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Mr. Lloyd has more than a decade of experience advocating for the rights of employees around the world. He specializes in matters of federal employment law, including many types of discrimination complaints, complaints of sexual harassment, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, non-selection, whistleblower retaliation, security clearance matters, and in replies to and appeals of proposed adverse personnel actions and disciplinary actions. He has represented federal employees before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), Office of Special Counsel (OSC), and Virginia Employment Commission (VEC).. Mr. Lloyd earned his Juris Doctorate from Georgetown University Law Center. During law school he held a summer associate position in labor and employment law at the European law firm Capstan Avocats, and served as legal assistant at CASA of Maryland, specializing in employee and immigrant advocacy.. Mr. Lloyd was a Presidential Scholar at Brigham Young University where he earned a BA with a double major in Political Science and French.. Mr. Lloyd is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) and Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA). He has spoken on employment law matters before professional groups including Blacks in Government, the American Bar Association, and NELA. Mr. Lloyd is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Mr. Kumin has been selected by his peers for the 2012-2019 editions of “Best Lawyers in America” in the categories of “Employment Law - Individuals” and “Litigation - Labor and Employment” for the D.C. area, and named by both Washingtonian magazine and “Super Lawyers” magazine as one of the area’s top employment attorneys. Since 2011, Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mr. Kumin “AV Preeminent,” its highest possible peer review rating. A founder and partner at Katz, Marshall & Banks since 2007, Mr. Kumin has been successfully advising employees about their legal rights, resolving difficult situations with employers, and litigating employment claims in court for nearly twenty years. He practices in the areas of whistleblower protection, sexual and religious harassment, Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), disability, discrimination, retaliation, severance negotiations, contractual disputes, and other areas of employment law. He also represents employees in filing whistleblower reward tips with the federal govenment, such as False Claims Act ("qui tam") lawuits and award tips submitted to the SEC, IRS, and CFTC.. From 2013 to 2015, Mr. Kumin served as the Co-Chair of the D.C. Bar Association's Labor & Employment Section, and was elected by the Section’s members to serve on its Steering Committee from 2012 to 2015. Mr. Kumin currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. He has lectured about whistleblower protection and Sarbanes-Oxley claims, SEC/IRS reward programs, disability, family medical leave, sexual harassment, retaliation, religious harassment, wrongful discharge, equal payment laws, legal ethics, employee severance issues, and litigation practice before the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the American Law Institute, and employee and labor groups. Recently, Mr. Kumin partnered with the D.C. Attorney General’s Office to help provide training on a number of employment laws to over 500 District attorneys, human resource directors, managers, and employees.. Mr. Kumin has litigated cases in federal and state courts, in arbitration, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Merit Systems Protection Board. He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, and the California Bar Association.. Mr. Kumin received his law degree from Yale Law School and his undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. Following law school graduation, Mr. Kumin served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Tena Campbell, U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.. See more at

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. Jeff Smith is a highly experienced securities, tax, business, M&A, regulatory compliance, digital assets, capital markets, and FinTech attorney with over 26 years of experience strengthening the legal and compliance functions of financial services companies, investment advisers, broker-dealers, digital asset companies, family offices, technology companies, and investment vehicles. He has represented companies at all stages of maturity with their legal and compliance needs related to capital and debt raising efforts via private and public offerings. He has also served as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer for many companies while also working in the Director of Enforcement’s office at the Securities and Exchange Commission and serving as Investigative Counsel for President Obama at the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Mr. Smith also serves on public company boards and was highly instrumental in facilitating the merger between Digital World Acquisition Corp and Trump Media & Technology Group, resulting in Trump Media becoming a publicly traded, well-resourced company. Mr. Smith also advises presidents, heads of parliament and ministers throughout Africa as part of his work in international economic development and is an expert in tax structuring and asset preservation planning. He has also been a pioneer in the development of tradable fractional and partitioned interests in rarities and real world asset tokenization as a co-founder of RarityX.. CREDENTIALS

Mr. Iwashko is an attorney who focuses his intellectual property practice on patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and also provides legal representation and services in various other fields of law. Mr. Iwashko has over a decade of intellectual property law related experience, and has represented clients by drafting patent applications and prosecuting patents directed toward a myriad of different technological fields, including, but not limited to, computer hardware, software, circuit design, image forming apparatuses, medical devices, chemistry, biomedical technology, pharmaceuticals, mechanical devices, semiconductors, databases, micro-electromechanical systems, communication devices/systems, amplifiers, optical devices, and switches.. Prior to becoming a registered patent attorney, Mr. Iwashko worked as a Patent Examiner at the USPTO, where he examined patents focused on Computer Memory, Storage and Control. While at the USPTO, Mr. Iwashko received the Special Achievement Award within his first 10 months of employment.. Furthermore, Mr. Iwashko was the first student who graduated from the Johns Hopkins University/Goucher College 3/2 Engineering Program with a triple-degree, after which he worked at International Business Machines (IBM) as an Engineering Consultant in the Government Sector. At IBM, Mr. Iwashko presented solutions for various projects contracted by ARMY, the IRS, and the DoD DLA, programmed code for hardware, software, web-pages, and databases, as well as wrote business proposals, priced application ventures for clients, and acted as a liaison between the engineers and the sales staff.

Mr. Ferrari’s main areas of practice are assisting clients to comply with and address issues related to U.S. economic sanctions. In this capacity he works extensively on issues arising before the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”).. OFAC Representation. In his OFAC practice, Mr. Ferrari represents both private individuals and entities in various parts of the U.S. and in numerous countries around the world.. Mr. Ferrari’s representations before OFAC frequently involve licensing matters and investigations concerning the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, and the Narcotics Trafficking Sanctions Regulations. As part of these representations, Mr. Ferrari has worked to have individuals' names removed from OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals list, answer administrative subpoenas issued during the course of an OFAC investigation, procured OFAC specific licenses to engage in transactions prohibited by OFAC regulations, drafted voluntary self-disclosures to report OFAC violations, developed and implemented OFAC compliance programs for international trade companies, and provided general counseling on OFAC related issues.. Mr. Ferrari actively writes on OFAC administered trade sanctions and has been published on the matter. In addition, he is often called upon by media outlets to speak on U.S. trade sanctions issues. He has been interviewed on OFAC related issues by CNN, Time Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the BBC. He is the founder and author of a U.S. economic sanctions blog: .. Civil Litigation. Mr. Ferrari also has served as lead counsel in a number of civil litgation matters involving the federal government. Most notably, he has been involved in lawsuits against OFAC for SDN Reconsiderations, and for blocking of assets due to U.S. economic sanctions programs.  These representations include federal appeals of OFAC SDN designations under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act.  In addition, he has represented parties whose assets have been seized for forfeiture in part because of their alleged connection to parties on the OFAC SDN List.. Federal Criminal Defense. Mr. Ferrari has served as lead trial counsel on a number of complex federal white collar defense cases. He is a seasoned litigator and also has a masterful understanding of both pre-trial and post-trial procedures.. Amongst other matters, Mr. Ferrari has successfully handled:. 1. IEEPA (sanctions) Criminal Cases. 2. Mail and Wire Fraud Cases. 3. Export Control Violaitons under the Arms Control Export Act. 4. Tax fraud. 5. Money laundering. 6. Drug trafficking/importation. 7. Public corruption. 8. Federal Appeals. Mr. Ferrari has handled matters throughout the United States, including Maryland, New York, Texas, North Dakota, Florida, California, Virginia and Washington D.C. He also assists clients in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Central and South America.. Bar Admissions and Associations. District of Columbia. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. United States District Court for the District of Columbia. United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. Iranian American Bar Association-National Board of Directors (former)

Mr. Davis is a seasoned criminal litigator who has been lead counsel in over one hundred trials, inclusive of indictments alleging violations of RICO (murder, fraud, drugs) and Conspiracy (both domestic and international); Complex Fraud (mail, bank, wire, medical/insurance, real estate, tax, money laundering, securities); Kidnappings resulting in death; Child Pornography and Federal Firearm Offenses. He is a recognized federal death penalty litigator with extensive training in the area of mental health issues.. Notwithstanding the above, Christopher Davis’ extensive experience particularly qualifies him to advise individuals as to when it is time to minimize their exposure as opposed to going to trial. Many of his cases are resolved well before a trial date. Many of his cases have been successfully resolved at the grand jury investigation stage, before any charges are filed.

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.

Mr. Chaisson of Whiteford, Taylor & Preston LLP is an experienced attorney focused on white collar criminal defense, international sanctions matters, government investigations, and commercial litigation as well as transactional work and general legal counsel to high-growth start-ups. He has a diverse background in criminal law, national security, and the private sector. Mr. Chaisson has first-chair trial experience as a former organized crime prosecutor and brings over a decade of experience working in intelligence and national security as an Operations Officer for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Mr. Chaisson has also served as a senior business executive in two DC-area start-ups.. MR. CHAISSON HAS:. ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND. Prior to and immediately following the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Chaisson served as a state and federal prosecutor in New York City. During that time, he was part of the elite Rackets Bureau in the Investigations Division of the Office of the Bronx District Attorney. As part of his work as a prosecutor, he was appointed as a Special Assistant United States Attorney (SAUSA) for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.. Following the 9/11 attacks, he turned his attention to threats abroad, spending over a decade as a CIA Operations Officer recruiting foreign assets and collecting foreign intelligence on pressing national security matters. The intelligence he personally collected was routinely included in the Presidential Daily Brief (PDB). This included a substantial contribution to the body of intelligence in the lead up to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).. Mr. Chaisson brings a rare blend of courtroom expertise, transactional negotiation skills, international experience, and business acumen to bear in service of his clients.. BAR AND COURT ADMISSIONS. District of Columbia. New York. U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia, Maryland, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of New York, and Northern District of New York. U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland. FOREIGN LANGUAGE. Persian/Farsi (Advanced Professional Proficiency). Dari (Proficient)

Mr. Brennwald was born in Cameroon, West Africa, grew up in Switzerland, and now proudly calls Washington home. Mr. Brennwald is a world traveler and fluent in French. Mr. Brennwald has been practicing law in the DC area for nearly 30 years. During that time, Mr. Brennwald has litigated thousands of cases, handled dozens of jury and bench trials, appeared before over 100 judges, and obtained millions in compensation for his medical malpractice and personal injury clients. Mr. Brennwald was an adjunct professor at Washington Adventist University.

Mr. Avakian has argued cases before numerous federal trial courts, every United States Court of Appeal, and has successfully petitioned for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Moreover, he has engaged in private arbitrations, federal administrative litigation, and adversary court litigation with private parties, the National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Federal Election Commission, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and the United States Department of Labor.. As former Associate Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Labor, Mr. Avakian participated in the overall management of the Department at the Secretarial level and engaged in matters pertaining to policy and program coordination with its Agencies and Offices. He received broad guidance from the Deputy Secretary and analyzed and advised on the implications of proposed, new or revised policies, regulations, and legislative proposals, and assessed their impact on the private sector regulated communities. He led Departmental projects and consulted with senior management officials of the Department, regarding major initiatives, proposed legislation, changes in Departmental regulations, milestones to be achieved, cabinet level matters affecting the Department, and international trade.. He developed briefing papers on matters of economic concern for the Deputy Secretary in the formulation of Departmental policy. He carried out assignments involving contacts with Departmental officials of other Federal agencies for information and coordination of action.. Before and after returning to private practice, Mr. Avakian was a Partner in the Wimberly, Lawson & Avakian Law Firm, a nationally recognized law firm specializing in employment relations and labor law matters. Mr Avakian was also Vice-President to the Center on National Labor Policy, Inc., a non-profit legal foundation chartered to protect individual rights under federal labor law.. Mr. Avakian has testified on proposed legislation and suggested statutory language at the request of various congressional committees in both Houses of Congress, including the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Equal Access to Justice Act and the Senate Labor Subcommittee on the Freedom in the Workplace Act. He has also counseled clients during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on bills to amend the Hobb’s Anti-Extortion Act. In addition, Mr. Avakian has testified before the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the NLRB on changes to its representational regulations, and provided administrative comments on proposed regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act before the U.S. Department of Labor, and amicus curiae briefs to the NLRB.. Mr. Avakian has been recognized as a public policy expert in labor law by the Heritage Foundation, and has appeared on the NBC Today Show, Good Morning America, Nightwatch, Mcneil Lehrer News Hour, CNN News and quoted in the New York Times, the Washington Post. Mr. Avakian has testified on proposed legislation and suggested statutory language at the request of various congressional committees including the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Equal Access to Justice Act and the Senate Labor Subcommittee on the Freedom in the Workplace Act.  He has also counseled clients during testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on bills to amend the Hobb’s Anti-Extortion Act.  In addition, Mr. Avakian has testified before the Federal Election Commission and National Labor Relations Board on proposed regulations affecting employers and labor organizations, has provided administrative comments on proposed regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act before the U.S. Department of Labor, and amicus curiae briefs to the National Labor Relations Board.

Montra Yazdani is an associate at Vector IP Law, where she practices all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution and counseling. Montra leverages the firm’s extensive foreign associate network for patenting and registering trademarks worldwide cost-effectively. She handles incoming IP work from around the world and is familiar with international treaties governing IP practice.. Montra received an LL.M. in Intellectual Property law from the George Washington University Law School. She gained experience and knowledge of Patent practice and issues specifically in strategic considerations and claim craftsmanship through an extensive patent focused coursework. Her thesis was focused on the Patent Eligibility of DNA and cDNA.. Prior to her LL.M., Montra graduated from Golden Gate University School of law in the top of her class with a certificate of specialization with distinction in Intellectual property law and litigation. During law school, she was awarded the CALI Excellence for the Future Award for excellent achievement in patent litigation and the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for academic achievement in Intellectual Property Law.

Michelle is a former federal prosecutor and skilled trial lawyer, having been lead counsel in over 50 jury and non-jury trials.  For nearly 12 years, she was an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia.  Since re-joining private practice, Michelle focuses on defending companies and individuals in civil and criminal investigations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice and other government agencies relating to the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, securities fraud and financial fraud.

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.

Michele Sherman Davenport represents foreign exporters and United States importers of products and services subject to regulation by the U.S. Government. Michele is qualified to practice law as both a U.S. lawyer (in California, New York and Washington, D.C.) and an English solicitor and has a personal rating of AV (very high to preeminent) from Martindale-Hubbell.

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 Robinett works with Simeone & Miller, LLP as an attorney, of counsel, handling major personal injury cases involving premises liability, automobile accidents, and civil rights litigation. Admitted to practice in the state and federal courts of the District of Columbia and Maryland, Michael has litigated a variety of complex cases. He has secured some of the largest jury verdicts of those published in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, including the highest jury verdict in a 2012 auto accident case and the highest jury verdict in a 2014 premises liability case. Michael is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School, where he participated in the Street Law program and competed as a quarter-finalist in the Mock Trial Competition. To date, he has successfully obtained countless jury verdicts in excess of the insurance company’s final settlement offer. He also handles cases in the Court of Special Appeals in Maryland.   Office:

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

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.

Michael is AV Rated, Preeminent, by Martindale-Hubbell, having been peer rated for the highest level of professional excellence.  Michael earned his Juris Doctor with honors from the American University, Washington College of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor on the Editorial Board of the THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW.  Attorney Troy was a Dean’s Fellow for Associate Dean and Professor Jamin Raskin. He earned his LL.M. in Securities and Financial Regulation from the Georgetown University Law Center.  After law school, Michael clerked for Judge John H. Bayly at D.C. Superior Court.  Judge Bayly was hearing criminal and family matters at the time.  Mike has practiced law in the District of Columbia and Maryland for more than twenty-five years.

Michael Goldstein is an associate attorney in Tully Rinckey PLLC’s Washington, D.C., office, where he focuses his practice on federal employment law. Prior to joining the firm, Michael worked for two employment firms and a disability rights nonprofit. He also worked as a legal contractor within the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section. He has previous experience representing federal employees in Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) cases. He has also represented private-sector employees in D.C. Superior Court.. Michael earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in Santa Cruz, California, and his Juris Doctorate from Tulane University Law School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Washington Council of Lawyers.. In his spare time, Michael enjoys playing softball with a recreational sports league on the National Mall, going to concerts, and hanging out with dogs.

Michael Ellement has represented employees who have been discriminated against because of their gender, race, and age; sexually harassed and sexually assaulted at work; and whistleblowers who have been unlawfully fired after uncovering misconduct. He has extensive experience negotiating severance agreements.  He has also litigated complex matters in courts and before administrative agencies throughout the country, both at the trial at appellate level.

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.

Michael C. Zisa focuses his practice on construction, surety and government contracts law. He has successfully represented sureties, general contractors, subcontractors and owners in litigation before federal and state courts in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia as well as various contract appeals boards and in alternative dispute resolution forums. Although well-versed in the litigation process, Mr. Zisa regularly assists and counsels clients to avoid litigation when possible through planning and preemptive actions including contract review and negotiation, contract administration assistance and claim development and analysis. In addition to a construction, surety and government contracts practice, Mr. Zisa represents business entities ranging from sole proprietorships to Fortune 500 companies with regard to commercial litigation and transactional matters. Mr. Zisa represents construction clients on public and private projects with regard to a variety of matters ranging from prosecution and defense of breach of contract and request for equitable adjustment claims to payment bond, performance bond and mechanic’s lien claims. His work for surety clients includes analysis and defense of payment bond and performance bond claims, negotiation and administration of takeover arrangements and prosecution of subrogation and indemnity actions.Mr. Zisa regularly speaks on construction and surety issues and was recently recognized by Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers in the areas of construction litigation, surety and government contracts.Before joining Peckar & Abramson, Mr. Zisa was the managing partner of a Chambers USA ranked boutique construction litigation and surety firm. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland with his wife and three children.

Michael Brown brings 15 years of legal experience to his clients.  Born in Blacksburg, Virginia, Michael joined Walker Jones in 2014 and manages the Rappahannock County office in Washington, Virginia.. Practice Areas. Admitted to the Virginia bar in 1999, to the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia in 2000, and to the U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia in 2002.. Education. Professional Affiliations/Recognitions