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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

Judith del Cuadro-Zimmerman has built a reputation as skilled family law attorney known as an effective litigator and strategic negotiator. Devoting her entire legal career to the practice of family law and probate, Judith has extensive experience in a broad range of family law matters. Before founding del Cuadro-Zimmerman, PLLC, Judith spent years working for family law firms in D.C. and Maryland where she handled custody, divorce, probate, and estate planning matters.. Skilled Negotiator. Judith actively seeks creative solutions for her clients’ needs. She is keenly aware of the emotional toll on families resulting from combative court proceedings and recognizes that the expense of litigation can be prohibitive for many clients. Judith believes in a comprehensive approach to representation that begins with understanding a client’s circumstances and goals and finding the best avenue for achieving results. Judith employs skillful negotiation as her primary tool when representing clients in premarital negotiations and settlement agreements in divorce and custody cases.. Trial Lawyer. If you need an experienced litigator on your side, Judith has the knowledge and expertise to handle your case. Judith is frequently required to litigate as a member of the D.C. Superior Court Child Abuse and Neglect panel. As a panel member, she represents parents and guardians when Child Protective Services have removed a child from his or her home or when a child is at risk of removal. In the past Judith has served as a Guardian ad Litem, where she represents children who are in foster care, residing in unstable homes, or during fraught custody battles.. Judith also represents parents in complex custody cases, individuals engaged in lengthy divorce litigation, and foster or biological parents in contested adoptions. When litigation is necessary, Judith is a fierce and tireless advocate for her clients.. Knowledgeable and Precise. Judith’s goal is to provide clients with valuable and trusted advice. Whether Judith is drafting a will, probating an estate, or negotiating a settlement agreement, she strives to ensure that clients fully understand their options. She understands that clients are often faced with situations in which there is no “good” course of action. Judith empowers clients by giving them the information they need to make informed decisions.. An Attorney Who Cares. Judith is deeply invested in promoting diversity and the administration of justice in the legal profession. She is a member of AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly’s Reduced Fee Panel where she drafts wills, powers of attorney and healthcare directives at reduced rates. She is also a member of the D.C. Superior Court Probate Fiduciary Panel where she acts as a guardian for adults in need of intervention.. Judith works to empower and advance women lawyers as a member of the Women’s Bar Association. She also serves on the D.C. Superior Court Sub-committee for Child Abuse and Neglect, which is dedicated to resolving administrative and procedural barriers to justice in child abuse and neglect cases and is a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children.. Education and Background. Judith was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She received a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts where she also minored in Dance.. Judith received her Juris Doctorate from American University in Washington, D.C. In law school, Judith served on the board of the Lambda Law Association organizing educational programs and outreach around LGBTQ legal issues. While in law school, she was recognized for her outstanding advocacy for people in poverty by being awarded an Equal Justice America Fellowship and a Bingham McCutchen Legal Fellowship for her work at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights.. Judith is an avid adventurer who loves to travel. In 2010, she drove 13,000 miles from London to Mongolia in an ambulance as a competitor in Mongol Rally—an adventure rally that raises money for your charity of choice. She has also lived briefly in Florence, Italy and Barcelona, Spain. Judith, her husband, Chris, and Wolly currently live at the Wharf in D.C. where she spends her free time practicing Ashtanga yoga and going for long walks with her family.. Admitted to Practice. ·      District of Columbia. ·      Maryland. ·      New York. Association Memberships. ·      Women’s Bar Association. o   Co-chair of Solo and Small Firm Forum. ·      D.C. Family Court Trial Lawyers’ Association. ·      D.C. Bar Association Family Law Section. ·      D.C. Bar Association Wills, Trusts, and Estates Section. ·      Maryland State Bar Association. Service to Our Community. ·      Appointed attorney D.C. Superior Court Criminal Abuse and Neglect Panel. ·      Appointed attorney D.C. Guardian ad Litem Panel. ·      Referral attorney AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly Reduced Fee Panel. ·      Volunteer attorney D.C. Superior Court Probate Resource Center

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.

Jonathan C. Puth is a member of Correia & Puth and an advocate for the civil rights of employees. Mr. Puth represents clients with claims of sexual harassment, workplace discrimination, discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation, whistleblower retaliation, and claims for wages, commissions, and contract rights. Mr. Puth is admitted to practice before the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia and Maryland, and the United States Supreme Court.. Mr. Puth regularly advises clients regarding all aspects their employment relationships and their legal rights, including potential discrimination claims, terms of separation from employment, employment contracts, and severance negotiations. Mr. Puth also counsels employees who are facing unfair treatment or other difficulties in the workplace. Mr. Puth served as co-counsel to the plaintiff class in Hartman v. Powell, a gender discrimination class action that garnered the largest award in the history of the Civil Rights Act, and was awarded the 2000 Trial Lawyer of the Year award by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice for his work on that landmark case. Mr. Puth has for years been selected for inclusion by Super Lawyers and by Best Lawyers for his work representing employees in the Washington, DC region, and is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as “AV Preeminent,” the highest attorney peer review rating.. Throughout his career Ms. Puth has continually devoted his practice to the representation of employees, not employers, with claims of sex harassment, whistleblower retaliation, discrimination, wage and commission theft, severance negotiations, contract disputes, and employee counseling.. Mr. Puth is Past President of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA), a voluntary bar association of over 350 members dedicated to the representation of employees and to the advancement of employee rights. He has served on MWELA’s board since 1998 and is a long-standing and active member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA). Mr. Puth has worked continually to advance the interests of the plaintiffs’ employment law bar, including by leading and directing continuing education programs, by writing and filing amicus curiae briefs with area courts and the United States Supreme Court, and by working to increase dialogue among employment law practitioners in the region. Mr. Puth received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1992. Prior to law school, Mr. Puth received his B.A. from the University of Colorado in 1981, and was then employed as an advocate for civil rights and the environment with non-profit organizations and for United States Congressman John Conyers, Jr.

Johnnie Bond graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2002. During law school, he worked as an associate lawyer at HCA Healthcare Company in its General Counsel Office. After law school, Johnnie took a job in the transaction practice group at Armstrong Allen, a large mid-south regional law firm based in Memphis, Tennessee. At Armstrong, Johnnie worked with James McLaren, the firm's transactions practice group leader, in merger & acquisition transactions helping hospitals spin off hospital chains, medical office buildings and other assets. In the transactions group, Johnnie also worked on municipal finance transactions for major development projects with the Memphis Center City Commission, the downtown development authority for Memphis.. Unlike most transaction lawyers, Johnnie quickly proved that he could also double as a savvy trial attorney. When not working on transactions with McLaren, Johnnie worked with other litigation attorneys in the firm assisting clients in court hearings and complex litigation disputes. Johnnie earned the nickname “Double Agent Bond” among lawyers in the firm after helping McLaren close a major transaction and winning a minor bench trial for a client all in the same week.. After Armstrong Allen, Bond moved to Washington, DC to focus his entire career on his passion to become one of America’s top trial lawyers. Johnnie teamed up with Donald Temple, a trial lawyer who received national acclaim in 1997 after securing an unprecedented $1 Million verdict against the retail giant Eddie Bauer in US District Court for Southern Maryland.. With Temple, Johnnie "cut his teeth" as a trial attorney and began to aggressively pursue plaintiff’s cases on behalf of people victimized by personal injury, medical malpractice, police brutality, and discrimination. Temple and Johnnie co-counseled with the Johnnie Cochran Firm to litigate a multimillion-dollar claim against local police officers for life-altering injuries resulting from a wrongful hot-pursuit accident.. Over Johnnie’s career, he has litigated personal injury claims against giant corporations like Enterprise Rent-a-car and Marriot Hotels to name a few. His victories include appellate victories against Wells Fargo for predatory lending claims as well as medical malpractice claims against huge hospitals and negligent medical staff. His experience working on the inside and with large corporations gives Johnnie an edge in legal battles against big companies. Johnnie started focusing on medical malpractice in birth injury cases after watching a family friend’s baby boy suffer from debilitating brain injuries caused by medical malpractice during the birthing process. Johnnie has teamed up with Jack Beam of Beam and Raymond to help children suffering from birth injuries sustained by medical malpractice in hospitals located in the Washington, DC and Baltimore Metropolitan Area.. Johnnie is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, US District Court for the District of Columbia, US District Court for the District of Maryland, State of Tennessee, and as Pro Hac Vice Counsel in the Commonwealth of Virginia and State of Maryland.. My services focus on Accidents and Personal Injury Law, Bankruptcy and Business Law.

John P. Mahoney focuses his practice on litigating federal employment law, labor, and national security clearance law cases. He counsels and represents federal employees, contractors, agencies, unions, and employee associations in a wide range of issues, including employment discrimination, EEOC complaints, MSPB appeals, whistleblower retaliation cases, and more. He is a nationally recognized attorney who has earned a Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and has been selected as a 2017 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment Law. Mr. Mahoney, who also served as the Vice Chair of and an administrative judge with the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), has an impressive record of success and is known for being able to deliver smart solutions along with caring advocacy.. To learn more about John P. Mahoney, Esq. visit his profile page on the website at:

John McKnight is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Washington, DC office of Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, a national law firm with offices in Washington DC, New York, California, Tennessee, and Maryland. He received his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law in 2011.. Mr. McKnight is experienced in the representation of clients in qui tam lawsuits under the U.S. False Claims Act and works on sealed and unsealed qui tam whistleblower cases involving fraud against the federal and state governments. He was an integral part of the litigation team that ultimately secured an $11.3 million settlement in U.S. ex rel. Cox v. Smith & Nephew, the first Trade Agreements Act settlement involving a medical device company. In addition to the Trade Agreements Act, Mr. McKnight works on cases involving the SEC Whistleblower program, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Price Reduction Clause, the Price Adjustment Clause, Medicare procurement guidelines, and numerous other fraud-based statutes.. Mr. McKnight is a member of the Maryland Bar Association, and speaks intermediate-level Mandarin Chinese.. *****. Prior to joining Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP, Mr. McKnight was an Associate at McKnight and Kennedy, LLC in Silver Spring, Maryland, which he joined following his graduation from the University of Maryland School of Law.. While at the University of Maryland, Mr. McKnight interned with the Human Rights Team at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and with United States District Court Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. (Retired) of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Superior Court Judge William Jackson, and Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson of the United States District Court of the District of Columbia. He also participated in the University of Maryland’s International and Comparative Law Clinic in China, where he worked with actors in the Chinese microcredit industry.

Joel L. Pettit is a former Marine Corps Judge Advocate and solo practitioner based in Washington, DC, specializing in all phases of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES). He has advised or represented over 1000 Service members and veterans during Informal and Formal Physical Evaluation Boards (IPEB and FPEB, respectively), post-FPEB appeals, and VA appeals.. Additionally, Joel assists Service members with everything from Medical Evaluation Boards (MEB) and military record corrections to Medical Readiness Reviews (MRR), Line of Duty (LOD) issues, and veteran disability appeals. Joel has the depth of experience to tackle any issue related to the IDES.. Prior to founding Joel Pettit Law, Joel worked for the Department of the Navy in its elite Temporary Disability Retirement List (TDRL) Unit at the FPEB aboard the Washington Navy Yard.. Between Joel’s Marine Corps career and his most recent FPEB position, Joel served as a Counterespionage and Counterintelligence Special Advisor with the FBI and as a healthcare executive at DaVita Kidney Care.. Joel is a graduate of the University of California Los Angeles and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History, and a Master of Business degree from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, with focuses on Finance, Accounting and Economics. He received his Juris Doctor, with concentrations in Employment and Securities Law, from Washington University in St Louis School of Law.. Although Joel lives in Washington, DC, he is a native Californian raised between Los Angeles and San Francisco. In his free time, he enjoys studying Greek and Roman philosophy and watching F-1 racing.

Joe has been representing both corporate and individual clients in civil litigation since he began practicing. Joe’s practice encompasses all phases of litigation, mediation and arbitration in both federal and state courts in the Mid-Atlantic region, and focuses on the defense of a variety of claims, including those arising in the areas of employment, construction, defamation, professional liability, contracts, premises liability, personal injury/liability, and insurance coverage matters.

Jessica Pillars is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation practice.  Her practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis in real estate and finance related litigation.  Ms. Pillars represents lenders and servicers (including national banking associations and HUD- and Fannie Mae-approved lenders) in workouts and bankruptcy, as well as lender liability disputes, construction disputes and creditors’ rights issues.  Ms. Pillars also represents real estate developers and contractors in complex contract disputes.  Additionally, Ms. Pillars handles employment law issues, including risk management and working to resolve employment disputes prior to litigation.. Ms. Pillars graduated from American University, where she participated in a legal trial clinic as a student attorney representing clients in the District of Columbia Superior Court.  She also worked as a law clerk at Krooth & Altman LLP, where she researched issues and drafted legal memoranda involving interpretation of administrative laws and regulations, lender liability issues, and contract disputes.. Ms. Pillars graduated from American University, where she participated in a legal trial clinic as a student attorney representing clients in the District of Columbia Superior Court. She also worked as a law clerk at Krooth & Altman LLP, where she researched issues and drafted legal memoranda involving interpretation of administrative laws and regulations, lender liability issues, and contract disputes.

Jessica is a Washington, D.C. native committed to serving her community through her legal practice and philanthropy. At Ornsby Dozier LLP, Jessica advises clients in a variety of matters, and strives to accomplish her clients’ goals through proactive and creative problem-solving. Jessica prides herself on being a responsive and effective advocate for each of her clients.. Jessica has previously worked as a tax associate at a large law firm based in Washington, D.C., where she litigated complex tax matters and advised large companies on the tax implications of various transactions. Jessica also litigated family law matters on a pro bono basis at her prior firm which is what sparked her interest in practicing family law. Jessica also represents clients in landlord-tenant, civil rights, business and tax matters.. In addition to her legal practice, Jessica serves as a tenant advocate for Rockville City Council’s Landlord Tenant Commission. Jessica also participates in various pro bono clinics, and is an active member at her church in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Jessica is a worship leader at two churches within the Metropolitan area, and co-chair of a young adult bible study group. When she’s not interfacing with clients or volunteering, Jessica spends as much time as she can with her family, exploring locally, and traveling.

JENNIFER DAVIDSON is an associate at Outten & Golden LLP in Washington, D.C. where she is a member of the Class Action and Individual Practice Groups. Prior to joining the firm in 2021, Ms. Davidson was a fellow at Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll LLP, where she worked on a wide range of class action litigations, including employment discrimination, harassment, and wage and hour cases. She also clerked for the Honorable Gregg Costa on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Honorable Wendy Beetlestone on the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Ms. Davidson received her A.B., summa cum laude, from Dartmouth College, and her J.D., Order of the Coif, from the University of Virginia, where she was a Hardy Cross Dillard Scholar. During law school, Ms. Davidson participated in UVA’s Housing Clinic and Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, was a Law and Public Service Fellow, and served as Articles Development Editor for the Virginia Law Review. Additionally, Ms. Davidson was a summer associate at Altshuler Berzon LLP, where she worked on union, employment, and civil rights cases.

Jennifer concentrates her practice in the areas of estate planning and administration, with a special emphasis on minimizing estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. Jennifer is skilled at the creation and implementation of various estate planning strategies to achieve her clients’ financial goals. Such strategies range from the drafting of basic wills and revocable trusts to the formation and funding of insurance trusts, qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts and charitable trusts.. Jennifer’s sense of humor and genuine personality make the estate planning process enjoyable, and her careful and practical approach to the practice of law ensure that her clients receive the best plan for their circumstances. Additionally, Jennifer has years of experience drafting the necessary corporate documents to assist family-owned businesses with the creation and execution of succession planning strategies.

Jeffrey Karp started his environmental career in 1987 at the U.S. Department of Justice in the Environmental Enforcement Section, following 10 years of service at the Federal Trade Commission. Both at DOJ and for the past 22 years in private practice, Jeff has served as a litigator handling cases involving all environmental media under a variety of federal and state laws. For example, Jeff is currently defending a chemical manufacturer against the Environmental Protection Agency’s (U.S. EPA) clean-up and cost recovery claims involving a contaminated watershed and surrounding property. In that matter, he successfully negotiated the performance of an interim remedy that reduced the expected site clean-up costs by an estimated $30 million. Moreover, Jeff negotiated a substantially reduced settlement payment by an auto parts manufacturer to resolve cost recovery litigation with U.S. EPA and private entities by demonstrating that the remedy selected and constructed by the agency was based on a faulty conceptual site model.. Jeff also has successfully enforced environmental indemnity provisions in transactional agreements, and secured favorable settlements resulting in payments to clients and performance of remedial measures by counterparties totaling millions of dollars. Moreover, he has substantial experience assisting clients in addressing the legal, contractual, and regulatory issues in conducting large-scale infrastructure development projects, including solar thermal and photovoltaic, and landfill gas-to-energy projects.. In 2007, Jeff moved to Sullivan & Worcester, where he co-founded the firm’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources practice group. Under Jeff's leadership, the practice group's areas of coverage have expanded to include Water Resource and Conservation, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Climate-Related Business and Technology, Pesticides Law, and Energy, Infrastructure & Finance.. Jeff also plays an integral role in Sullivan & Worcester's joint venture with an Israeli law firm, Zysman Aharoni and Gayer. Known as ZAG/S&W, this . joint venture is a one-of-a-kind law firm with offices in Tel Aviv, Washington, D.C., New York City, and Boston. Jeff serves as leader of ZAG/S&W's Environment, Energy and Natural Resource practice. In his work with ZAG/S&W, Jeff advises companies seeking to participate in water, renewable energy, and clean technology transactions and projects worldwide, with an emphasis on assisting Israeli companies seeking to commercialize their products, services, and technologies. For example, Jeff is presently providing advice on corporate, regulatory, and transactional issues to an international energy company considering engaging in a joint venture with an Israeli company to place a utility-scale solar thermal plant in the Negev Desert.

Jeffrey Kaliel earned his law degree from Yale Law School in 2005. Mr. Kaliel graduated from Amherst College summa cum laude in 2000 with a degree in Political Science. He spent one year studying Philosophy at Robinson College, Cambridge University, England.. After law school, Mr. Kaliel joined the Honors Program at the Department of Homeland Security, where he worked on some of the Department’s most important appellate litigation, helped to draft and implement regulations for new programs, and worked with the private sector on infrastructure protection programs. Mr. Kaliel also helped investigate the DHS response to Hurricane Katrina in preparation for a Congressional inquiry. In addition, Mr. Kaliel served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of California, prosecuting drug and border crimes and gaining valuable courtroom experience.. In 2008, Mr. Kaliel worked in Namibia with Lawyers Without Borders on the observation of a 400-defendant treason trial arising from a 1998 armed rebellion.. Mr. Kaliel is a former Staff Sergeant in the Army Reserve and a veteran of the second Iraq war, having served in Iraq in 2003. His publications include contributions to Homeland Security Today and American Bar Association’s Homeland Security Handbook.. Mr. Kaliel is admitted to practice in California and Washington, D.C.

Jeff Karlin is a principal at Gray Plant Mooty and member of the Franchise & Distribution and Business & General Litigation practice groups. Prior to entering private practice, he served for nine years as a trial attorney for the Torts Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice.  Jeff has litigated a wide variety of commercial cases in the franchise context involving issues of financial fraud, underreporting of sales, wrongful discharge, conversion, and market withdrawal. He has also defended a number of tort and product liability actions involving hot beverage spills, premises liability, wrongful death, invasion of privacy, and defamation.   He was selected as the overall winner of 2013’s Lexology Client Choice Award in the Franchising category for the United States as well as the exclusive winner for Franchising in the District of Columbia.. Representative Cases. Published opinions include:. ·    Progressive Foods, LLC v., Dunkin’ Donuts, Inc., 2012 WL 3241696 (6th Cir. Aug. 9, 2012), cert. denied, 2013 WL 598542, 81 USLW 3370 (Feb. 19, 2013).. ·    H & R Block Tax Servs. LLC v. Franklin, 691 F.3d 941 (8th Cir. 2012).. ·    Dunkin' Donuts Franchised Restaurants, LLC v. Agawam Donuts, Inc., 2008 WL 619399 (D. Mass. 2008). ·     Moghaddam v. Dunkin' Donuts, Inc., 332 F. 44 (D. Mass 2004). ·    Baskin-Robbins, Inc., v. Taj California, Inc., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19943 and 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19946 (D.C. Cal. 2003). ·    Brock v. Baskin-Robbins, USA Co., 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 3840 (E.D. Tex. 2003), aff’d 155 . 792 (2005). ·    Wu v. Dunkin’ Donuts, 2001 U.S. LEXIS 2544 (2nd Cir. 2001). ·    Doe v. United States, 83 F. Supp. 2d 833 (S.D. Tex. 2000). ·    Kaplan v. United States, 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 26209 (9th Cir. 1998). ·    Schneider v. United States, 1993 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20139 (D. Minn. 1993). ·    Fahl v. United States Dep’t of the Interior, 792 F. Supp. 80 (D. Ariz. 1992). Education:. Washington College of Law at American University, J.D., 1989. University of Maryland, M.A., 1986. University of California, Santa Barbara, cum laude, 1984. Bar Admissions:. District of Columbia. California. U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. U.S. District Court, District of Columbia. U.S. District Court, Central District of California. U.S. District Court, District of Colorado. U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Jeff Ifrah's legal skills and record of success have earned him international recognition as a white-collar criminal defense lawyer and litigator. He is an advocate keenly focused on delivering results for his clients - on understanding the problems they face and developing innovative strategies to resolve them.. Ifrah Law’s practice areas include e-commerce, online data privacy laws, igaming defense, internet advertising and marketing defense, online piracy defense, financial services defense, government contractor defense, & healthcare company defense.

Jeannine Gomez joined Wilkes Legal, LLC in 2021 to help launch its family law practice.. Jeannine has dedicated her career to honing a unique grasp of individual, interpersonal, cultural, and family dynamics that drive conflict in family law cases. What motivates Jeannine is helping her clients solve their family law problems in uniquely cost-effective and less stressful ways. Jeannine prides herself on using her fluency in Spanish and French to listen closely to her clients’ goals and to litigate with agency, strategy, and honesty.. Jeannine practiced as a staff and then senior staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of D.C. in their Domestic Violence and Family Law Unit for over eight years (from 2011 – 2019) where she represented or advised over a thousand clients in civil protection order, custody, child support, and related family law matters. Jeannine has handled complex civil protection order cases often involving related criminal matters. She has also handled complex custody cases involving physical and sexual child abuse, expert witnesses, guardians ad litem, and child witnesses. While the majority of her experience is in family law litigation, she has also successfully defended two clients in civil protection order and custody cases, respectively, in the D.C. Court of Appeals.. At Ayuda, from 2009 to 2011, at Legal Aid from 2018 to 2019, and at KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) from 2020 to 2021, Jeannine has also represented and advised clients in asylum, special immigrant juvenile, VAWA, U-visa, and adjustment of status cases.. Immediately after law school, from 2007 to 2009, Jeannine served as a law clerk in the Family Court of the District of Columbia Superior Court for Judge J. Michael Ryan, on the domestic relations and juvenile calendars, and for Magistrate Judges Mary Grace Rook and Janet Albert, on abuse and neglect calendars.. Jeannine received her J.D. in 2007, magna cum laude, from the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), David A. Clarke School of Law, previously the Antioch School of Law. In law school, she served as Senior Editor of the UDC Law Review and received two merit scholarships, including a Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholarship. Upon graduation, Jeannine was recognized with the Dean’s Fellow Award (top 10% of graduating class) and a Clinical Legal Education Association Outstanding Student Award.. Jeannine is fluent in Spanish and French and is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Jay P Mykytiuk is an experienced trial attorney who primarily represents defendants charged with criminal and traffic offenses in state and federal courts in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. He was trained in criminal trial defense at the Arlington County Public Defender’s Office, where he handled hundreds of criminal and traffic misdemeanors and felonies from reckless driving to attempted murder. He wrote several criminal appeals and successfully overturned a multi-count embezzlement conviction.. After leaving the Public Defender’s Office, Jay joined the law firm of Regan Associates, Chartered, where he continued to practice criminal defense along with family law and immigration.. Jay is a graduate of Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles, California, where he was Chair of the Moot Court Program and a member of the school’s law journal. His published article regarding the US and Canadian responses to the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been quoted extensively. During law school, Jay clerked with The Cochran Firm and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.. Jay Mykytiuk is a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel for both the D.C. Superior Court and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He continues to represent clients in Northern Virginia and the District of Columbia in criminal, immigration, and family law matters.

Jason Zuckerman represents employees in a wide variety of workplace-related disputes, including whistleblower retaliation, harassment, qui tam, wrongful discharge, discrimination, non-compete, and other employment-related claims.  His broad experience includes practicing employment law at a national law firm, serving as a Principal at The Employment Law Group, and serving as Senior Legal Advisor to the Special Counsel at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the federal agency charged with protecting whistleblowers in the federal government. In 2012, the Secretary of Labor appointed Zuckerman to serve on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the Secretary of Labor to improve OSHA’s administration of federal whistleblower protections.. Zuckerman is rated 10 out of 10 by Avvo, based largely on client reviews, and rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell based on peer reviews.  He was recognized by Washingtonian magazine as a “Top Whistleblower Lawyer” in 2007 and 2009, selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America® in the category of employment law (2011-2014), and selected by his peers to be listed in SuperLawyers (2012 and 2015) in the category of labor and employment law. He has lectured extensively on whistleblower law and employment law, especially on Dodd-Frank, Sarbanes-Oxley and False Claims Act actions, and has written several articles on whistleblower protections. Zuckerman co-authored a chapter on litigating whistleblower cases for Whistleblowing: The Law of Retaliatory Discharge, drafted a chapter on the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act for the D.C. Practice Manual, and is a contributing author of International Handbook on Whistleblowing Research. For nearly a decade, Zuckerman has been a contributing author to an annual update on the whistleblower protection provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act published by the ABA Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee. Zuckerman’s articles have been cited in various treatises and in a federal court opinion on the scope of Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protection. Zuckerman has trained administrative law judges, agency EEO directors, senior OIG officials and delegations from more than 30 countries on federal whistleblower protections.. In addition to shaping whistleblower protection law through successful outcomes for clients, Zuckerman has worked with whistleblower advocates to draft and lobby for passage of whistleblower protection laws, and advocate for more effective and vigorous enforcement of whistleblower protection laws. Zuckerman drafted portions of the 2009 amendments to the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act, which is now the strongest public sector whistleblower protection statute at the state level, and testified at a hearing about those amendments. Zuckerman’s recommendations for improving OSHA’s Whistleblower Protection Program are cited in Congressional hearing testimony and a top-to-bottom review of the program, and comments that he co-authored are cited in final regulations implementing the whistleblower protection provisions of the Energy Reorganization Act and six environmental statutes. He also led a coalition of whistleblower advocates in meetings with the SEC Chairman, two other Commissioners and senior SEC staff to offer the whistleblower perspective on proposed regulations implementing the whistleblower reward provision of the Dodd-Frank Act. Zuckerman has drafted amicus curiae briefs in leading whistleblower retaliation cases, including Powers v. Union Pacific Railroad, Johnson v. Siemens, Bonds v. Leavitt, and Welch v. Chao, and his advice on whistleblower protections is cited in Financial Statement Fraud: Prevention and Detection and Nonprofit Financial Management: A Practical Guide.. Zuckerman serves as Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Subcommittee of the ABA Labor and Employment Section’s Employee Rights and Responsibilities Committee and served as Co-Chair of the National Employment Lawyers Association’s Whistleblower Committee, Co-Chair of the Sarbanes-Oxley Subcommittee of the ABA Labor and Employment Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee, Co-Chair of the Whistleblower Committee of the District of Columbia Bar’s Labor and Employment Section, and member of Law 360’s Employment Editorial Advisory Board.. Zuckerman graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude from Georgetown University and received his law degree from the University of Virginia, where he served as Articles Editor of the Virginia Journal of Law and Technology. In law school, he received the University of Virginia School of Law’s Pro Bono Award for his advocacy on behalf of prison inmates and mentally disabled individuals and helped establish a successful pro bono program that encourages students to volunteer a minimum of 150 hours of pro bono service during law school.

Jason Reichlyn is a member of Dentons' Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice and Dentons' Insurance sector. Jason concentrates his practice on insurance coverage and bad faith litigation in both state and federal courts nationwide. In particular, Jason advises domestic and international clients on pre-suit claim investigations, alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, and declaratory judgment actions when litigation is necessary. His litigation experience also includes significant motions practice through trial and appeal. A graduate of Tulane University Law School, Jason was both managing editor and symposium editor of the Tulane Journal of International and Comparative Law, during which he organized and moderated a law symposium in 2011. While in law school, Jason was a tax law research assistant, volunteered more than 50 pro bono hours through the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, and interned with Barclays Capital PLC in London, England, where he focused on structured finance and financial services regulation.

Jason Rathod litigates class actions across the firm’s areas of practice, including consumer protection, worker rights, and civil rights. He has been the primary author of motions and briefs in support of class certification, which have been granted, leading to Mr. Rathod’s appointment as class counsel.. Mr. Rathod graduated from Grinnell College in 2006 (B.A. with honors in Political Science and Religious Studies). After college, he traveled to Fiji, Mauritius, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, Guyana, and Suriname on a Watson Fellowship, studying the Indian Diaspora. He attended law school at the Duke University School of Law in 2010, where he was an Articles Editor of the Duke Law Journal. In law school, he also worked for the Self-Employed Women’s Association in Ahmedabad, India on behalf of street vendors seeking an injunction against the city government for unlawful harassment and evictions.. Mr. Rathod is the author of several published works, including a law review note on racial discrimination in the federal security clearance process, and law review articles on the Voting Rights Act and aggregate litigation in poor countries. He also has as a forthcoming, co-authored work on public and private enforcement in the United State and Europe. He is admitted to practice in Illinois and Washington D.C.