District Of Columbia Lawyers Michael Edward to Michelle W

Firm: The Law Office of Michael E. Kondoudis

1455 Pennsylvania Ave NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20004 Zip code: 20004

Practice Areas: Trademark Application, Patent Application, Litigation

+2500 Trademarks and Patents • Amazon Best-Selling Author • USPTO Registered Attorney • Member, US Supreme Court Bar • Expert at Navigating the USPTO

Firm: Grossberg, Yochelson, Fox & Beyda, LLP

2000 L Street N West Suite 675 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036 Zip code: 20036

Practice Areas: Business

901 North Glebe Road , Arlington , District Of Columbia 22203 Zip code: 22203

Practice Areas: Intellectual Property

Firm: Murphy & McGonigle

1001 G Street NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20001 Zip code: 20001

Practice Areas: White Collar Crime

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.

Firm: Alden Law Group, PLLC

1850 M Street NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: ZAVOS LAW

Mailing Address , Washington , District Of Columbia 20018

Practice Areas: Wills & Living Wills

Michele has over 40 years of experience as an attorney in the Washington metropolitan area. She works very closely with her clients, and is known for her personal service. She generally is available to her clients after regular business hours and on weekends as necessary. Michele focuses her practice on adoptions, estate planning and the preparation of personal planning documents, including Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills, probate, surrogacy, and assisted reproductive technology.. Michele has successfully represented clients in over one thousand adoptions in Maryland and the District of Columbia, including second-parent and joint adoptions, readoptions after a foreign adoption, step-parent adoptions, foster care adoptions, direct placements, and agency adoptions. She has worked with thousands of clients to establish estate plans, including drafting Wills and other personal planning documents. She has also negotiated property and custody agreements for separating couples. Michele now has a family mediation practice to assist couples in resolving their disputes without going to Court. Based on her work in adoption matters, Michele was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys in the spring of 2005. She was also elected to the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Attorneys for her work on surrogacy and other assisted reproduction issues.  Because of her extensive contacts, Michele can provide clients with appropriate referrals for any legal matter.. Michele has been a pioneer in creating legal protections for LGBT headed families and families headed by unmarried opposite sex couples. She was one of the founders in 1982 of the first "maybe baby" group for lesbians in the Washington metropolitan area. She was also a founder of the National LGBT Bar Association in 1987.  She has been representing LGBT families in second-parent and joint adoptions since these adoptions were established in Maryland and the District of Columbia in 1994 and has been in the forefront nationally and locally in developing legal protections for LGBT and other families outside of the mainstream.  Michele is particularly sensitive to these issues as she has a now adult daughter from a same-sex relationship.. For many years Michele taught as an adjunct professor for the Women's Studies Program at the George Washington University and the Washington College of Law at American University. American University named her Outstanding Adjunct Professor in 1999. Michele has won many awards from LGBT organizations for her longstanding service to the LGBT community, including being the recipient of Capital Pride's Director's Award for Family, Woman's Monthly Community Service Award, Whitman-Walker Lesbian Services Program Community Service Award, Wanda's Warrior's Award, Community Pioneers Award, and the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club Jerome Heilman Community Service Award.  Michele received the William J. Brennan Award from the District of Columbia Bar in 2019 for her lifetime of work with LGBT and other families.. Michele was also one of the first co-chairs of the Gay and Lesbian Subcommittee of the D.C. Bar, the precursor to GAYLAW. She served on the District of Columbia Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for more than 8 years by appointment of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton. Michele served on the Adoption Rules Committee for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and worked with Equality Maryland on a review of the Maryland Constitution and Code for discrimination against same-sex couples. She volunteers regularly with the Whitman-Walker Clinic. She is also a selected member of the National Family Law Advisory Council for the National Center for Lesbian Rights.. For many years Michele has given presentations on adoption, estate, and same-sex family issues to all kinds of audiences, both national and local, including Unitarian Universalist Churches, Metropolitan Community Churches, Wanda's Will Project, "Maybe Baby" classes, Gay Family Foundation, the Passages Conference, National Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association, the District of Columbia Bar, the D.C. Center, Whitman-Walker Clinic, and others. She has also written extensively on LGBT family law, sexual orientation and the law, and AIDS and the law.. Prior to building her own law practice, Michele worked for Georgia Legal Services in Statesboro, Georgia; Legal Aid in Baltimore, Maryland; as a law clerk to Judge Gladys Kessler when she was on the bench of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia; a small law firm in the District of Columbia, and the American Bar Association as Director of the AIDS Coordination Project. Michele was also a partner in the firm of Dolkart and Zavos.  She established the Zavos Juncker Law Group PLLC in 2012, then became a partner in Delaney McKinney LLP in 2019.  She restablished her solo practice in May, 2020.. She is an active member of the Bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland, and received her J.D. degree from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. in 1979, and her B.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in 1974.

Firm: Arnold & Porter LLP

555 Twelfth Street, NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20004 Zip code: 20004

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Law Offices of Michael L Spekter

1828 L St NW Ste 600 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036 Zip code: 20036

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Kirkland & Ellis, LLP A Law Firm Serving Global Clients

655 Fifteenth Street NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20005

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

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.

Firm: Bailey & Glasser LLP

1055thomas Jefferson St NW Ste 540 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20007 Zip code: 20007

Practice Areas: Litigation

Attorney And Counselor At Law , Washington , District Of Columbia 20005 Zip code: 20005

Practice Areas: Social Security

1875 Eye Street, N.W. , Washington , District Of Columbia 20006 Zip code: 20006

Practice Areas: White Collar Crime, Government, Litigation, Government, Litigation

I have been practicing law in Washington, D.C. since 1982 and have had a broad range of experience, focusing on criminal, antitrust, telecommunications, and regulatory practice areas.  I am an avid tennis player, have 3 wonderful children and an amazing wife.  I am a problem solvetr, and can help you find solutions to difficult problems.

Firm: Tully Rinckey PLLC

2001 L Street NW, Ste. 902 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

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.

888 16th St NW Ste 500 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20006 Zip code: 20006

Practice Areas: Litigation, Employment & Labor, Appeals

Firm: MICHAEL A. FRACASSI, ESQ. Attorney at Law, FRACASSI MAHDAVI SISSMAN & RAND LLP

Global Headquarters & National Affairs Office , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036 Zip code: 20036

Practice Areas: Tax

MICHAEL A. FRACASSI, the Senior and Founding Partner of FRACASSI MAHDAVI SISSMAN & RAND LLP is a Martindale-Hubbell "AV® Preeminent™" rated attorney and was included in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register Of Preeminent Lawyers. An "AV® Preeminent™" Peer Review Rating is the "Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards" a lawyer can receive. It reflects that he or she has reached the height of professional excellence, that they have usually practiced law for many years, and are recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. *. AREAS OF PRACTICE:. Litigation and Appellate Practice before United States Federal, State & Administrative Courts & Tribunals United States and International Taxation United States and International Business, Corporation & Entity Law Foreign Investment in the United States United States and International Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures & Reorganizations Structuring Real Estate Transactions and Development Business and Real Estate Workouts & Turnarounds Asset Forfeitures Asset Protection United States and International Finance, Venture Capital, Private Equity & Hedge Funds Legislative Representation before Congress & Executive Branch Agencies Professional Liability. COURT ADMISSIONS:. United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States District Court for the Southern District of New York United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia United States Tax Court United States Court of Federal Claims United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland District of Columbia New York State Commonwealth of Virginia. EDUCATION:. New York University School of Law (LL.M. in Taxation) University of Buffalo (J.D., magna cum laude) University of Buffalo (M.B.A. in Finance, magna cum laude) University of Buffalo (B.S. in Accounting, magna cum laude). PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS (Current): FRACASSI MAHDAVI SISSMAN & RAND LLP, Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Suburban Maryland, 2006 - Present, Senior & Founding Partner. STUDIO LEGALE ROSCIONI & PARTNERS, Rome, Italy, Milan, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland, 1986 - Present, United States Counsel. PEDERSON IMMIGRATION LAW GROUP, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1986 - Present, Of Counsel. PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS (Prior): FRACASSI MAHDAVI LLP, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia, 1994 - 2006, Senior and Founding Partner. FRACASSI MAHDAVI & TAWEEL, Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia, 1992 - 1994, Senior and Founding Partner. MICHAEL A. FRACASSI, P.C., Washington, D.C., 1989 - 1992, Senior & Founding Member. DELANEY & YOUNG CHARTERED, Washington, D.C. 1987 - 1988, Member. BROWNSTEIN ZEIDMAN & SCHOMER, Washington, D.C., 1984 - 1986, Tax Associate. DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS, New York, N.Y., 1982 - 1983, Tax Associate.. PROFESSIONAL WRITINGS: Contributing Author: "Mortgage-Backed Securities: Developments and Trends in the Secondary Mortgage Market," Clark Boardman Company, Ltd., 1985 Edition Co-Author: "The Deductibility of Professional Fees for the Preparation of Initial Franchise Documents," Franchise Legal Digest, 1984 Co-Author: "Drafting Pointer: Federal Income Tax Considerations in Establishing Pooled Advertising Funds," Franchise Legal Digest, 1984. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (Current & Prior):. The District of Columbia Bar New York State Bar Association Member, Tax Section; Committee on Foreign Activities of U.S. Taxpayers, 1988 - Present. Member, Tax Section; Committee on U.S. Activities of Foreign Taxpayers, 1988 - Present. Virginia State Bar American Bar Association International Bar Association Federal Bar Association Bar Association of the District of Columbia New York County Lawyers Association Erie County (NY) Bar Association National Italian-American Bar Association Temple Bar Foundation. * LexisNexis, The Knowledge Burst logo, Martindale-Hubbell and are registered trademarks, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings is a trademark and is a service mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc. AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. AV® Preeminent™ and BV® Distinguished™ are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Firm: Forster Law Firm

2007 Vermont Avenue, NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20001 Zip code: 20001

Practice Areas: Probate, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Litigation, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Litigation

I am an attorney based in Washington, D.C. who opened up my own practice in early 2012. I focus on helping regular people work through challenges as their attorney.

Firm: Smith Appellate Law Firm PLLC

1717 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 1025 , Washington , District Of Columbia 20006 Zip code: 20006

Practice Areas: Appeals, Litigation

Firm: The Avakian Law Firm

2001 L Street, N.W. , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits, Appeals, Litigation

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.

Firm: James & Hoffman, PC

1130 Connecticut Ave., NW , Washington , District Of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

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.

Firm: Ifrah Law

1717 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. , Washington , District Of Columbia 20006 Zip code: 20006

Practice Areas: Privacy, Communications & Media, Consumer Protection, Litigation

Michelle’s unfailing dedication to her clients is evidenced by the fact that her first client, whom she worked with as a first-year associate over 20 years ago, remains an active client. She establishes strong and lasting relationships by committing herself to client service. Michelle understands her clients’ business goals, guides them in their use of new technologies, and communicates with them as their business activities unfold.. Michelle’s practice is focused on helping her clients establish powerful and lasting relationships with their customers and prospects. Whether engaging audiences through sweepstakes/contests, social networks, telemarketing, text, or email marketing, Michelle ensures that her clients’ communications comply with current marketing and privacy laws and regulations. For clients who have embraced the popularity of online promotions and gamification, Michelle keeps programs running smoothly by providing guidance on the necessary rules, thresholds and disclosures in the midst of a constantly changing legal landscape. As clients rely more on social media to publicize promotions, Michelle provides up-to-the minute legal counsel related to the rules on Twitter, Facebook and other social sites.. As Ifrah Law increasingly leads the way in iGaming, Michelle advises daily fantasy sports and e-Sports companies on privacy matters, including drafting online terms and conditions, and preparing legal opinions and analysis to support iGaming companies’ launching of their services, including working with payment processors.. When clients find themselves involved in an enforcement matter with the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission or state agencies, Michelle’s deep knowledge in these areas and her strong footing in the privacy community help her to resolve issues in the most expedient manner possible. Michelle has extensive experience defending individual and class actions in the consumer protection context, including dozens of Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases. She obtained a rare rescission of an FCC citation in a TCPA enforcement matter.. Michelle also advises clients as to what policies and procedures can be put in place to show a company’s good faith efforts, should the government come knocking. When companies are involved in potential data or security breaches, Michelle knows which questions to ask to ensure they have a sound legal strategy. She works with the company step-by-step to resolve the situation from both the government’s, and her clients’ as well as their customers’ points of view.. Previously, Michelle was a partner at Thompson Hine where she was a member of their telecommunications, corporate transactions & securities and emerging technologies groups. She began her legal career in the litigation department at Paul Hastings, where she spent seven years honing her litigation skills, prior to moving into their corporate practice. Her litigation experience gives her a solid foundation for helping clients avoid litigation as well as in advising them when they are faced with litigation. This litigation experience, coupled with her regulatory and corporate experience, allow Michelle to offer her clients a full complement of services.