Top best Litigation Lawyers Near me in ZIP 20015

Jason H. Ehrenberg is a skilled trial and appellate litigator with years of courtroom experience and a nationwide litigation and counseling practice.. Mr. Ehrenberg regularly litigates claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). This includes defending claims for breaches of fiduciary duties, pension benefits, long term disability benefits, and ERISA withdrawal liability, among others. Mr. Ehrenberg also routinely advises pension plan sponsors, administrative committees, trustees and other plan fiduciaries with regard to their fiduciary obligations under ERISA. He has been selected for inclusion in Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers in the areas of Employee Benefits/ERISA and ERISA Litigation every year since 2012. Mr. Ehrenberg is a member of the American Bar Association Joint Committee on Employee Benefits. He is a regular contributing editor and chapter author of the Employee Benefits Law and ERISA Litigation treatises. He regularly authors articles and speaks on issues arising under ERISA.. Mr. Ehrenberg also has considerable experience in military administrative and criminal proceedings. Most recently, he successfully defended four separate sexual assault cases involving midshipmen at the United States Naval Academy, including the high profile “Naval Academy Football Case.” He has been widely quoted on military justice matters in publications such as the Washington Post and New York Times and has appeared on television programs such as the CBS Morning News to discuss his views on the problems with the military’s handling of sexual assault cases.. Mr. Ehrenberg has significant experience in appellate litigation, having recently handled ERISA and employment matters in the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits.. Mr. Ehrenberg also maintains a nationwide Higher Education Law practice, and regularly counsels university administrators, professors and graduate students with regard to all aspects of their relationships with institutes of higher education. He regularly appears on the American Association of University Professors list of recommended attorneys.

Doug Melcher is a licensed attorney who has more than twenty years of experience in the private practice of law. He focuses his practice on advising and representing individuals, small businesses, and non-profits in matters involving civil litigation in Washington, DC.. Doug advises and represents clients in a wide range of matters, including disputes concerning business relationships, real estate, and commercial transactions involving individuals, partnerships, limited liability companies, for-profit and non-profit corporations, and citizens associations. He represents clients in trial court proceedings, appeals, administrative hearings, mediation, and arbitration.. Doug has written extensively about the laws of the District of Columbia, including for his blog, currently known as D.C. Law Blog. He is also the author of Tort Claims and Defenses in the District of Columbia, which is a handbook for lawyers who need detailed technical information about the laws of the District of Columbia applicable to civil claims for assault, battery, false imprisonment / false arrest, conversion, trespass to chattel, trespass to realty, negligence (including employer negligence, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, motor vehicle negligence, premises liability, and other cases), strict liability for defective products, defamation (libel and slander), injurious falsehood, invasion of privacy, fraudulent misrepresentation, negligent misrepresentation, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, spoliation of evidence, loss of consortium, and other torts as well as a wide range of defenses.. Doug earned his law degree, with high honors, from The George Washington University Law School where he served as a member and editor of The George Washington Law Review. Prior to attending law school, he earned a bachelor of science degree from Syracuse University, and a master of science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.. Doug is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and, as such, is authorized to represent individuals and entities in proceedings before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and agencies of the District of Columbia such as the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings. He is also authorized to represent individuals and entities in various federal courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. Doug also has been admitted pro hac vice to litigate individual cases in courts throughout the country.. Doug is proficient in Spanish and has lived in Guatemala and Peru. He currently resides in the District of Columbia with his wonderful wife and children.