District of Columbia Lawyers Daniel Kozma to David Ginsburg

2120 L St Nw , Washington , District of Columbia 20037

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Let me tell you a little bit about me, my experience and my areas of expertise.. I went to the Cornell Law School and have over thirty years’ experience representing individuals, workers and unions in federal and local trial and appellate courts throughout the country. I am committed to representing the interests and rights of employees and injured individuals.  I have extensive jury trial experience.  In addition to the District of Columbia, I have tried cases throughout the country, from San Diego to Seattle, Tennessee to Maryland, and in Richmond and Alexandria, Virginia.  I am a member of the Board of Governors of the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.. Having been a trial attorney for a major labor union for nine years and then a partner in a labor law firm for another nine years, I have considerable experience in employment law, including wrongful discharge, sex, race, and other forms of discrimination, labor law, employee benefits, “whistleblower” cases, individual employment contracts, non-compete agreements and severance benefits.. As one example of my trial experience, in March 1999, after an eleven day trial, a jury in Oakland California awarded a young airline pilot I represented, Kathleen Betts, over $1.5 million in a sex discrimination and defamation case against United Airlines. Betts v. United Airlines, Inc., Dkt. 97-4329 (U.S. Dist. Ct., N.D. Ca.); see also, 246 F.3d 672, 2000 WL 1728077 (9th Cir. 2000).. Over the last fifteen years I have also developed expertise in toxic tort and other complex personal injury cases, especially childhood and workplace lead poisoning cases.  I have recovered well over $12 million on behalf of lead poisoned children.. In April 2000, a jury awarded a lead poisoned child and his mother whom I represented, $1.6 million after an eight day trial in the District of Columbia Superior Court.  Gomez v. Atlantic Realty, Civ. 97-1151 (D.C. Sup. Ct.).  That is still the largest verdict and recovery for a lead poisoned child in the District of Columbia.  As the parent of a disabled son, I have a unique understanding of what it means to have a disabled child and a special passion for representing injured or disabled children in lead poisoning and other types of cases.. In another case, I represented a group of people forced from their homes by a gasoline spill from a gas station that resulted in a multimillion dollar settlement in 2002.  In 2003, I settled a premises liability case for almost $2 million.   Of course, I have also represented persons in more commonplace personal injury cases, such as car accidents, slip and fall cases, assaults, and so on.  There is no cost to you to retain me—I only earn my fee, if I produce results for you.. I started as a litigation and trial attorney on the staff of the Air Line Pilots Association, the largest pilots' union, for nine years.  After that I joined a small union-side labor law firm in Washington, D.C. and was there for another nine years, becoming a partner there.  I then joined the law firm of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, one of the top personal injury firms in the area, and spent five years with that firm.  In 2004 I decided to strike out on my own and open my own law office where I continue to represent injured workers, children and other persons with personal attention, skill and dedication.. I am a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, spent three years in the Army during the Vietnam Era, was honorably discharged, and earned my law degree from the Cornell Law School. My wife of twenty-three years, Lynne, much my better half, I and our two adopted children, Stephen, who has cerebral palsy, and Alyssa, live in Arlington, Virginia.

1828 L. Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination

Attorney David A. Branch has been an attorney for over 25 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in both Political Science and Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1987. He went on to obtain his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990. He has served both his clients and his community for three decades.. David Branch, Esq. understands what it takes to get his clients justice. He is committed to getting his clients the compensation they deserve. He represents his clients in a variety of cases, including Employment discrimination; Employment Contracts; Labor disputes; Wage and Hour disputes; and employment negotiations. Attorney Branch handles individual cases as well as class-action lawsuits. One of the largest class actions he’s ever handled was a group of revenue officers who filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service.. In 2018, Attorney Branch successfully represented a deaf employee in an EEO claim against the National Security Agency (NSA) who was denied interpreting services at the Agency. After winning the case, he established a grant to pay for interpreters so individuals in the deaf community in Washington DC could attend a weekly Bible Study held in his law office.. David A. Branch specializes in Employment Law. He has extensive experience in this area of law. Prior to opening his own practice, David served as Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has over 25 years of litigation and trial experience. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where he is an active volunteer and community leader.. Attorney Branch volunteers his time with several organizations, including the Children of Mine Youth Center in Washington, D.C., where he sponsors as many as 50 children from the Annual Angel Tree.. Attorney Branch regularly supports international missions, and provided financial support for individuals to perform mission work in Cuba, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and Honduras, and purchased health products for AIDS/HIV patients in Uganda, school supplies for children in Malawi, and graduation gowns for a high school class in Haiti. Attorney Branch is a Bible teacher and teaches a class on "Defending and Presenting Cases in the Courts of Heaven."

Firm: Wiley Rein LLP

2050 M Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Internet, Computer Fraud, Copyright Infringement, Trademark Infringement, Trademark Application

David focuses his practice on litigation and transactions involving trademarks, copyrights, and domain names, and related product and service development and distribution issues. A former software and web developer, he regularly handles cutting-edge disputes involving law and technology.. David has developed particular expertise helping businesses navigate Internet, software, and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) issues, and assists clients with the often novel application of intellectual property claims to cyber scams, intangible thefts, social media issues and other Internet based disputes. He is the author of BNA’s Guide to the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and, in each of the past few years, represented clients in more than double the number of in rem anti-cybersquatting lawsuits than the closest competing firm—with hundreds of domain names and websites at issue.. He is also heavily involved with generic top-level domains (gTLDs), including the representation of gTLD applicants and registries, counseling clients on brand protection programs to address new gTLDs, and advising clients in more than one dozen gTLD objection proceedings.. David was named an "Intellectual Property Trailblazer" (2018) by the National Law Journal, one of DC’s "Super Lawyers" (2016-2017) and “Rising Stars” (2013- 2015) for Intellectual Property Litigation by Super Lawyers magazine, and a “Leading Practitioner” in Information Technology Law (2016) by Who’s Who Legal: Telecommunications Media & Technology. He received the 2016 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award from the Internet Commerce Association for pro bono work, and The Legal 500 US2012 recognized him for his practice “relating to online and emerging technology.” He is also frequently interviewed by media outlets from around the world for commentary on intellectual property, Internet, and technology law issues, and is a frequent lecturer on these issues.

Schertler & Onorato, LLP , Washington , District of Columbia 20004

Practice Areas: Litigation, Tax Fraud, Arbitration, Entertainment

David Dickieson has over 30 years of litigation experience.. Mr. Dickieson came to Schertler & Onorato, LLP in 2007 after spending 17 years heading up the Washington litigation team of a national law firm that grew to over 500 lawyers during Mr. Dickieson’s tenure. In that role, Mr. Dickieson has been on the front line of numerous tax and commercial litigation matters across the United States.. Notably, Mr. Dickieson represented the UBS whistleblower in a complex whistleblower campaign before the IRS, the Department of Justice Tax Division, the SEC and the Senate Subcommittee on Investigations, resulting in a $104 million whistleblower reward and a restructuring of the world's cross-border banking system.. The foundation for Mr. Dickieson’s trial work was strengthened by his tenure at the United States Department of Justice Tax Division from 1984 to 1989. In 1988, Mr. Dickieson was the senior attorney assigned to the largest civil tax fraud case up to that time – In re Conti-Commodity Corp. ––involving billions of dollars of phantom commodity trades intended to generate tax losses for commodities speculators. Mr. Dickieson’s successful handling of that tax case led to an offer from a premier national tax law firm in 1989.. Mr. Dickieson’s private litigation practice has spanned virtually all forms of trial work. In 1990, Mr. Dickieson won a record jury verdict of $7.3 million in a case of optometric malpractice. He has represented clients in Bankruptcy Court, Tax Court, state courts, and federal courts. Mr. Dickieson also has substantial experience in alternative dispute resolution through mediation or arbitration procedures where clients can typically get a quicker, less expensive resolution of civil disputes in a private, confidential setting with no publicity or published decision.. Mr. Dickieson has taught continuing legal education courses in the area of legal ethics and he served as the ethics counselor for his previous law firm for over 15 years.. Active in community programs, Mr. Dickieson has served for ten years on the board of directors of the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and is also on the advisory board of SquashEmpower – a non-profit organization which combines academic tutoring with coaching in the sport of squash for urban middle school children. Mr. Dickieson has also spearheaded numerous pro bono legal activities including providing teams of lawyers for legal referral clinics for the disadvantaged sponsored by Bread For The City.. Admitted to Practice law in:. Law School: University of Michigan, J.D., 1979. College: Cornell University, B.A., 1977. Department of Justice experience: Trial Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1984-1988; Senior Trial Attorney, Office of Special Litigation, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989.

Firm: Davidoff Malito & Hutcher LLP

444 North Capitol Street Northwest , Washington , District of Columbia 20001

Practice Areas: Real Estate, Personal Injury, Landlord & Tenant, Car Accidents

Firm: Goodwin Procter

901 New York Avenue Northwest , Washington , District of Columbia 20001

Practice Areas: Litigation

Firm: Tobin, O'Connor & Ewing

5335 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest Suite 700 , Washington , District of Columbia 20015

Practice Areas: Real Estate

My practice focuses on general corporate law and real estate transactions. I  provide advice to individuals and entities at every stage of the business cycle, including formation, operation, merger, acquisition and dissolution. I have organized numerous corporations and other legal entities, negotiated joint venture agreements, and advised both sellers and buyers in the transfer of business ownership through stock and asset arrangements. My real estate clients include landlords, tenants, property managers, developers and investors.  I have created effective structures for the acquisition, management, development and disposition of both commercial and residential real estate. I have drafted and reviewed numerous commercial leases, negotiated the purchase and sale of a variety of real estate interests and handled dozens of like-kind exchanges.

1828 L Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

David R. Cashdan, a private practice lawyer specializing in employment law, discrimination, and executive employment law, has been practicing law for more than 50 years. He has been selected by his peers as one of the nation’s Best Lawyers © and was named 2013 Metropolitan Washington’s and Employment Lawyer of the Year for 2013 and has been awarded the AV Preeminent Rating for ethical standards and legal ability by Martindale Hubbell.

Firm: David Benowitz

409 7th St NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20004

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, White Collar Crime, DUI & DWI, DUI & DWI, White Collar Crime

David Benowitz has 22 years of experience handling criminal defense, white collar, and DUI matters in federal and local courts in Washington, DC and around the country. He began his career as a Staff Attorney at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS), recognized as one of the top indigent defense organizations in the nation, from 1995-2001. While at PDS he represented clients in serious criminal cases, including first-degree murder, first-degree sexual abuse, armed robbery, and then founded Price Benowitz LLP with the goal of assembling a team of aggressive, committed defense attorneys who do everything in their power to help their clients achieve the best possible result in their matter.. At Price Benowitz, David has represented clients and companies in a variety of high-profile white collar and criminal matters, including the “Africa Sting” FCPA prosecution dismissed by the Department of Justice, the former President of an African nation charged with bulk cash smuggling that resulted in a small fine, and a high-ranking naval officer in a wide-ranging government corruption probe. He represents CEOs, federal government contractors, financial services executives, and employees in a variety of investigations and criminal prosecutions.. David received an LL.M. in Trial Advocacy from Temple University’s Beasley School of Law in 2006. He graduated from the George Washington Law School in 1995 near the top of his class, where he was a member of the George Washington Law Review, the Moot Court Board, and participated in the DC Law Students in Court Program. David obtained his undergraduate degree cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.. David is a faculty member at Harvard Law School’s renowned Trial Advocacy Workshop and the National Institute of Trial Advocacy’s Building Trial Skills Program. He is the only Washington, DC criminal defense attorney to be certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and he is an Executive Committee member of The National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers. David has achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV Preeminent rating, is rated a perfect 10/10 by AVVO, and has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” since 2013. He was Co-Chair of the Steering Committee for the Criminal Law and Individual Rights Section of the DC Bar from 2013-2014.

Firm: Dash Injury Law Firm

1050 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington, DC , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Firm: Kotchen & Low LLP

1918 New Hampshire Ave NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20009

Practice Areas: Litigation

I represent individuals and businesses across the country in a variety of civil litigation disputes, mostly against large companies. My cases typically involve breach of contract, fraud, business tort, employment discrimination class actions, antitrust, consumer class actions, and other commercial litigation matters.. I grew up as the son of a government lawyer, and always admired my father for taking principled stands on behalf of the public. The idea of helping ensure that justice was done is a large part of what motivated me to go to law school. I spent some time as a federal government lawyer before moving to private practice, where I came to love the thrill of litigation, and the gratification that accompanies successful representation of my clients' interests.. I was born in Lawrence, Kansas, and am a proud fan of the Kansas Jayhawks.  Between college and law school, I lectured at Chiang Mai University in Northern Thailand, where I attained fluency in Thai.

Firm: Daniels Legal LLC

1250 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington DC , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Domestic Violence, Bankruptcy & Debt, Criminal Defense, Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce & Separation

Darryl L. Daniels II, Esq. is the Founding partner of Daniels Legal, LLC. Mr. Daniels received his Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University and his Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law. Mr. Daniels is currently licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia.. Mr. Daniels has extensive experience as a civil and criminal trial attorney. Mr. Daniels has litigated hundreds of criminal cases including both felonies and misdemeanors. Additionally, Mr. Daniels has represented many clients facing Divorce, Custody, and Child Support issues.

Firm: Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP

5101 Wisconsin Ave. NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20016

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Danielle is a partner at Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP’s Washington, D.C. office. Her primary focus is in protecting employee and consumer rights through class action lawsuits.. Danielle graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies. During her undergraduate studies, she managed and rowed for the university’s Lightweight Crew Team and also spent a year in Budapest, Hungary, where she interned with the Helsinki Committee, an international human rights organization.. Danielle went on to attend Loyola Law School, where she was on the Board of the Public Interest Law Foundation and headed efforts to promote alternative dispute resolution, including founding a club structured to inform students of developments in mediation and working at The Center for Conflict Resolution.. During law school, she held an externship as a law clerk for the Honorable Victoria Chaney of the California Court of Appeals, worked with the Labor Division of the Los Angeles Office of the City Attorney, and was a Board Member for the Public Interest Law Foundation.. Prior to co-founding Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP,  Danielle practiced at a Plaintiffs’ class action firms Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP in Washington, D.C., and at Lawyers for Justice in Los Angeles, CA, where she worked as an advocate for both consumers and victims of wage theft–employees who were being deprived of pay and not provided with legally required meal and rest periods. Danielle spent much of her time working on lawsuits brought to recover lost wages and penalties for banking, manufacturing, retail, property management, and trucking industry employees.. Danielle is a member of the American Association for Justice, and Chair of the Employment Rights Section.

888 17th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20006

Practice Areas: Immigration

Danielle Beach utilizes her 26 years of experience in immigration law to help individuals immigrate to the United States for humanitarian reasons. Born in Brussels, Belgium, Ms. Beach has lived in England, Belgium, Italy and Ivory Coast and has traveled extensively to many countries.  Ms. Beach advocates for clients from around the world who seek freedom from torture in their country, or who are victims of domestic violence and trafficking.  She has facilitated and litigated for family reunification and promoted employment for professionals, creating jobs for the economy.   She has worked with numerous expert witnesses who have testified on her cases for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), forced marriage, illegal organ transplants, female genital mutilation, and political country experts for various countries all over the world.. Ms. Beach is President and Managing Partner at Beach-Oswald Immigration Law Associates. She represents clients who suffer persecution and abuse in their native countries and focuses on helping them obtain a better quality of life in the United States. Ms. Beach actively advocates for her clients and assists them as they integrate into United States culture. She has also represented her clients at U.S. Consulates in Romania, China, Canada, Mexico, and several African countries. With her extensive experience in family-based and employment-based immigration law Ms. Beach not only assists her clients in obtaining a better standard of living in the United States, she also helps employers obtain professional visas and petition for family members.  She also handles many complex naturalization issues.. Ms. Beach has unique expertise representing clients in immigration matters pending before the Federal District Courts, Circuit Courts, Board of Immigration Appeals and Immigration Courts. She has won over 900 humanitarian cases in the United States.

Firm: Ward & Berry, PLLC

2020 N Street, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Litigation

Daniel S. Ward represents individuals, small businesses and corporations in a wide variety of business disputes, including disputes involving business torts, theft of trade secrets, unfair competition, franchisor/franchisee disputes, breach of contract actions, and intellectual property disputes.. In addition to his litigation practice, Dan provides legal and business advice and counseling on a variety of corporate matters including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and formation, best practices, and executive compensation. Dan's clients vary from individual executives to start-up companies to established large and small companies. Dan has acted as outside general counsel to a number of small and medium sized companies, as well as serving on the Board of Directors of a number of companies.Dan also represents businesses, inventors, and other technology innovators in various intellectual property disputes and licensing matters. Through both litigation and negotiation, Dan has obtained in millions of dollars in licensing revenues for his clients. In addition to his litigation and intellectual property practices, Dan also represents employees and employers in a variety of matters, including the litigation or mediation of age, race, gender and pregnancy discrimination disputes; the negotiation and drafting of employment contracts, restrictive covenants, and severance agreements; the enforcement and litigation of non-compete agreements; and advising employers on best employment practices.Prior to joining the firm, Dan worked at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, DC, where he focused on general civil litigation and intellectual property litigation. Dan is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center. While at Georgetown Law, Dan worked for the House Government Reform and Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill and at the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia. Dan also represented a number of indigent clients as a student attorney in the Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic. Dan has a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Georgetown University.Dan is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, Virginia, the United States District Courts for the Districts of Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Eastern District of Virginia, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Dan is a member of the American Bar Association. Dan lives outside of Annapolis, Maryland with his wife Tucker and their three boys, Ryan, Sean and Rowan. When he is not working, Dan enjoys sailing, crabbing, fishing, or doing just about anything on the Chesapeake Bay. Dan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Kevin E. Reichardt Foundation.

Firm: Tucker, PLLC

1225 19th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Automobile Accidents, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Criminal Defense , Divorce, Domestic Partnership, DUI/DWI, Family , Personal Injury, Traffic Violations, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family, Family

Dan Schy is a highly-regarded family law attorney known for his dedication to his clients and zealous advocacy in the courtroom. He helps families navigate all aspects of family law, including divorce, custody, spousal and child support, and cases involving domestic violence. Dan has a proven record of success handling complex cases, including those involving high-net-worth individuals, complex property division, and contested child custody matters.. A tough, strategic negotiator, Dan encourages cooperation between parties with the goal of reaching fair, amicable settlements. When that proves impossible, however, Dan is a skilled and experienced trial attorney who has successfully litigated cases throughout the courts of Northern Virginia.. Dan grew up in Northern Virginia and graduated with Honors from the College of William & Mary. He then earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Richmond School of Law, and has focused his practice exclusively on family law for nearly twenty years. Prior to joining Tucker PLLC, Dan served as the Chair of the Family Law Practice Group for Legal Services of Northern Virginia, a non-profit law firm dedicated to offering pro bono legal assistance to the indigent, elderly and disabled. While there, he played an instrumental role in creating a program that continues to provide legal aid to hundreds of victims of domestic violence each year.. Dan is trained in Collaborative Law, and has been recognized as a top lawyer by Super Lawyers. He has also served on the Advisory Board for the Safe Havens Supervised Visitation/Exchange Program, participated in Fairfax County’s Domestic Violence Network, and provided information sessions at Artemis House, a shelter for families affected by domestic violence.

Firm: Crowley So, LLP

1800 M Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor, Business, Personal Injury, Litigation

Civil litigation attorney licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Firm: Shaffer Immigration Law

3817 Davis PL NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20007

Practice Areas: Immigration

I am an immigration attorney specializing in extraordinary ability green cards and marriage-based green cards. I handle green cards and visas in the following categories: EB-1A, O-1, EB-2 NIW, E-2, L-1, IR-1, CR-1, and K-1 Fiancé visas.. My firm, Shaffer Immigration Law PLLC is 100% devoted to US immigration law. My Washington, DC-based practice intentionally keeps client numbers low to ensure every individual receives the attention they deserve. Providing clients with direct access to their attorney is what sets my firm apart. Working with Shaffer Immigration Law PLLC provides peace of mind that your case is handled by a professional who lives and breathes US immigration law.

Firm: Tully Rinckey, PLLC

2001 L Street, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

After service in the United States Navy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, I went to law school in the Middle West and then returned to Washington, D.C. to practice communications law.  Leaving the technical side of that field, I focused on libel and defamation law and public employee rights to report wrongdoing in the workplace.  Our Federal employees caretaking the environment were my primary focus through to 2004.  I then returned to Federal service to set up the modern whistleblowing programs for the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community.  The work was exhilarating.  My skills in Federal Employment Law were honed and I picked up new insights as a National Security lawyer focused on oversighting of the security clearance adjudication process, 2004 to 2018. In 2018, I returned to private practice on Connecticut Avenue, using the experience of the previous quarter century to continue helping our Federal workers. Home is Upstate New York, where I came of age at Ithaca, New York and received my collegiate education at Cornell University.  My husband and I live in western Maryland, close to both our families.  In my spare time, I grow tomatoes, cucumbers, a variety of herbs and spices, and green beans. I tend to be a dog-person, but am courteous to cats.

Firm: Wingfield & Ginsburg, P.C.

700 5th Street Northwest , Washington , District of Columbia 20001

Practice Areas: Personal Injury