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Jonathan Nace is a partner at Nidel & Nace where his practice focuses on complex consumer protection. Mr. Nace has litigated cases through trial, and obtained numerous favorable outcomes for his injured clients. Mr. Nace has also authored successful briefs in the Maryland Courts of Appeals and argued in federal appellate courts.. His consumer protection focus is trifold.  First, Mr. Nace litigated matters related to the safety and efficacy of food and supplements.  Second, he has respresented clients that have been subject to deceptive practices by insurance companies, And third, Mr. Nace practices in the field of privacy law, representing those who have been subject to data breach, or have had their personal and sensitive material wrongfully disclosed.. Jonathan was born in Washington, D.C. In 2001 he graduated from Emory University with a degree in philosophy. He is a graduate of the Tulane University School of Law where he received a Juris Doctor, as well as a Certification in Sports Law. While at Tulane he was a  Managing Editor of the Sports Lawyers Journal.

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.

John Ryan is a registered patent attorney with more than 30 years of experience in handling matters involving litigation, due diligence, licensing, opinion work (e.g., infringement, validity, and freedom-to-operate opinions) portfolio management, and patent preparation and prosecution. He has worked in a wide variety of technical disciplines including chemistry, biotechnology, medical device, biologics, in-vitro diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, catalytic antibodies and antibody engineering, antibiotics, veterinary compounds, genetics, protein/proteomics, drug delivery, vaccines, health care, dental and aerospace adhesives, dental and surgical devices, automotive devices, telecommunication, and electronic devices and computers.. John previously served as vice president and chief patent counsel for an international diagnostic company.. John was also an adjunct professor at Albany Law School and taught courses on the licensing of intellectual property.

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.

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 is a senior associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where she focuses her practice on insurance coverage disputes, commercial litigation, and bad faith litigation. Jessica represents some of the world’s largest insurance companies in all aspects of coverage disputes, ranging from providing clients with coverage analyses to defending cases involving property damage, builder’s risk, business interruption, and bad faith claims in federal and state courts and administrative agencies throughout the country. Jessica has experience with all levels of litigation and dispute resolution, including discovery, depositions, motion practice, oral argument, appraisal, and mediation.. Prior to joining Zelle, Jessica was an associate at a law firm in Baltimore, Maryland from 2016-2020, where she focused on insurance coverage and defense, subrogation, and first- and third-party liability. Jessica also clerked for the Honorable Theresa M. Adams in the Circuit Court for Frederick County, Maryland.. In her spare time, Jessica enjoys running, hiking, and kayaking. Jessica is a certified P1-P3 Krav Maga instructor and is currently training for a marathon.

Jerry D. Spitz is a Senior Partner at Ashcraft & Gerel who has been with the firm for nearly 20 years. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has represented thousands of injured individuals and their loved ones in complex personal injury cases. Based in Ashcraft & Gerel’s Washington, D.C. office, Mr. Spitz is admitted to practice in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.Mr. Spitz is an incredibly passionate legal advocate for those injured due to the negligent or wrongful actions of another. He has earned a well-deserved reputation—both among his clients and his peers—for tireless and persuasive representation. In one notable case, Mr. Spitz successfully represented an athlete who was struck by an automobile while inline skating. In this instance, Mr. Spitz fought back against the defense’s claims that his client was not severely injured, ultimately winning a favorable settlement on her behalf.

Jennifer Davison is a family law attorney and partner at Tucker PLLC who provides guidance to clients and families in Washington, DC, and Maryland. She handles all types of family law, matters including, divorce, asset division, child support, custody, alimony, prenuptial agreements and postnuptial agreements.. In her practice, Jennifer is particularly adept at helping clients identify and prioritize their goals. “I love receiving emails from clients six months or a year later saying, ‘I just wanted to let you know that I’m doing great and thank you for helping me through a really hard time,’” she says. “I’m just one stop on a client’s journey. And if I can point them North for the next stage, that’s what I enjoy most.”. Whether it’s navigating the immediate challenges of divorce or planning for the future Jennifer works to ensure that every client’s path forward is clear and achievable. She brings a blend of empathy and a no-nonsense approach to her practice, ensuring that her clients feel both heard and realistically guided through their legal journeys.. An attentive listener, Jennifer gathers data and information before formulating a strategy for each case. This approach allows her to provide tailored solutions to her clients’ unique situations, with a focus on long-term resolutions that benefit everyone involved.. Jennifer’s expertise includes divorce litigation, negotiation, mediation and Collaborative Divorce, with an emphasis on seeking out-of-court resolutions whenever possible. She has proven highly successful in finding a way to assist both parties in coming to agreement in even the most contentious cases. This approach is part of her commitment to empowering her clients to understand and actively participate in formulating solutions.. In her practice, Jennifer has developed particular expertise in navigating the financial elements of a case, helping clients get clear on their needs, including daily living expenses, career planning, retirement security and college funding. Her pragmatic and level-headed manner guides clients through difficult conversations, focusing on helping them make the right decisions for the best outcomes. “A client can call me charged up emotionally, and usually, we can find our way through the conversation with concrete steps. My approach is not to create drama but to navigate it.”

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.

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.

Jarrett S. Taubman is counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Latham & Watkins, where he represents providers of telecommunications, media, Internet and other communications services (and their investors) before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), state public utilities commissions and various courts. Mr. Taubman assists clients in implementing strategies to facilitate the development of favorable regulatory policy, structuring transactions and securing required regulatory consents, and ensuring ongoing compliance with complex regulatory requirements. Much of his practice involves the navigation of the complex legal and policy issues raised by the advent of broadband services. Mr. Taubman also represents both communications and non-communications clients before the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), a multi-agency group with the statutory authority to review and block proposed US investments by non-US sources, and the Defense Security Service.

Jared Genser is Managing Director of Perseus Strategies, a law and consulting firm that focuses on human rights, humanitarian, and corporate social responsibility projects.  He is also founder of Freedom Now, a non-governmental organization that works to free prisoners of conscience worldwide.  Previously, Genser was a partner in the government affairs practice of DLA Piper LLP and a management consultant with McKinsey & Company.  He has taught semester-long seminars about the UN Security Council at Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Michigan and University of Pennsylvania law schools.  His pro bono clients have included former Czech Republic President Václav Havel and Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Aung San Suu Kyi, Liu Xiaobo, Desmond Tutu, and Elie Wiesel.  Genser holds a B.S. from Cornell University, an M.P.P. from Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he was an Alumni Public Service Fellow, and a J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School.  He is author of The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention: Commentary and Guide to Practice (Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming 2014).  In addition, he is co-editor of The UN Security Council in the Age of Human Rights (Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming 2014) and The Responsibility to Protect: The Promise of Stopping Mass Atrocities in Our Times (Oxford University Press, 2011).  Genser is a board member of Ennaid Therapeutics, an innovative biotechnology company which brings cures to incurable diseases.  He is the recipient of the American Bar Association’s International Human Rights Award, Liberty in North Korea’s Freedom Fighter Award, and the Charles Bronfman Prize.  He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Janel Quinn is a principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, where she represents whistleblowers who report fraud on the government in the hopes of halting schemes to cheat U.S. taxpayers.. Ms. Quinn seeks protection, vindication, and rewards for her whistleblower clients through various methods and statutes including: the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and its state equivalents; the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; the IRS whistleblower rewards program and the Taxpayer First Act; and the Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act of 1990.. She also pursues employment claims for clients who are fired or otherwise punished for raising concerns about fraud, wrongdoing, or misconduct in the workplace.. Since joining the firm in 2012, Ms. Quinn’s cases have exposed fraud against numerous federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.. Her notable victories for clients include:. After working on many qui tam cases, Ms. Quinn got the opportunity to take over and manage the day-to-day operations of TELG’s qui tam practice in 2018 and now oversees all whistleblower cases. As a result, she works on a large amount of cases simultaneously, but her meticulous nature and time management skills ensure that all cases are handled to meet high standards and all clients remain well informed.. “Whistleblowers do a lot of good work in trying to correct wrongs, and they deserve to be rewarded for their efforts,” Ms. Quinn says. “We want to help potential whistleblowers do what they feel will ultimately bring them peace. Although combatting fraud can be a lengthy, difficult process, for some, they sleep easier at night knowing they didn’t stand by and do nothing.”. Ms. Quinn’s whistleblower practice includes filing qui tam lawsuits in federal courts; submitting robust and actionable tips, complaints, and referrals (TCRs) to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; and filing Form 211 disclosures with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.. Ms. Quinn also works with government prosecutors during their investigations of clients’ allegations; supports the U.S. Department of Justice in its resolution of intervened qui tam matters; and, where necessary, litigates declined FCA matters in federal district courts. She is admitted to practice in Virginia, D.C., and various federal courts.. Because of her educational background, Ms. Quinn has a particular interest in cases involving healthcare fraud. She received a bachelor’s degree in dietetics with a minor in political communication from James Madison University. Originally, Ms. Quinn considered working in food security or nutrition policies, but after graduating, she moved to D.C. to live with her aunt, who ultimately encouraged her to pursue law school. Ms. Quinn graduated cum laude from the American University Washington College of Law.. Ms. Quinn is a member of the Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Section, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.. For three years in a row, Super Lawyers recognized Ms. Quinn 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. Quinn has also been recognized by Lawdragon 500, landing on its list of top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers across the country.. In her free time, Ms. Quinn spends a lot of time with her family in the DMV area, including the aunt who spurred her on to become a lawyer. She enjoys cooking, working out on her Peloton, and hanging out with her feisty cat, Ruthie, who is, of course, named after Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

Jamison Koehler has devoted his entire legal career to defending people charged with criminal and driving offenses.  He promises to provide quality legal representation at reasonable rates.  He also promises to be accessible to clients by phone cell at almost all hours of the day.. A long-time resident of the District of Columbia and Virginia, Mr. Koehler graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College and earned a Master's Degree from Georgetown University.  He received his law degree from Temple University where he served as an editor of the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review.  He also represented indigent criminal defendants at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.. Mr. Koehler is a member of the American Bar Association, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the Bar Association of the District of Columbia.  Mr. Koehler is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland.   His license is currently inactive in Pennsylvania.

James R. Sims III, Esq. – Biography and Vision. I have more than 30 years of experience (over 20 of them as a partner) practicing law at a large international law firm (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP), as well as working with numerous American Bar Association ("ABA") Section of Intellectual Property Law committees and divisions and the ABA's Forum on Franchising, focusing on a wide range of substantive trademark, copyright, and franchising issues.  In addition, I have been "secunded" as Chief Trademark Counsel to a Fortune 200 consumer products company - essentially stepping into the role of senior in-house trademark counsel and head of the entire trademark team (while continuing to serve as a partner at Morgan Lewis).. I have also served on my prior firm's Professional Evaluation and Professional Development Committees (while an associate, I chaired the firm’s Washington Office Associates Committee).  I have recruited, mentored and trained numerous attorneys, paralegals, and other professionals, and worked with the Human Resources Department and others regarding personnel evaluations, compensation, and selected policies.. Throughout my tenure with Morgan Lewis, I also regularly served as pro bono counsel in numerous representations.  As a volunteer for the ABA, I co-edited two editions of the ABA's The Intellectual Property Handbook  -  as well as authoring (or co-authoring) numerous substantive committee reports and articles on trademark, copyright, and franchise issues, and speaking at and organizing conferences and seminars.  In addition, I have experience serving on two non-profit organizations' boards of directors as well as on the corporate advisory board of a national for-profit enterprise.   As a life long learner, in April 2016, as a non-therapist, I also completed an eight month clinical training program on Imago Relationship Therapy theory and skills ("Imago" is one of the principal couples' communication and therapy models in use today); in September 2017, I completed the renowned Executive Leadership Coaching program of Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership and separately work with selected clients to develop and enhance their leadership skills.. This wide range of experience - from outside counsel, to acting in house chief trademark counsel, to board of director member, to ongoing learner - yields a practical perspective and creative approach that benefits the clients with whom I work and enables me to provide them with an excellent value proposition.. - Jim Sims

James Czaban is the Chair of the FDA Practice Group at Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C.  Mr. Czaban has extensive experience in government regulation of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food, medical device and healthcare related companies.  His practice focuses on counseling such clients on complex regulatory strategies and compliance matters, and representing clients in administrative and judicial enforcement actions and other proceedings involving the Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice (DoJ) and other federal and state agencies.  Among his other awards, he has been recognized as a "Top Lawyer" in Food & Drug Law in every Washingtonian magazine ranking since 2004.

J. Spencer Sanders II is a passionate and dedicated attorney with a demonstrated knowledge of trademark, copyright, privacy, and domain name law. Spencer truly enjoys helping small businesses and entrepreneurs thrive through understanding and protecting their brand.

J. Michael Hannon founded HANNON LAW GROUP in May of 2006 to expand the range of legal resources available to his clients. He is an experienced trial and appellate attorney, litigating cases in the areas of professional liability, criminal conduct, serious personal injury, business disputes, estate disputes, and employment.

J. Michael "Mike" King is a licensed attorney (DC and Colorado) with over 15 years of legal experience in the private, public, and non-governmental sectors.. Mike specializes in employment law and international law. He represents employees in all stages of litigation and in alternative dispute resolution including arbitration, mediation, conciliation, and informal settlement negotiations. Mike handles disputes involving a wide range of issues including harassment, discrimination, hostile work environment, retaliation, whistleblowing, wrongful termination, wrongful discharge, removal, suspension, redundancy, suspension and revocation of security clearance, non-selection for position, denial of promotion, demotion, involuntary reassignment, wage and hour, workplace safety, performance reviews, reasonable accommodations, disability determinations, workers' compensation, employee benefits, severance agreements, and noncompete agreements. He also represents employees in internal investigations involving allegations of misconduct.. Mike represents staff of international organizations including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and United Nations organs in international civil service employment disputes at the administrative review, grievance, appeal, and arbitration stages. He also represents employees of embassies, consulates, and other foreign missions located in the United States in employment-related claims.. Mike also advises employees of numerous federal government agencies in a wide range of matters including Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaints, adverse actions, whistleblower complaints, prohibited personnel practices complaints, administrative grievances, ethics complaints, and management reviews. These matters have included claims and/or appeals filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Office of Special Counsel (OSC), Offices of Inspector General (IG), and Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). He also represents employees of the Government of the District of Columbia, private businesses, and nonprofits.. At the federal and local courts in D.C., Mike has experience litigating a diverse range of civil matters including employment disputes, contracts claims, torts, Administrative Procedure Act (APA) cases, and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act claims.. Prior to joining the Law Offices in 2012, Mike served as a Consultant (2009-2010) and Legal Counsel for Institutional Matters (2010-2012) at the World Bank Group's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). He advised ICSID's Secretary-General and senior management on institutional matters including governance, policy, public relations, document management, annual meetings, conferences, and publications. He also served as Staff Editor (2009), Managing Editor (2010-2011), and Associate Editor (2012) of ICSID's scholarly journal, the ICSID Review Foreign Investment Law Journal.. In his free time, Mike enjoys hiking with his wife and two dogs, gardening, fossil hunting, and playing drums and bass guitar.

I  specialize in tort (including products liability, business torts, and privacy issues) and complex commercial litigation law.  I have also represented clients in a number of class action, antitrust, insurance, and constitutional law cases and counseled clients on e-discovery issues. I have wide-ranging experience in complex litigation and I regularly litigate and counsel clients on issues arising in the media, communications, consumer products, chemical, mining, aviation, construction, finance, and insurance industries.  I have unique experience in the use of, and challenges to, expert testimony including in the fields of science, medicine, economics, finance, and accounting.  Among others, I have successfully argued and authored briefs resulting in the exclusion of unqualified and improper expert opinions.  See Bowen v. DuPont, 2005 WL 1952859 (Del. Super. Ct. June 23, 2005), aff’d, 906 A.2d 787 (Del. 2006).  I have also authored several articles addressing Daubert standards to keep “junk” expert testimony out of the court room.  Martindale-Hubbell has recognized me with a BV® peer-review rating.. Prior to joining Crowell & Moring, I was a judicial clerk for the Honorable William O. Bertelsman, Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.  During that clerkship, I also served as an adjunct faculty member at Northern Kentucky University's Chase College of Law.  I previously taught legal research and writing at George Mason University School of Law.  Before attending law school, I worked as a business consultant for major systems consulting company and as a financial analyst for a mid-Atlantic telecommunications company.. Education and Bar Memberships. I received my J.D., with distinction (magna cum laude equivalent), from the George Mason University School of Law in 1995.  In law school, I was Editor-in-Chief of the George Mason Law Review and a Dean’s Scholar.  I also have a M.B.A. from The American University (1990) and a B.S. in Economics from King’s College (1987).. Commitment to Diversity and Public Service. I am an advocate for diversity in the legal profession and active in service to the community.  I have served on Crowell & Moring's Recruiting, Associate, Summer Associate, Diversity, and Diversity Scholarship Committees.  In 2004, I was a member of the Advisory Panel for the Minority Corporate Counsel Association’s (“MCCA”) Annual Meeting.  At that conference, I addressed law firm efforts to include gay and lesbian attorneys in their diversity efforts.  I have also participated in numerous other MCCA and DRI diversity conferences and meetings.. For seven years, I was a member of Whitman Walker Clinic’s Legal Services Operating Committee.  I previously served on the Washington, D.C. AidsWalk CORE Committee for Legal Services and I regularly represent pro bono clients in child custody, guardianship, and civil rights matters.  I also serve as a mentor to several law students.  In recognition of his Firm and community activities, in 2004, 2006, and 2007, I was a recipient of Crowell & Moring’s Firm Citizenship Award and in 2006 he received Crowell & Moring’s Pro Bono Award.. For more information, including a listing of my representative matters, please go to .

In addition to running his law practices, Richard Martindale enjoys spending time with his wife and 3 children, as well as following college football and the Dallas Cowboys. Mr. Martindale also keeps on top of the latest technology and legal marketing techniques and often speaks to legal and other industry groups about marketing on the internet.

If you need a compassionate attorney who knows how judges think, you came to the right place.. Before joining Bosson Legal Group, Mr. Welkener clerked for the Senior Judges on the DC Court of Appeals. He dealt with a wide variety of civil and criminal cases, including a $60 million tax suit, consumer protection claims, various forms of employment litigation, and numerous misdemeanor and felony cases. He then clerked for Chief Judge Stucky on the US Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, working on criminal appeals in the American military justice system, including constitutional, statutory, and trial procedure issues. Most recently, Mr. Welkener clerked for Judge McFadden on the US District Court for the District of Columbia. There, he managed a busy motions practice and drafted over twenty-five legal decisions on numerous issues under DC and federal law.. Mr. Welkener also has significant experience in nonprofit issues. His Master’s degree from Texas A&M focused on nonprofit management, and he has served as both a board member and legal clinic co-director for Christian Legal Aid of D.C.. Now at Bosson Legal Group, Mr. Welkener focuses on securing justice for clients in civil and criminal litigation. With his years of experience advising judges, clients are in very good hands.