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Represents and advises private and public sector entities on Federal issues before Congress, Federal agencies, Federal courts. Work includes matters concerning: budget, appropriations, and distribution of Federal funds; conditions attached to Federal funds; economic, safety, and environmental regulation; taxation; and legislative and regulatory process. Regularly engaged in drafting and analyzing legislative and regulatory language and presenting comments to Congress and agencies.

Representing corporations and non-profits with their insurance and risk management concerns, business litigation and tort defense strategies.  Representing private equity firms with regard to managing portfolio litigation risks.

REGGIE JONES is a Litigation partner and Chair of Fox Rothschild LLP's Federal Government Contracts and Procurement practice group. Reggie's clients consist of national and international contractors and engineering and design firms, construction managers, and large specialty trade contractors. He has a well-established practice that focuses on federal and commercial claims litigation (prosecution and defense) before federal and state courts, the various boards of contract appeals, and in private arbitration and mediation. Reggie represents clients in connection with the preparation and defense of bid protests (Agency, GAO and Court of Federal Claims), size protests before the Small Business Administration (SBA), the development and implementation of federal business ethics and compliance programs, internal investigations, False Claims Act defense, DCAA audits and investigations, suspension and debarment defense, the negotiation and (prosecution) of termination for convenience settlement proposals, challenging default terminations, and the preparation and prosecution of requests for equitable adjustment and certified claims involving issues such as constructive changes, delays, acceleration, lost labor productivity, defective design, and differing site conditions. Reggie also regularly represents service contractors, suppliers with GSA Schedule contracts, contractors specializing in munitions and explosives of concern (MEC) clearance, satellite earth terminal contractors, federal security contractors, and many others. Reggie has helped clients successfully resolve claims with the GSA, the VA, USACE, NAVFAC, AFCEE, the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the EPA. On the fun side, Reggie enjoys collecting (and drinking) wine, Washington Nationals baseball, the Atlanta Falcons, Georgia Bulldog football, and fishing for Redfish with his two sons.

Rated a pre-eminent "A.V." lawyer by Martindale Hubbell and named a "Super Lawyer" for Washington, DC 2013-2015,Tom litigates on behalf of and consults clients on trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret issues.  He has appeared in Federal Court all over the U.S. and handled matters for clients in every major country.. Tom serves on the International Trademark Association (INTA) Trademark Office Practices Committee, which oversees the operations of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.. Tom's speaking engagements include the Intellectual Property Owner's Association, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, INTA, the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar, the Virginia State Bar, the Intellectual Property Law Institute of Canada, and the Law Education Institute.. As Chair of INTA's Legislation Committee Tom helped draft the Federal Trademark Dilution and Anti-Cybersquatting statutes. Tom founded INTA's Political Action Committee and served as its first Chair. Tom  chaired the Intellectual Property Owner's Legislative Analysis Subcommittee, served on the Board of the Virginia State Bar's Intellectual Property Law Section and on the Council of the ABA's IP Law Section and as Chair of the ABA Section's Trademark Division.. Tom's articles have appeared in "IPToday," "World Intellectual Property Review," The Media Law Resource Center "Media Law Letter," "Metropolitan Corporate Counsel," CSC's "Trademark Insider" and ABA publications.. Tom began his career as an Aide to Senator John McCain and Congressman Frank Wolf. He has been an officer of numerous community groups.. Tom received his B.A. in Government with an English Minor from the College of William and Mary and his J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at William and Mary.  He has served on the Board of the William & Mary Law School Association.. Practices: Trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret and technology transfer litigation and counseling, trademark and copyright prosecution.

Rand Sacks founded The Sacks Group, PLLC (“TSG”) in November 2007. TSG is a highly-specialized boutique law firm, focused entirely within the sports and entertainment industries. TSG caters to athletes, agents, broadcasters, coaches, chefs, celebrities, as well as sports/entertainment events and properties. Mr. Sacks brings nearly 15 years of experience in sports management and representation to TSG. Mr. Sacks is an expert in sports and entertainment contracts, and on a daily basis, he drafts and negotiates countless types of sports and entertainment contracts. These include professional sports team contracts for coaches and athletes, college coaching contracts, marketing and endorsement agreements, representation agreements, stadium/naming rights, team/event sponsorships, and TV/movie production and talent agreements.. Current clients of TSG include Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Steve Young, Jay Cutler, Reggie Bush, Jim Furyk, Ben Howland, Mike Brey, Dan Jansen, and Bonnie Blair.. Before founding TSG, Mr. Sacks served as the General Counsel for WMG Management, and previously, as Assistant General Counsel for the SFX Sports Group. Former SFX-clients include: Kobe Bryant, Chase Utley, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Brian Leetch, and Jerry Rice.. The aggregate value of the sports and entertainment contracts negotiated by Mr. Sacks is in excess of one billion dollars.. Mr. Sacks obtained his JD from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1996, and his BA from Emory University in 1993.. Mr. Sacks is a member of the DC Bar as well as the Sports Lawyers Association.  In 2008, Mr. Sacks was elected to the Steering Committee of Arts, Entertainment, and Sports Section of the DC Bar.  He is a frequent guest lecturer in colleges and law schools, and he is the author of “The Restricted Earnings Coach under Sherman Act Review,” which was published in the Spring 1997 edition of The Sports Lawyers Journal.

Ralph was raised in Frederick, Maryland.  After graduation from high school, he served in the U.S. Air Force for the next four years.  During that time he was stationed in Texas, Illinois, Vietnam and Japan.  He achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant (E-5).  After his honorable discharge, he enrolled in college on Maui, Hawaii, where he was an investigator for the Maui Public Defender.  After receiving an Associate of Arts degree, he transferred to the University of California at Berkeley, where he was a Parole Aide for the California Youth Authority.  He graduated from Berkeley with honors and then attended Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  At Harvard Ralph was very active in Drama.  He also represented veterans before military review boards under the school's Committee on Military Justice organization.  After graduating from Harvard, he worked as an associate in a Washington, D.C. law firm that concentrated on antitrust and trade regulation issues.  Two years later he started his own law firm, Thomas John & Everett where he handled a number of high profile cases. He also appeared frequently as a consumer law expert on a  TV consumer protection program called "Dollars and Sense." He then served for the next seven years as the Executive Director of the National Association of Minority Contractors, a group of nation-wide minority-owned construction firms headquartered in Washingon, D.C.  After that, Ralph was appointed as Associate Administrator for Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at NASA Headquarters, where he received much acclaim for expanding NASA's competitive base of contractors to include more small, minority, and women owned firms.  In 2005, after 13 years at NASA, Ralph returned to practicing law while maintaining his expertise in increasing contract awards to all categories of small businesses. Ralph has conducted more than one hundred training seminars for small businesses.  He has written about 80 articles on small business issues and testified a number of times in Congress about how proposed legislation would impact small businesses.  Internationally, Ralph has spoken at conferences in a number of foreign countries including Hungary, India, Saudi Arabia, Finland, Switzerland, Brazil, Turkey, England, and Canada.  In 2009 Ralph was admitted into the Bar of the Supreme Court of England and Wales.  He also racewalked a 26.2 mile marathon in Negril, Jamaica.

Rachel M. Sexton is a hardworking, passionate attorney who is driven by getting good outcomes for her clients by providing a consistent client experience. Rachel is licensed in the State of Michigan, the Eastern & Western District of Michigan and the District of Columbia. She is the Managing Attorney Partner at DC Capital Law which focuses on helping timeshare owners seeking  release from their contracts. Previously, Rachel managed hundreds of bankruptcy cases at all different stages of the process. While Rachel worked for a creditor firm specializing in representing mortgage companies for a time, she quickly found that she prefers helping the “little guy” compared to a big corporation. Through her experience, Rachel developed a deep passion for helping consumers and working with clients to achieve fair outcomes in seemingly unfair situations. If you find yourself in an unfair situation with a timeshare company, Rachel is happy to review your information and let you know how she can help you.

Prior to joining Price Benowitz, Rammy G. Barbari gained significant professional experience in the legal, international business, and government sectors, most recently serving as an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney in Fairfax County, Virginia. In that role, Rammy managed all facets of criminal prosecution from indictment to trial – and in a little under three years, Rammy tried dozens of jury trials, hundreds of bench trials, and negotiated pleas on thousands more. Rammy handled a vast array of criminal cases, including violent and gang crime, complex financial and property cases, narcotics and firearm offenses, and traffic related matters.. Rammy also served as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable Claude M. Hilton at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia where he developed expertise in federal motions and trial practice and procedure.. While in law school, Rammy worked as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Justice Steven H. David of the Indiana Supreme Court, volunteered at the Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, interned for the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of General Counsel, and worked in a corporate counsel’s office of an international construction company.. Prior to law school, Rammy worked in a business development capacity and led the proposals department for an international private security firm based in the United Arab Emirates. He led and wrote over 75 proposals, winning contracts worth over $500 million in the Integrated Security Line of Business.. While at VMI, Rammy worked on a variety of national security matters in three federal government internships with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Department of Homeland Security.. Rammy is a proud graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the Indiana University Maurer School of Law. He is a strong believer in paying it forward and attributes his success to his many mentors. He is heavily involved in mentoring diverse young lawyers and aspiring lawyers on finding their own paths to success in this challenging yet rewarding profession.. Rammy is functional in both Arabic and Spanish, and in his spare time, he enjoys reading, boxing, and spending time with his nephew and three godchildren.

Practicing in the area of civil litigation, with emphasis on consumer finance, mortgages, foreclosures, and other financial matters.

POOJA SHETHJI is an associate at Outten & Golden’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Class & Collective Action Practice Group. She represents employees in a wide range of class action discrimination cases and wage and hour lawsuits. Her practice includes cases challenging age- and gender-based discrimination in digital advertising, the prosecution of wage theft claims on behalf of workers required to work off the clock, and litigation to enforce veterans’ and reservists’ rights under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).. Before joining the firm, Ms. Shethji served as a law clerk to the Honorable Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr. of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, and to the Honorable Theodore D. Chuang of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She also completed internships with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union’s Racial Justice Project, the Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project, and the Center for Popular Democracy.. Ms. Shethji received her B.A. from Yale College and her J.D., cum laude, from New York University School of Law, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern Public Interest Scholar and an Articles Editor for the NYU Law Review. Ms. Shethji received the Paul D. Kaufman Memorial Award for her law review note, Credit Checks Under Title VII: Learning from the Criminal Background Check Context, as well as the Schulte Roth & Zabel Prize for excellence in employment and employee benefits law.

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Philip Moffat founded Verdant Law to address the growing demand for sustainability-focused legal services and provide clients with practical, cost-effective solutions to environmental and product-regulatory challenges. He graduated with high honors from the University of Florida Levin College of Law while earning a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering Sciences and was inducted into the Order of the Coif for superior academic achievement.. Mr. Moffat has extensive experience advising companies of all sizes—from emerging businesses to some of the largest corporations featured in Newsweek’s “Green Rankings.” His practice focuses primarily on the environmental regulation of products, including compliance with green marketing requirements, product stewardship obligations, chemical management under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as well as state-level product content and labeling laws. He also counsels clients on international regulatory standards and traditional environmental programs governing air, water, and waste, which influence and regulate products at various stages of their lifecycle. Mr. Moffat has represented the United States in negotiations on nanotechnology standards before the International Organization for Standardization.. In addition to regulatory counseling and transactional support, Mr. Moffat defends clients in enforcement actions and litigation. His work spans federal and state environmental laws and covers a wide range of industries, including chemicals, consumer products, packaging, and alternative energy. Journalists frequently seek his perspective on the regulatory and liability implications of emerging technologies, sustainable product innovation, and evolving environmental policies.

Philip Khinda is an internationally recognized American lawyer and corporate adviser with over 25 years of experience guiding public and private companies, their boards, asset management firms and global financial institutions on risk management issues and in dealing with governance disputes, corporate crises, internal investigations and US and related law enforcement matters.  He leads Khinda Advisory Limited in Abu Dhabi and Khinda Advisory PLLC in Washington, DC, serving clients globally on their most challenging regulatory, governance, compliance, and strategic matters.

Philip H. Hecht is a commercial litigator and counselor who regularly represents corporate and individual policyholders in complex insurance coverage disputes across the country.  After spending more than 33 years in prominent Washington, DC law firms, Phil opened his own firm to offer his expertise and experience to clients more efficiently and at a substantially lower cost.Phil is proud to have devoted more than 25 years to helping homeless and at-risk families secure safe and affordable housing through his pro bono service to Transitional Housing Corporation, a Washington, DC non-profit housing provider.  Phil has hands-on experience with affordable housing development and related finance and regulatory issues.

Phil's practice is focused on representing individuals when their backs are against the wall. Whether they have been charged with a crime or are being investigated by the government, or whether they have been subjected to unlawful working conditions or have been seriously injured by someone else's misconduct, Phil is ready to fight. A formidable and highly respected litigator, Phil has tried more than two dozen cases to verdict and has helped many clients through the complexities of civil discovery and motions practice. He also regularly represents clients in administrative hearings and arbitrations.. Prior to co-founding CalebAndonian, Phil was Of Counsel at one of the country's leading labor and employment firms, located in D.C., where he represented local and international unions in all manners of litigation at the local, state, and federal levels. Prior to that, Phil was an attorney in the trial and appellate divisions of the public defender's office in D.C. - widely regarded as one of the best trial offices in the country - and before that he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert E. Morin, a former Chief Judge of the D.C. Superior Court. Before moving to D.C., Phil spent time as an associate at a boutique criminal-defense firm in northern California.. Phil also has substantial experience teaching litigation skills to lawyers and law students. He serves as a faculty member of Harvard Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop and is an adjunct professor of law at American University Washington College of Law, where he has taught courses on trial advocacy and evidence. He also frequently leads litigation training for experienced lawyers around the country.. Phil is a member of the Edward Bennet Williams American Inn of Court, an invitation-only professional organization that has the distinction of being one of only a few Inns of Court focusing on white-collar criminal prosecution and defense, and includes judges from the D.C. Circuit, D.C. District Court, and D.C. Superior Court, as well as officials from the U.S. Department of Justice and some of the most established defense attorneys in Washington, D.C.. In July 2021, Phil was elected to a three-year term as a member of the D.C. Bar's Litigation Steering Committee. In January 2024, Phil was appointed as Chair of one of the regular hearing committees for the D.C. Board on Professional Responsibility, where he oversees proceedings involving allegations of ethical violations under the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.

Peter F. Black is a Partner at Mills Black LLP. He is an active Proctor Member of the Maritime Law Association and Secretary to the Website and Technology Committee as well as a former Chair of the MLA's Young Lawyer Committee. Peter is also an active Vice-Chair on the ABA’s Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee. Peter has hosted panels and given numerous presentations on maritime issues including shipowner liability for infectious disease exposure, the legal implications of blockchain in shipping, overlapping jurisdiction between aviation and maritime law, and several presentations on the interaction between offshore wind and maritime law, including the application of the Jones Act and insurance implications for vessel and operator interests.. Peter received his J.D. and Certificate of Specialization in Admiralty and Maritime Law from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans in 2014 where he served as Senior Communications Editor for the Tulane Maritime Law Journal and was a member of the Maritime Law Society and Tulane Inn of Court.. Peter is admitted to practice in Louisiana, New York, California, Washington, and the District of Columbia.

Peter F. Asaad is a Partner in Potomac Law Group's Immigration Practice. The focus of Mr. Asaad’s practice is on employment-based immigration matters to secure nonimmigrant and immigrant status for individuals in various categories.Mr. Asaad has over 18 years of experience representing corporate clients and individuals on all business-related and employment-based nonimmigrant visas including H-1B, L-1, E-1/2, O-1 visas, as well as immigrant visas including EB-1, PERM, EB-2, EB-3, NIW, Adjustment of Status, consular processing, and other related matters.Mr. Asaad has been recognized by the American Bar Association (ABA) “as one of the nation’s leading litigators” in the field of immigration law and by the American Bar Foundation (ABF) as a top lawyer in the field among the “top one-third of one percent” of the lawyers in Washington, DC. He is ranked by AVVO, listed as a top Corporate Immigration Lawyer by Who’s Who, and ranked a top-rated AV lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell. He has also been recognized among Washingtonian Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” in immigration law since 2011 and listed in The Best Lawyers in America® 2020-2023: Immigration Law. Mr. Asaad has additional experience in advising individuals with employment and family-based immigration, asylum, deportation, and other immigration matters. Mr. Asaad served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at American University, Washington College of Law, where he taught and developed an advanced course on business immigration. Mr. Asaad is the past president of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), DC Chapter, where he furthered the education needs of overtion lawyers. Prior to holding this position, Mr. Asaad served as Co-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Immigration Litigation Committee for several years and served as Chair of the DC Bar Immigration & Human Rights Committee.Partnering with HR professionals and labor and employment law counsel, Mr. Asaad manages the employment eligibility needs of Fortunetions, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions, as well as other large, medium and small companies to develop, day-to-day manage, and effectively streamline immigration and compliance programs.Serving the needs of multinational companies seeking to expand foreign operations into the U.S., Mr. Asaad also focuses on forming subsidiary and affiliate entities and the intra-company transfer visas for executives, managers and essential personnel to lead and support the U.S. entity.Leading the way in the representation of foreign entrepreneurs and start-ups, Mr. Asaad is the architect of the IN2NYC program and former Special Counsel to New York City. On behalf of the Mayor of New York City and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), in partnership with the City University of New York (CUNY) and New York University (NYU), he developed and launched IN2NYC, the first municipal visa program in the nation designed to help international entrepreneurs create jobs in the United States. Serving the needs of immigrant entrepreneurs, start-ups, emerging companies and foreign investors, he works closely with individuals to create a pathway toward eligibility and approval for special H-1B cap exception, O-1A extraordinary ability, E-1/E-2 visas and L-1 visas for expanding foreign operations in the U.S., as well as permanent residence under the National Interest Waiver (NIW) and Extraordinary Ability (EB-1) categories.

Personal Story. Joshua Basile, Esq., decided to pursue a legal career to help and fight for the catastrophically injured after suffering his own catastrophic injury in 2004. Mr. Basile's life changed forever while on family vacation when he suffered a severe spinal cord injury resulting in permanent paralysis. As a quadriplegic, he knows firsthand the daily struggles of the catastrophically injured and the importance of doing everything possible to improve one's quality of life in such a situation.. After graduating magna cum laude from law school and passing the Maryland bar and District of Columbia bar, Mr. Basile became the newest associate to join Jack H. Olender & Associates. His empathetic voice and passion to help others is a great addition to the already diverse legal team.. Early Years. While in law school, Mr. Basile took every opportunity to gain valuable courtroom and legal experience. During his first year, he learned the ins and outs of the courtroom while working as a judicial intern for the Honorable Ellen Huvelle in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. He then clerked for the law firm of Ashcraft & Gerel LLP where he experience the day-to-day operation of a tort-based personal injury law firm. During his second year, he gained policy experience while clerking for Senator Tom Harkin and the Senate's Health, Education, Labor, and Pension (HELP) Committee. He was then selected for the prestigious summer internship at the Civil Division of the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. During his third and final year, he became a Senior Editor of his law school's Law Review and joined the demanding Housing & Consumer Law Clinic where he completed 450+ hours of free legal services for District of Columbia residents. He received his Rule 48 Legal Assistance Certification from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals Committee on Admissions which allowed him to practice law under the direct supervision of his clinic professor and supervisor. All the while he founded the first District of Columbia Student Trial Lawyers Association chapter which educates law students about the trial litigation world and provides valuable opportunities outside of the classroom. During his last semester, he began interning for Jack H. Olender & Associates. The law firm's commitment to its clients and empowering working environment solidified Mr. Basile's decision to pursue a career fighting for the catastrophically injured as a plaintiff trial attorney.. Outside the Courtroom. Mr. Basile's passion for helping the catastrophically injured continues outside his legal career. Mr. Basile is the founder and president of the Determined2heal Foundation Inc. which helps  simplify the difficult transition into life with paralysis for families living with a spinal cord injury. Early on, he recognized the importance of mentors in a newly injured person's life and the impact one has on improving that person's quality of life. To make sure that a diverse selection of mentors were always available for anyone, at any time, within the spinal cord injury community he cofounded . SPINALpedia is an online video mentoring website with thousands of community members and videos available 24/7. Each member and video has a unique set of physical functionality tags pairing  relevant mentors and videos to those searching on the website.. Mr. Basile's competitive attitude also continues outside of his legal career. He is an inventor of both a device and a sport. He holds a patent for a golf device that he created that allows those with physical limitations to putt a golf ball anywhere on a golf green or on a miniature golf course. His putting device is used in the sport that he created called Slingshot Golf and allows both able-bodied and disabled players to play against each other on a golf course.

Paul Coleman and I have been working together since 1973.. I have been married to Jane for 46 years; we have four grown and married children and eleven grandchildren.. I have and continue to be active at my undergraduate college, Kenyon, where I served on the Alumni Council (President 1993-94) and on the Board of Trustees (1995-2002). I remain Class Agent for my class. Kenyon has recognized my contributions to the college and to my profession with many awards including, most importantly and Honorary Doctor of Laws which was given to me in April, 2007.. Professionally I have been President of the Maritime Administrative Bar Association and was President of that association in 1978-79.. Peer review ratings have placed me as an AV-rated attorney in Martindale-Hubbell; in the Bar Register of Preeminent Attorneys; and as a "Best Lawyer" in Maritime Law.

Paul C. Jorgensen is the founder and principal of The Jorgensen Law Firm PLLC, which provides experienced and personalized counsel in trademarks, copyrights, domain names, contracts, e-commerce, and online privacy and security.  In addition to practicing law, he travels worldwide to teach courses on intellectual property, contract drafting and negotiating, legal writing and Internet legal issues.. The firm serves individual clients, organizations and large businesses worldwide, including the Dubai Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Yahoo!, Hilton Worldwide, Sodexo, Korean Airlines, The Professional Ski Instructors of America, Raytheon Trusted Computer Solutions, The Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, Suntory Limited and many others.. Mr. Jorgensen brings his unique combination of corporate and law firm experience to his seminars and to his legal practice. He has designed and negotiated hundreds of successful contracts and licenses, successfully prosecuted many U.S. and international trademark, copyright and domain name applications, and prevailed in domain name and other intellectual property disputes. Before founding The Jorgensen Law Firm, Mr. Jorgensen was a senior intellectual property and contract counsel at the Washington D.C. law firm of Patton Boggs LLP. Before that experience, Paul acted as a Senior Intellectual Property Counsel with Choice Hotels International, Inc., where he managed the large hotel franchisor’s worldwide portfolio of trademarks, copyrights, domain names and trade secrets, designed profitable licensing programs, and helped a wide range of business units reach their goals.. Mr. Jorgensen began his legal career with the Washington D.C. office of Venable, Baetjer, Howard & Civiletti after graduating from Georgetown University Law Center in 1988. Mr. Jorgensen remains active in the greater Washington D.C. community, serves on several boards and provides pro bono legal counsel to The National Cherry Blossom Festival and the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities.

Patrick Malone is a leading attorney and advocate for patient safety, representing clients in medical malpractice, product liability, and personal injury cases. Renowned for his courtroom success, he co-authored Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff’s Lawyer’s Guide to Proving Liability, a widely respected resource for attorneys. Mr. Malone is a sought-after speaker, addressing legal professionals, patients, and healthcare providers on improving safety in medicine. He belongs to prestigious legal societies, including the Inner Circle of Advocates and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, and has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyers in America.Mr. Malone’s career began in journalism, where his investigative reporting on healthcare earned national recognition, including a Pulitzer Prize finalist honor. After graduating from Yale Law School, he clerked for U.S. District Judge Gerhard Gesell before launching his legal practice in 1985. His personal experience raising an autistic son deepened his understanding of disabilities, inspiring his work with nonprofits like Shared Horizons and Family Voices. Mr. Malone’s book, The Life You Save: Nine Steps to Finding the Best Medical Care – and Avoiding the Worst, empowers patients to navigate the healthcare system safely and effectively.

Patrick M. Klemz is an avid reader and researcher who puts his skills to work solving problems and maximizing outcomes for his Maryland and D.C. legal clients. He has more than five years of experience representing estate planning and elder law clients in the DMV and ten years of experience practicing business and nonprofit law.. With a background in political journalism, Mr. Klemz carefully follows legislative developments to keep abreast of the latest changes in the law. He is an active member of the D.C. Bar, Maryland State Bar Association, and several local and national trade organizations. In 2022, he was selected for the Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers.. Mr. Klemz lives in Northeast D.C. with his wife, Alison, and his two dogs.

Patrick is devoted to helping those who suffered catastrophic injuries in car accidents, truck accidents, Metro accidents, and medical malpractice.

Patrick Burns is an associate at the Gordon & Rees, LLP Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the Employment and Commercial Litigation practice groups. He is licensed in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. and has first-chaired matters in all three jurisdictions.. Mr. Burns has successfully defended businesses and individuals in a variety of cases, including construction, employment, defamation, and contractual disputes. He has handled matters through all phases of litigation and has taken many cases to trial. Mr. Burns has extensive experience in personal injury actions, including automobile accidents involving tractor-trailers and other commercial vehicles.. Prior to joining Gordon & Rees, Mr. Burns worked for two prominent insurance defense firms in northern Virginia and handled a diverse range of commercial litigation disputes.. He is active with the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and currently serves as the president-elect of the Young Lawyers Section of the Fairfax Bar Association.

Passionate and creative business immigration attorney with judicial clerkship experience and training in the entertainment industry. Eager to help talents from all over the world establish their career by obtaining immigration benefits to the United States. Received approvals for clients in diverse backgrounds, such as performing artists, STEM professionals, pilots, and entrepreneurs.