Washington DC Lawyers

Mr. Guest believes that being active in community affairs is an important part of an attorney’s responsibility to give back to the community. Mr. Guest has captained an American Diabetes Association team the last 6 years raising over $100,000 and is a committee member on the Washington D.C. chapter of the American Diabetes Association’s Step Out Fundraising Committee. Mr. Guest is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, the State of New York Bar (deactive in 2006) and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He belongs to the American Bar Association. Mr. Guest...

Arturo Corso is the founder of The Corso Law Center with offices in Atlanta and Gainesville. He is also the founder of The International Law Center in Washington, D.C. His focus is criminal law with an international focus, serving clients in Georgia, Washington, New York, Mexico, and South America whether State or Federal prosecution. He also defends those targeted by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (O.F.A.C.). Focusing his practice primarily on criminal defense matters, he provides representation to clients who have been charged with all manner of felonies, misdemeanors, and other matters. Mr. Corso...

Neil L. Henrichsen has been a voice for working people his entire professional career. Mr. Henrichsen is an experienced AV Rated civil trial lawyer representing exclusively employees in whistleblower, discrimination, sexual harassment, and other employment and labor claims. Mr. Henrichsen also works in the civil rights law field and has successfully tried to verdict numerous cases before juries and judges in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Henrichsen has over 33 years of employment and labor law experience primarily advocating for the rights of employees, including executives of all levels, sales executives, financial advisors and finance professionals, physicians,...

Chris Muha is counsel at KaiserDillon PLLC. He represents clients in white-collar criminal matters, as well as complex civil litigation.

Before joining KaiserDillon PLLC, Chris litigated complex cases for almost six years at Williams & Connolly LLP, one of the District’s leading litigation firms. There he represented Fortune 50 companies, high net worth individuals and smaller businesses in a wide range of matters in federal courts, state courts and arbitration proceedings across the country. He also devoted hundreds of hours to the representation of pro bono clients in social security, landlord/tenant and immigration matters.

Chris is a 2006 graduate of Yale Law...

Jonathan S. Jeffress defends individuals and businesses in matters involving fraud, false statements, bribery, public corruption, and other criminal and civil matters. A trial lawyer by training, Jon spent 12 years as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the District of Columbia. He is experienced in defending clients accused of serious crimes in one of the most high-profile federal courts in the country, and in developing sophisticated legal strategies to protect the best interests of his clients.

Jon has represented clients in all phases of federal criminal cases and has won acquittals in over half a dozen jury trials in the...

David Numrych has practiced law for more than twenty (20) years. He is licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. Through his practice, he is able to provide guidance on handling claims and civil suits that overlap these multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Numrych represents insurance carriers in defense of civil litigation and of workers' compensation cases. He also has represented professionals accused of negligence in malpractice cases. His experience includes the representation of national corporations with injured workers in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, involving automobile, truck, airplane, and maritime personal injury cases. Mr. Numrych also...

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.

Mr. Lightfoot was admitted to the District of Columbia Bar in 2017. His legal experience for the past 5 years consists primarily of civil litigation in the District of Columbia. This experience is dominated by tort-based litigation. Mr. Lightfoot earned a juris doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School in 2017. During law school, Mr. Lightfoot worked in Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Office of Legal Counsel where he assisted with drafting legislation. He was also a law clerk with a plaintiff’s personal injury firm, working on a variety of personal injury cases involving construction accidents, medical malpractice, workers’ compensation, car...

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...

I have nine years of experience as an Immigration Attorney. Additionally, I have a very strong knowledge of employment law and the connection between immigration and Federal and State employment regulations. While I have not counted exactly how many immigration cases I have handled, reviewed, consulted with or been associated with, I estimate that the number is easily in the thousands. Based on this experience there is rarely a situation that I have not seen before. I am AV rated perfect “5.0”, Avvo rated “Superb”, Avvo Client choice awards 2011, 2012, 2013, “Rising Star” Orlando Style Magazine, Lead Counsel Rated...

Attorney John Pontius is the founder of Pontius Tax Law, PLLC with offices in Washington, DC and in Rockville, Maryland. Mr. Pontius represents individual and business clients with sensitive and serious tax matters before the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. Mr. Pontius regularly advises clients with complex tax issues in the following areas: FBAR examinations, offshore disclosures, FATCA, tax planning, unfiled tax returns, release of tax liens and levies, trust fund recovery penalty, IRS and state audit examinations as well as Appeals, penalty abatement, US Tax Court litigation along with defense of tax fraud and tax evasion....

I concentrate my practice on secured and unsecured credit transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, ongoing securities law requirements of public companies and other general corporate matters.

Kenneth Gray is currently the Managing Partner at Alliance Law Firm International PLLC. His specialties include serving clients in tax matters, wealth management, estate planning, small and medium size business, venture capital, private equity, and natural resources (oil and gas). Ken previously worked for Nickel Capital LLC, a global small-cap equity fund, with responsibility for investments in communications technology, energy and basic materials companies as well as consulting on corporate finance and private equity transactions. Before Nickel, Ken spent over six years as Manager, Credit and Research with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in the Investment Funds Department....

Stuart Paynter is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in catastrophic personal injury cases, products liability and complex commercial litigation, including intellectual property and antitrust cases. Mr. Paynter began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the country's top law firms, before starting in own law firm in 2005. Under his leadership, Paynter Law has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements, including verdicts exceeding $100 million. Mr. Paynter fights to ensure that all his client have their day in court. Mr. Paynter has sued and won against Fortune 500 companies and other large corporate entities--including groundbreaking litigation...

Founded in 1986 and based in Washington, D.C., Deutsch, Killea and Eapen, Immigration Law Firm practices 100% immigration law. Client communication is the most important cause for our attorneys, who have more than 75 combined years of experience in immigration law.

Morris Deutsch is the firm’s founding partner, with more than 30 years of experience in all aspects of immigration and nationality law, including permanent residence, temporary work permission, among others. He has assisted companies nationwide to avoid or lessen employer sanctions through his review of their immigration compliance procedures. He has served as an expert on immigration law...

Elizabeth Bellar is an associate with Tully Rinckey’s Washington DC office where she focuses her practice on Federal Employment law. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey, Elizabeth was at a New Jersey law firm where she focused on commercial litigation, construction contracts, and private employment law. Some of her employment law experiences included a class action against a restaurant chain, and retaliation action against an employee. It was through these experiences that Elizabeth understood that she wanted to practice employment law full time, as she finds that she cares deeply about employment discrimination matters and representing individuals who have been treated unfairly...

Brian Malkin counsels pharmaceutical and biologic clients on Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory matters and intellectual property (IP) law, with an emphasis on patent litigation. His practice at the intersection of FDA- regulated products and patent law makes him a valuable partner to drug manufacturers, biotechnology clients, medical device companies and cannabis companies as they develop new products and protect their innovations though life cycle management, bring their products to market and pursue transactional opportunities. Brian’s regulatory experience includes all types of FDA-regulated products: drugs and biologics (including animal drugs and biologics), medical devices, cannabis, foods and dietary supplements, cosmetics...

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...

Michael M. Wilson is an attorney and physician with legal and medical degrees from Georgetown University, serving Maryland and the Washington, D.C. Metro and throughout the country. Unique in his credentials, Dr. Wilson has focused on medical malpractice law for more than 30 years and has won over $100 million in settlements and verdicts.

I'm a civil rights plaintiffs' lawyer by lifelong passion and three decades of experience. Now of counsel to one of D.C.'s leading employment law firms, I was previously in sole practice representing individuals and organizations after litigating for the ACLU, the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights division, and an elite public interest firm. I am also a longtime adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.

Howard Rosenblatt handles civil and criminal tax controversy administrative practice and litigation, including audit defense and collection matters. He represents business entities and individuals before state and federal taxing authorities, including the IRS, Department of Justice, United State's Attorney's Office, California State Board of Equalization, California Franchise Board, California Employment Development Department and California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board. Previously, he worked at the office of District Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service as a Senior Tax Attorney for over ten years.

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...

A veteran litigator and trial lawyer with the proven ability to:

• analyze and understand complex technologies, facts, and law;

• develop strategy and legal positions to suit the client’s ultimate goals;

• build and lead teams of legal and technical personnel; and

• communicate persuasively with stakeholders, judges and juries.

Have had more than 25 years of experience in civil and criminal court, and more than 20 years of experience litigating complex cases. As a military prosecutor and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, secured convictions in all but three of hundreds of cases handled and tried twenty-nine criminal cases to verdict.

Before co-founding the Trustwell Law...

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...

Dr. Roz Maiorino is a dual trained medical doctor/attorney with over 9 years of experience in providing corporations with general counsel legal services relating to corporate life cycle, including advising on corporate formation, employment agreements, employment termination, sales or service contracts, licensing agreements, partnership agreements, and corporate dissolution. As a former patent examiner with the Unites States Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Maiorino has over 5 years of experience in prosecuting and examining patent applications in the fields of medical devices and surgical equipment.

EDUCATION

J.D., Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2007

M.D., The George Washington University, School of...

New York City 9/11 lawyer Christopher J. Baione has devoted his practice to representing clients before the federal September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a top rated 9/11 lawyer and by Avvo with a Clients' Choice Award.

1750 K Street NW, Washington DC 20006 Tel. (202) 296-3333 22 Rockingham Court, Germantown, MD 20874 Tel. (908) 361-7097 Fax. (301) 972-5743 E-mail: jsavagelaw@aim.com James H. M. Savage maintains a transportation law practice which includes representing clients in regulatory matters before the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA); commercial litigation and commercial real estate transactions; provides legal guidance to clients seeking public financing; represents clients in State and Federal litigation, as well as in environmental enforcement actions. He has successfully defended numerous toxic exposure and traumatic injury lawsuits brought under the Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA). Mr. Savage counsels clients regarding...

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...

Employees should be evaluated solely based on their work, but that ideal is not always a reality. Too many women, employees of color, whistleblowers, and workers across many other protected classes have been forced to endure discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in the workplace. I can’t change that reality, but I can help you do something about it. I became a plaintiff’s employment lawyer to advocate for justice on behalf of employees. Like most workers, I, too, have experienced challenges in the workplace, and I understand too well how those challenges can impact a person’s health and well-being. It is incredibly difficult...

Terry Eaton is the Principal Managing Attorney at The Eaton Law Firm PLLC. He is an experienced trial attorney who handles white collar, criminal defense, civil litigation, employment counsel and mediation. Mr. Eaton handles cases in both federal and state courts. Mr. Eaton served for 5 years as a Assistant United States Attorney in Washington DC, and has handled more than 36 criminal cases, over 100 grand jury investigations as well as 26 jury trials. In 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office recognized Mr. Eaton's efforts with a prestigious United States Department of Justice Special Achievement Award. ...

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 -...

Derek M. Adams is a partner in the firm’s False Claims Act (FCA) and Litigation practice groups. Mr. Adams represents companies, individuals, non-profit and for-profit organizations, universities, and local governments facing a variety of investigations and legal actions under the FCA, and related statutes.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Adams served as a Trial Attorney with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Fraud Section, where he worked on numerous complex cases under the FCA and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA). In under five years, his matters recovered more than $2 billion for the...

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.