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Recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since 2019, I hold a “Superb” rating on both Avvo and Justia. I have also consistently been ranked among the top three patent attorneys in Washington, D.C., by ThreeBestRated since 2016.. As an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, I specialize in teaching the legal facets of entrepreneurship, with a strong emphasis on Intellectual Property and Patents. I currently serve as the Managing Director and a registered patent attorney at NovoTech Patent Firm, located in Washington, D.C. My contributions extend to co-authoring the annually updated "Patent Applications Handbook" by West Publications.. My expertise lies in patent preparation and prosecution, focusing on fields such as electrical engineering and computer science. I have successfully secured patents in cutting-edge areas including AI, machine learning, medical devices, semiconductors, and mobile applications. I am experienced in patent reexaminations and provide comprehensive advice on patent licensing, validity, enforceability, and infringement.. Previously, I was a Partner at McDermott Will & Emery and an Associate at Fish & Richardson, both in Washington, D.C. Additionally, I served as in-house counsel at Panasonic Corporation in Osaka, Japan, and have dedicated time to pro bono work at the Landlord-Tenant Resource Center in D.C. My technical acumen is bolstered by my early career as a radio frequency technician.. I hold a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, where I graduated at the top of my class, and further honed my legal skills as an article editor for the Houston Business & Tax Law Journal during law school. I am licensed to practice in Maryland, D.C., and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Prepare immigrant and non-immigrant petitions for institutional sponsors of foreign workers and investors in employment based categories, as well as H-1B, L, O, P, and E categories.Prepare supporting documentation and file immigrant visa petitions for professionals and other individuals qualifying for the National Interest Waiver.Assist employers in preparation of Labor Certification and Labor Condition Applications, as well as compliance with applicable regulations.Represent clients in all phases of immigration litigation, including filing procedural motions, preparing witnesses, negotiating with opposing counsel, and representing clients in merit hearings.

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

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 R. Taskier’s professional practice consists of large, multiparty civil litigation in federal and state courts across the nation and international arbitration. For more than 25 years, his practice has encompassed cases in such diverse areas as antitrust, insurance coverage, international arbitration, defamation, intellectual property, and licensing disputes, as well as major commercial disputes and contract actions, and related appellate litigation. He has represented Tyson Foods and others in multidistrict antitrust litigation, Novell, Inc. against Microsoft in In Re Microsoft Antitrust Litigation, and Arthur Andersen LLP, McDonald’s Corporation, Ogden Corporation, Oracle Corporation and Pfizer Inc in major insurance coverage litigation or arbitration. Recently, in federal court in Marshall, Texas, he led the firm's trial team against Johnson & Johnson over infringement of his client's patent by J&J's Cypher drug-eluting cardiac stent. The jury returned a $482 million verdict, later increased to a $593 million judgment, the largest US patent judgment in 2011, and the largest verdict for an individual plaintiff in the country. As a result, American Lawyer Litigation Daily named him "Litigator of the Week" for Feb. 3, 2011. He was also named by Lawyers USA as one of five "Lawyers of the Year" for 2011. He is a "Litgation Star" for Benchmark Plaintiffs Guides for 2012 and 2013, and was named one of the "500 Leading Lawyers in America" in the "Lawdragon 500" for 2011 and 2012. In 2008, he led the damages case as one of two Dickstein trial counsel in Saffran v. Boston Scientific Corporation, a case alleging patent infringement by the Taxus drug-eluting cardiac stent, which returned a judgment of over $500 million for the firm's client, the third largest damages award in the United States in 2008 and the fifth largest patent damages award in U.S. history. His practice also encompasses representation of foreign entities and individuals in the U.S. courts.

Nina Ren joined KCNF in May 2014. She received her education at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (B.A. in History and Philosophy) and Washington & Lee University School of Law (J.D.). Before joining KCNF, Nina was an Associate at Gebhardt & Associates, where she worked on employment discrimination cases for federal and private sector employees. She focused on race, national origin, sex, disability, and age discrimination claims. Previously, Nina was a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, in Bethesda, Maryland. She published articles in the Journal of Arthritis and Rheumatism and in the Journal of Immunology.. Nina attended Washington & Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia, where she developed a keen interest in public interest and civil rights law. She worked as a student attorney in the Black Lung Clinic in her third year, where she argued a case to an Administrative Law Judge to obtain federal benefits for a retired coal miner who had developed coal worker's pneumoconiosis ("black lung disease") from his work in West Virginia's coal mines. She was a board member of the W&L Women Law Students Organization and the W&L Public Interest Law Students Association.

Nicole is an experienced attorney who handles a full range of labor and employment law matters, including advising clients with union issues.. A particular area of focus for Nicole is advising employers on OSHA-related risk and compliance. Even the most vigilant, employee-centric companies can experience a workplace accident, which invariably draws the attention of OSHA and other safety regulators. If not properly addressed from the onset, OSHA investigations can cost substantial employee goodwill and reputational damage, and expose businesses to civil liability and criminal prosecution. Nicole is regarded as an experienced "first responder" for companies facing serious worker safety matters.. Prior to starting her own firm, Nicole was an equity partner at DLA Piper and Venable, LLP, and a Shareholder at Vedder Price. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center and she is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.. In addition to her practice, Nicole volunteers as a board member and general counsel for the National Capital Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. She is also a board member of the National Children's Medical Center and a member of the International Women's Forum.. Nicole resides in Virginia with her husband Larry. When not working, Nicole enjoys spending time with family and friends, playing golf, and loves watching professional and college football, especially SEC football.

Nicholas Woodfield is a seasoned trial attorney with almost 30 years of experience litigating cases. He specializes in civil litigation and appellate advocacy and focuses on representing clients in retaliation cases, along with cases involving discrimination, whistleblowers, qui tam actions, and wage non-payment and misclassification claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Mr. Woodfield is a founding partner at The Employment Law Group® law firm and is the firm’s general counsel.. Mr. Woodfield is known for his record of winning multiple retaliation cases under the federal Whistleblower Protection Act and other statutes. Other notable victories for clients include:. Mr. Woodfield has helped strengthen and even define laws protecting employees, such as laws that bolster the rights of employees to act collectively when their wages are unlawfully withheld. He has recovered millions in judgments and settlements for his clients, including a $1.13 million Wage Payment Act judgment and multiple seven-figure class action settlements.. Mr. Woodfield also works with clients who are the subjects of workplace investigations into their own conduct. He specializes in minimizing the damages and protecting their careers to avoid clients being disproportionately punished for their actions. “It’s gratifying to help decent people who have made some bad calls,” Mr. Woodfield says. “A mistake that snowballs horribly could easily happen to anyone. Our goal is to stop their lives from hitting a freefall.”. Mr. Woodfield’s significant work in representing employees has led to a peer-nominated fellowship in the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.. In Mr. Woodfield’s opinion, his career started at just the right time and place to lay the foundation for this later success. He graduated with his law degree from Samford University in 1995 and began working for a firm in Birmingham, Alabama. At the time, there was a significant peak in civil lawsuits going to trial, which gave Mr. Woodfield ample opportunity to gain more trial experience than many of his peers. He tried (and won) his first jury trial about 60 days after beginning to work at the firm.. In 1999, Mr. Woodfield took a brief break to continue his education as a Visiting Postgraduate Student in Law at the University of Oxford in England. Afterwards, he moved to D.C. and went back to litigating cases, first at a different law firm and then at TELG. He found that his prior experience in Alabama gave him an edge in D.C., where many lawyers were not accustomed to going all the way to trial.. While Mr. Woodfield has many trial wins, he has succeeded just as much outside of the courtroom. Oftentimes, Mr. Woodfield turns the case in favor of his client during depositions. He considers his strategy in choosing when and what questions to ask to be a key advantage in unravelling the opposing argument with new evidence and subsequently reaching a settlement for clients.. Mr. Woodfield has spent decades refining his techniques and expanding his knowledge base to better serve his clients. His extensive experience proves useful in providing creative solutions and guiding clients through the otherwise complex and overwhelming field of employment law.. “Attempting to go through the legal process alone is akin to walking across the Mojave Desert after watching a YouTube video. You’re not prepared for the journey,” Mr. Woodfield says. “Yes, it’s possible you could do it, but it’s almost guaranteed to have a bad outcome. Our experience at TELG can help guide you.”. For over a decade, Mr. Woodfield has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers for his work. Washingtonian Magazine and Northern Virginia magazine named Mr. Woodfield to their “Top Lawyers” lists, and Lawdragon ranked him one of the top 500 leading plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the U.S. His recognition extends to the media, where outlets frequently ask for his thoughts on employment law matters.. Mr. Woodfield is a member of the Federal Bar Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association. He was formerly the president of the Virginia Employment Lawyers Association for about eight years.. In the mornings before work, Mr. Woodfield wakes up early to go rowing on the Potomac river. Mr. Woodfield previously rowed during graduate school and picked up the hobby again, now rowing with the Potomac Boat Club. He is married with two kids and has a rescue dog named Wanda.. Mr. Woodfield is admitted to practice law in Alabama, Maryland, Virginia, D.C., and various federal courts including the United States Supreme Court.

Neil McPhie is the Virginia Managing Partner for Tully Rinckey PLLC and concentrates his practice in federal sector employment and labor law.. As a former chairman of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Mr. McPhie brings a high level of authority and invaluable experience to Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Arlington office, which he manages. In over 30 years of public service, Mr. McPhie has led two government organizations and managed multi-million dollar budgets, in addition to serving as a litigator, adjudicator, employment and personnel lawyer, and human capital strategic advocate. Now at the firm, he pulls from this experience to effectively represent federal employees and personnel in a wide range of employment and labor issues, including discrimination, sexual harassment, equal pay, adverse action, Title VII claims, and Inspector General (IG) investigations.. Following his appointment to a seven-year term by President George W. Bush, Mr. McPhie became a member of the MSPB on April 23, 2003. Later that year, on Dec. 10, President Bush designated him as the board’s vice chairman, and he subsequently became its acting chairman. The U.S. Senate confirmed McPhie as MSPB chairman on Nov. 21, 2004. He was the seventh chairman of the MSPB since its creation in 1979. His term expired on March 1, 2009, though he was statutorily allowed to continue service as chairman of the MSPB until his successor was sworn in on Nov. 12, 2009. At the MSPB, Mr. McPhie played an integral role in revamping what had been viewed as a lethargic agency. Under his leadership, the independent quasi-judicial agency operated more efficiently. The average time MSPB appellants had to wait for the board to decide on their cases went from 295 days in 2003 to less than 100 days in 2009. Another one of Mr. McPhie’s accomplishments as chairman was the 2004 creation of a permanent MSPB Mediation Appeals Program, which is a nationwide program that provides mediation services to MSPB appellants. Mr. McPhie’s in-depth knowledge of federal merit systems gives him an edge in helping clients receive justice in their federal employment cases with expedience. At the time of his appointment to the MSPB, Mr. McPhie was serving as a senior assistant attorney general with the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia. From 1998 to 2002, he served as the executive director of the Virginia Department of Employment Dispute Resolution. He oversaw the management of the agency and directed the implementation of its statewide grievance, mediation, training and consultation programs. Based on this experience, Mr. McPhie knows first-hand how government employers approach employment disputes, allowing him to more effectively represent federal employees in such cases. From 1982 to 1988, Mr. McPhie served as an assistant attorney general for the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, where he defended state agencies and officials in state and federal courts. After receiving his juris doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center in 1976 and up to when he joined the Attorney General’s office, Mr. McPhie served as a trial and appellate attorney in the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. McPhie graduated magna cum laude from Howard University with a bachelor’s degree in 1973. He has been admitted to bars in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Iowa. His court admissions include the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, several U.S. circuits courts of appeals and district courts in Virginia.

Nabeel Kibria is one of the  District of Columbia's top rated criminal defense and DUI/DWI attorneys. He represents clients charged with local and federal felonies, misdemeanors, and white collar crimes.  Mr. Kibria is based in DC, with offices in both the District of Columbia and Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Kibria is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court  for the District of Columbia, and defends many high profile federal cases.. Additionally, Mr. Kibria handles routine traffic cases and specific personal injury cases.  He is a founding partner of Ervin Kibria Law/Ervin Kibria PLLC.. Nabeel graduated from the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia, one of the nation’s foremost public interest law schools, and he is admitted to the District of Columbia Bar.  Throughout law school, Nabeel  served as a student attorney in the David A. Clarke School of Law’s acclaimed Low-Income Housing-Consumer Law Clinic, where he provided representation of low-income residents of the District of Columbia, performing over 500 hours of pro bono legal services, including, but not limited to, successful litigation of rental conditions and human rights acts violations cases in DC Landlord-Tenant Court and DC Superior Court.  Nabeel also served as a student attorney in the Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic where he performed over 700 hours of pro bono legal and tax preparation services, including successful filing and negotiation of complicated state and federal tax debts owed to the IRS and/or State Treasury by clinic clients.. In addition to his services as a student attorney to the low-income residents of the District of Columbia, Nabeel worked, both during and after law school, as a senior law clerk to the managing partner of one of northern Virginia’s busiest criminal defense firms, representing hundreds of defendants in a wide-range of cases, including traffic offenses, alcohol-related offenses, drug offenses, violent crimes, theft-related offenses and government forfeitures.. Nabeel’s  passion for litigation, specifically criminal defense, and his love for the District of Columbia led to the creation of Ervin Kibria Law/Ervin Kibria PLLC with his co-founder Justin Ervin.  Nabeel has a deep understanding of his clients needs, fears and concerns when they are charged with a particular offense.  Clients choose to be represented by Nabeel  because of his ability to calm their fears and provide results through his honesty,compassion and his dedication to their individual matters.  He is committed to offering his clients the best possible legal representation in the District.  Mr. Kibria is a firm believer that legal representation should be afforded to all who require it and he is determined to offer reasonable prices to help those who seek his representation.. Nabeel will always “go to bat” for his clients and will take a case to trial if that is what is necessary to deliver justice. The attorneys at Ervin KIbria Law/Ervin Kibria PLLC genuinely share the belief that being prepared and willing to fight for clients is the only way to practice criminal defense.. Outside of the courtroom, Nabeel is an art and music enthusiast, as well as a voracious Washington D.C sports fan. As a University of Miami alumnus, Nabeel bleeds orange and green for his Miami Hurricanes.

My practice centers on federal criminal defense, with a special focus on white collar matters. I represent clients at all stages of the process, including investigations, trials, sentencing and appeal.

My interests are traveling and cooking, and spending time with my family.

Ms. White is a partner at the Federal Practice Group and she specializes in federal sector employment litigation, practicing before the EEOC, the MSPB, the D.C. Office of Employee Appeals, the D.C. Office of Human Rights, and local and federal courts in civil rights, anti-discrimination and personnel/civil service cases. She is admitted to practice law in New York and Washington, D.C., and before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She has also appeared pro hac vice before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. White is a member of the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar's Employment Law section, and the New York State Bar Association. In 2007 and 2009, Ms. White served as a faculty member at the EEOC's Annual EXCEL Conference. She was a presenting member of a panel at the 2011 MWELA Conference in Washington, D.C. which discussed ways to avoid intrusive discovery tactics in employment litigation.

Ms. Thompson is a Senior Associate at the Federal Practice Group and in this role specializes in military law. Prior to coming to the firm she served as a Judge Advocate in the United States Marine Corps, she held the titles of prosecutor, defense counsel, and Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. While in law school, she spent one year interning for the Tulsa County Public Defender's Office and another year interning with the General Counsel for the Tulsa County Tax Assessor's office.. Ms. Thompson earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa, College of Law with a Certificate in International Law. In addition to maintaining two internships and graduating a semester early, Carol completed a study abroad program to Cairo, Egypt with Seton Hall University School of Law and the American University in Cairo, where she studied Islamic Jurisprudence and International Criminal Law. Prior to attending the University of Tulsa, Carol graduated from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science, and a minor in Economics.

Ms. Meier specializes in Civil Litigation, Consumer Law, Construction Law and Administrative Law, representing small businesses as well as individuals.  Additionally, Ms. Meier specializes in Appellate Law.  Her bar admissions include DC, the federal District Court in DC, as well as PA, NY, and the Third and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals.

Ms. Friedman is a partner with the Federal Practice Group, focusing on federal and private sector employment and labor law from the pre-litigation phase through all stages of litigation and before administrative bodies such as the EEOC, OIG, OSC and MSPB and courts. Her expertise includes EEO discrimination, reasonable accommodation requests, retaliation for whistleblower disclosures, prohibited personnel practices, misconduct (disciplinary and adverse action) and performance defense, security clearance, wage and hour issues, disability retirement and Inspector General investigations. She is cleared to handle classified information and regularly represents intelligence agency employees in discrimination and disciplinary cases. Joanna has represented federal employees in agencies such as the Defense Intelligence Agency, Central Intelligence Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Naval Intelligence Office, and National Reconnaissance Office, as well as federal contractors located in the DC metro area. Joanna has had great success in settling EEOC and MSPB case matters through her aggressive litigation approach.. Before joining The Federal Practice Group, Joanna was a partner in another employment law firm where she co-chaired their EEOC Practice Group. Prior to this affiliation she represented federal employees at a Washington, D.C.-based employment law firm. In addition to her significant federal employment litigation experience, she also has substantial courtroom experience representing individuals charged with criminal law offenses while working with a private criminal law defense firm, as well as a private bar attorney for the Wisconsin State Public Defender's Office.. Joanna earned her juris doctorate at St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York. During her time in law school, she was an active member of the Public Interest Committee, an intern at the Legal Aid Society Juvenile Rights Division in Queens, as well as a participant in the New York City Courtroom Advocates Program, representing women seeking orders of protection. Additionally, Joanna received a masters degree in law from American University Washington School of Law in the Program on Law and Government. There, she concentrated her study on advanced constitutional and civil rights law. Joanna also holds a bachelor's of arts degree from American University, where she majored in laws and society at the School of Public Affairs.

Michelle A. Parfitt is a Senior Partner at Ashcraft & Gerel who, over the past 31 years, has distinguished herself as a leader in personal injury litigation and an authority in the areas of mass torts, pharmaceutical litigation, and product liability. One of Ms. Parfitt’s most notable successes involved the Upper Big Pine Branch Mine explosion of 2010, which injured numerous miners and killed 29. In this case, Ms. Parfitt and her peers were successful in obtaining a multi-million dollar verdict for victims and their families.Ms. Parfitt is admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia. She has earned considerable recognition for her commitment to the highest ethical standards, having earned an AV® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell® and the Trial Lawyers of America, Washington, D.C.’s “Washington, D.C. Trial Lawyer of the Year 2015” award, among many other awards and accolades.

Michael L. Vogelsang, Jr., is a principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, where he frequently handles cases that involve whistleblower retaliation, employment discrimination, wrongful termination, and other workplace claims.. Since joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Vogelsang has gained extensive experience representing federal employees. He specializes in navigating the administrative labyrinth of cases across dozens of departments and agencies, such as: the Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Commerce, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and numerous others.. Mr. Vogelsang’s federal employee work includes responding to adverse personnel actions; filing whistleblower complaints with the Office of Special Counsel; litigating discrimination claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; and representing federal employees in appeals to the Merit Systems Protection Board.. Mr. Vogelsang’s notable victories for clients include:. “People shouldn’t let the size of the government or of their employer make them believe that they don’t have a claim or can’t have their voice heard,” Mr. Vogelsang says. “It can be an intimidating process, but TELG can hold your hand and bring down barriers throughout that process.”. Mr. Vogelsang is a fan of the second option, often preferring to take a bold approach to cases. He remains direct and focused when telling clients what they need to know and when pushing to achieve their goals. Mr. Vogelsang enjoys digging into the legal background of cases and takes care to build a nuanced perspective and strategy. His personal goal is to level the playing field for employees, who often suffer from the inconsistency of administrative courts and biased favor shown towards agencies.. Mr. Vogelsang has co-chaired private-sector jury trials in federal courts in the Eastern District of Virginia and the District of Colorado. He is also active in the LGBT+ community and has litigated sexual orientation discrimination cases in both state and federal court.. Before coming to TELG, Mr. Vogelsang worked as a contract project assistant and paralegal, providing support for various class action civil liability cases. He also served as the real estate legal assistant for The Nature Conservancy in its Latin American division. During his tenure with The Nature Conservancy, he assisted the company’s international programs with purchasing and protecting large tracts of valuable grasslands, watersheds, rain forests, deserts, and coastal preserves throughout Central and South America.. Mr. Vogelsang’s interest in Latin America started during his undergraduate years at the American University, where he majored in International Studies and spent a semester abroad studying Latin American culture and Spanish language in Santiago, Chile. As a result, Mr. Vogelsang is conversant in Spanish. He later received his law degree from the American University Washington College of Law and is a member of the Virginia, D.C., and Maryland bars.. Mr. Vogelsang is a member of several professional organizations including the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the National LGBT Bar, and the D.C. LGBT Bar.. For the past two years, The Best Lawyers in America has recognized Mr. Vogelsang for his expertise in employment law and litigation. Lawdragon regularly places him on its annual list of top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers. In 2019, Super Lawyers also recognized Mr. Vogelsang as a “Rising Star,” an honor only given to 2.5% of practicing attorneys in each state.. In his personal life, Mr. Vogelsang sees himself as a bit of a nerd. His office is decorated with Stars Wars LEGO, and he’s a big fan of comic books, particularly of Marvel’s Thor. Mr. Vogelsang also enjoys hiking and, as a Los Angeles, CA, native, going to the beach. He loves finding new recipes to try out in the kitchen and especially likes North African, Moroccan, and Greek dishes.

Melissa specializes in intellectual property and technology with a focus on trademark law. She offers strategic counseling in identifying and protecting valuable intellectual property assets and maximizing their value through development, licensing, commercial distribution, and protection to promote and maintain brand recognition. Her practice includes filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office to register trademarks in the U.S. and abroad, as well as trademark enforcement to protect valuable marks against infringers and in defending clients against infringement claims.

Matthew D. Estes represents clients in employment law matters and specializes in the representation of federal employees before the EEOC and MSPB.

Martinis Jackson is the founder of Jackson Legal Services. He graduated valedictorian and manga cum laude from Howard University School of Law in 2013.. Following law school, Martinis served as a litigation associate at law firm Debevoise & Plimpton. After leaving Debevoise & Plimpton, Martinis served as a prosecutor in the District of Columbia where he investigated hundreds of cases in the District's domestic violence, and major felony units. As a prosecutor, Martinis prevailed in numerous bench and jury trials. In 2018, Martinis published Justice My Way: Memoirs of a Black Prosecutor memorializing his experience as a minority prosecutor.. In 2019, Martinis founded Jackson Legal Services; his firm specializes in Personal Injury, Police Misconduct, and Criminal Defense. He is an active member of the Washington Bar Association where he has served as co-chair of the WBA's Honor's Court, a committee that introduces grade school students to the positive impact that citizens can make through the practice of the law.. Follow Martinis on social media | Instragram: @jlegalservices | Facebook: @jlegalservices | Twitter: @MartinisJackso1

Leah Durant serves as a vaccine attorney who specializes in vaccine injury claims covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. These vaccine injury claims are filed before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, commonly referred to as the “Vaccine Court” in Washington, DC, where Durant has been admitted to practice since 2008. She is a former appellate attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, where she argued cases before several U.S. Courts of Appeal. Durant has an extensive legal background and her law practice concentrates on the litigation of complex vaccine injury claims. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the State of New Jersey, and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Laura L. Dunn, Esq. is a nationally recognized victim-turned-victims’ rights attorney whose work has been featured by HBO Vice, National Law Journal, Rolling Stone Magazine, PEOPLE Magazine, MSNBC, Al Jazeera America, and TIME Magazine, among many others.

Known for his deft touch in high-stakes negotiations, Adam Carter frequently helps executives to reach favorable agreements with their companies at pivotal career moments such as hiring, promotion, and separation.. He is also a seasoned courtroom advocate who has won numerous cases at trial and on appeal. He represents clients who bring claims against their employers for wrongful termination, retaliation, and discrimination of all sorts.. Mr. Carter has strong experience representing service members and veterans who face bias in the workplace, including at defense contractors and government agencies. He has written and spoken about the rights of employees under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), a federal statute that forbids employers from discriminating against workers based on their military service.. He is also devoted to helping employees at higher educational institutions, including college professors and administrators who stand up to discrimination on campus.. Among his notable outcomes for clients:. Just as important as such victories, however, are the many settlements Mr. Carter has negotiated without courtroom conflict. At The Employment Law Group® law firm, Mr. Carter teaches the intricacies of negotiation to new and upcoming attorneys. While he’s always prepared for litigation, a satisfactory resolution is his true goal.. “I see myself as a problem solver,” he says. “I like to help good people get through bad situations — and since there’s not much I haven’t seen by now, I often can identify the fastest route to the best result.”. Clients working with Mr. Carter can expect a nimble attorney who shows everyone the care and attention they deserve. While no lawyer can guarantee a result, he readily commits to dedication, open communication, and a brisk work pace.. “I bring my A game all the time,” he says. “I bring it in service of every matter — large, small, and in-between. What matters to me is a happy client.”. Multiple publications and rating organizations have recognized Mr. Carter for his work, including Northern Virginia magazine and Lawdragon. For the past eight years, The Best Lawyers in America has honored him for his prowess in three areas of law: employment law, litigation, and qui tam law. He has been recognized by Super Lawyers for 13 years running and named multiple times on its “Top 100” list for all D.C. lawyers — not just employment specialists. In 2021, Mr. Carter was ranked by Chambers, a prestigious global legal directory. In 2023, Mr. Carter was nominated by his colleagues to become a fellow of the prestigious College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.. Mr. Carter received his law degree in 1991 from the Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as editor-in-chief of the American Criminal Law Review. He began his legal career as a law clerk to the Hon. Oliver Gasch of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, then spent several years defending individuals and corporations in white-collar criminal cases.. A founding attorney at TELG, Mr. Carter has since dedicated most of his career to employment law. His white-collar defense experience gives him insight into the tactics of opposing counsel in whistleblower actions under the False Claims Act, among other laws.. Mr. Carter is known for his sharp command of detail, first honed as a defender in criminal cases where small facts can make or break a case. He now represents clients in a wide range of venues, from federal courts to state courts to arbitration to informal Zoom negotiations.. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland, and in many federal courts around the nation — including the U.S. Supreme Court.. Mr. Carter is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. He is an active participant in two social clubs for attorneys: the Barristers, for which he serves as treasurer, and the Counsellors, for which he served as president from 2018 to 2019.. Beyond professional associations, Mr. Carter spends much of his free time in service to his community. He is currently the treasurer of Friends of Stead Park, an organization dedicated to redeveloping a local park for children in D.C. He is also an active member of the Order of Malta, a Catholic organization through which he has helped to plan 15 pilgrimages to Lourdes for ill people and their companions.. Since the start of the pandemic, Mr. Carter has revisited many of his childhood hobbies, including gardening and sports — especially racquet sports. Cooking and baking are another interest, inspired in part by his mother and one of his sisters, both of whom have formal culinary training.. As an avid socializer and connoisseur of minutiae, he really missed trivia nights during the lockdown.

Kimberly Taylor Logan is a native Washingtonian.  She received her BA degree in Economics from the University of the District of Columbia, graduating cum laude.  She continued her education at the University of Bridgeport School of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctorate degree in 1991.  She founded her law practice in 1997.  Initially her practice mainly focused on Foreclosure Prevention and Debt Relief. Kimberly Taylor Logan has helped hundreds of individuals in the District of Columbia and Maryland save their homes and eliminate their debt.. Attorney Taylor Logan has expanded her practice to include Estate Planning which includes, Wills, Trusts, Power of Attorneys, Probate and Guardianships.. Kimberly Taylor Logan is a mother of six.  She is very active in her community, having served as president of the DC Speed Track and Field Club, assisted in several Girl Scout Troop events, and she is active in her children's schools. She is also an active member of Evangel Cathedral where she is an Early Childhood Education Teacher.. Attorney Kimberly Taylor Logan is experienced, informative, compassionate and committed to making a positive impact in her community.