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Kevin Byrnes is an experienced trial attorney who focuses a significant portion of his practice on the representation of law enforcement officials. Since entering civil practice, Mr. Byrnes has assisted local and federal law enforcement officials in both affirmative and defensive claims.. Mr. Byrnes has effectively handled criminal and civil investigations of law enforcement personnel charged with misconduct, use of excessive force, misuse of property, violations of policy and procedures, matters affecting their ability to testify in court, security clearance and access issues, alleged failures to mention evidence or follow rules and procedures and tort liability issues out of their employment.. He has also represented law enforcement agents who have claims against their employers for age, race, sex and disability discrimination, workmen’s compensation and physical and mental disability issues, conditions related to posttraumatic stress disorder, depression and fitness for duty examinations and to disability and law enforcement retirement issues and benefits.. Mr. Byrnes has represented federal law enforcement agents involved in high profile cases in Agencies as diverse as the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Treasury, United States Marshals service, State Department, Department of Agriculture, various Inspector General Officer, Federal Police, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration.. Mr. Byrnes has worked on responding to numerous internal investigations into allegations against federal, state and local police.

Kenyan McDuffie is the Principal of the Law Office of Kenyan R. McDuffie, PLLC.  Prior to founding the firm, Mr. McDuffie worked as a Trial Attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. At the Justice Department, he conducted investigations, negotiated and monitored compliance with complex settlement agreements, and managed cases throughout the United States regarding enforcement of key federal civil rights statutes, including investigating allegations of racial profiling, excessive use of force, and other misconduct by police departments. Prior to joining the Justice Department, Mr. McDuffie served as an Assistant State's Attorney in Prince George's County, where he prosecuted hundreds of cases in District Court and on appeal in Circuit Court, including serious traffic offenses and misdemeanor and felony crimes. Mr. McDuffie began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for an Associate Judge on the 7th Judicial Circuit of Maryland.. Mr. McDuffie graduated summa cum laude from Howard University with a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Community Development. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland School of Law, where he served as an Associate Editor of The University of Maryland Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class. During law school, Mr. McDuffie interned for a judge at the District of Columbia Superior Court as well as with the District of Columbia Public Defender Service and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Between college and law school, Mr. McDuffie worked on the staff of Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District of Columbia's Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.. Mr. McDuffie is a member of a number of professional organizations, including the Washington Bar Association, the Maryland State Bar Association, the National Bar Association, and the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association.  He is licensed to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Kenneth L. Samuelson leads Samuelson Law, a boutique law firm dedicated to commercial real estate and technology transactions, business bankruptcies, and related litigation. The firm focuses on restructuring distressed commercial real estate and LLCs, offering services such as workouts, recapitalizations, bankruptcies, sale-leasebacks, and business dissolutions, while adeptly managing any litigation that arises. This focus allows the firm to carefully structure relationships and transactions to minimize potential conflicts.Samuelson Law’s practice encompasses a wide range of services tailored to both thriving and struggling businesses. In prosperous times, the firm facilitates acquisitions, joint development agreements, and various lease types, while in challenging periods, it provides support for business workouts, foreclosures, and bankruptcy proceedings, including small business reorganizations. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including real estate developers, small businesses, investors, non-profits, embassies, and commercial real estate lenders, ensuring comprehensive legal solutions that address their unique needs.

Kenneth J. LaDuca is an associate with Price Benowitz Accident Injury Lawyers, LLP is a civil litigator focusing his practice on matters involving serious personal injury, wrongful death, and civil rights violations nationwide in both State and Federal Courts. LaDuca is known for employing his superior communication, problem-solving, negotiation and research skills on high-level complex cases to obtain the best possible result for clients.. Attorney LaDuca has made it a habit of obtaining six and seven-figure results for clients in cases ranging from car accidents to jail deaths. LaDuca has successfully negotiated countless claims against the largest insurance companies in the country, common carriers (like WMATA), and private institutions. Additionally, when negotiations are not successful, LaDuca does not shy away from heading to the courtroom for clients. He has assisted in obtaining multiple six-figure verdicts in Federal Courts.. Notable Cases:. • Drafted multiple discovery motions in English v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth., resulting in a 45-page plaintiff-favorable opinion on a plaintiff’s discovery rights in litigation. The U.S. District Court for D.C.’s opinion can be found at 323 F.R.D. 1 (D.D.C. 2017), or 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169687 (D.D.C. 2017).. • Acted as second-chair attorney for Plaintiff in Oliveira v. Allstate Indemnity Company, Case No. 8:16-cv-02547 (D. Md. 2017), in which the jury returned a verdict in Plaintiff’s favor well in excess of the applicable insurance policy limits.. • Drafted opposition to dispositive motion in Ryan v. 21st Century Centennial Ins. Co., resulting in plaintiff-favorable opinion on estoppel and leading to six-figure settlement. The U.S. District Court for Maryland’s opinion can be found at 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 85769 (D. Md. 2016).. Originally from Syracuse, New York, LaDuca graduated from American University Washington College of Law in 2013. While in law school, LaDuca was an articles editor for the American University Business Law Review. Prior to attending law school, LaDuca earned his B.A. in political science from American University.

Ken is a zealous advocate who will fight for his clients to ensure the best possible outcome in their case. He is a tireless worker who focuses on a client first approach. He uses his strong communication and negotiation skills to understand the core issues of a case, and position his clients in the best situations possible to obtain fair and just compensation. Ken has experience handling a wide array of civil litigation matters, ranging from personal injury, to workers compensation, civil rights, and veterans disability law.

Kelly E. Garrett is a Senior Associate in Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.'s Washington, D.C. office.  Kelly's practice focuses on white collar criminal defense, government and internal investigations, and corporate compliance matters.  She represents foreign and domestic clients - both corporate entities and individuals - in matters involving the U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, and other federal and state agencies in multiple jurisdictions.  Kelly has extensive experience with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), European Union data privacy laws, and electronic discovery in criminal matters.. Kelly recently coordinated a team of 125 attorneys and legal assistants conducting an FCPA compliance review of 29 entities in 14 countries, which included writing a division-wide compliance report and leading and supervising teams of lawyers, legal assistants, and forensic accountants to conduct multiple in-country compliance audits.  In another matter, she defended the audit committee chairman of a multinational company during interviews with DOJ and SEC prosecutors in connection with a multi-million dollar FCPA investigation.  Kelly has interviewed over 100 witnesses, including chief executive officers and chief financial officers, in connection with government and internal investigations and corporate compliance reviews.. Before becoming a lawyer, Kelly taught at a San Antonio, Texas high school for students with emotional and behavior disorders.  She is a Professionally Recognized Special Educator (PRSE®).  Kelly was also responsible for monitoring her school's compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Kellee Boulais Kruse is a principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm with a passion for working on civil rights cases, especially those concerning discrimination. She has additional experience with contract disputes, whistleblower retaliation cases, and claims brought under state and federal statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Energy Reorganization Act, and the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act.. Ms. Kruse represents both private-sector and federal employees. Prior employment with the government gives her an insider perspective on the federal employee experience and on the complexities involved with navigating government channels while protecting and helping clients. While working in a federal agency, Ms. Kruse came face-to-face with civil rights violations, which pushed her to pursue law and become an advocate.. Ms. Kruse has been with TELG since 2006, when she was hired as a law clerk while attending The George Washington University Law School. She is admitted to practice in D.C., Virginia, and various federal courts and has also gained extensive experience representing clients before administrative bodies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; the Merit Systems Protection Board; and the Office of Administrative Law Judges at the U.S. Department of Labor.. Since becoming an attorney, Ms. Kruse has worked on cases in unique areas of employment law such as family responsibilities discrimination and nuclear whistleblowers — thus, expanding fields with previously scarce case law. Those cases, along with an appellate decision that determined that federal whistleblowers have the right to a hearing if the MSPB denies them one, are now cited by others involved in similar lawsuits.. For Ms. Kruse, the concerns of her clients are always a priority, and she makes time to answer any and all questions they may have no matter how seemingly trivial. Her goal is two-fold: to ensure clients feel heard by making their case reflect the issues they consider important; and to give clients the confidence they need to share their experiences and fight for the justice they deserve.. “Sometimes people don’t even know whether help is available to them or if anything can be done,” Ms. Kruse says. “We can take them by the hand and walk them through the process of, for instance, requesting accommodations. And while we can’t promise retaliation won’t happen, we can be with them if it does.”. At TELG, Ms. Kruse often provides mentorship and advice to law clerks on a range of subjects from litigation to what it’s like to be a working mom. She has also helped former associates as they worked towards becoming principals with the firm.. Ms. Kruse serves as co-chair of the Employment Law Forum for the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia, where she is a mentor for rising women attorneys looking to break into employment law and litigation in general. She helps with fundraising and organizing panels on topics such as equal pay and what employers should consider when returning to the office after the COVID-19 pandemic. Her service with the WBADC and elsewhere reflects a dedication to elevating the social, economic, and legal status of women through the law — something she strives for in her daily work, too.. Ms. Kruse is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, where she spoke on a conference panel regarding cases with newly emerging COVID-related issues. Ms. Kruse represented one of the first cases in district court that involved COVID-related discrimination.. Multiple publications have recognized Ms. Kruse for her work in representing employees. She was most recently named by The Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in employment law and litigation and by Lawdragon on its list of top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers across the country. In 2019, Super Lawyers recognized Ms. Kruse as a “Rising Star,” an honor based on peer evaluations and professional achievement that is only given to 2.5% of practicing lawyers in each state.. Ms. Kruse thinks of herself as a caretaker and has a compassionate heart that she pours not only into her cases but also into her family. At home, the Cub Scouts are a bit of a family affair. Ms. Kruse and her husband are den leaders for their daughter and son respectively. All four of them often go exploring the outdoors and camping, where Ms. Kruse learns interesting skills alongside her children such as cooking over a fire. Beyond that, Ms. Kruse also enjoys playing the piano and spending time with their dog, Rosie, and cat, Wilma.

Keith Gottfried is a Washington, D.C. partner at Alston & Bird LLP who concentrates his practice advising public companies and their boards of directors and special committees thereof, with regard to proxy contests, activist. shareholder campaigns, contests for corporate control, mergers and. acquisitions, corporate governance, securities regulation, and NYSE and. Nasdaq compliance.. Mr. Gottfried leads the firm’s company-side shareholder activism defense. practice and has extensive experience advising public companies and their. boards of directors in connection with unsolicited takeover bids, proxy. contests, consent solicitations and other contests for corporate control.. Over the course a legal career that spans more than two decades, Mr.. Gottfried has been involved in numerous high-profile proxy contests and. hostile takeovers.. He has been frequently quoted by the national business media on articles. relating to shareholder activism and is also a frequent speaker on issues. relating to shareholder activism.. Mr. Gottfried has also held senior in-house legal positions in the public and. private sectors. He served as general counsel of the U.S. Department of. Housing and Urban Development following his nomination by President. George W. Bush and his unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate.. Earlier, Mr. Gottfried served as general counsel of Borland Software. Corporation in California’s Silicon Valley.

Keisha A. Garner is the founder and managing member of Garner Law PLLC. She is passionate about the practice of law and is aware of the importance of building personal relationships with her clients. She is known for her personal approach to clients, her ability to gain her clients’ trust, and her aggressive, yet strategic approach to protecting their interests.. Ms. Garner began her legal career as an attorney with the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Board of Veteran’s Appeals, where she adjudicated appeals for denial of veterans’ benefits. After leaving the federal government, Ms. Garner joined the Washington, DC office of Whiteford, Taylor and Preston, where she served as general counsel to nonprofit associations and litigated and settled hundreds of civil lawsuits. In her current practice, Ms. Garner focuses on family law, estate planning, small business, civil litigation and criminal defense. She is a protective and persistent advocate for her clients and works within the law to assist her clients in resolving their legal issues as economically and efficiently as possible.. Education. Ms. Garner received her Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland School of Law School, where she was the recipient of the Dean’s Award and served as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Business & Technology Law. She has worked as a law clerk at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and U.S. Department of Justice. Ms. Garner also interned for the Honorable James P. Salmon at the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, Fourth Appellate Circuit.  In addition to interning for the Honorable Judge Salmon, Ms. Garner also worked as a student attorney in the Community Development Clinic at the University of Maryland School of Law.. Community Service. Ms. Garner is an active member of the legal community and uses her extensive legal experience to serve her community by providing volunteer and pro bono services to individuals and organizations through various pro bono organizations in Maryland and the District of Columbia.  Ms. Garner provides assistance to nonprofit organizations through the Baltimore-based Community Law Center.  She also assists pro bono clients with family law, estate planning and small business matters through the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Programs, the Children’s Law Center, Maryland Volunteer Lawyers Services, and the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland. In addition to providing pro bono services to her community, Ms. Garner is active in several bar associations, including serving as co-chair of the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association’s (JFBBA) Public Relations Committee (2015-present), JFBBA’s Annual Scholarship Banquet Committee (2014-present), and the D.C. Bar Practice Management Services Committee (2015-present).

Kathleen Havener, a 1991 honors graduate of Harvard Law School, began her law school career when her three daughters were 8, 5, and 4 years old respectively, entering fourth grade, kindergarten, and pre-school.  Accordingly, Kathleen considers herself an expert in time management and attention to detail.. Ms. Havener’s career has included many years in big firms, 8 years in her own small firm, and currently a small litigation firm. She has managed cases ranging from antitrust to zoning and nearly everything in between. Kathleen has participated as liaison counsel in multidistrict litigation, and has worked on corporate employee raiding cases, securities fraud litigation, environmental regulation, multi-billion dollar corporate tax controversies, intellectual property litigation, insurance coverage disputes, government contracts bid protests, administrative proceedings before the United States Department of Transportation and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, complex commercial foreclosure actions and numerous appellate proceedings. Ms. Havener is experienced in mediation and arbitration, including international arbitration.  Early in her career, Ms. Havener represented the World Cup USA 1994 as Venue Legal Counsel in the Washington DC venue, coordinating safety and security arrangements with 20 separate law enforcement and security agencies throughout the DC Metropolitan Area.. Ms. Havener is currently engaged in a constitutional law litigation practice in Washington, DC.. Along with her law practice, Kathleen is active in the American Bar Association Leadership. She formerly served as Co-Director of Division VI (The Profession) of the Section of Litigation after a three-year term as Co-Chair of the Section’s Woman Advocate Committee.  Kathleen is passionately committed to age, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. She has published many articles and is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and guest public speaker.. Her publications (hyperlinked where available) include:. ·         “How to Deliver Bad News to Your Client,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (January/February 2016). ·         “A Litigator’s Reluctant Endorsement of Mediation,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (January/February 2015). ·         “Discovery Lessons Your Mother Should Have Taught You,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (July/August 2014). ·         “Unlearning Exclusion: How I Became a Part of the Solution,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (March/April 2014). ·         “Destination Disasters: Who’s at Fault?,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (June/July 2013). ·         “Landing the Big Fish: Small Firms Representing Big Companies,” ABA GP|Solo (May/June 2012). ·         “Making Magic With Courtroom Technology,” ABA GP|Solo (March/April 2012). ·         “Geronimo! Or How I Became a Sole Practitioner,” Litigation Journal (Winter 2010). ·         “A Lifetime of Learning: Why I am a Generalist,” Woman Advocate News (Fall 2007). ·         “Better Lawyers,” Perspectives—Journal of the National Association of Women Lawyers (December 2005). ·         “Method Acting for Lawyers,” Litigation (Summer 2005). ·         “Litigation (Rev. 2.0),” The American Lawyer (February 2005) (co-author). ·         “Lawyering on the Front Lines: On-Site Legal Counsel for Major Sporting Events,” 6 Marquette Sports Law Journal 29 (1995) (co-author). ·         Contributing Author, Smart Soloing, ABA Books, 2011. ·         Contributing Author, Road to Independence, ABA Books, 2011

Kathleen Hatfield is an attorney and legislative advisor providing policy guidance and strategic analysis to advance the interests of, and acquire public and private funding for, non-profit organizations including private hospitals, public health entities such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and educational organizations. Her focus is on health care legislation, policy initiatives and the acquisition of federal, state and private funding for non-profit hospitals, medical centers, community health centers, health coalitions, educational institutions and affiliated networks. She has  extensive legislative and legal experience, having worked for Senators Robert C. Byrd, Edward M. Kennedy, and Henry M. Jackson on complex issues involving federal appropriations, judicial, national security, international trade and health care matters. She has also worked for the Executive Branch in the U.S. Commerce Department; independent agencies, including the U.S. International Trade Comission; and the private sector, including a number of national law firms and the National Association of Manufacturers. She currently works as an advocate in Washington, D.C. representing a number of hospitals and health organizations that are replicating their programs as national demonstration projects supported by the U.S. Congress and federal agencies.

Kate Robinson represents individuals and businesses with respect to a variety of sophisticated employee benefits, tax and traditional employment matters. Kate assists clients with the design and implementation of qualified and non-qualified deferred compensation, retirement and welfare benefits plans. She frequently drafts and reviews employment and independent contractor agreements, restrictive covenants, employment policies and employee handbooks, severance arrangements and other employee benefit plans. She also generally advises clients on all aspects of compliance with ERISA as well as state and federal employment laws.. Prior to joining Bailey & Ehrenberg, Kate worked as an associate attorney for the Global Compensation, Benefits and ERISA practice group at Paul Hastings LLP. At Paul Hastings, Kate represented a mix of private and public corporations, private equity firms and investment banks with respect to ERISA and employment matters arising in the context of M&A transactions.. Kate received her law degree from the University of Maryland Carey School of Law in 2013. She subsequently graduated from Georgetown University Law Center during 2014 with an LL.M in Taxation (including a Certificate in Employee Benefits Law). Kate worked as a Law Clerk for the Foundation Litigation of the American Association of Retired Persons (“AARP”) during her time at Georgetown. In that capacity, she assisted AARP’s employee benefits attorneys by drafting memoranda, motions and briefs in support of ERISA litigation proceedings across various federal courts.

Kate Mueting is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Sanford Heisler Sharp and a Co-Chair of the firm’s Title VII Practice. She represents employees in a broad range of employment claims, including discrimination on the basis of gender, pregnancy, race, and sexual orientation.. Kate represents professionals at the highest levels in their fields, including Big Law partners and corporate executives. She has advised C-Suite executives in the pharmaceutical, technology, consulting, media, and communications industries against their Fortune 500 employers and has recovered tens of millions of dollars on behalf of her clients.. Kate currently serves as lead counsel in the hard-fought Donna Kassman et al. v. KPMG LLP, which seeks to remedy that firm’s systemic discrimination in pay and promotion, discrimination based on pregnancy, and chronic failure to properly investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination and harassment. Kate leads a team of more than a dozen fighting to challenge gender discrimination at the Big Four Accounting Firm. Kate and her colleagues won conditional certification of the Equal Pay Act claims, and since then more than 1,100 female employees have joined the litigation as a means of securing fair and equitable compensation. Since Sanford Heisler Sharp filed the case in 2011, Kate and her team have defeated multiple attempts by KPMG to dismiss the case, and she has successfully advocated for the inclusion of additional Named Plaintiffs and of numerous other female employees of KPMG through equitable tolling.. Kate is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer at bar associations, educational institutions, and law firms. Kate is actively involved in the District of Columbia’s Women’s Bar Association, where she leads the Membership Committee. In September 2018, the Association named Kate the winner of its coveted “Mussey-Gillett Shining Star Award” that recognizes members who make extraordinary contributions to advance the mission of the Association. Kate is also a member of the Legal Network for Gender Equity.. In 2017, Kate earned recognition as one of 40 Washington, D.C. “Rising Stars” from the National Law Journal. She has also been honored as a leading litigator by other publications, including the Washington, D.C,. Super Lawyers Magazine and eBoss Watch.. Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, Kate worked at Covington & Burling, LLP, and she clerked for Michael J. Melloy on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the Richard J. Leon on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She also served as a Team Leader for the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps.

Karen Sepura, a U.S. Registered Patent Attorney based in the firm's
Washington, D.C. office, has been practicing law since 1999. Her
practice includes both patent prosecution and intellectual property
litigation. Ms. Sepura has experience working in all phases of
litigation, from initiating lawsuits, seeking temporary and preliminary
injunctive relief, and conducting various motion practice, through
trials and appeals.. Examples of matters that Ms. Sepura has handled include:. Represented
plaintiff in copyright infringement suit in District of Arizona against
software development company. Obtained temporary restraining order and
preliminary injunction following evidentiary hearings.. Represented
defendant in patent infringement suit in District of Nevada brought by
design company. Defeated motion for summary judgment of infringement,
leading to settlement of all claims.. Represented defendant in
trade dress and copyright infringement suit in District of Arizona
brought by competitor and former employer. Defeated request for
temporary restraining order.. Represented plaintiff in lawsuit
in District of Nevada against a former employee alleging copyright
infringement and breach of employment agreements relating to product
designs and confidential manufacturing information. Obtained
preliminary injunction, leading to settlement of all claims.. Represented
defendants in trademark infringement lawsuit in brought by professional
sports leagues in Southern District of New York. Case resulted in
pre-trial settlement.. Represented defendant in patent
infringement action in Eastern District of Texas relating to
telecommunications equipment and involving multiple defendants. Case
resulted in pre-trial settlement.. In addition to her federal
court litigation practice, Ms. Sepura has represented clients before
the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, the Trademark Trial and
Appeal Board, the Arizona Registrar of Contractors, and in arbitration
proceedings.

Kanita Williams, Esq. is the principal of the Law Office of Kanita C. Williams, P.C.  Kanita's hard work and dedication and familiarity with the criminal justice process in the District of Columbia has yielded beneficial outcomes for her clients.. Kanita is an active member of the Superior Court Trial Lawyers Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyes and District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.. Kanita received her Juris Doctorate from the George Washington University School of Law and her Bachelors of Arts from the State University of New York at Binghatmton, where her concentrations were in Philosophy Politics and Law; Spanish; and Comparative Literature.

Justin Shore is a Maryland-barred attorney focused on national security litigation, data privacy and protection regulations, and corporate contract negotiations. He has focused his career on issues that require building new legal and policy structures, and has always been fascinated with the cutting edge of law and policy.. Since graduating cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law in May 2012, Mr. Shore has served in the legal department of TeleTech Holdings, Inc., a marketing oursourcing company. As the principal contract negotiator for its subsidiary company, Revana Corporation, Mr. Shore has drafted numerous agreements involving established technology companies, such as AT&T, Google, Facebook, and IBM.  In addition, Mr. Shore is responsible for advising corporate officers on data privacy and direct marketing laws, such as the FCC’s and FTC’s do-not-call regulations, and the U.S.-EU’s Safe Harbor treaty obligations.. During law school, Mr. Shore was a law clerk at both the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, where he developed litigation skills working on complex and nuanced criminal prosecutions. Working within the DOJ’s National Security Division, Counterterrosim Section, Mr. Shore was involved in some of the DOJ’s highest-priority prosecutions, implicating statutes from material support for terrorism to murder-for-hire and financial transaction regulations. While working for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, Mr. Shore was privileged to be involved in two federal narcotics wiretap trials, both resulting in guilty jury verdicts, as well as the beginning stages of RICO conspiracy cases against the noted mara salvatrucha (MS-13) gang. Throughout these experiences, Mr. Shore wrote pre-trial and trial motions, assisted with witness preparation, and became familiar with conducting investigations and handling pre-litigation matters.. In addition, Mr. Shore served as the Editor-In-Chief of the American University National Security Law Brief – the law school’s journal focusing on cutting-edge matters of national security law and policy – where he managed fifty-two colleagues in publishing two volumes of the publication and implementing the journal’s first online presence. Mr. Shore also served as the President of the university’s Health Law & Justice Initiative, and received the American University Distinguished Service Award for Outstanding Service to the Community – the first time the award had been presented to a member of the law school community.. Prior to 2009, Mr. Shore worked at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Having joined Brookings’ Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform when the hard-fought debates that culminated in the HITECH, ARRA, and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts began, he was involved in some of the initial conversations that led to the largest remake of the U.S. health-care landscape since the 1960s. During his time at Brookings, he was a Working Group leader for the $5 million-dollar American Health and Information Committee (AHIC) grant, where the Center successfully transferred the AHIC from a government-run FACA committee to a public-private partnership responsible for bringing together key industry stakeholders who were focused on the next generation of health information technology. Along with researching and editing working papers and memoranda for the Center, throughout his tenure Mr. Shore worked on numerous policy events and reports with the Center’s partners, including the Coaltion Against Major Diseases, a private industry group composed of the top pharmaceutical companies and manufacturers; the Quality Alliance Steering Committee, a public-private organization encompassing government and industry stakeholders focused on improving the quality of care; and was involved in the beginning stages of the Partnership for a Healthier America, the research arm of the Obama Administration’s “Let’s Move” campaign.. Before joining Brookings, Mr. Shore worked on Gabrielle Giffords first two successful campaigns for the United States House of Representatives in 2006 and 2008, and also served as a legislative intern to Senator John S. McCain during the summer of 2006. He holds a BA degree in Economics from the University of Arizona, and a Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law. Mr. Shore is an active member of the American Bar Association’s National Security, Litigation, and Science & Technology committees, and holds a SECRET-level security clearance from the Department of Justice.

Justin Dillon is a partner at Kaiser, LeGrand & Dillon PLLC, where he focuses on white-collar criminal defense, government investigations, campus disciplinary matters, and complex civil litigation. Before joining the firm, Justin served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. He prosecuted a wide range of crimes and tried more than 60 criminal cases, including more than 20 jury trials. He also authored more than a dozen appellate briefs, argued appeals in both the D.C. Court of Appeals and the D.C. Circuit; and directed more than 100 Grand Jury investigations.. Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Justin handled a diverse array of civil and criminal litigation at Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, where he represented clients before tribunals ranging from state and federal courts to the NCAA. Early in his career, Justin served as an Honors Program Trial Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, where he focused on religious-freedom and housing-discrimination cases.

Justin Castillo is a partner in the law firm of Levine, Blaszak, Block
& Boothby, LLP (“LB3”), a Washington, DC-based law firm that
structures complex telecommunications procurements for enterprise
customers. As a telecommunications lawyer, he advises companies in both their strategic planning and
contract negotiations for telecommunications products and
services. Mr. Castillo regularly negotiates agreements with the major
telecommunications providers for global voice and data services. He has
also negotiated numerous enterprise agreements for local and wireless
services. He also works on regulatory issues involving enterprise
customers and on resolving disputes between customers and carriers.

Just Economics, LLC helps communities restructure taxes and fees so that the economic incentives embedded within them are more harmonious with public policy objectives for job creation, affordable housing, transportation efficiency and sustainable economic development (smart growth & TOD).  For more information, see website for Just Economics LLC.

Julie Grohovsky is a former federal prosecutor whose practice focuses on cases brought under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. An accomplished trial lawyer, Julie has investigated hundreds of cases, tried over forty cases to verdict, and argued appellate cases in both the local and federal courts. She is the former Director of Training for the United States Attorney’s Office in the District of Columbia, where she was responsible for training all of the lawyers and support staff in the largest U.S. Attorney’s Office in the country.. From 2001 to 2004, Julie served as an Attorney Advisor in the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Justice, where she investigated allegations of fraud, waste, and abuse within the Department and its components, including the FBI.. Julie began her career in private practice working for the law firm of Crowell & Moring, where she defended large corporations who were sued under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. She also defended product liability cases brought against Chrysler/AMC Jeep and was a member of the firm’s public service, associate’s, and summer associate committees.. Julie served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia from 1991 to 2001. During her time as an AUSA, Julie specialized in prosecuting sexual assault cases and received numerous awards from law enforcement and the Department of Justice. In 1998, she was awarded an Atlantic Fellowship in Public Policy and spent ten months studying how sex crimes are investigated and prosecuted in the UK. At the conclusion of her fellowship, Julie published an article in The Journal of Criminal Law, a British Law Review, entitled, “Giving Voice to Victims – Why the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales Should Allow Victims to Speak Up for Themselves.”. Julie holds a B.A. in English from John Carroll University and is a 1986 graduate of The Georgetown University Law Center, where she served on The Tax Lawyer law review. She clerked for The Honorable Virginia L. Riley of the D.C. Superior Court. A former member of the Adjunct Faculty at the American University Washington College of Law, Julie has lectured in the US and UK on issues of criminal law, criminal investigations, sexual abuse, domestic violence, victims’ rights, and children as witnesses. From 2004 to 2006, she served on the Advisory Board of The Tree House, Montgomery County Maryland’s Child Assessment Center, which supports children who are victims of sexual and/or physical abuse and has consulted for the National Institute of Corrections Project on Addressing Prison Rape.. Julie is admitted to practice law in the Districe of Columbia and Ohio.

Julie E. Childs, JD, LLM is the Director of the website and a Consultant to the Department of Justice’s Elder Justice Initiative in Washington, D.C

Josh Gerben is the founder of Gerben Law Firm PLLC. He is a trademark lawyer and counselor-at-law.. Mr. Gerben has helped a wide range of clients with over 2,900 trademark matters and issues.. Mr. Gerben attended the American University Washington College of Law and The George Washington University School of Business and Public Management.

Joseph M. Potenza concentrates in litigation, Section 337 investigations at the United States International Trade Commission, licensing, counseling on patent and copyright matters, and the preparation and prosecution of patent and copyright applications.

Jordan Savitz is a Principal in the Business Law and Transactions practice group at Baker Donelson, recognized for his forward-thinking and business-minded approach to client representation. Jordan advises clients in all stages of the business life cycle, from choosing the appropriate type and jurisdiction of a new entity, to complex stockholder and operating agreements, restrictive covenant drafting and dispute resolution, employment agreements, complex contract drafting, and negotiation (including Master Service Agreements and home improvement contracts), through succession planning, mergers and acquisitions, and more.. Mr. Savitz grew up in an entrepreneurial environment. He learned to love the challenges inherent in growing a successful business and understands the importance of small businesses in the community. In high school, Mr. Savitz formed his first business venture, OmniNoise Productions, which he used as a platform to showcase local musicians in three "Battle of the Bands" competitions. While a student at Boston University, Jordan gained first-hand experience in finance at Merrill Lynch, commercial real estate at Edens & Avant (now Edens), and branding from both Feld Entertainment (the parent company to Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus), and Chipotle Mexican Grill, where he was a Student Brand Manager. Mr. Savitz graduated law school cum laude, with a concentration in business law, from the University of Baltimore, where he simultaneously obtained his MBA.. Mr. Savitz leverages his background and passion for supporting entrepreneurship to understand his clients' business model and strategic objectives, and to provide practical legal advice that hedges against current and future risks, while considering business priorities that many other lawyers overlook.. Licensed to practice law in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Jordan D. Howlette established JD Howlette Law, and its civil rights division, Justly Prudent, following a five-year career as a trial attorney in the Tax Division of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). While at the DOJ, Mr. Howlette successfully litigated dozens of civil tax cases and controversies on behalf of the United States in federal courts around the country, securing millions of dollars in favorable judgments while also advocating for equitable justice. He is intimately familiar with the procedures, strategies, and processes of litigating under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and with resolving multi-faceted disputes involving high-dollar amounts, intricate statutory and regulatory provisions, and diverse parties from different jurisdictions.. Mr. Howlette graduated cum laude from New England Law | Boston in 2016, and he is a proud veteran of the United States Army. In 2019, Mr. Howlette obtained a Master's in Business Administration from American University's Kogod School of Business and subsequently established MyTaxRights—a tax information company dedicated to educating individuals about their federal tax rights and responsibilities. In December 2020, Mr. Howlette co-founded the Center for Advancement of Tax Equity, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes free tax education and outreach initiatives to improve the quality of life and economic conditions for individuals from underserved communities.