I'm a civil rights plaintiffs' lawyer by lifelong passion and three decades of experience. Now in sole practice representing individuals and organizations after litigating for the ACLU, the U.S. Justice Department's civil rights division, and an elite public interest firm. Soft spot for interesting cases of every kind. Sliding fee scale based on ability to pay....
Daniel Schultz has more than 35 years of experience in handling serious personal injury cases helping individuals and families in obtaining financial compensation for injuries. He has recovered several multi-million dollar results for clients and is a certified Life Member of both Million Dollar Advocates and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates and has been regarded as one of the best attorneys in his field of practice by Best Lawyers in America, SuperLawyers, and Martindale-Hubbell. Daniel focuses his spare time playing golf and open water swimming...
Shawn Sukumar is a criminal defense attorney in Washington DC. Shawn handles a wide variety of criminal cases including DUI cases, assault charges, drug charges, misdemeanor, as well as felony cases. Mr. Sukumar was named to the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list, which ranks the top young trial attorneys in the nation. Mr. Sukumar received his law degree from Emory University School of Law, and his bachelor?s degree from George Washington University....
I am licensed in the federal and state bars of the District of Columbia and Maryland. I obtained my J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law, renowned for its focus on practical experience and social responsibility. The National Jurist recently selected Northeastern University School of Law as the nation?s best public interest law school. I hav a broad base of litigation experience including work with the United States Department of Justice?s Environmental Enforcement Section; Kohn, Kohn, & Colapinto?s ?whistleblower? practice; and Jackson & Campbell?s real estate group.In real ...
Kurt R. Klaus, Esq., is a media/entertainment business and legal affairs attorney ? backed by years of in-house and law firm experience. Acknowledging that media is ever changing- Kurt believes it is a privilege to work on media/entertainment matters that bring new challenges at a rapid pace- viewing these as means to learn, lead, and grow and thus opportunities to help clients advance their endeavors at a timely pace.Kurt provides business and legal counsel mirroring the needs of emerging and conventional media/content landscapes. He designs, implements, and supports legal frameworks for di...
Some clients ask for ?a lawyer who?s a pit bull.? Pit bulls do one thing well ? but when they attack, you have to hope they?re attacking the right person, at the right time. I do a lot of different things. I?m a litigator and a negotiator. I listen. Then I tell the true stories of my clients. I pay scrupulous attention to financial details, realistically assess available options, innovate strategies and execute them. And when the circumstances really call for it, I bite someone. I've been recognized as one of Washington's best civil rights lawyers since 2004. joined Trister Ross on ...
Personal injury attorney F. Scott Lucas came to The Cochran Firm DC after years in insurance defense litigation. During this time, Mr. Lucas saw first-hand how insurance companies handle injury claims. With the resources of the national Cochran Firm and an intimate understanding of the region?s laws, Mr. Lucas has the experience and knowledge necessary to represent ordinary people against powerful and intimidating insurance companies....
Radi Dennis practices consumer protection law serving District of Columbia and California consumers in debt collection actions, repossession, foreclosure defense, student loans, credit report errors auto fraud, warranty law and lemon law....
Lauren A. Khouri is an associate attorney with Correia & Puth, PLLC, dedicating her practice to the civil rights of employees in the workplace. Ms. Khouri represents clients in all aspects of the firm?s litigation practice, including sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, disability discrimination, and retaliation claims under Title IX, which bans sex discrimination in education. Her work also includes fighting pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, and other types of discrimination and retaliation prohibited by state and federal civil rights statutes....
Jamison Koehler has devoted his entire legal career to defending people charged with criminal and driving offenses.A long-time resident of the District of Columbia and Virginia, Mr. Koehler graduated magna cum laude from Hamilton College and earned a Master?s Degree from Georgetown University. He received his law degree from Temple University, where he served as an editor of the Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review. He also represented indigent criminal defendants at the Defender Association of Philadelphia.Mr. Koehler is a member of the American Bar Association and the National Associ...
Asim Ghafoor is a veteran civil rights attorney with over two decades of experience in advising public policy makers and clients on legal, political, and trade issues. Asim has represented individuals, companies, and institutions in civil rights, corporate, international, and civil law. Mr. Ghafoor earned his JD from the University of Texas School of Law. Asim Ghafoor is licensed to practice in the State of Maryland and the US Courts for the Southern District of Texas, District of Columbia and District of Colorado. Mr. Ghafoor is also permitted to practice immigration law in all 50 states and...
Terry Eaton is the Principal Managing Attorney at The Eaton Law Firm PLLC. He is an experienced trial attorney who handles white collar, criminal defense, civil litigation, employment counsel and mediation. Mr. Eaton handles cases in both federal and state courts. Mr. Eaton served for 5 years as a Assistant United States Attorney in Washington DC, and has handled more than 36 criminal cases, over 100 grand jury investigations as well as 26 jury trials. In 2012, the U.S. Attorney?s Office recognized Mr. Eaton's efforts with a prestigious United States Department of Justice Special Achievemen...
David K. Colapinto is a nationally recognized advocate for whistleblowers specializing in Qui Tam/False Claims Act, Dodd-Frank Act SEC whistleblower claims, IRS whistleblower claims, Freedom of Information and Privacy Act litigation, and whistleblower discrimination and retaliation litigation. He has more than 25 years of experience successfully representing many whistleblowers in state and federal courts and before numerous agencies. He played a central role in securing whistleblower protections for FBI employees, successfully representing Dr. Fredric Whitehurst, the FBI lab forensics expert ...
Frank R. Kearney, a founding partner of DONAHOE KEARNEY, LLP, is board-certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is the author of Protect Your Rights: The Injured Worker's Guide to D.C. Workers' Compensation, a comprehensive book serving as a guide to the workers compensation system for injured workers and their families. He only represents people who have been injured and families who have lost a loved one due to medical malpractice, nursing home malpractice, car accidents, construction site accidents and other serious work accidents. He does not represent ...
The Hurson Law Firm LLP practices in the areas of white collar criminal, securities enforcement, and civil litigation. Mr. Daniel J. Hurson is a former federal prosecutor and SEC Asst. Chief Litigation Counsel. We offer free initial consultation. We frequently represent individual employees and magagers of corporations, and are frequently referred such cases from larger firms which represent the companies themselves. We can tailor our rates to accomodate the circumstances of the client....
Eugene Gorokhov?s practice centers on federal criminal defense, with a special focus on white collar matters. Mr. Gorokhov opened his own law practice one month after being admitted to the Bar. In 2009, he formed Burnham & Gorokhov, PLLC with his law school classmate Charles Burnham. Since then, they have worked together closely on a number of significant matters, achieving favorable results for clients....
Jerry Roscoe is a former litigator who serves exclusively as a mediator and arbitrator nationwide. He specializes in complex commercial, healthcare, employment and environmental disputes....
David E. Haynes is the managing attorney of The Cochran Firm DC. Having been with our firm since its inception in 2002, Mr. Haynes focuses his areas of practice on:Catastrophic personal injuryWrongful deathMedical malpracticeAs lead counsel, Mr. Haynes has obtained numerous multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Virginia Lawyer?s Weekly recognized attorney Haynes in 2006 after he achieved one of the largest verdicts in Virginia. The verdict was upheld on appeal, and his client collected the full amount. It is with this same tenacity and dedication that he works aggressiv...
ELAINE FITCH joined KCNF in 2002 and became a partner in January 2006. Ms. Fitch received her education at the University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1989) and Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D. 1996). Ms. Fitch's practice areas include Security Clearance matters; Suitability Determinations; Disability issues; Employment Law; Discrimination and Harassment; Federal Sector; Severance Agreements; Employment Contracts; and Internal Investigations....
William's practice includes business law, business ethics, and litigation.William Paxton is a former general counsel of a corporation. He provides his clients with business-minded legal advice that addresses all facets of business ownership and management.William Paxton is a leading expert in business ethics. He has appeared at Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business and Colgate University to speak about and teach ethics. William's unique education (he studied ethics at Harvard) and legal career (conducting internal investigations and serving as the general counsel of a corporation) makes it possi...
Ellen Renaud, a partner at the law firm of Swick & Shapiro, P.C., has represented employees in public and private sector discrimination claims since September 2002. Ms. Renaud has litigated cases under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and the D.C. Human Rights Act. She has tried and won several cases in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, and the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. ...
Matthew Wilson, Esq. knows how difficult it can be if you find yourself facing serious criminal charges or targeted by a government investigation. Mr. Wilson has spent his entire career fighting for the rights of those caught in the crosshairs of the criminal justice system. Mr. Wilson?s criminal defense practice combines an intimate understanding of the law and extensive trial experience with a deep passion for client service.After graduating from the Georgetown University Law Center, Mr. Wilson joined the Office of the Public Defender (OPD) in Prince George?s County, Maryland. As an attorney...