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I am a member of the Firm's General Litigation, Real Property & Asset Management, and Professional Responsibility Practice Groups.  I was selected in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 as a "Super Lawyer" for Appellate, Civil Litigation, and Real Property Law by Super Lawyers Magazine, published by Thomson Reuters, and was a "Super Lawyer: Rising Star" in 2014. I also have an AV Preeminent™ rating from Martindale-Hubbell®.. I am an active member of the Fairfax Bar Association and a Fairfax native. I have organized and moderated several CLEs, and received the Fairfax Bar Association 2013 President’s Award for outstanding service to the bar. Pursuant to my love of appellate practice, I publish same-day summaries of noteworthy opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the D.C. and Fourth Circuits, and the Virginia Supreme Court for the public.. I received my J.D., cum laude, from George Mason University School of Law, where I was an associate editor of the Civil Rights Law Journal and a member of the Moot Court Board. I also served as the school's Honor Committee Chairman for two years. I received a B.S. in Telecommunications from Ohio University.. I am admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia.

I am a litigator with complex litigation experience on behalf of international companies. My primary practice areas are employment and business law. My approach as an attorney is to listen diligently to my client's concerns then to craft a well-researched legal strategy based on best practices. Contact me to schedule a free consultation.

I am a hands-on appellate attorney who enjoys strategizing appeals, crafting high-impact legal briefs, and interacting with appellate judges at oral arguments. My primary focus is federal issues litigation - for example, defending companies in high-stakes damages suits involving federally regulated or procured products or services, and representing industry associations as parties or amici curiae in appeals challenging federal regulatory actions. My substantive areas of expertise include federal preemption of state and local law; pretrial defenses based on lack of justiciability and/or subject-matter jurisdiction; class-action fairness issues; and all aspects of pesticide litigation and regulation. I have authored hundreds of briefs, petitions, and motions on complex legal issues for parties and amici curiae in the U.S. Supreme Court, in every federal circuit court of appeals, in state appellate courts, and in federal and state trial courts. I have presented oral arguments before eight federal circuits (Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Eleventh, and D.C.), before three state supreme courts (California, Texas, and Wisconsin), and in federal district courts throughout the United States.

I am a graduate of Stanford Law School, Class of 2000, and have 15 years of litigation experience.  My Firm represents plaintiffs in personal injury, premises liability, professional liability, insurance and business cases.

I am a Government & Global Trade associate in Mayer Brown’s Washington DC and Chicago offices. I counsel clients on innovative financing, delivery, and procurement methods to develop large-scale transportation infrastructure projects, including major road, bridge, tunnel, railroad and mass transit projects. I also advise clients on federal and state legislative and regulatory matters related to transportation projects, including federal surface transportation authorization bills, passenger rail safety and funding, and electronic tolling and enforcement requirements.. Additionally, I have experience assisting clients with various railroad regulatory and commercial issues, including rail line construction and acquisitions, railroad mergers, railroad operating and shared use agreements, and the application of railroad labor laws. He regularly represents railroads and other interested parties before federal regulatory agencies, including the US Surface Transportation Board, and before federal courts in appeals of agency decisions.

I am a founding partner with the Washington, D.C. employment law firm District Employment Law PLLC, and have achieved favorable outcomes for numerous private-sector and federal employee clients in a wide range of employment-related litigation, including individual discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation, and Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) cases, as well as in severance negotiations and contractual disputes.. I chose to become an employment law attorney, and chose to represent employees facing discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation, because I know how important your career is to your life and to your family. I have the skills, passion, and practical experience to guide you honestly and carefully through the confusing maze of options available to those seeking to fight for their rights in the workplace. I listen carefully to your needs and your unique situation, and will devise a strategy tailored to those needs.. Prior to starting District Employment Law, I worked as an employment lawyer with Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC for over thirteen years. I also worked in the litigation group at Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, where I focused on employment law, helped represent high-profile clients in trial and appellate litigation, and represented clients pro bono in political asylum and landlord-tenant matters.. I graduated magna cum laude from the George Mason University School of Law, and served as a Research Editor for the George Mason Law Review and as a Writing Fellow in the Legal Research, Writing, and Analysis program. As a member of the Moot Court Board, I and two classmates won the Domenick L. Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition. Prior to law school, I taught U.S. History at an Alexandria, Virginia middle school. I graduated magna cum laude from the College of William & Mary with a B.A. in American Studies.

I am a father of four (a daughter who is a nurse and triplet boys, two in college and one in the military) and married for over twenty-five years to the love of my life.  I taught high school Sunday school and have been active in our Methodist church for over thirty years, volunteering at a community outreach program and counseling high school youth in our church.  I also teach trial skills to students in both law school and high school mock trial teams.  I have been a professional actor in a local theater company and have enjoyed acting as a hobby (both in and out of the courtroom). I love Practicing law and I love helping people with their cases.. Professionally I have handled over four thousand cases and hundreds of trials, ranging from simple shoplifting to multiple homicide cases. I practice in both federal and state courts in both the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Although every case is different and every client is unique, over the years I've developed knowledge and expertise to give each client the help and advice for quality representation. While I can offer no promises for a particular outcome in advance, the one promise I always feel confident in offering is trying my best and zealous advocacy for each and every client. That I promise without reservation.

I am a diehard bicycle commuter, making the 6-mile trek each way on the streets of Maryland and DC daily.  I've been commuting by bike for the past 10 years, rain or shine.  Not only does this keep me in semi-decent shape, it really gives me a good perspective for the bicycle accident cases we handle in DC, Maryland and Virginia.  I hope you will visit our website - - and check out the bicycle riders FAQs we put together.  You'll also find the local laws (DC, MD & VA) relating to cycling.  Be safe!

I am a dedicated and experienced associate attorney that has practiced human and labor trafficking law, military justice, sexual assault, medical personal injury, immigration, family, labor and employment, international business, and privacy law. My prior positions include working for a pro bono legal clinic where I represented undocumented immigrants and initiated collaboration with international NGOs. I previously worked as a labor and employment attorney at a boutique firm where I represented clients before several administrative agencies including the DC Office of Human Rights, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and Office of Special Counsel. I am currently an associate attorney at Tully Rinckey, PLLC where I predominately represent federal employees with various civil rights claims and labor disputes before federal tribunals and administrative agencies.. My diverse interests and experience in the law allow me to bring a unique perspective to each and every case that comes before me. I credit my previous accomplishments to my client-centered approach and intense passion for the work that I do. In each position I had the privilege of serving in I was able to bring about profound developments that brought great advantages and success to the organization.

I am a civil litigator, focusing on:  patent infringement, business litigation, critical motions practice, and general commercial litigation.

I am a 1999 graduate of The George Washington University Law School. After earning my law degree, I clerked for the Arlington County Circuit Court (Arlington County, VA). Following my experience as a law clerk, I served as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney (Richmond, VA). In 2002, I started my own practice, The Law Office of Dwight Crawley.. Since 2002, I have handled hundreds of cases in the state and federal courts of Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. My criminal defense experience ranges from simple traffic infractions to capital murder cases.

I advise clients to protect their IP assets and manage their IP risks in the commercial marketplace, with an emphasis on patent transactional issues such as patent procurement, product clearance, due diligence of IP assets, the changing legal landscape in view of the America Invents Act, and IP-related agreements including licensing, joint development, cooperative research agreements, supply agreements, and more.  I am a registered patent lawyer, a partner in the Haynes and Boone, LLP IP group, and have been practicing law for almost 18 years.  I have helped technology-saavy clients in industries as varied as healthcare, energy, materials, food, automotive, leisure/golf, and more.

Hugh Hollman is a Senior Associate in Baker Botts’ Antitrust and Competition Practice. Mr. Hollman builds on insights gained from his diverse private practice experience and government service to counsel in the full range of antitrust and litigation matters. Mr. Hollman has represented clients in a wide range of industries, including Biotechnology, Chemical & Related Manufacturing, Computer Hardware & Software, Construction, Electronics Manufacturing & Equipment, Energy & Natural Resources, Food & Beverage, Hospitals, Information Systems, Insurance, Medical Supplies, Newspaper, Magazine & Book Publishing, Packaging, Pharmaceuticals, Retail & Wholesale, Technology, and Telecommunications.. From 2009 to 2011, Mr. Hollman was an Attorney Advisor to former Chairman and Commissioner William E. Kovacic at the Federal Trade Commission in Washington D.C. Mr. Hollman is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Antitrust Law Enforcement published by Oxford University Press and an Editor of The Antitrust Source. He is a former member of the editorial advisory board forCompetition Law360. In 2011, he was an academic visitor at Oxford University and a visiting fellow at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). Mr. Hollman is also a non-practicing Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and an Advocate (Barrister) of the High Court of South Africa.

Honored by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” for five years running, Mr. Harrington has extensive experience representing private-sector and federal employees in cases that involve discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, contract disputes, wage violations, and other violations of employment and civil rights laws.. Mr. Harrington is admitted to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and he has represented clients in federal courts nationwide. He also has deep experience before state and federal administrative bodies including the EEOC, the MSPB, and various arms of the U.S. Department of Labor.. Mr. Harrington represents clients who have suffered harm under a wide variety of laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; the Whistleblower Protection Act; the False Claims Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX); and state and local laws such as the D.C. Human Rights Act and the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act.. Among his notable victories is a $1.36 million jury verdict for violation of the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act.. Law is Mr. Harrington’s second full career. He joined The Employment Law Group as a litigation law clerk while attending the George Mason University School of Law as an evening student. Following his graduation from George Mason Law, he was named as an associate of the firm — and in 2013 he became the first former law clerk to ascend to ownership at The Employment Law Group.. Before attending law school, Mr. Harrington worked for 19 years in various positions at the National Association of Securities Dealers (now known as FINRA) and the NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition to helping him represent employees who report breaches of SOX, his background in financial regulation drove a strong commitment to address the imbalance of power between corporations and workers.. “I went to law school to make a positive difference for people whose civil rights have been violated &msash; especially people who have been wronged despite working hard and playing by the rules,” he explains. “I joined TELG to gain practical legal experience while I studied, and I quickly realized that employment law was a perfect fit for someone with my goals — particularly the way we practice employment law at TELG, where we focus on achieving outcomes that are chosen by each individual client.”. Also contributing to Mr. Harrington’s success as an attorney: A lifelong interest in literature. Having majored in English Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, he became a Writing Fellow at George Mason Law, where he also served as a senior staff member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. At The Employment Law Group, Mr. Harrington frequently works with new clerks on their legal writing skills.

Hi, my name is O.T. and I proudly represent what a geriatric millennial lawyer looks like, and so does my virtual law firm. The Walker Collective caters to the contractual, intellectual property, and business formation needs of creative misfits and small business owners, but more importantly, it is accessible to regular degular folks just like you! I was admitted to practice in Maryland and New York in 2014. Prior to the practice of law, I worked in sports tv, radio, and public relations. Enough about me, let's talk about you! Please visit to schedule your consultation.

Hello.  I am a results-oriented attorney and I stress prudent, business-minded results for my clients.  My advice to my clients takes into account not only the legal ramifications of their pursuits, but also the results as they apply to the business' owner's bottom line.  I never sacrifice the "big picture" for obscure and esoteric legal battles, yet strive to ensure that my clients are protected from the risks that really matter.. I have represented everyone from Mom & Pops to large multi-million dollar corporations and I believe that top-notch representation does not have to cost an arm and a leg.

Healthcare Attorney licensed in Nevada, D.C., New York, Virginia, and Texas with extensive experience in health care regulatory and transactional law.

Haydn focuses on state and federal regulatory compliance matters related to the financial services industry. Haydn represents and advises mortgage companies, consumer finance companies, and financial institutions on issues such as:. Haydn also assists companies with implementing new state laws and regulations, and represents clients in state and federal enforcement actions, as well as compliance audits.. He also is working closely with the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators (AARMR) in the testing and implementation of the National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS).. Recent matters

Have provided legal services in the public and private sectors for over 30 years. Started current boutique practice in 2006 providing personalized services in wills, trusts and probate administration.

HANNAH COLE-CHU is an associate in Outten & Golden’s Washington, D.C. office, and is a member of the firm’s Class & Collective Action Practice Group. Ms. Cole-Chu represents employees in class and collective action litigation in state and federal court. Her wage and hour practice focuses on representing employees misclassified as exempt from overtime laws and those forced to work off-the-clock. Ms. Cole-Chu represents individuals working in diverse fields including the restaurant, financial services, and transportation industries. She also represents veterans and reservists with claims under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), including those entitled to compensation by their employer during periods of military leave.. Prior to joining Outten & Golden, Ms. Cole-Chu clerked for the Honorable Alvin W. Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She received her B.A. from Bard College and her J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. During law school, Ms. Cole-Chu was Editor in Chief of the Maryland Law Review and Co-President of the Maryland Public Interest Law Project.. Ms. Cole-Chu is active in several of the firm’s pro bono matters, and is a Co-Chair of the Lawyers’ Alliance, an annual fundraising campaign to support the Public Justice Center based in Baltimore, MD.

Hagen Ganem concentrates his practice in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and general corporate and securities matters.. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Ganem served as an attorney adviser in the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance. As a member of the manufacturing and construction group within the division, he handled the legal review of Securities Act and Exchange Act filings, including IPO and business combination registration statements, proxy and information statements, and periodic and current reports. In addition, he served as a member of the Rule 14a-8 Shareholder Proposal Taskforce for two consecutive proxy seasons. During the 2012 proxy season, he was responsible for considering and recommending the disposition of no-action requests seeking to exclude proxy access proposals.. While in law school, Mr. Ganem spent a semester as a full-time intern in the division’s Office of Chief Counsel, where he worked on a variety of interpretative matters. He also spent three semesters as an intern in the legal department of a publicly traded company.

H. Paul Moon is a filmmaker, composer and video artist. Through his production company Zen Violence Films, he profiles performing and visual artists who span boundaries from classical arts to new media technologies. He also creates experimental films in the tradition of wordless environmental cinema ranging from city symphonies to "Koyaanisqatsi."Moon's debut film "El Toro" — an experimental work that explores connections between the ancient ritual of Spanish bullfights, and the passion of the Christ — won the Best of Show award of the 2010 Rosebud Film & Video Festival at Artisphere, and the Experimental Media Prize of the 2011 WPA Experimental Media Series at The Phillips Collection. Prior to "El Toro," Moon filmed the documentary "R. Luke DuBois: Running Out of Time," profiling a New York composer and visual artist who builds on notions of cultural and romantic memory, exploring how information can be time-manipulated for emotional impact. The documentary premiered at the 2011 DC Independent Film Festival, won the 2011 "Best Short Documentary" jury prize at the Chicago International Movies & Music Festival, won the 2011 "Silver Medal for Excellence in a Music Documentary" at the Park City Film Music Festival, and won the 2013 "Best Short Film" jury prize at the Reel Indie Film Fest in Toronto. Subsequently, Moon filmed the short documentary "Hamac Cazíim," about a punk band using music to maintain their indigenous heritage, which became an official selection at the Red Nation, Chicago International Movies & Music, Ruby Mountain and Indie Fest USA Film Festivals, the Native American Indian Film Festival of the Southeast, the Indianer Inuit: Das Nordamerika Filmfestival in Stuttgart, Germany, and XEPE AN CÖICOOS in Sonora, Mexico.Moon later debuted "Time Crunch," a landscape/environmental film accompaniment to the same-named work for chamber orchestra by composer Jordan Kuspa, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum with the 21st Century Consort. "Time Crunch" became an official selection at the Ruby Mountain, James River Shorts, Chronos, Park City Film Music, and Imagine Science Film Festivals. From the same series at the Smithsonian, he debuted an experimental work named "Simple Machines" with an original music score by R. Luke DuBois, which subsequently screened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, the Imagine Science Film Festival in New York City, and IFFEST in Bucharest, Romania. While prolifically creating shorts, his newest other films are "LowerTown Paducah," a feature-length documentary about an artist relocation program in Kentucky, and "The Saxon New World," a half-hour documentary about 19th-century Saxons who settled in rural Missouri, from the untold history of America's earliest and largest immigrations. Projects still in production include a narrative short, and five feature-length documentaries: about the American composer Samuel Barber, cowboy poetry, Fluxus art, the Occupy movement, and the life of Whittaker Chambers — an espionage thriller.Prior to his recent interest in filmmaking, Moon was a playwright and a composer of incidental music for theatre. He lives and works in the Washington, D.C. area, and manages online filmmaker communities at and .  He is the recipient of the Emergence award at Docs In Progress, where he teaches video editing as an Adobe Certified Expert (A.C.E.).Samples are available through his online portfolio at .

Gwen Green concentrates her practice on international trade and regulatory compliance matters that facilitate clients’ efficient trade with and from the United States.. Gwen advises clients how to develop and implement corporate compliance programs in the areas of U.S. export controls, U.S. economic sanctions, anti-boycott regulations, foreign investment in the U.S., and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.. A significant part of Gwen’s practice involves internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and compliance program reviews involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and U.S. sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Her practice also includes counseling and advising clients in due diligence investigations, audits, and risk assessments.. Gwen advises clients how to develop and implement corporate compliance programs in the areas of U.S. export controls, U.S. economic sanctions, anti-boycott regulations, foreign investment in the U.S., and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.. A significant part of Gwen’s practice involves internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and compliance program reviews involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and U.S. sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Her practice also includes counseling and advising clients in due diligence investigations, audits, and risk assessments.. Gwen advises clients how to develop and implement corporate compliance programs in the areas of U.S. export controls, U.S. economic sanctions, anti-boycott regulations, foreign investment in the U.S., and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.. A significant part of Gwen’s practice involves internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and compliance program reviews involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and U.S. sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Her practice also includes counseling and advising clients in due diligence investigations, audits, and risk assessments.. Gwen advises clients how to develop and implement corporate compliance programs in the areas of U.S. export controls, U.S. economic sanctions, anti-boycott regulations, foreign investment in the U.S., and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.. A significant part of Gwen’s practice involves internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and compliance program reviews involving the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), Export Administration Regulations (EAR), and U.S. sanctions regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Her practice also includes counseling and advising clients in due diligence investigations, audits, and risk assessments.. Gwen’s comprehensive understanding of this complex, highly-regulated and ever-changing area allows her to proactively guide clients to re-evaluate and revise programs so they can continue doing business. When possible violations are discovered, Gwen provides strategic advice regarding the voluntary disclosure process, and she helps clients navigate and negotiate potential penalties.. Gwen Green concentrates her practice on international trade and regulatory compliance matters that facilitate clients’ efficient trade with and from the U.S.. Gwen Green concentrates her practice on international trade and regulatory compliance matters that facilitate clients’ efficient trade with and from the U.S.. Gwen Green concentrates her practice on international trade and regulatory compliance matters that facilitate clients’ efficient trade with and from the U.S.

Guy Milhalter is an attorney with experience in advising, advocating, and negotiating on behalf of small businesses and entrepreneurs in a variety of business sectors.. Guy has frequently drafted and negotiated agreements for clients, advised on entity selection and formation, and assisted with all aspects of business transactions, business litigation, dispute resolution, and investigations.. Guy began his legal career at a boutique business litigation law firm in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he worked for several years, representing small businesses, construction companies, individual consumers and homeowners. During that time, he gained significant trial, litigation and negotiation experience, regularly arguing motion hearings in state and federal courts and winning a jury trial and a bench trial. Guy has also previously worked as a legal fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he assisted in drafting legislation, staffed congressional hearings and helped with committee investigations. In addition, he worked on political campaigns as a volunteer attorney and a policy fellow during two election cycles.. In addition, Guy, a native of Israel, is fluent in Hebrew and is deeply familiar with both the American legal and business environment and the Israeli business climate and culture. He is an active member of two organizations that promote business between the US and Israel: conexx - the America Israel Business Connector and the Maryland Israel Business Center. Guy is a natural connector of people - he is passionate about helping others by making business introductions and facilitating connections that help people advance their interests and businesses.. Guy volunteers regularly with the DC Bar Small Business Legal Clinic, where he provides pro bono assistance to small businesses and individuals interested in opening a business in Washington, DC.

Gregory Copeland has 20 years of courtroom and trial experience. Mr. Copeland zealously represents clients facing Misdemeanor and Felony Adult and Juvenile Criminal Charges. Mr. Copeland also handles post-conviction matters including Appeals and Expungment. Mr. Copeland has dedicated his career to helping clients navigate the complicated and sometimes intimidating criminal justice system. Mr. Copeland is barred in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Mr. Copeland earned his undergraduate degree from James Madison University. After receiving his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law. He worked as a trial attorney for the Commonwealth of Virginia Public Defenders Service. Copeland Law Firm is a boutique law firm that with an emphasis in criminal law.