Top Litigation Lawyers in Washington | 171 available
171 Litigation lawyers are available in Washington, District of Columbia. These lawyers are rated between 4.5/5 to 4.9/5 and 50% provide free consultation.
Litigation in Washington typically spans from 6 to 30 months, depending on case complexity, court schedules, and settlement likelihood.
Washington Court Backlog
Estimated active litigation caseloads range from 200 to 1,200 cases, reflecting varying court and docket loads across the city.
Litigation Washington Filing Volume
Washington courts see an estimated 100 to 350 new litigation filings per month, based on public court records and directory data.
Litigation Case Outcomes
Approximately 35% of cases resolve pre-litigation, 25% post-filing but before trial, and about 10% succeed at trial; the remainder may settle or be dismissed at other stages.
2000 L Street N West Suite 808 , Washington , District of Columbia 20036
Practice Areas: Litigation
Lorenzo Cellini graduated magna cum laude from the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law in 2004. In law school he was a member of the moot court board, a legal writing fellow and the recipient of the E. Thomas Sullivan Antitrust Award. He also received his B.A. from the University of Arizona, graduating magna cum laude and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.. Mr. Cellini joined Tycko & Zavareei LLP in November 2006. Since joining the firm he has practiced primarily in the area of civil litigation. He has represented both individuals and companies in a variety of civil disputes involving real estate, unfair competition, employment, False Claims Act, products liability, and consumer class action law. In addition, Mr. Cellini has represented individual tenants and tenants’ associations in connection with preserving and enforcing their rights under the laws of the District of Columbia.. Before joining Tycko & Zavareei LLP, Mr. Cellini practiced law in Tucson, Arizona. He specialized in commercial litigation, with an emphasis on contract disputes, real estate, intellectual property and bankruptcy. Additional practice areas included real estate and business transactions, appellate, employment and civil rights law. Representative clients included large biomedical engineering, technology and real estate development firms, as well as local restaurants, banks and individuals.. Mr. Cellini also has substantial experience in antitrust law. While in law school, he served as a law clerk in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, where he assisted in investigations of anticompetitive conduct and proposed mergers. Before attending law school, he worked in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition.. Other legal experience includes externships with the University of Arizona Student Legal Services and Judge Raner Collins of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona.. Mr. Cellini is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, and also is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Arizona, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
575 7th Street, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20004
Practice Areas: Civil , Intellectual Property , White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, White Collar Crime, Criminal Defense, Litigation, Expungement
Lisa Manning is Counsel to Schertler & Onorato, LLP. Her practice focuses on representation of individuals in civil and criminal litigation, investigations, and expungement. Ms. Manning has counseled both U.S. and overseas clients in matters ranging from state-level criminal cases to global investigations. Her experience includes cases involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, antitrust (cartel and price fixing issues), the Office of Foreign Assets Control, fraud, securities, government contracts, and local criminal defense. In addition, she has represented clients in a variety of government inquiries, including regulatory, grand jury, and Congressional investigations.. Ms. Manning also has expertise in the expungement of criminal records and has handled all manner of cases in this area. In 2009, she founded Record Absolutions, a law practice dedicated to criminal record mitigation and related issues. Ms. Manning recently prevailed in a unique and highly-contested Motion before a U.S. District Court to expunge a federal case. She is committed to advocacy in this area through her academic writings, support of a federal expungement statute, and by assisting multiple clients to successfully mitigate their records.. Ms. Manning graduated from Washington & Lee School of Law in Virginia, after completing her B.A. in International Relations/Economics at The George Washington University. She is a member of the Virginia, District of Columbia, and Maryland Bars, as well as corresponding Federal Courts and the United States Supreme Court. Ms. Manning is the current Chair of the Bar Association of the District Columbia’s Young Lawyers Section. A D.C. native, she is also active in the community through volunteer work for D.C. Central Kitchen and the D.C. Bar’s Advice and Referral Clinic. Ms. Manning is proficient in French and Spanish.
1250 24th St NW Ste 300 , Washington , District of Columbia 20037
Practice Areas: Litigation, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Family, General Practice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
I am a civil litigation attorney at The Law Offices of Leonard B. Ference located in Washington, DC. We provide our clients with a unique level of personal attention and experience in a wide array of legal areas. From Los Angeles, CA to Washington DC, the firm’s attorneys and I have fought to protect our clients’ interests in Civil Litigation matters, including personal injury, workplace discrimination and harassment, wrongful termination, wage claims, wrongful arrest and police brutality, slander and other intentional tort actions, contract disputes and negotiations, and business litigation matters.
P.O. Box 14051 , Washington , District of Columbia 20044
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Litigation
Laurence L. Socci is a Washington, DC litigation attorney who fights for his clients in every level of their case. Attorney Socci has extensive trial experience. Throughout his career, he has handled criminal defense cases, including first degree murder cases, drug cases, and gun cases as well as misdemeanor cases; civil actions, including personal injury and medical malpractice cases; divorce and custody cases, where he only represents men; landlord/tenant cases; representing both landlords and tenants; and civil rights cases, where he fought for his clients against the District of Columbia and the federal government.. Laurence L. Socci is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, the Court of Federal Claims and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals.
1717 K Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20006
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Education, Litigation
Laura L. Dunn, Esq. is a nationally recognized victim-turned-victims’ rights attorney whose work has been featured by HBO Vice, National Law Journal, Rolling Stone Magazine, PEOPLE Magazine, MSNBC, Al Jazeera America, and TIME Magazine, among many others.
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20036
Practice Areas: Litigation, Employment & Labor
It takes years of hard work, perseverance, and sacrifice to build a career. When an employer’s discrimination or retaliation threatens your livelihood, you do not have to stand by in silence. I can help level the playing field and vindicate your workplace rights.. I focus exclusively on protecting and advocating for employees’ rights. I recognize the unique, high-stakes situations that employees face, and I provide experienced, empathetic counsel by seeing your case through your eyes. I will listen patiently as you share your story and work with you to identify your objectives, anticipate your needs, and develop a custom strategy best suited to achieve your goals.. I prioritize client service and believe that timely, open, and honest communication is the linchpin of the attorney-client relationship. I will make the legal process more accessible and empower you to make informed decisions about your case.. I regularly represent employees in a broad array of employment matters before local and federal administrative agencies, and in state and federal courts. I have successfully represented employees in discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful discharge, and breach of contract claims, as well as whistleblower claims brought under the anti-retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Dodd-Frank Act, False Claims Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, and National Defense Authorization Act.. Before I co-founded District Employment Law, I worked as an employment attorney at Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC for over six years. Previously, I also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Dan Pellegrini, then-President Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court. In addition, I worked as a trial attorney at a Pennsylvania law firm where I helped obtain a seminal ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit about the pleading standard applicable to whistleblower complaints filed under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.. I graduated magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, where I served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Catholic University Law Review.
1101 30th Street NW , Washington , District of Columbia 20007
Practice Areas: Corporate , Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation, Litigation
Kathleen Havener, a 1991 honors graduate of Harvard Law School, began her law school career when her three daughters were 8, 5, and 4 years old respectively, entering fourth grade, kindergarten, and pre-school. Accordingly, Kathleen considers herself an expert in time management and attention to detail.. Ms. Havener’s career has included many years in big firms, 8 years in her own small firm, and currently a small litigation firm. She has managed cases ranging from antitrust to zoning and nearly everything in between. Kathleen has participated as liaison counsel in multidistrict litigation, and has worked on corporate employee raiding cases, securities fraud litigation, environmental regulation, multi-billion dollar corporate tax controversies, intellectual property litigation, insurance coverage disputes, government contracts bid protests, administrative proceedings before the United States Department of Transportation and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, complex commercial foreclosure actions and numerous appellate proceedings. Ms. Havener is experienced in mediation and arbitration, including international arbitration. Early in her career, Ms. Havener represented the World Cup USA 1994 as Venue Legal Counsel in the Washington DC venue, coordinating safety and security arrangements with 20 separate law enforcement and security agencies throughout the DC Metropolitan Area.. Ms. Havener is currently engaged in a constitutional law litigation practice in Washington, DC.. Along with her law practice, Kathleen is active in the American Bar Association Leadership. She formerly served as Co-Director of Division VI (The Profession) of the Section of Litigation after a three-year term as Co-Chair of the Section’s Woman Advocate Committee. Kathleen is passionately committed to age, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity in the legal profession. She has published many articles and is a frequent lecturer at Continuing Legal Education Seminars and guest public speaker.. Her publications (hyperlinked where available) include:. · “How to Deliver Bad News to Your Client,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (January/February 2016). · “A Litigator’s Reluctant Endorsement of Mediation,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (January/February 2015). · “Discovery Lessons Your Mother Should Have Taught You,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (July/August 2014). · “Unlearning Exclusion: How I Became a Part of the Solution,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (March/April 2014). · “Destination Disasters: Who’s at Fault?,” ABA Solo|Small Firm Division GP|Solo Magazine (June/July 2013). · “Landing the Big Fish: Small Firms Representing Big Companies,” ABA GP|Solo (May/June 2012). · “Making Magic With Courtroom Technology,” ABA GP|Solo (March/April 2012). · “Geronimo! Or How I Became a Sole Practitioner,” Litigation Journal (Winter 2010). · “A Lifetime of Learning: Why I am a Generalist,” Woman Advocate News (Fall 2007). · “Better Lawyers,” Perspectives—Journal of the National Association of Women Lawyers (December 2005). · “Method Acting for Lawyers,” Litigation (Summer 2005). · “Litigation (Rev. 2.0),” The American Lawyer (February 2005) (co-author). · “Lawyering on the Front Lines: On-Site Legal Counsel for Major Sporting Events,” 6 Marquette Sports Law Journal 29 (1995) (co-author). · Contributing Author, Smart Soloing, ABA Books, 2011. · Contributing Author, Road to Independence, ABA Books, 2011
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