knowledge regarding employment in the federal government, including administrative appeals boards, as well as security clearances and national security. Her professional experience with the federal government required her to hold a TS/SCI security clearance and, as a result of her proximity to high-level government officials and the sensitive nature of their offices, was involved in countless security clearance investigations on behalf of associates who needed to attain or renew their clearances. She is well...

As a trial attorney and partner at Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., Allan has tried and settled over a thousand cases in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. He is board-certified in civil trial law by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and appears annually on the Washingtonian Magazine’s list of “Top Lawyers.” He has been recognized by Super Lawyers® for the past 10 years, has served as president for the Trial Lawyers’ Association of Metropolitan Washington, DC, and is an active member of the American Association for Justice, where he promotes and protects America’s civil justice system.

David K. Colapinto is a nationally recognized advocate for whistleblowers specializing in Qui Tam/False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank Act SEC whistleblower claims, IRS whistleblower claims, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act litigation, and whistleblower discrimination and retaliation litigation. He has more than 25 years of experience successfully representing many whistleblowers in state and federal courts and before numerous agencies. He played a central role in securing whistleblower protections for FBI employees, successfully representing Dr. Fredric Whitehurst, the FBI lab forensics expert who suffered retaliation after reporting serious misconduct and poor lab practices at the FBI. He was lead counsel for...

I am a partner and business lawyer with Foley & Lardner LLP where I primarily represent clients in mergers and acquisitions, finance transactions, joint ventures and related complex commercial transactions. I am a member of the firm’s Transactional & Securities Practice as well as the Energy Industry Team. I have particular expertise representing clients in various aspects of the energy industry and communications industry including utilities, private equity funds, financial institutions, investors and project developers.

For two decades, Mr. Antonoplos has represented individuals, families, and business leaders with real estate, litigation, and estate planning and probate matters. Mr. Antonoplos has been selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star three years consecutively. Mr. Antonoplos’ practice covers a wide range of topics from real estate, estate planning, and probate, to commercial litigation, asset protection, and preservation, and business law issues. A classic generalist, Mr. Antonoplos counsels clients on business transactions and routinely litigates real estate; construction and probate matter is the Courts of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland on behalf of individual and corporate...

Attorney David A. Branch has been an attorney for over 25 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in both Political Science and Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1987. He went on to obtain his law degree in 1990 from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington DC. He has served both his clients and his community for three decades.

David Branch, Esq. understands what it takes to get his clients justice. He is committed to getting his clients the compensation they deserve. He represents his clients in a variety of cases, including Employment discrimination; Employment Contracts; Labor disputes; Wage and Hour...

Alexander regularly advises clients on corporate transactions, alternative investments, and Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) related matters. He has helped companies raise capital through traditional and nontraditional vehicles, and advises clients on a variety of business arrangements. He has experience advising investors, entrepreneurs, and startups through the different stages of corporate growth, including acting as outside general counsel for several of these companies.

Prior to practicing law, over the span of 10 years, he successfully founded and operated several businesses in the legal-technology, human resources/outsourcing, and entertainment industries.

Alexander earned a Master’s degree in finance from Harvard University, where he served as a...