Top Lawsuits & Disputes Lawyers in Washington | 13 available

Trial lawyer Patrice A. Sulton is the Principal of Sulton Law Offices, PLLC, in Washington, DC. An experienced and passionate advocate, Patrice specializes in securing favorable outcomes for her clients in the areas of Criminal Defense and Civil Litigation. Patrice regularly testifies before the City Council on legislation, particularly provisions of the criminal code, and she is highly sought-after as a legal expert and commentator on social justice issues. She teaches Trial Advocacy at GW Law. SuperLawyers, the National Bar, and the Legal Times have recognized her as a Rising Star in the District of Columbia.. Patrice holds a Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin – Madison and a Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School. In 2008, GW Law awarded her the Justice Thurgood Marshall Award for her commitment to civil rights, the John F. Evans Award for outstanding advocacy in her criminal defense clinic, and the pro bono award for her service to the community.. Prior to beginning her practice, Patrice worked for the NAACP, the Washington Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.  She also completed a year-long clerkship with the Honorable Sheila A. Venable, the Presiding Criminal Judge in Hudson County, New Jersey.. To learn more, please visit .

Scott Godes is an experienced trial lawyer who litigates complex insurance coverage disputes. He helps corporate policyholders recover insurance when their claims have been denied by their insurance companies. Mr. Godes received a decisive victory as lead counsel in a four-month asbestos-related insurance coverage class action trial that found insurance coverage was available for ~20,000 pending asbestos claims. Mr. Godes has helped clients recover over $800 million in insurance proceeds.. Mr.Godes has represented a variety of clients seeking to obtain insurancecoverage from their insurance companies.  Mr. Godes' coverage experience ranges from directors and officers (D&O) insurance questions to the scope of manuscript technology liability policies through long tail liability claims (such as asbestos and PCBs) under standard form CGL policies. He received a decisive victoryas lead counsel in a landmark four-month asbestos-related insurancecoverage class action trial. In that case, the policyholder’s insurancecompanies asserted that they had paid out their aggregate limits forall of the policyholder’s asbestos-related claims, and therefore, owedno additional coverage. The Supreme Court of New York disagreed withthe insurance companies, ruling decisively against the primary and“wrap up” insurers, finding that there was premises/operations(“non-products”) coverage for the claims under the policies. That casewas the first asbestos non-products coverage case resolved favorablyagainst the insurers after a full trial on the merits. The case alsofavorably resolved a number of other critical issues, including notice,number of occurrences, and the statute of limitations. Mr. Godes also has represented policyholders in declaratory judgmentinsurance coverage actions, insurance-related bankruptcies andadversary actions, insurer rehabilitation actions, and commercialarbitrations. He has litigated and advised clients regarding insurancecoverage for computer data, hardware, and software claims; mass tortliabilities; potential director and officer claims; asbestos claims;environmental property damage; flood claims; and class actions. He alsohas been instrumental in claims that have settled for more than $800 million in insurancecoverage. In addition to his insurance coverage experience, Mr. Godes haslitigated complex commercial and government contract disputes andbusiness-related torts. He has represented clients before state andfederal courts, in administrative proceedings, and in commercialarbitrations.

Retired from active practice of law now providing only business consultation.  Top "AV" Martindale-Hubbell rating. Areas of experience include employment, small business, and hospitality industry litigation and general business issues.  Previously admitted in all federal and state courts in the District of Columbia and Maryland, including United States Tax Court and Supreme Court of the United States.  Elected District of Columbia Neighborhood Commissioner 6B03 (2014-2018).  Board of Directors:  Capitol Hill Community Foundation.  Board of Trustees:  Capitol Hill United Methodist Church.  Past Chair: D.C. Commission on Human Rights. Past Board memberships:  Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals;  Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Washington Legal Counsel for the Elderly.  Former Adjunct Professor:  American University Washington College of Law.

CASE RESULTS DEPEND UPON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE; CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE.. Mr. Clinton is a well-rounded attorney with experience in a broad range of legal fields.  He is an experienced litigator, an entrepreneur and has served as an in-house general counsel.. As a litigator, his approach is to prepare each case as if it will go to trial.  Ironically, being genuinely willing and able to take a case to trial often leads to more favorable settlements.  Mr. Clinton has successfully represented clients in disputes all over the United States.. As an advisor, Mr. Clinton’s experience as an entrepreneur and general counsel helps him understand his client’s needs from their perspective, while his litigation background allows him to better anticipate what could go wrong with any deal.. If you have a legal problem or need advice, contact Mr. Clinton today.

Attorney Christopher Hoge focuses on civil litigation in the District of Columbia and Maryland local and federal courts, and has developed expertise in the areas of legal malpractice and controversies between lawyers and clients, including fee disputes. Chris graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BA 1970) and the American University Law School (JD 1974), and served as law clerk to Judge Revercomb of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He has been in practice since 1975, handling a wide variety of civil and criminal cases, a number of which have been highly publicized and established important legal precedents. He has served as President of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia (1998 – 1999) and the George Washington American Inn of Court (1996 – 1997), and as Chair of the District of Columbia Bar Practice Management Service Committee (2007-2008), as well as holding several other honorary positions. He has lectured frequently at District of Columbia Bar continuing legal education programs and been involved in judicial training programs. Mr. Hoge has the highest possible rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, and has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” and a Top Attorney in the Washington, D.C. area by the Washington Post. He has been profiled in Lawyer’s Weekly – a national legal periodical – for his work in the area of legal malpractice.

After graduating at the top of my class from Penn State, I attended Yale Law School. I was then selected from among other Yale Law graduates for a Liman Fellowship, which funded my work in the Supreme Court and Appellate Program at the MacArthur Justice Center. I left MacArthur in 2023 to found Bernicker Law.. In my transactional and advisory practice, I have assisted startups, small businesses, and nonprofits with a range of matters, including incorporation, mergers & acquisitions, trademark clearance & registration, and data privacy. I have also advised individuals, including professional athletes in the United States and England, on immigration, estate planning, and tax matters.. As a litigator, I have tried criminal cases, represented tort and housing discrimination plaintiffs, and handled civil and criminal appeals in state and federal courts across the country.. I am licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia and to represent people before federal agencies, the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and Sixth Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. I am also qualified to advise clients on English law.. In addition to practicing law, I run a startup that is creating a collaborative legal writing platform for lawyers. I previously developed custom software tools for other legal services providers, including a tool that uses AI to summarize judicial opinions and another tool that partially automated the process of reviewing medical records in a high-profile class action lawsuit.