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Honored by Super Lawyers as a “Rising Star” for five years running, Mr. Harrington has extensive experience representing private-sector and federal employees in cases that involve discrimination, retaliation, whistleblowing, contract disputes, wage violations, and other violations of employment and civil rights laws.. Mr. Harrington is admitted to practice law in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, and he has represented clients in federal courts nationwide. He also has deep experience before state and federal administrative bodies including the EEOC, the MSPB, and various arms of the U.S. Department of Labor.. Mr. Harrington represents clients who have suffered harm under a wide variety of laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Americans with Disabilities Act; the Family and Medical Leave Act; the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act; the Whistleblower Protection Act; the False Claims Act; the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX); and state and local laws such as the D.C. Human Rights Act and the Maryland Fair Employment Practices Act.. Among his notable victories is a $1.36 million jury verdict for violation of the anti-retaliation provision of the False Claims Act.. Law is Mr. Harrington’s second full career. He joined The Employment Law Group as a litigation law clerk while attending the George Mason University School of Law as an evening student. Following his graduation from George Mason Law, he was named as an associate of the firm — and in 2013 he became the first former law clerk to ascend to ownership at The Employment Law Group.. Before attending law school, Mr. Harrington worked for 19 years in various positions at the National Association of Securities Dealers (now known as FINRA) and the NASDAQ Stock Market. In addition to helping him represent employees who report breaches of SOX, his background in financial regulation drove a strong commitment to address the imbalance of power between corporations and workers.. “I went to law school to make a positive difference for people whose civil rights have been violated &msash; especially people who have been wronged despite working hard and playing by the rules,” he explains. “I joined TELG to gain practical legal experience while I studied, and I quickly realized that employment law was a perfect fit for someone with my goals — particularly the way we practice employment law at TELG, where we focus on achieving outcomes that are chosen by each individual client.”. Also contributing to Mr. Harrington’s success as an attorney: A lifelong interest in literature. Having majored in English Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, he became a Writing Fellow at George Mason Law, where he also served as a senior staff member of the Federal Circuit Bar Journal. At The Employment Law Group, Mr. Harrington frequently works with new clerks on their legal writing skills.

Healthcare Attorney licensed in Nevada, D.C., New York, Virginia, and Texas with extensive experience in health care regulatory and transactional law.

Goldstein Law Firm is one of a handful of law firms in the country that represents only franchisees & Dealers.. Almost all law firms specializing in franchise law represent either solely franchisors or both franchisors and franchisees, but not solely franchisees & dealers. The philosophy of The Goldstein Law Firm is that all of our franchise attorneys' effort should be focused on advocating for the rights of franchisees, not on cutting new law for franchisors who are very ably represented by the largest law firms in the world.. The Goldstein Law Firm offers its franchisee and dealer clients a consistent and unclouded commitment to the cause of franchisees. On a national basis there are merely a handful of franchise lawyers who truly represent only franchisees & dealers. As a franchisee lawyer, Jeff Goldstein is one of these rare franchise lawyers who does not also represent manufacturers and franchisors.. GLF specializes in:. General Franchise and Distribution Antitrust violations. Franchise Price-Fixing claims. Wrongful franchise terminations. Franchise Encroachment claims. Franchise Territorial violations. Franchise Dual Distribution competition. Franchise Menu Pricing disputes. Unfair Franchisor competition. Franchise and Distribution Trademark violations. Franchise and Distribution Post-term covenant not to compete restrictions. Wrongful franchise default cases. Franchise Supplier overcharging claims. Franchisor tying arrangements. Franchisor Fraud and Misrepresentation Claims. Franchise Disclosure Document Defects

For more than 25 years, I have focused my practice on a broad range of complex criminal, civil and administrative matters, with an emphasis on white-collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations. I have handled cases involving money laundering, health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, securities violations, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), antitrust violations, espionage and national security matters (which often involve elements of cyber-crime and computer related issues), bribery and public corruption, environmental crimes, and tax evasion. I also have handled international extraditions, administrative debarment proceedings, and other civil and administrative matters which often arise as collateral consequences of enforcement actions.   Because of my work on national security cases, I have held and maintained high level security clearances, including Top Secret SCI. I have participated in the representation of several clients in high profile cases and have litigated cases in trial and appellate courts in multiple federal and state jurisdictions. I am AV Preeminent rated by Martindale and have been repeatedly recognized by various publications as one of the top criminal defense lawyers in the Washington, D.C. area.

Former federal prosecutor Luke Cass defends corporations and individuals in a variety of federal criminal allegations, including health care fraud, price-fixing, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, embezzlement, bank fraud, and money laundering. He also conducts proactive, corporate investigations related to bribery, misbranding, bid rigging, drug diversion, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), and the False Claims Act (FCA). Luke served as a federal prosecutor for over a decade and has significant experience with white collar investigations. Luke has extensive trial experience and has litigated federal appellate and district court cases throughout the United States.. Previously, Luke worked as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Public Integrity Section of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division where he handled public corruption investigations and prosecutions of elected, appointed, and career government officials. Luke served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Financial Fraud and Corruption Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico before working at the DOJ in Washington. In addition to Luke's extensive federal trial experience, he has also briefed and argued numerous appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He also clerked in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.. As a result of his experience, Luke is well qualified to counsel clients in nearly every aspect of complex white-collar matters involving both the public and private sectors.

Former criminal investigator and trial attorney with the Federal Public Defender and the Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division.  Practice is focused on the defense of enforcement actions involving the Foreign Corrupt Practice's Act (FCPA) and the False Claims Act (FCA).  Specialize in preventing exhasuting federal and state investigations of your business.  Have conducted effective internal and compliance investigations on behalf of Fortune 100 companies and government contractors that have reduced the potential for fraud, enhanced profitability and in some cases convinced government enforcement offcials to not to investigate and/or reduce potential fines.

For two years, I lived and practiced in London representing multinational corporations in complex mergers, acquisitions and financings.  I enjoy traveling and reading biographies.  I have also run 3 marathons.

For nearly 35 years, I have been a general business litigator, with substantial experience in jury trials, bench trials and all forms of alternate dispute resolution.  Over the years, I have also developed considerable experience in handling complex estate disputes and legal malpractice cases and have extensive experience in dealing with disputes arising out of M&A activity and commercial contracts.  My cases have often involved extensive use of expert witnesses, particularly those involving business valuation, value of services and other complex economic issues.. Apart from litigation, I have also negotiated mergers and acquisitions, documented complex real estate financing ventures and drafted a great many contracts.  For approximately four years, while a partner at a large multinational law firm, I also acted as outside general counsel for a mid-sized government contractor (approximately $500 million dollars in annual sales), including the provision of advice on all aspects of its business operations.. With the Butzel Long platform, my colleagues and I are capable of efficiently handling all types of cases, from multi-district class actions involving billions of dollars to relatively small contract disputes.

For a high level of personal attention and professionalism, contact the Maginnis Law Office. For more than 35 years, I have helped clients in the District of Columbia, Maryland and northern Virginia proceed through the divorce process with dignity. I am committed to devoting the time and attention that each client I represent requires, so I intentionally keep my practice small. When you hire me as your attorney to guide you through a family law dispute, you will always work directly with me.. To learn more about my practice history, click on the link below to see my profile.. John "Jack" C. Maginnis IIII am admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. I am a member of The District of Columbia Bar, the Virginia State Bar and the Maryland State Bar Association and was selected by my peers, as listed in an article published by Washingtonian magazine, as one of the 50 best divorce lawyers. I was also elected to The District of Columbia Bar Family Law Section Steering Committee where I served as co-chairperson.. A Diverse Offering Of ServicesAs a divorce attorney, I understand that individuals can have varying legal needs. To better serve my clients, I provide assistance in a number of areas, including collaborative divorce, child custody and support matters, prenuptial agreements and same-gender family law cases. I also have extensive experience assisting clients with complicated international divorce cases, including G-4 visa holders and their spouses.. I recognize the challenges that arise in high-asset divorce cases. I boast considerable experience in this area and can help guide you through what can be an especially complex process.

Disability rights advocate and litigator.

Dirk D. Haire practices in the areas of construction law and government contracts, with a focus on federal construction law.Dirk’s federal construction practice includes bid protests and claims litigation involving issues such as constructive changes, delays, accelerations, defective work, differing site conditions, default terminations, past performance evaluations, defective specifications, the Administrative Procedures Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Anti-Kickback Act, the Buy American Act, the Civil False Claims Act, the Miller Act, the Prompt Payment Act, and the Truth In Negotiations Act.  He also regularly counsels federal contractors on issues such as teaming arrangements, small business and set-aside strategy and compliance (8(a) contracting, ANC, NAC, HUBZone, SDVOSB), FAR Business Ethics and Conduct Codes and compliance, DCAA audits and investigations, cost allowability and the Cost Accounting Standards, lobbying restrictions and disclosures, project labor agreements, Davis-Bacon Act compliance, subcontracting plans, best value procurement strategy, and debriefings.  Dirk handles federal protests and litigation in the Boards of Contract Appeals, Court of Federal Claims, General Accountability Office, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various U.S. District Courts.Dirk’s private and institutional construction law practice involves representing contractors and owners in a variety of transactional, project administration, labor relations, and litigation matters.  He has handled numerous contract negotiations and litigation involving airports, cruise ship terminals, piers, power plants, bridges, highways, hotels, office buildings, condominiums, and schools.  Dirk is regularly involved with a variety of private and quasi-private project delivery and contracting methods, including design-build, construction management, EPC, firm fixed price, cost-plus, PPP, and various hybrids thereof.In the industry, Dirk serves on the Executive Board of AGC of America and the Board of Directors of Maryland AGC.  He also currently serves as chair of both the AGC of America FAR Committee and Service and Supply Council.  Chambers USA has ranked Dirk as a leading lawyer in construction law the past three years, most recently describing him in their 2009 Guide as “an excellent communicator with exceptional business understanding.”

Desiree Charpentier works for Healthcare Legal Solutions (“HLS”) which is a collections firm that recovers problematic third party payer medical claims for hospitals and health systems. She manages the appeals process for case management and denial management departments.  She works on health care institutional problematic medical claims from governmental, state, federal, insurance and institutional payers. She represents institutional clients, not private individuals.

Denis C. Mitchell is an experienced trial attorney and focuses his practice on representing individuals and families who have suffered life-altering injuries or who have lost love ones. He has obtained numerous multi-million dollar recoveries for his clients and has tried cases before multiple state and federal courts in the region.  Mr. Mitchell's fellow plaintiffs’ lawyers recognized him as D.C.’s Trial Lawyer of the Year in 2014.  He has also been recognized by Best Lawyers®, SuperLawyers®, Washingtonian Magazine®, and Bethesda Magazine® as a leading practitioner in medical negligence and/or personal injury since 2011.. Mr. Mitchell has held leadership positions in several organizations, including President of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. and Chair of the D.C. Bar Tort Law Section. He has written for quarterly publications and made presentations on important civil cases handed down by state and federal courts in the District of Columbia.  His also served for more than a decade as an Adjunct Professor in Trial Advocacy at the Georgetown University Law Center.. Mr. Mitchell became fluent in Spanish after spending a year teaching and studying in the Economics Department at the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain.

Dave Scher affords The Employment Law Group's clients the benefit of over fourteen years of diverse legal experience.  Mr. Scher also serves The Employment Law Group's clients by providing them with unparalleled electronic discovery expertise and a strong background in complex litigation.. A graduate of Cornell University and Fordham Law School, Mr. Scher began his career in New York and New Jersey practicing in the field of corporate commercial litigation.  He then worked as in-house counsel for several major corporations, including Sony Electronics, Pearson PLC and USWeb, where he specialized in Silicon Valley, California during the high point of the Internet boom in technology transactions, intellectual property and commercial law.  In 2003 Mr. Scher combined his legal and technical expertise to work as a legal consultant for Kroll On Track, providing electronic discovery consulting, services and support to top 200 law firms in Washington, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.. During his career, Mr. Scher has negotiated multi million dollar alliance and joint venture transactions, settled numerous cases with minimal impact to his clients, managed an eight person in-house law department, and developed the first licensing agreements for the Sony VAIO and the first hosting and application service agreements for USWeb.  Over the past two years with The Employment Law Group, Mr. Scher developed and drafted appeals in immigration matters that resulted in the invalidation of regulations potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants.  Mr. Scher has also guided the electronic discovery process in several employment cases, and in one case won an adverse jury instruction sanction that resulted in the firm's success in the case.  Mr. Scher is also engaged in several employment and whistleblower cases and has successfully defeated numerous dispositive motions.. Mr. Scher has been admitted to the bars in New Jersey, New York and California, and he is presently admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.  In sum, Mr. Scher is known for his ability to step into any case and do what needs to be done for his clients.

Criminal defense attorney Edwin Palacio represents people facing misdemeanor and felony criminal matters in Washington D.C. and the Commonwealth of Virginia.. Mr. Palacio attended Florida International University for undergraduate school, earning a Political Science Degree. Mr. Palacio attended the Unviersity of South Carolina School of Law for his J.D.. Mr. Palacio is admitted to practice law in Washington D.C., South Carolina, and Virginia. Mr.. Palacio began his legal career in 2018 as an Assistant Public Defender. Later working as a Removal Defense Attorney for a non-profit in Virginia. Representing clients facing removal proceedings before the Executive Office for Immigration Review. In 2022, Mr. Palacio founded Palacio Law, PLLC. He is fluent in Spanish.. Areas of PracticeCriminal DefenseImmigration - Special Immigrant Juvenile Visa (Virginia State Court - Predicate Order)

Bryant counsels many of the world’s largest insurers concerning their most troublesome and complex first-party property, business income, builder's risk, inland marine, and excess indemnity claims. He also defends clients in high-value appraisals, bad faith, and liability claims.. Representing insurers in a wide array of sophisticated property insurance coverage matters, Bryant was at the forefront of decisions concerning business interruption claims for COVID-19 losses.. With extensive experience in all phases of litigation, Bryant has argued numerous cases to verdict before federal and state juries and has delivered arguments before several courts of appeal.. Prior to joining Zelle, Bryant served as a law clerk for the Honorable Stuart R. Berger of the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. Thereafter, he practiced at a regional firm in Baltimore, Maryland, where he tried insurance coverage and general liability cases across Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.

Attorney Patrick Lyons is an associate at Ashcraft & Gerel, where he focuses his practice on defective product claims. He is proud to be a dependable and compassionate advocate for his clients who have suffered injuries at the hands of manufacturers of defective products.Patrick earned his B.A. from Tulane University and his J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law. While in law school, Mr. Lyons participated in the moot court and mock trial teams, advancing to the finals or semifinals in most competitions he particpated in. He was inducted into the Order of Barristers, a national honor society, during his last year in law school. Before joining Ashcraft & Gerel, Mr. Lyons completed clerkships with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office, a U.S. Attorney’s office, a district attorney’s office, and a private law firm.

Attorney James F. Green has nearly 40 years of litigation experience under his belt. He has argued before the U.S. Supreme Court and helped shape Ashcraft & Gerel into the exceptional national practice that it is today. He has proudly obtained hundreds of positive verdicts and settlements for his clients and has earned a reputation for integrity and professionalism for himself. He is motivated by a genuine desire to help change clients’ lives for the better.Mr. Green has been appointed to multi-district litigation committees by various federal court judges to handle complex product liability cases for prescription drugs such as Zyprexa, Fosamax, and Rezulin. He holds a B.A. from St. Anselm College and a J.D. from Suffolk University. Mr. Green is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Virginia, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.

At the law office of Joel W. Anders, we have been representing individuals in Washington, D.C. and the surrounding Maryland communities for over three decades. Placing high value on integrity, quality and customer service, we strive to truly understand our clients' concerns and reach positive outcomes that help them achieve their goals. We concentrate our practice on handling legal issues in several areas, including family law, criminal defense, probate and others. SEASONED LITIGATOR ON YOUR SIDE Our firm's founding attorney, Joel W. Anders, has 39 years of experience as a trial lawyer. During this time, he has developed a detailed understanding of how the legal system operates, which enables him to effectively and efficiently guide cases through the legal process. Attorney Anders has the ability to quickly determine when a client can best be served by settlement negotiation, a generally more conservative and cost-effective method of dispute resolution. However, when a case demands a courtroom trial, such as a criminal case, our lawyer is prepared to draw on his extensive litigation experience to fight on behalf of our clients. Either way, our firm believes aggressive advocacy is key to giving clients the opportunity to make critical decisions on their own terms.

As a partner at Simeone & Miller, LLP, Washington, D.C. attorney Thomas J. Simeone provides legal representation to injury victims. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia, and has over 20 years of legal experience. Attorney Simeone is a graduate of Syracuse University and the Columbia University School of Law. He is a Justice Fellow at the American Academy of Medical Experts and a member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Contact his firm today and get a no-charge consultation.   Office:

Armen Kharazian specializes in international criminal law, export control and compliance, and white collar defense, with a focus on FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and money laundering offenses. He also practices business contracts and immigration law.. Prior to establishing his law practice, Armen served as a Law Fellow at the U.S. Department of Energy Office of the Assistant General Counsel for Environment (2017), where he specialized on issues related to the Atomic Energy Act, and nuclear contamination-related litigation. He also served as an Honors Law Clerk at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Regional Enforcement (2014), focusing on CERCLA/Superfund enforcement.. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and is also admitted for practice in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He serves as a Member of the Board of Directors, Federal Bar Association DC Chapter since 2017. In 2019, Mr. Kharazian completed the Trial Advocacy program of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), and received a NITA Advocate designation.. Mr. Kharazian obtained his JD from UDC David A. Clarke School of Law. He has an MA in Security Studies from Georgetown University (US National Security Policy), and BA in Arab Studies (summa cum lause) from Yerevan State University in Armenia. He is fluent in Armenian and Russian, and has a working knowledge of Arabic.

Amy’s approach as a white collar and federal criminal defense attorney is largely informed by her work in the federal government. Prior to her work as a white collar and federal criminal defense attorney, Amy served as a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS), where she led, coordinated, and otherwise supported a number of complex and high-profile federal cases and investigations.

Although we still litigate, the bulk of our practice is now crisis management and representation of investigative journalists. We believe that success means that no one knows about a problem or, if it is already public, that we enlist all of Washington's resources to solve the problem. When we represented Westinghouse we broke the Uranium Cartel which threatened to bankrupt Westinghouse.

Admitted to the bars of North Carolina, District of Columbia, Colorado (inactive), the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court.

Accomplished and passionate attorney with 20+ years of experience in bankruptcy, coupled with diverse legal and business experience including litigation management, discovery, depositions, briefs and trial (2nd chair). Member of Bankruptcy Mediation Panel since its inception. Licensed to practice in all state and federal courts with admissions in California, Nevada, District of Columbia, England and Wales.