Firm: Price Benowitz LLP
409 7th Street, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20004
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Firm: Mechanical i Media
3217 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20008
Practice Areas: Video/Film Production, Graphic Design, Photographers
1875 K Street Nw , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Federal Regulation
Firm: Law Office of Melanie Murray Mfume, LLC
1629 K Street NW, Suite 300 , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Mediation
Firm: Melanie S Hammelman
21314 THIMBLEWEED CT , ASHBURN , District of Columbia 20147
Practice Areas: Estate Planning
Melanie earned her law degree from South Texas College of Law in 2012. Her concentration in law school was transactional business practice and civil trial advocacy. After graduation, she moved to Northern Virginia and began practicing law. Melanie is licensed in both Maryland and Virginia. She has worked extensively in business law, primarily formations and contract drafting, since 2012 and in trademark and copyright law since 2013. While working as an attorney in Northern Virginia, Melanie focused on estate planning and new business formation and business contract drafting.
Firm: Steptoe & Johnson, LLP
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Employee Benefits, Tax, Litigation
Firm: Mehri & Skalet, PLLC
2000 K St NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Employment
Firm: Magner Law, P.C.
6 Wirt St, NW, 1st Fl , Leesburg , District of Columbia 20176
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Why I Became a Defense Attorney. Three reasons: To help people in trouble; to protect individual rights; and to defend the Constitution.. I grew up watching my mother help people when they most needed it and I know it made a deep impression on me. I learned so much from watching her. Most importantly, she taught me to “meet people where they are” and see what you could offer of yourself to help them. She was the best counselor and mediator you’d ever meet and I strive in my own career to be half as good as she was in her career. She is gone now but I know that I carry her spirit with me whenever I am actively engaged in helping someone in crisis.. I also grew up as a Navy junior and that, too, made a deep impression on me. My father was a distinguished Naval Officer who flew jets during the Vietnam War. He risked his life to defend our way of life and the Constitution. He knew that if there weren’t citizens who were willing to stand up and fight on behalf of all of us we could lose everything. I am proud to say that I have followed in my father’s footsteps in defending our rights and the Constitution; I have just done it in a different way.. Very early on in my career, I saw how easily all of our rights can be eroded if there aren’t lawyers out there fighting to protect the rights of all who are accused – the guilty and the innocent. If we don’t demand that the promises of the Constitution are delivered, we lose them. The burden to prove guilt is on the government not on the defendant. The Constitution demands that we view people accused of crime as innocent unless and until they are proven guilty. And guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. These are amazing concepts that separate our country and our laws from the rest of the world. We lose them if we don’t fight for them.. At the core, these are the reasons that I chose to become a defense attorney.
Firm: Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner, LLP
901 15th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20005
Practice Areas: Litigation
Megan assists clients in all aspects of complex litigation. She has represented clients in a wide variety of circumstances in forums across the country, including, but not limited to: commercial and government contracts disputes, constitutional law issues, defamation cases, non-compete and non-solicitation enforcement, class action litigation, criminal defense, fraud, trade secrets, breach of fiduciary duty, and injunctive relief. Megan has experience as lead counsel at evidentiary hearings and depositions, has second-chaired multiple jury and bench trials, and also has represented clients at mediations and settlement conferences to reach alternative dispute resolutions.
Firm: McFadden & Shoreman
1050 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20036
Practice Areas: Lawyers
555 12 Th St NW Ste 400 , Washington , District of Columbia 20004
Practice Areas: Class Action
Firm: Law Offices of Hassan M. Ahmad
1037 Sterling Road 202 , Herndon , District of Columbia 20170
Practice Areas: Immigration & Naturalization
Firm: Sanford Heisler, LLP
1666 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20009
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Maya Sequeira represents employees in individual and class actions involving gender and pregnancy discrimination. For example, Ms. Sequeira currently represents women with claims of gender discrimination in a collective action against the Big Four accounting firm KPMG in Kassman, et al. v. KPMG. As part of her advocacy on behalf of women in the workplace, Ms. Sequeira co-authored an amicus brief on behalf of Health Care Providers in Young v. UPS. She also serves as Editor of Shattering the Ceiling.
Firm: Maxwell Jones
601 Pennsylvania Ave NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20004
Practice Areas: Divorce & Family, Personal Injury, Criminal Defense
Firm: The Belmont Firm
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy & Debt
Maurice “Mac” VerStandig is the managing partner of The Belmont Firm and focusses his practice on counseling individuals and companies in all manner of bankruptcy cases. He is known as a detail-oriented, aggressive, and unconventional litigator who utilizes the unique tools and remedies furnished by the bankruptcy process to secure a fresh start for his clients in need of relief from various debt obligations.. The majority of Mac’s practice is focused on representing individuals and companies in the federal bankruptcy courts. He has recovered tens of millions of dollars for his clients through the formation of consensual plans of reorganization, through his success in contested stay relief and conversion proceedings, and through adversary claims brought against third parties. He serves as outside bankruptcy counsel to some of the largest and most respected private lenders in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, while also maintaining a smaller creditor-focused practice in Florida and Nevada.. When not advising secured creditors, Mac has counseled multiple law firms in connection with their own insolvency proceedings, helped a mid-size manufacturing company efficiently liquidate through the chapter 11 process, guided the owner of a historic apartment complex through bankruptcy, and represented trustees in complex adversary proceedings. He takes pride in also furnishing pro bono representation to those in need, and regularly advises charities at no cost.. Having held an AV rating from Matindale-Hubbell since the age of 29, Mac is listed as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers and presently sits on the local rules committee for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia. He regularly appears in courts throughout the United States, but is proud to have deep ties to the Washington, DC community.. A native Washingtonian, Mac currently sits on the board of directors of the Charity Series of Poker as well as the board of visitors of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Communication Arts, and is a former member of the boards of directors of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington and Women’s American ORT Foundation.. Mac lives with this wife, Lindsay, for whom he enjoys cooking dinner on an almost-nightly basis.
9326 Main Street , Manassas , District of Columbia 20110
Practice Areas: Family, Criminal Defense
Firm: Matthew Wilson Attorney at Law
409 7th St NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20004
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI, Traffic Ticketing
Firm: Law Office of Matthew T. Famiglietti, PLLC
2101 L Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20037
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Education, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Security, Wrongful Termination, Asylum
My office focuses on Disability Law, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Employment Law, Asylum Law, and Special Education Law. All of these areas have one thing in common – helping those who are being discriminated against through no fault of their own. I opened my first law office in 1994 because I believes strongly that one individual can make a difference. Having a disability, and living with that disability every day, gives me a unique insight into issues that affect people with disabilities. I have a deep commitment to providing quality legal services to others with disabilities. Of course, I brings that same commitment to those without disabilities as well.. As a long-standing member of MWELA, I have over 25 years of experience in Employment Discrimination law and have settled or won cases against multiple federal agencies as well as private sector firms. I have worked with clients to have their security clearances restored, keep their jobs, and obtain reasonable accommodations. I have worked with clients to obtain financial remuneration after they had already lost their jobs due to various forms of discrimination.. My own disability allows me to understand the needs of my Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) clients in a way others may not, and I am a passionate advocate for his clients. I have been a member of NOSSCR for many years and regularly participate in their National Day of Advocacy. I am careful to evaluate each case individually, and will give my honest assessment. In today’s political climate Social Security cases are more and more difficult to win, so it is more important than ever to have an experienced attorney on your side.. Special Education holds a special place in my heart. I was the first disabled child to graduate from my own high school before federal and state Special Education laws were enacted, and I attributes this to my mother. I watched my mother literally break down barriers for me, from making sure that a class was moved from the second floor to the first floor so I could attend the class, to fighting for and getting ramps and automatic doors installed, to going toe to toe with both my high school and college administration officials. I literally hear a bell ring every time I win a Social Security Disability case or a Special Education case, and I know my mother is getting her angel wings. I wouldn’t be where I am today without her, and she is the reason I do this type of law. I am the author of the e-book What Every Parent and Lawyer Should Know About Special Education, and a passionate advocate for parents and children with disabilities.. I joined AILA in 2017 with the goal of helping those seeking asylum based on the fear of persecution either now or in the future on the grounds of sexual orientation, government sponsored violence, gang-related violence, and political persecution. I have an active asylum case load working with clients seeking relief from persecution for various grounds.. I have been a CLE instructor and have taught seminars for AARP's Legal Counsel for the Elderly, the Archdiocese Legal Network of DC (Catholic Charities), the DC Bar, and other service organizations. I served as a Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in South Carolina. I was an advocate for the SC Protection & Advocacy System for the Handicapped where I advocated for children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, represented families and children with disabilities in numerous Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with local school districts in South Carolina, and presented seminars on the rights of disabled children to have a free and appropriate education.. I worked at the University of South Caroline Center for Developmental Disabilities, and the US Department of Labor. I graduated from the College of Charleston and earned my JD at the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Firm: The Law Office of Matthew Rist PLLC
503 D St NW Ste 300 , Washington , District of Columbia 20001
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense
Matthew Rist is a member of the bar in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court. With nearly a decade of experience in the D.C. and Maryland courts, he has represented thousands of clients in cases ranging from DUI and traffic offenses to drugs and weapons offenses, theft and robbery, domestic violence, and homicide.. He offers representation to clients no matter where they live—whether residents of the metropolitan D.C. area or beyond—involving charges in the D.C Superior Court, as well as the Maryland District and Circuit Courts.. Matt is proud of being a Washington, D.C., native who attended Murch Elementary School, Edmund Burke School, and Deal Junior High School in the District. He graduated from Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County, Maryland. He earned his B.A. in Philosophy from the renowned University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, and while working with young people at the Germantown and Northeast Frankford Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, Matt realized he could better serve the many challenging needs of people of all ages by advancing his studies.. He earned an M.A. in Philosophy from the Universiteit von Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Then he enrolled in the James E. Rogers School of Law at the University of Arizona, attracted by its strong programs in Public Interest Law. His law school experience includes a term of study at the University of Puerto Rico and a clerkship with Judge Frank Dawley in the Pima County Superior Court, Tucson, Arizona.. After graduating law school, Matt returned to his home turf, sitting for and passing the bar in both the District of Columbia and Maryland on his first try each time. He pursued his strong interest in criminal defense by joining the Public Defender's Office in Baltimore, Maryland. As Assistant Public Defender, he defended a wide variety of criminal cases and managed a challenging caseload of more than 50 cases at a time. Following this strong experience, he opened his own law firm in 2010, defending cases in the District of Columbia and across the State of Maryland.. Matt is committed to providing strong, ethical, fearless defense for each and every client.
Firm: MK Family Law
1717 K Street, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: International Law
