Top best L Lawyers in Washington | 7714 available

Laurie A. Amell, R.N., J.D. has successfully represented clients, both in trial and settlement proceedings, achieving record- setting recoveries. She has obtained dozens of six and seven figure verdicts and settlements in medical negligence, catastrophic injury, and wrongful death cases for over 20 years. She obtained an eight figure verdict in a brain injury personal injury case in D.C. Federal Court in December 2002. Ms. Amell blends her background as a registered nurse with substantial critical care experience with her relentless advocacy in the courtroom for those who have suffered devastating medical injuries in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area.. Ms. Amell has specialized in complex medical malpractice, personal injury, and wrongful death litigation for 20 years. In addition to being a Past President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (TLA-DC) in 2009-2010, she was the 2007 recipient of their Trial Lawyer of the Year award. She has been named one of Washington's "Super Lawyers" and is listed in "Best Lawyers in America" for both medical malpractice law and personal injury litigation. She has been consistently listed as one of the top lawyers in D.C. by Washingtonian Magazine. In 2007 Ms. Amell was featured in Fortune Magazine as a premiere lawyer and in Washingtonian Magazine in their Women in Business section.  A graduate of Georgetown University School of Nursing, Ms. Amell worked as a staff nurse on the Cardiac-Surgical Special Care Unit at Georgetown University Hospital from 1986-1988 before pursuing a career in the law. She continued to work as a critical care nurse until 1989, while attending her first year in law school, and rotated between the medical, surgical, cardiac, pediatric, and neurological intensive care units at Georgetown University Hospital.

Laurence L. Socci is a Washington, DC litigation attorney who fights for his clients in every level of their case. Attorney Socci has extensive trial experience. Throughout his career, he has handled criminal defense cases, including first degree murder cases, drug cases, and gun cases as well as misdemeanor cases; civil actions, including personal injury and medical malpractice cases; divorce and custody cases, where he only represents men; landlord/tenant cases; representing both landlords and tenants; and civil rights cases, where he fought for his clients against the District of Columbia and the federal government.. Laurence L. Socci is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Court of Federal Claims and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.

Lauren Fraid is an international trade and litigation attorney whose practice focuses on antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings and appeals, export controls, sanctions, and related regulatory and compliance matters. Ms. Fraid joined The Bristol Group after receiving her Master of Laws (LL.M.), with distinction, from Georgetown University Law Center.

Lauren A. Khouri is an associate attorney withCorreia & Puth, PLLC, dedicating her practice to the civil rights of employees in the workplace. Ms. Khouri represents clients in all aspects of the firm’s litigation practice, including sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, disability discrimination, and retaliation claims under Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in education. Her work also includes fighting pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, and additional types of discrimination and retaliation prohibited by state and federal civil rights statutes.. Prior to joining Correia & Puth, Ms. Khouri served as a fellow at the National Women’s Law Center, where she advocated for women’s economic security and equality in education and employment. She worked to protect the rights of pregnant and parenting students and employees, and to increase protections against discrimination in the workplace and schools through administrative actions and legislative advocacy.. Khouri earned her law degree from American University Washington College of Law (WCL). During law school, she served as a student attorney in the General Practice Clinic where she litigated family law cases in Montgomery County, Maryland. She interned at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Ohio and the U.S. Department of Justice, where she assisted on civil and criminal litigation. She also worked with D.C. Public Schools in the General Counsel’s Office, aiding the District in compliance with Title IX and other federal and local laws. Ms. Khouri spent time at the National Partnership for Women & Families developing state and federal workplace fairness policies and at the White House Domestic Policy Counsel supporting cities’ efforts to provide comprehensive, place-based social service delivery.. Ms. Khouri was the Senior Content Editor for American University Labor & Employment Law Forum, a member of WCL Moot Court Honor Society, and the WCL representative to the American Bar Association. She is a recipient of the American University Dean’s Award for Professional Responsibility and the Pro Bono Exceptional Service Honors Award.. Prior to law school, Ms. Khouri completed a year-long fellowship with the Coro Fellows Program in Public Affairs, a social justice leadership development initiative. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Criminal Justice from Saint Louis University.. Active in her community, Ms. Khouri is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. She serves on the board of directors of Teaching for Change, which supports educators working to advance social change through classroom instruction. She is an intake volunteer with the D.C. Employment Justice Center Worker’s Rights Clinic, a walk-in advice clinic for low-wage workers experiencing workplace challenges. Ms. Khouri also works with Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation on ways to highlight local government’s community engagement and empowerment efforts.. She is admitted to practice law in New York and is permitted to practice law in the District of Columbia—pursuant to Rule 49(c)(8)—while under the supervision of the firm’s licensed partners.

Laura L. Dunn, Esq. is a nationally recognized victim-turned-victims’ rights attorney whose work has been featured by HBO Vice, National Law Journal, Rolling Stone Magazine, PEOPLE Magazine, MSNBC, Al Jazeera America, and TIME Magazine, among many others.

Kobie is, first and foremost, a trial lawyer, with over 15 years of courtroom experience. He specializes in representing individuals and businesses in complex criminal and civil matters. His first-chair trial experience in building cases for the government as a federal prosecutor and in fighting the government’s efforts as an assistant federal public defender (AFPD) provides him with an uncommon insight into trial practice. In both roles, Kobie was trained in and maintained the highest standards of trial advocacy. He brings that tradition of excellence to the private practice of law.. As a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program, Kobie was a civil rights prosecutor at the United States Department of Justice for over four years. There, he conducted complex grand jury investigations involving fraud, false statements, obstruction of justice, and perjury charges as aspects of enforcing federal criminal civil rights statutes. While at the Department, he specialized in the prosecution of police brutality cases. Kobie was one of the prosecutors who successfully tried the largest case against federal correctional officers in the history of the Civil Rights Division. For that effort, he earned the Civil Rights Division’s Special Commendation for Outstanding Service. Kobie never lost a case as a federal civil rights prosecutor.. After his tenure as a federal civil rights prosecutor, Kobie sought out the challenge of defending against federal prosecutions as an AFPD in Baltimore. As an AFPD, Kobie successfully represented clients charged with federal felonies, including fraud, false statements, obstruction of justice, bribery, tax, and perjury charges. Kobie won two-thirds of the cases he defended at trial. When trial was not in the client’s best interest, Kobie navigated through the demands of the government and obtained numerous favorable, pre-verdict outcomes for his clients, including dismissals of cases.. Following his government service, Kobie entered private practice and focused on complex commercial litigation. As a lawyer at a large international law firm, he assisted corporate clients with investigations involving the False Claims Act, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and federal securities laws. He also handled mass toxic tort litigation at a leading plaintiff’s firm.. Kobie has litigated cases in federal and state courts throughout the United States and internationally in the military commissions in Guantanamo Bay as a criminal defense lawyer.. Kobie has taught the art and science of trial lawyering all over the United States, including at the National Criminal Defense College, the Bronx Defenders, and Harvard Law School.

Known for his deft touch in high-stakes negotiations, Adam Carter frequently helps executives to reach favorable agreements with their companies at pivotal career moments such as hiring, promotion, and separation.. He is also a seasoned courtroom advocate who has won numerous cases at trial and on appeal. He represents clients who bring claims against their employers for wrongful termination, retaliation, and discrimination of all sorts.. Mr. Carter has strong experience representing service members and veterans who face bias in the workplace, including at defense contractors and government agencies. He has written and spoken about the rights of employees under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), a federal statute that forbids employers from discriminating against workers based on their military service.. He is also devoted to helping employees at higher educational institutions, including college professors and administrators who stand up to discrimination on campus.. Among his notable outcomes for clients:. Just as important as such victories, however, are the many settlements Mr. Carter has negotiated without courtroom conflict. At The Employment Law Group® law firm, Mr. Carter teaches the intricacies of negotiation to new and upcoming attorneys. While he’s always prepared for litigation, a satisfactory resolution is his true goal.. “I see myself as a problem solver,” he says. “I like to help good people get through bad situations — and since there’s not much I haven’t seen by now, I often can identify the fastest route to the best result.”. Clients working with Mr. Carter can expect a nimble attorney who shows everyone the care and attention they deserve. While no lawyer can guarantee a result, he readily commits to dedication, open communication, and a brisk work pace.. “I bring my A game all the time,” he says. “I bring it in service of every matter — large, small, and in-between. What matters to me is a happy client.”. Multiple publications and rating organizations have recognized Mr. Carter for his work, including Northern Virginia magazine and Lawdragon. For the past eight years, The Best Lawyers in America has honored him for his prowess in three areas of law: employment law, litigation, and qui tam law. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for 13 years running and named multiple times on its “Top 100” list for all D.C. lawyers — not just employment specialists. In 2021, Mr. Carter was ranked by Chambers, a prestigious global legal directory. In 2023, Mr. Carter was nominated by his colleagues to become a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.. Mr. Carter received his law degree in 1991 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as editor-in-chief of the American Criminal Law Review. He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Oliver Gasch of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, then spent several years defending individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal cases.. A founding attorney at TELG, Mr. Carter has since dedicated most of his career to employment law. His white-collar defense experience gives him insight into the tactics of opposing counsel in whistleblower actions under the False Claims Act, among other laws.. Mr. Carter is known for his sharp command of detail, first honed as a defender in criminal cases where small facts can make or break a case. He now represents clients in a wide range of venues, from federal courts to state courts to arbitration to informal Zoom negotiations.. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, and in many federal courts around the nation — including the U.S. Supreme Court.. Mr. Carter is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. He is an active participant in two social clubs for attorneys: the Barristers, for which he serves as treasurer, and the Counsellors, for which he served as president from 2018 to 2019.. Beyond professional associations, Mr. Carter spends much of his free time in service to his community. He is currently the treasurer of Friends of Stead Park, an organization dedicated to redeveloping a local park for children in D.C. He is also an active member of the Order of Malta, a Catholic organization through which he has helped to plan 15 pilgrimages to Lourdes for ill people and their companions.. Since the start of the pandemic, Mr. Carter has revisited many of his childhood hobbies, including gardening and sports — especially racquet sports. Cooking and baking are another interest, inspired in part by his mother and one of his sisters, both of whom have formal culinary training.. As an avid socializer and connoisseur of minutiae, he really missed trivia nights during the lockdown.

Kimberly Taylor Logan is a native Washingtonian.  She received her BA degree in Economics from the University of the District of Columbia, graduating cum laude.  She continued her education at the University of Bridgeport School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree in 1991.  She founded her law practice in 1997.  Initially her practice mainly focused on Foreclosure Prevention and Debt Relief. Kimberly Taylor Logan has helped hundreds of individuals in the District of Columbia and Maryland save their homes and eliminate their debt.. Attorney Taylor Logan has expanded her practice to include Estate Planning which includes, Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorneys, Probate and Guardianships.. Kimberly Taylor Logan is a mother of six.  She is very active in her community, having served as president of the DC Speed Track and Field Club, assisted in several Girl Scout Troop events, and she is active in her children's schools. She is also an active member of Evangel Cathedral where she is an Early Childhood Education Teacher.. Attorney Kimberly Taylor Logan is experienced, informative, compassionate and committed to making a positive impact in her community.

Khan Johnson LLP is an independent law firm, whose experienced attorneys provide real-world legal solutions to real-world challenges.. We continually win for our clients by producing first-rate legal work and aggressively pursuing our clients' interests.. The firm's practice covers a wide range of services for both, business and individuals. Khan Johnson LLP has experience in political/election law, litigation, corporate transactions, real estate, employment law, civil rights, immigration, family law matters, policy/legislative research, and more.

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 L. Marcus is President and General Counsel of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law and author of The Definition of Anti-Semitism (Oxford University Press: 2015) and Jewish Identity and Civil Rights in America (Cambridge University Press: 2010).  Marcus founded the Brandeis Center in 2011 to combat the resurgence of anti-Semitism in American higher education.  The following year, Marcus was named to the Forward 50, the Jewish Daily Forward’s listing of the “American Jews who made the most significant impact on the news in the past year.” The Forward described its 50 honorees as “the new faces of Jewish power,” predicting that “if Marcus has any say in it, we may witness a new era of Jewish advocacy.”  During his public service career, Marcus served as Staff Director at the United States Commission on Civil Rights and was delegated the authority of Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights and Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity.  Shortly before his departure from the Civil Rights Commission, the Wall Street Journal observed that “the Commission has rarely been better managed,” and that it “deserves a medal for good governance.”  Marcus also serves as Associate Editor of the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism.  Marcus previously held the Lillie and Nathan Ackerman Chair in Equality and Justice in America at the City University of New York’s Bernard M. Baruch College School of Public Affairs (2008-2011).  Before entering public service, Mr. Marcus was a litigation partner in two major law firms, where he conducted complex commercial and constitutional litigation. He has published widely in academic journals as well as in more popular venues such as The Jerusalem Post, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, and The Christian Science Monitor.  Mr. Marcus is a graduate of Williams College, magna cum laude, and the University of California at Berkeley School of Law.

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.

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.

Katherine Kimpel has dedicated her career to helping individuals realize the justice that our laws promise.  She serves as Lead Counsel in numerous class action and individual matters enforcing federal and state anti-discrimination and wage and hour laws. Ms. Kimpel also negotiates exit packages and transitional plans on behalf of professionals at the highest levels in their fields, including Senior HR executives, COOs, General Counsel and attorneys.

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 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.