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Whenever someone, whether it is a family member, a colleague, or a friend, asks me if I enjoy working as an attorney, I always respond by telling them that there is no professional experience as rewarding as standing on the courthouse steps with a client after a win.  That feeling is worth every single day of hardwork that was spent in preparation leading up to trial.  This is what trial attorneys work for - the thrill and excitement of helping clients navigate the complexities of litigation.

When not practicing law, I enjoy doing anything automotive, reading books by C.S. Lewis, and rowing on the Potomac River.

The focus of John's career is his clients and their needs.. While in law school, John worked worked both with the Unemployment Compensation Clinic at Duquesne University and the Office of Conflict Counsel for Allegheny County, earning a Pro Bono Award for providing free legal services to indigent peoples.. While in law school, John was also a Law Clerk for a top personal injury firm in Pittsburgh, PA.. John further's his client's interests, working diligently on civil litigation cases ranging from slip and falls and auto accidents to contract disputes.. If you think you may have a case, contact John at the Law Office of Sanford Friedman, LLC at for a free consultation.

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Stevan Lieberman, Esq, is a Washington D.C. based attorney who spends
most of his professional time focused on intellectual property law,
especially domain name / Internet law and Internet Technologies. He is
a regular lecturer for the Montgomery County Bar Association on
intellectual property topics. His law firm, Greenberg & Lieberman,
LLC, established its office in Second Life in March 2006. Since then
Greenberg & Lieberman, LLC has provided legal help to numerous SL
clients. Mr. Lieberman is also active in the domain name space,
providing legal advice to domain name owners and associated companies,
setting up registrar tags, and providing litigation services.

Shannon N. Proctor is a litigation associate at Hollingsworth LLP located in Washington, D.C. Her practice focuses on personal injury litigation involving pharmaceutical products, complex litigation, and products liability. Before joining Hollingsworth, she worked at a local law firm in its global FDA practice advising clients on various FDA regulatory matters. Ms. Proctor grew up in Florida where she graduated from Jacksonville University with a BS in Chemistry. After spending some time working in pharmaceuticals and teaching, she went on to graduate from Emory University School of Law. After graduation, she clerked at the Court of Federal Claims (OSM) and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Ms. Proctor is admitted to practice law in Georgia, D.C., and Florida. She is also licensed to practice before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, and United States Court of Federal Claims, but has participated in litigation across the country.. When she is not preparing trial, Ms. Proctor enjoys cooking, hiking, competing in her bowling league, reading, watching sports, and especially cheering for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Ross Dannenberg handles a wide-range of intellectual property issues, with experience in Internet, video game, telecommunications, and computer software-related issues. With a background in computer science, Ross has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a variety of technical fields, and has been involved in numerous patent, copyright, and trademark enforcement lawsuits. He has considerable experience with intellectual property protection of video games, including patent, trademark and copyright protection, copyright clearance, licensing, and enforcement of intellectual property rights.. Mr. Dannenberg earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1994, and earned his private pilot’s license in 1999. Between his undergraduate studies and law school, Mr. Dannenberg was an Information Systems Manager for Carnival Cruise Lines, where he was responsible for all facets of computer and network use, training, and administration aboard a cruise ship. He earned his Juris Doctor from The George Washington University Law School in 2000, where he was a member of The Environmental Lawyer legal journal.. Mr. Dannenberg is a founding member of the Video Game Bar Association, and was the founding Chair of the American Bar Association's (ABA) IP Section Committee on Computer Games and Virtual Worlds. Mr. Dannenberg is the Editor-in-Chief of the Patent Arcade website, is the editor and an author of The American Bar Association’s Legal Guide to Video Game Production, published by the ABA in 2011, and is an executive editor of Computer Games and Virtual Worlds: A New Frontier in Intellectual Property Law, published by the ABA IP Section in 2010. Mr. Dannenberg is a Lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, and is an adjunct copyrights professor at George Mason University School of Law.. Mr. Dannenberg's representative clients include multinational software, networking, and telecommunications companies, multiple video game companies having user bases of over 20 million users, video game developers and publishers of various sizes, and emerging technology companies.. Mr. Dannenberg practices in the firm's Washington, D.C. office.

Represents corporations, investment funds, real estate developers, and financial institutions on matters relating to compliance with federal, state, and local environmental and health and safety laws and regulations. Routinely evaluates liabilities and counsels clients with a wide variety of operations, including waste management operations, energy generation and sale, real estate development, telecommunications, pharmaceutical manufacturing, pulp and paper operations, and airport management. Practice currently focuses primarily on counseling clients on environmental issues attendant to corporate and real estate transactions and public offerings; drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contractual agreements covering environmental aspects of business and real estate transactions; counseling clients on environmental compliance, including permitting and the implementation of environmental management systems; defending clients against alleged violations of environmental law or liability for environmental contamination; and representing clients on the management of hazardous waste cleanup sites and the development of “brownfield” properties.. Practice areas include environmental compliance and defense with a focus on air and water pollution control issues, solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup, and climate change.. This material may be considered attorney advertising under certain rules of professional attorney conduct. No attorney-client relationship is created when you contact me.

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.

Rebecca LeGrand is a partner at LeGrand Law PLLC. She represents both individual clients and small businesses in civil litigation and arbitration, and in government investigations and white-collar criminal cases,.. She has been recognized by Super Lawyers in Washington, DC.. Rebecca is a graduate of Yale Law School, where she was the co-editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal of Health Policy. Her undergraduate degree is from Brown University, where she graduated magna cum laude and with departmental honors in Biology. She has a master's degree from Duke University in evolutionary biology. With her science background, Rebecca particularly enjoys cases that involve expert testimony of a scientific or technical nature.. Rebecca has represented clients in more than a dozen state and federal courts. She is licensed to practice law in:

Randy has more than seven years of Intellectual Property (IP) Law experience backed by extensive industry experience with a focus on patent acquisition/prosecution for software, communications, electronics, computer hardware, real-time systems, medical device, and business method inventions.. Randy has experience experience in patent preparation and prosecution, M&A due diligence investigations, patent reissue, reexaminations, and preparing patentability, non-infringement and freedom to operate opinions.. He uses his extensive software engineering background to help clients obtain patent protection for their inventions. He prepares and prosecutes patent applications in a broad variety of technical fields including software, telecom, e-commerce, data security, computer graphics, and Internet applications. He has applied his technical background with significant work for clients in wireless communications, telecom, user interfaces, data security, data backup, databases, and healthcare records and reimbursement management tools, among many technologies.. In addition to his broad-base intellectual property background, Randy has extensive experience in all aspects of software development. He has worked as a Database Architect performing database design and development for a variety of clients, including the Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), state law enforcement agencies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).. Additionally, he developed software for Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS) that enabled submission of state electronic fingerprint records to the FBI.. Randy has also worked as a management consultant and software developer for several large companies, including Booz Allen & Hamilton, PriceWaterhouse, Northrop Grumman Information Technology, and the Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCo), in the areas of real-time systems, electric utility software, relational database management systems and telecommunications.

Providing quality legal services to clients utilizing online tools and platforms. Veteran of the US Navy catering to members of the armed service, employees of the federal and state government and veterans of all services.

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.

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 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.

Parker Moore is an associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Beveridge & Diamond, P.C. with an environmental, litigation, and regulatory practice focusing on land use issues involving the Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and related federal natural resources statutes.. During his time with Beveridge & Diamond, Mr. Moore has defended private parties and public agencies in their NEPA compliance efforts.  He regularly counsels private developers through the Section 404 permitting program under the CWA and recently co-authored a Supreme Court amicus brief on behalf of a coalition of national real estate and development associations in the controversial wetlands regulation case, Rapanos v. United States. In the wake of this ruling, Mr. Moore has published several articles on the state of federal wetlands regulation and its impacts on land use interests. Mr. Moore has also counseled private developers in administrative proceedings related to construction regulatory compliance under the CWA’s NPDES program.. Before joining the firm in 2004, Mr. Moore clerked at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and served as a judicial intern to the Honorable Robert H. Hodges of the United States Court of Federal Claims.. Mr. Moore received a bachelor of science degree in Natural Resources from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. He graduated magna cum laude from Vermont Law School, where he was an articles editor for the Vermont Law Review. Before receiving his law degree, he served as a wetlands ecologist for a private environmental consulting firm. In this capacity, Mr. Moore performed extensive onsite evaluation and consultation involving complex federal, state, and local environmental issues including CERCLA, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Virginia Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, and construction regulatory compliance.

Nick Lawton is a Senior Associate at Eubanks & Associates, LLC. Previously, Nick was an Associate at Meyer Glitzenstein & Eubanks from 2015-2019. Nick’s legal specialties include advocating for protection of wildlife and natural resources, environmentally sustainable energy production, and government transparency. Nick has won several major victories in federal appellate and trial courts as lead counsel or co-counsel.. Nick received his J.D., magna cum laude, from Lewis & Clark Law School in 2013 along with certificates in Environmental and Natural Resources Law and Intellectual Property. During law school, Nick served as Form and Style Editor for Animal Law Review for two years. He also gained practical litigation experience through clerkships at the Environmental Enforcement Section of the U.S. Department of Justice and Lewis & Clark’s environmental law clinic, Earthrise Law Center. After graduation, he served as an Energy Fellow, earning an LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law while also helping to found the Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School. At the Green Energy Institute, Nick worked to design and advocate for effective ways to promote distributed renewable energy, particularly rooftop solar power, in an effort to mitigate climate change while avoiding the negative environmental impacts of utility-scale development. Nick’s publications include white papers on reducing the soft costs of distributed solar power and on modernizing building standards to require rooftop solar panels, as well as a law review article that earned a prize from the American Bar Association Public Lands section, Utah’s Transfer of Public Lands Act: Demanding a Gift of Federal Lands, 16 Vt. J. Env. L. 1 (2014). Before law school, Nick earned a B.A. in English, cum laude, with an emphasis in creative writing from Pomona College. He spent several years as a starving artist before deciding to put his pen to use as a public interest attorney.. Nick is a member of the Oregon State Bar and the Washington, D.C. Bar. He is also admitted to practice before the Ninth and D.C. Circuits, and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.. In his spare time, Nick can be found hiking in Shenandoah National Park or Rock Creek Park and playing guitar on his patio.

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Mr. Wood is a director in the Electronics Group with a unique background of nearly 30 years of microprocessor, Internet, and communications related technical, legal, and business development experience.  He specializes in assisting clients protect and leverage innovation to ensure marketplace exclusivity.. Mr. Wood's work before the United States Patent and Trademark Office includes patent application preparation and prosecution, reissue, reexamination, and appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He has also served the role of virtual in-house IP counsel for several high technology emerging companies, where he has developed programs to identify, protect, manage, and commercialize IP assets.  Additionally, he has helped clients establish reexamination strategies to challenge the validity of existing patents.. Mr. Wood has worked on intellectual property matters involving many technologies, including, for example, electronics, computer graphics, computer architecture, networks, and network protocols, telecommunications networks, wireless communication systems, e-commerce and Internet applications, GPS location-based services, intelligent vehicle systems, automotive systems, and medical devices.. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Wood achieved the rank of Major with the U.S. Air Force and currently serves as Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He was also a law clerk with a private company in the IP Law Section, while in law school. While in the Air Force, Mr. Wood was responsible for the design, testing, and analysis of threat signal detection algorithms for aircraft electronic combat systems. He was also lead engineer for development of the down link module for the MILSTAR communications satellite system and author of an associated paper entitled "The Use of Surface Acoustic Wave Devices for Signal Processing." Additionally, Mr. Wood has gained experience in the application of low observable technology and testing, as well as its impact upon the reduction of radar cross section.. Mr. Wood is an adjunct professor teaching Intellectual Property Law at Northern Virginia Community College and chair of the law firm’s Diversity Committee.  He is also a resource for the University of Dayton School of Law and North Carolina A&T State University where he frequently meets with school officials and mentors law and engineering students.  Mr. Wood is also on the Board of Advisors for The JD Project which is committed to achieving racial diversity in the legal profession.  In 2010, he was appointed Vice-Chair, Trade Secrets Committee of the IP Law Section of the DC Bar.

Mr. King is an attorney licensed in the both the state and federal bars in the District of Columbia and Maryland. He obtained his J.D. in 2006 from Northeastern University School of Law, renowned for its focus on practical experience and social responsibility. The National Jurist recently selected Northeastern University School of Law as the nation’s best public interest law school.. Mr. King has a broad base of litigation experience including work with the Department of Justice’s Environmental Enforcement Section; Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto’s “whistleblower” practice; and Jackson & Campbell’s real estate group.. Mr. King’s background in title insurance, where he gained expertise in the fundamental and essential underpinnings of a wide range of real estate transactions, and where he underwrote policies on real estate financing scenarios including defeasance, mezzanine, interest rate swap, and municipal bond financing, among others. As a title attorney Mr. King has written articles on 1031 exchanges and is the go-to person on transfer and recordation tax questions for many local attorneys and developers. Over a two-year period Mr. King handled over a quarter billion dollars in consideration and issued over a half billion dollars in liability insurance.. Most recently, Mr. King established a “person-centered” firm focusing on real estate and public interest matters. Mr. King is skilled at representing both sides of disputes between lenders & borrowers, and landlords & tenants.. Staying true to his public interest roots, Mr. King participates in pro bono foreclosure prevention and estate planning programs, and represents plaintiffs in consumer protection actions.. In addition to real estate matters, Mr. King represents creditors and debtors in bankruptcy, litigates contracts, and advises clients on tax compliance and estate planning.. In representing businesspeople and nonprofits, Mr. King aids clients in business formation and organization, regulatory and tax compliance, contracting, employment, and financing.

Mr. Cole has earned national recognition for his work in Lanham Act false advertising litigation.  In addition to work in the false advertising area, he has handled a broad array of commercial cases, including unfair competition and trade regulation, product disparagement, patent and trademark, and defense of government enforcement proceedings.  Based in Washington, D.C., he often represents clients in heavily regulated industries that require solutions not only in court, but also before federal agencies.  His clients include household names in industries such as food and beverages, media and telecommunications, consumer products, and environmental products and services.  He regularly advises regarding the development, approval and substantiation of advertising and labeling claims.  Mr. Cole is a frequent speaker and commentator on advertising issues.

Monty Crawford has over twenty-five years of experience in high-stakes, complex business litigation and arbitration. As a former litigation partner at DLA Piper, the world’s largest law firm, he has represented individuals, local companies, and Fortune 500 companies in disputes throughout Maryland, the United States, and globally. He has collected in excess of $250 million on behalf of his clients in business disputes, and has represented clients in over twenty-five states and ten countries in both federal and state court. He is a trial lawyer with extensive courtroom experience. As such, he is able to provide “big law” expertise and experience without the costs associated with a national firm.. Monty Crawford is able to advise clients on the legal issues and implications of the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic, including contractual, regulatory, insurance, and commercial issues. Monty remains up to date on the latest orders, regulatory requirements, and legal issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, and is well-positioned both to advise clients in these uncertain times, and to provide effective representation in COVID-19 related regulatory and litigation disputes.. Monty has represented companies and individuals in cases involving breach of contract, fraud, insurance disputes, real estate disputes, breach of warranty, employment disputes, shareholder disputes, defamation, custody and divorce, estate disputes, construction matters, class actions, wrongful death, discrimination, wrongful termination, environmental matters, and intellectual property issues.. Monty also has extensive experience in helping companies and individuals who are subject to criminal or civil investigation by state or federal authorities. He has represented clients under investigation or indictment by the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of Foreign Asset Control, the Maryland Attorney General, the Maryland Insurance Commissioner, the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, and various consumer protection agencies. He has had great success both in negotiating favorable resolutions to investigations and in litigating against the government.. Monty is one of the leading experts in Maryland on international legal disputes. He serves as the Chair of the International Law Committee of the Maryland State Bar Association, and has lectured on international litigation at the University of Maryland Law School. He has represented companies in both international arbitration, international litigation, and international investigations in over ten countries on five continents.. Monty Crawford’s goal in any business dispute is to obtain the best result for the client while minimizing both the financial costs and the business disruption which accompany litigation. He is able to provide twenty-five years of “big law” experience and expertise without the cost of retaining a national firm. He works closely with his clients to understand their business and their problems and to work with them to obtain the optimal result. For cases that cannot be settled, Monty also is an experienced trial lawyer who will fight to protect the interests of his clients.

Michael Schulman is member of the labor and employment practice group at Kirkland & Ellis, based in Washington, D.C. Michael has extensive experience counseling employers on issues related to federal, state, and local employment and labor laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. He has counseled companies to ensure compliance with these laws, as well as companies evaluating potential exposure arising out of non-compliance.. In addition to counseling, Michael represents employers in federal and state court litigation, administrative agency proceedings, and arbitrations arising out of alleged labor and employment law violations. Michael has defended employers against actions brought by government agencies, such as the EEOC, as well as actions initiated by current and former employees.

Michael P. House. Perkins Coie LLP. Washington, DC USA

Michael Chittenden practices in the area of employee benefits and executive and deferred compensation arrangements. Within these areas, he has assisted clients with respect to a broad range of issues, including tax-qualified plan drafting and operational issues, compliance with Internal Revenue Code Section 409A, equity compensation, fringe benefits, payroll taxes, and health and welfare benefits.. In his practice, Mr. Chittenden has advised clients on a variety of operational issues including the preparation of qualified domestic relations orders procedures, investment policies, and determination letter applications, reviewing domestic relations orders for qualification issues, 401(h) accounts, and the Code and ERISA requirements for defined benefit plan freezes and terminations. In addition, Mr. Chittenden has drafted a number of plan amendments and restatements. He has also successfully responded to issues raised by the IRS in an audit of a profit sharing plan and developed and implemented successful operational and plan document corrections through the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System.. Mr. Chittenden has experience working with non-qualified plans and welfare benefit plans. He has drafted change-in-control plans and executive retention plans adopted as part of corporate acquisitions. In addition, he has advised clients on payroll tax withholding requirements and planning opportunities related to non-qualified plans. He has advised clients on compliance with or avoidance of the requirements of Code Section 409A. Mr. Chittenden has advised multiple clients on the termination or substantial modification of their retiree medical benefits. He has also counseled clients on issues related to welfare plan communications, non-discrimination testing for dependent care and other welfare plans, and requirements relating to health reform law.. Mr. Chittenden has also been actively engaged in shaping employee benefits policy. He previously served as the Director of Retirement Legislation & Regulation at The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC), a national trade association that represents the interests of large employers on employee benefits and compensation issues. In his role at ERIC, Mr. Chittenden engaged relevant Congressional committees and regulatory agencies across a diverse range of retirement-related issues, including cash balance plans, Pension Protection Act (PPA) funding and benefit restriction regulations, proposed PPA hybrid plan regulations, qualified and eligible automatic contribution arrangements, fee disclosure litigation, legislation, and regulation, and Congressional efforts to impose new limitations on nonqualified deferred compensation.. Mr. Chittenden came to Miller & Chevalier from Covington & Burling LLP, where he was an associate in the Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation group.