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David Dickieson has over 30 years of litigation experience.. Mr. Dickieson came to Schertler & Onorato, LLP in 2007 after spending 17 years heading up the Washington litigation team of a national law firm that grew to over 500 lawyers during Mr. Dickieson’s tenure. In that role, Mr. Dickieson has been on the front line of numerous tax and commercial litigation matters across the United States.. Notably, Mr. Dickieson represented the UBS whistleblower in a complex whistleblower campaign before the IRS, the Department of Justice Tax Division, the SEC and the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, resulting in a $104 million whistleblower reward and a restructuring of the world's cross-border banking system.. The foundation for Mr. Dickieson’s trial work was strengthened by his tenure at the United States Department of Justice Tax Division from 1984 to 1989. In 1988, Mr. Dickieson was the senior attorney assigned to the largest civil tax fraud case up to that time – In re Conti-Commodity Corp. ––involving billions of dollars of phantom commodity trades intended to generate tax losses for commodities speculators. Mr. Dickieson’s successful handling of that tax case led to an offer from a premier national tax law firm in 1989.. Mr. Dickieson’s private litigation practice has spanned virtually all forms of trial work. In 1990, Mr. Dickieson won a record jury verdict of $7.3 million in a case of optometric malpractice. He has represented clients in Bankruptcy Court, Tax Court, state courts, and federal courts. Mr. Dickieson also has substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution through mediation or arbitration procedures where clients can typically get a quicker, less expensive resolution of civil disputes in a private, confidential setting with no publicity or published decision.. Mr. Dickieson has taught continuing legal education courses in the area of legal ethics and he served as the ethics counselor for his previous law firm for over 15 years.. Active in community programs, Mr. Dickieson has served for ten years on the board of directors of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and is also on the advisory board of SquashEmpower – a non-profit organization which combines academic tutoring with coaching in the sport of squash for urban middle school children. Mr. Dickieson has also spearheaded numerous pro bono legal activities including providing teams of lawyers for legal referral clinics for the disadvantaged sponsored by Bread For The City.. Admitted to Practice law in:. Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1979. College: Cornell University, B.A., 1977. Department of Justice experience: Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984-1988; Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Special Litigation, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989.

Daniel S. Ward represents individuals, small businesses and corporations in a wide variety of business disputes, including disputes involving business torts, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, franchisor/franchisee disputes, breach of contract actions, and intellectual property disputes.. In addition to his litigation practice, Dan provides legal and business advice and counseling on a variety of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and formation, best practices, and executive compensation. Dan's clients vary from individual executives to start-up companies to established large and small companies. Dan has acted as outside general counsel to a number of small and medium sized companies, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of a number of companies.Dan also represents businesses, inventors, and other technology innovators in various intellectual property disputes and licensing matters. Through both litigation and negotiation, Dan has obtained in millions of dollars in licensing revenues for his clients. In addition to his litigation and intellectual property practices, Dan also represents employees and employers in a variety of matters, including the litigation or mediation of age, race, gender and pregnancy discrimination disputes; the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and severance agreements; the enforcement and litigation of non-compete agreements; and advising employers on best employment practices.Prior to joining the firm, Dan worked at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC, where he focused on general civil litigation and intellectual property litigation. Dan is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown Law, Dan worked for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill and at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Dan also represented a number of indigent clients as a student attorney in the Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic. Dan has a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Georgetown University.Dan is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, the United States District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Eastern District of Virginia, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Dan is a member of the American Bar Association. Dan lives outside of Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Tucker and their three boys, Ryan, Sean and Rowan. When he is not working, Dan enjoys sailing, crabbing, fishing, or doing just about anything on the Chesapeake Bay. Dan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kevin E. Reichardt Foundation.

Daniel Kotchen is a partner with Kotchen & Low LLP. His main practice areas include complex commercial litigation, patent licensing, counseling, and representing clients before governmental agencies.. In private practice, Mr. Kotchen has taken leadership roles in a number of complex commercial litigation matters in a wide variety of substantive areas, including antitrust, intellectual property, fraud, and class action claims. Mr. Kotchen has successfully represented defendants against claims in excess of $1 billion and plaintiffs in cases resulting in settlements of up to $220 million.. Mr. Kotchen has developed an expertise in antitrust. He served previously as a trial lawyer with the Federal Trade Commission, where he litigated merger and non-merger cases in both federal court and administratively within the FTC; led or took leadership roles in investigations of pharmaceutical companies and health care providers; and served as the FTC’s liaison to the Food and Drug Administration. He has litigated matters involving a broad spectrum of antitrust theories, including allegations concerning conspiracies, monopolization, intellectual property licensing, patent misuse, and mergers and acquisitions.. Mr. Kotchen has also developed an expertise in intellectual property litigation and licensing. He has represented patent holders in matters spanning diverse technologies, including electronic commodity exchanges, medical devices, computer chips, cargo shipping, wireless transmission of data, and radio frequency identification.. Mr. Kotchen has counseled clients in a broad array of industries, including consumer goods and retail, health care, financial services, manufacturing and distribution, airline and other forms of transportation, telecommunications, and energy. He has represented clients before the FTC, Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Transportation, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and state attorneys general.. Mr. Kotchen grew up in Lexington, Kentucky and Morgantown, West Virginia, enjoys politics and sports, and is married with three children.

Civil litigation attorney licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Chase Johnson is a trial lawyer who represents clients in high-stakes civil cases. Mr. Johnson has extensive courtroom and advocacy experience. His wide-ranging civil practice involves commercial litigation, government contracts, and products liability matters.. In addition to his civil practice, Mr. Johnson has a robust pro bono practice, focusing on indigent criminal defense and veterans’ issues. Most recently, Mr. Johnson successfully achieved a not guilty verdict for pro bono client charged with first-degree murder. He has also represented veterans in appeals to the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.. Before joining Covington, Mr. Johnson served in the United States Marine Corps as a judge advocate and deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. While on active duty he prosecuted over a dozen contested jury trials. Major Johnson currently serves as a judge in the Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary.. Mr. Johnson is a member of the Bars of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. District of Columbia bar application is pending; supervised by principals of the firm.

CASSANDRA W. LENNING is a partner at Outten & Golden LLP, where she is part of the Firm’s individual practice group and an active member of several of the firm’s practice groups, including Discrimination & Harassment, Executives & Professionals, Family Responsibilities & Disability Discrimination, and Sexual Harassment & Sex Discrimination.Ms. Lenning represents employees and executives in litigation, arbitration, and negotiation in all areas of employment law. Her litigation practice focuses on claims of discrimination, retaliation, equal pay, breach of contract, and wrongful termination, as well as representing individuals sued by their employers for alleged violations of restrictive covenants. She also provides advice and counsel to clients with respect to non-compete, separation, bonus and compensation, and severance agreements.Before joining Outten & Golden in 2017, Ms. Lenning practiced at a boutique employment law firm in D.C., and prior to that, she litigated complex human rights cases at D.C.-based non-profit organization. She served as a fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union of Washington State, and the Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, where she worked on employment discrimination and wage and hour matters.Ms. Lenning received her undergraduate degree, cum laude, from the University of Washington in Seattle, and her J.D. from Duke University School of Law. During law school, Ms. Lenning was actively involved in multiple civil rights organizations, and spent her summers interning at public interest organizations.In 2018, Ms. Lenning was selected by her peers and recognized by Super Lawyers as a 2019 Rising Star.

Attorney Sheridan Leigh England graduated from New York University School of Law before beginning his legal practice in both the government and private sectors. A former Assistant United States Attorney, INTERPOL fellow, and private practitioner, Attorney Sheridan England obtains rare yet invaluable insights into how legal disputes are handled at the state, federal and international level. He represents clients facing criminal charges such as DUIs, felonies, and misdemeanors, in addition to civil rights violations, business disputes, and litigation matters. With this in mind, clients depend on Attorney Sheridan England to provide trial-tested advocacy, direct representation, and customer legal strategies tailored to their unique circumstances. Over the years, S.L. England, PLLC has handled hundreds of cases and achieved numerous favorable outcomes for clients. If you have any questions about how our lawyer can serve you, please don’t hesitate to contact the firm.

Attorney Joseph Cammarata is a board-certified personal injury and civil trial lawyer who has received national recognition for his tenacious representation of his clients during all stages of litigation. He is a graduate of St. John’s University Law School of Law, and also holds a Masters degree in Taxation from the prestigious Georgetown University Law School. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, Virginia, New York, and Washington, D.C.. His practice focuses on the areas of brain injury, personal injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death. It is his goal to fight for the rights of those who suffer discrimination and other abuses of civil rights. He has won numerous high profile cases and has successfully recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients. In his experience, he has fought against insurance companies, government entities, and even the President of the United States.. Mr. Cammarata, who is also a certified public accountant, has served as a Chairman of the Criminal Justice Advisory Board and has been involved with the Community Initiative to Reduce Youth Violence, both of which are based in Fairfax, VA. He has also served as a Chairman of the Public Safety Committee of the Visioning Task Force of Mount Vernon, VA, and is a past Chairman of the Red Cross’s largest outdoor fundraising event, the Alexandria Red Cross Waterfront Festival.. As an intelligent, well-spoken, and highly accomplished public speaker, Mr. Cammarata has appeared many times on national and international cable and network television programs and national radio shows. His words have been widely quoted in national and international newspaper and magazine publications. Additionally, he serves as a contributing author for Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a book edited by Larry King of CNN.. Attorney Cammarata once secured a unanimous decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that guaranteed people the right to equal access to justice, especially against powerful and intimidating opponents. In 1989, he was honored with the Outstanding Attorney Award by the U.S. Department of Justice. He also authored legislation designed to safeguard young athletes from known concussion risks in the “Athletic Concussion Protection Act of 2011.”. Every year since 2007, Attorney Cammarata has been named a Washington, D.C. area “Super Lawyer” by Law & Politics Magazine.. Washingtonian magazine has consistently named him one of the area’s top lawyers every year since 1997, including:. Mr. Cammarata currently serves as the Secretary of the Trial Lawyers’ Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and is a founder of the non-profit organization Brain Injury Association of D.C., which is devoted to helping people suffering from brain injuries through research, education, prevention, and advocacy.

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.

Andrew “A.J.” Sutton joined Ropes & Gray’s intellectual property litigation group in 2014. A.J.’s practice focuses primarily on patent and trademark litigation matters before the International Trade Commission, U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. A.J. has worked with technologies in multiple areas, including consumer electronics, semiconductors, and mechanical devices. AJ’s litigation experience includes performing invalidity and infringement analyses, preparing for and assisting with depositions, drafting dispositive motions, and other trial-related work. A.J.’s pro bono practice includes representation of clients in the areas of veterans’ disability law, domestic violence matters, social security disability law, criminal defense, civil rights and immigration law.. During law school, A.J. externed for the Honorable Irene M. Keeley of the Northern District of West Virginia, where he worked extensively on several patent cases, including a Hatch-Waxman Paragraph IV ANDA litigation case being heard before the court. In addition, A.J. was the elected President of GW Law’s Student Bar Association, and served as a staff member of the A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal.. A.J. has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering, and his coursework covered a broad array of topics including C++ programming, organic chemistry, and robotics. In addition, A.J. served as team lead on several engineering projects, including: the design of an ocean wave powered instrumental research buoy for use at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography; a solar panel design project for a learning facility in Kenya; and a robotics design and building competition where his team earned second place out of forty-eight teams.

Andrea Gold earned her law degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 2004, where she was an associate editor of the Journal of Law Reform, co-President of the Law Students for Reproductive Choice, and a student attorney at the Family Law Project clinical program. Ms. Gold graduated with high distinction from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in 2001, concentrating her studies in Finance and Marketing.. After finishing law school, Ms. Gold was awarded a prestigious public interest fellowship by the Skadden Fellowship Foundation. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation was created by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP, one of the nation's top law firms, to support the work of new attorneys at public interest organizations around the country. The Skadden Fellowship Foundation receives hundreds of applications each year, but only a very small number of Skadden fellows are selected.. As a Skadden fellow, Ms. Gold represented indigent battered women in dissolution of marriage, paternity, and order of protection matters.  In this capacity, Ms. Gold was lead counsel at both trial and various evidentiary hearings.  In addition to the aforementioned litigation experience, Ms. Gold provided legal counsel to clients, members of the legal community, and social service providers regarding the Illinois Victim's Safety and Security Act (VESSA), a state law protecting survivors of abuse from employment discrimination and providing for unpaid leave.. Ms. Gold became an associate at Tycko & Zavareei LLP in October 2006.  Since that time, Ms. Gold has taken and defended numerous depositions in various cases, drafted appellate briefing and assisted in preparation for oral argument, participated in an over 25-day civil jury trial (including conducting a direct examination, writing and arguing various motions, preparing witnesses, and drafting jury instructions), and successfully brought and/or defended several case-dispositive motions.. Ms. Gold is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and a licensed member of the State Bar of Illinois.  She is also a member of the National Employment Lawyer’s Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyer’s Association.

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Allyson Kitchel is a top-rated attorney practicing in the Washington, Washington DC area. Providing legal representation in Washington DC for a variety of different issues, Allyson Kitchel was selected to Super Lawyers for 2022 - 2024. She is admitted to practice before the courts in Washington DC.. After completing undergraduate studies, Allyson Kitchel attended law school. Allyson Kitchel was enrolled at George Mason University School of Law. She earned a juris doctor degree in 2004. Allyson Kitchel was admitted to the practice of law in 2005.. Attorneys like Allyson Kitchel are recognized by their peers for their outstanding work and commitment to the spirit of the legal profession. Their knowledge of the law, professional work ethic, and advocacy on behalf of their clients allow them to stand out among other attorneys in the field.

Alfred F. Belcuore has delivered over 65 appellate oral arguments, and is a veteran of close to 100 appeals, including many in which he was retained after verdict.  His trial experience includes more than two dozen jury trials, from commercial and employment disputes to claims of medical malpractice, and many non-jury trials before judges, arbitrators, and professional licensing authorities. A cum laude graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Belcuore earned his Juris Doctor degree at Georgetown, and then clerked for Judge Ozell M. Trask on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.. He has been honored by inclusion within The Best Lawyers in America and “Washington’s Top Lawyers” (Washingtonian Magazine), and for many years has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest Peer-Review rating for compliance with ethics and for legal ability, based upon the confidential opinions of the Bar and the Judiciary.

After graduating from Columbia with a major in Philosophy, I joined the Peace Corps and taught English for two years in Le Republique du Niger, the world's poorest country.  I then completed a Masters of International Affairs at Columbia, a Masters of Arts in Law and Diplomacy at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, a J.D. at Cornell Law School and an LL.M. at New York Univeristy Law School.  I clerked for two years for Chief Judge Jane Restani on the United States Court of International Trade and then clerked for one year for the Honorable Reynaldo Garza, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Chief Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals (which has since merged with the Federal Circuit).. After a two year stint in private practice, I became an Assistant Corporation Counsel at the New York City Law Department, where I was promoted to Associate Counsel.. After seven years at the New York City Law Department, I accepted a position at the United States Department of Justice and moved to Washington, D.C.. Though I have moved to D.C., I still enjoy raising money for the New York Philharmonic, the Museum of the City of New York, New York's Museum of Natural History, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Save Venice, Inc.. When not working, I enjoy ballroom dancing, spending time at the University Club of New York, the Univeristy Club of Washington, D.C., and the City Tavern Club of D.C.. My favorite places are Venice, Monaco and New York City.

Adriaen is a partner in the Litigation, Securities Enforcement, and Government Investigations & White Collar Crime practices. He focuses his practice on government investigations, criminal prosecutions, internal compliance issues, and a wide variety of other high-stakes litigation matters both in the United States and globally. As former Senior Counsel at the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Adriaen employs the critical judgment, relevant knowledge, and practical skills learned from his time as a government enforcement attorney to defend clients embroiled in investigations and litigation brought by the SEC, Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal agencies.. Adriaen represents public companies, financial services firms, accounting firms, and individuals. In addition to government litigation and investigations, clients rely on Adriaen in connection with class action suits, competitive business matters, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) matters, and state securities industry regulatory inquiries. He has an extensive background in global anti-corruption compliance and investigations, addressing issues in the context of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK Bribery Act, France’s Loi Sapin II, and other anti-corruption measures for companies with global operations. In addition, Adriaen has advised and defended clients involved in federal and state False Claims Act investigations and litigation. He has represented executives and corporations as a partner at international law firms as well as leading the litigation and compliance departments of Fortune 200 public companies as chief litigation counsel and chief ethics and compliance officer. Adriaen provides clients contending with government investigations a course of action to avoid litigation and win at trial by developing a legal strategy driven by his experience advising board of directors and public company management.. Proudly serving his country as a U.S. Marine, Adriaen was an infantry platoon commander and then a judge advocate prior to entering private practice. Born in Belgium and raised abroad in a Foreign Service family, Adriaen’s background encompasses diverse cultures and modes of thinking, directly informing his counseling strategies and, in particular, his understanding of the particular needs of global companies with diverse workforces.

Admitted: Virginia State Bar (2007) District of Columbia (2008), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (2015),  U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (2016),  U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.

10K Law P.C. Clarity on Complex Business Matters. Steve Hoffman Delivers Counsel to Rapid Startups and Large Restructures.. Driven to accelerate business, Steve earned a BA from Northwestern University and JD from Georgetown University, while simultaneously serving on their committees to evolve their business processes. Dedicating his career to partnering with private-industry executives, he has led or assisted several multi-billion-dollar companies through successful restructures, M&A actions, SEC filings, etc., while simultaneously building startup accelerators to incorporate and protect their intellectual property, judging national competitions to evaluate go-to-market strategies, and serving on boards and committees - all to accelerate access int his country to the best practices for corporate growth.. Steve Hoffman recognizes your need for concise advice. Two decades ago, before he became an attorney, Steve was an HR Director within a Fortune 500 Company, he served on Multi-National Executive Committees and, in five years, had partnered with C-Suite to refresh and sell a Division. From this experience, he learned to keep concise experts close.. Conflict happens. Although better solved in advance with clear bylaws and contractual negotiations, all companies do evolve; therefore disagreements can arise. Because this should not break your bank account or distract from your core business, Steve Hoffman is expereinced in Litigation and ADR - licensed to litigate in multiple state and federal courts at multiple levels, plus experienced as Arbitrator, Mediator, and Court-Assigned Conciliator.. You deserve clear guidance. On complex and changing laws, request your complimentary consultation to discuss the concerns of Business Formation, Corporate Regulations, Commercial / Government Contracts, and Litigation / ADR. Determine the right way ahead for you.. 10K Law P.C. delivers a team that champions your business growth.

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