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Criminal defense attorney Mark Rollins represents people from all walks of life facing a wide range of serious criminal charges. Mr. Rollins understands how to effectively defend serious charges. His past experience provides him valuable insight he uses daily when crafting winning defenses and pursing his clients’ best interests. Located in Washington, DC , Mr. Rollins serves clients throughout the District of Columbia , Federal court of District of Columbia and the State of Maryland.Mr. Rollins has an extensive trial background, having been involved in countless trials in the District of Columbia. Mr. Rollins has been a United States Criminal...

Ed handles all kinds of criminal cases in state courts in Virginia and in the District of Columbia and in federal courts nationwide, particularly the DC, Virginia, and Maryland federal district courts. Ed has practiced as a criminal defense attorney for almost 25 years since graduating Yale Law School in 1993.

During law school, Ed worked for two large DC law firms, Jenner & Block and Akin, Gump. When his federal appellate clerkship ended, Ed continued to focus on criminal appeals and state and federal post-conviction habeas appeals at public service law offices in Tempe, Arizona and New York City....

Lara Gardner is one of the founding attorneys of the Columbia River Law Group. She represents consumer and small business debtors in Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases. See Lara's reviews here: https://tinyurl.com/4fnp97hs Lara has been an attorney since 2003, focusing exclusively on consumer bankruptcy. Lara was a member of the Oregon State Bar Consumer Law committee for two years. She has spoken at several CLEs on bankruptcy, and has published articles on consumer bankruptcy. She is a member of the Debtor-Creditor section of the Oregon State Bar and the Washington State Bar, and she volunteers at the Pro Bono Bankruptcy...

I handle civil litigation, administrative appeals, applications and hearings and advise clients on contract, real property matters, and corporate and regulatory law. My practice involves civil court cases in real estate, business transactions, contracts, construction, mechanic's liens, collections, home improvement contracts, consumer protection, employment, independent contractor agreements, licenses, intellectual property, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, nuisance, fraud, business torts and government contracting and bonds. I handle cases in all of Maryland's state courts, the District of Columbia Superior Court, and United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

Jonathan has broad experience representing clients in civil litigation, criminal litigation, and administrative proceedings. He has represented clients in both state and federal courts, including matters before the United States District Court of Maryland, the Maryland Appellate Court, the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, District and Circuit Courts across Maryland, the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission. Jonathan leverages his experience to ensure positive outcomes for his clients both in and out of the courtroom—allowing him to remain laser-focused on their needs even when they operate in a new and developing...

Kenyan McDuffie is the Principal of the Law Offices of Kenyan R. McDuffie, PLLC. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. McDuffie worked as a Trial Attorney for the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. At the Justice Department, he conducted investigations, negotiated and monitored compliance with complex settlements, and managed cases throughout the United States regarding enforcement of key federal civil rights statutes, including investigating allegations of racial profiling, excessive use of force, and other misconduct by police departments. Prior to joining the Justice Department, Mr. McDuffie worked as an Assistant State's Attorney in Prince George’s...

Ellen Renaud, a Shareholder at the law firm of Alan Lescht & Associates, 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...

Philip C. Krone concentrates his practice in employment law, civil litigation, and civil rights litigation.

Mr. Krone is licensed to practice law in Virginia and the District of Columbia. He is a member of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Virginia Bar Association, and the Fairfax Bar Association. While Mr. Krone’s practice covers the general span of civil litigation issues, he is often litigating business disputes, contract disputes, wage cases, and personal injury cases in the Circuit and General District Courts of Northern Virginia as well as the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Mr. Krone has had success in...

Adam Garth is a partner in the Las Vegas office of Lewis Brisbois and a member of the Medical Malpractice Department. He is an experienced attorney, litigator, negotiator and court insider and has been for more than 30 years. Mr. Garth's current legal practice involves the defense of physicians, non-physician personnel and providers as well as health care organizations, hospitals and medical facilities involving matters of professional negligence. He is licensed to practice in 6 states including Nevada (2019), California (1993), New York (1991), New Jersey (1993), Massachusetts (1992) and the District of Columbia (1992), and he is admitted in...

Paul Miller’s association with the construction industry in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area dates back to 1967 from his high school and college summer employment in a family run commercial general construction business. Continuing in the construction industry as a general contractor following his graduation from Virginia Polytechnic & State University in 1975, Paul Miller progressed from the ground up to become President of that company until he dedicated his career to the practice of construction law in 1992. Since 1992 Paul Miller has represented construction related businesses with construction related claims, including mechanic’s liens, payment bonds, and general debt...

David S. Stein, the principal attorney, earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, graduating with honors. Attorney Stein obtained his Juris Doctor, (J.D.) from the prestigious George Washington National Law Center, active in the academic AIPLA Journal and graduating at the top of his class. He worked as a summer associate in the prominent law firm of Holland & Knight and intern-clerked with the Honorable Judge Evelyn Queen in the District of Columbia Superior Court, in both criminal and civil calendars. Following graduation from law school, Attorney Stein took a position...

Mr. Grozbean was named to "Who's Who in America" in 1998- 2014. He is now a life member of "Who's Who", a prestigious national recognition of outstanding professionals in the United States. He is also the developer of the child support guidelines program in Maryland. His program is widely used by Judges, Masters and Lawyers in Maryland. He was also named Super Lawyer as one of the top 5 percent of lawyers in Maryland. Mr. Grozbean has been interviewed and quoted in the Washington Post, USA Today and on the various television and news channels....

Dionna Maria Lewis, Esq. is a Founding Partner of the District Legal Group, PLLC. As a Trial Attorney, she manages a docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, contract litigation, and risk mitigation for small businesses. Dionna represents clients as first- and second-chair in trial, administrative hearings, and mediation, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Dionna also serves as Of Counsel to the Fay Law Group, a boutique litigation firm based in Washington, DC.

Dionna has extensive experience working with boutique, mid-sized, and large firm clients. Dionna is formerly Senior Counsel at...

Carole C. Schriefer is an attorney who has in excess of 25 years of experience in representing and advising health professionals and providers. Her practice encompasses most aspects of health law and nursing law, professional licensing and credentialing matters, professional board representation, administrative hearings, contracts, licensure issues, corporate matters, transactional matters, Medicare and Medicaid audits, products liability litigation and criminal defense litigation. Ms. Schriefer is a registered nurse in the state of Colorado. She earned her Juris Doctor (J.D.) from the University of Kentucky College of Law and is licensed to practice law in Colorado, Virginia and Florida. After receiving...

Ms. Wilkes is the founder of Wilkes Legal, LLC, a cutting edge, client-centered immigration law firm.

Ms. Wilkes has dedicated her career to supporting immigrants through work in the non-profit, private, and academic sectors. She has a long record of success handling family and humanitarian based immigration cases before the US Immigration Service and Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as deportation defense matters before the Immigration Courts and the Board of Immigration Appeals. She also appears regularly before the Superior Court for the District of Columbia and Maryland Circuit Courts on behalf of immigrant children. Ms. Wilkes has successfully...

Mark received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Drew University in 2003, and graduated from the University of the District of Columbia – David A. Clarke School of Law in 2008. While in law school, Mark served as a student advocate in the Juvenile and Special Education Law Clinic as well as the Housing and Consumer Law Clinic where he represented indigent clients. After graduating from law school Mark enjoyed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable James J. Guida, J.S.C., of the Bergen County Superior Court, Family Part. During his clerkship, Mark was responsible for managing Judge Guida’s post-divorce...

Justin Katz is a Member in the Personal Injury Practice Group. He is admitted to practice in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Justin has spent his entire career handling a wide array of complex personal injury matters, including motor vehicle collisions and automobile negligence claims, bus and trucking accidents, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, swimming pool and drowning accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, animal attacks and dog bites, workers’ compensation claims and first-and third-party bad faith claims. In 2011 Justin was named a “Rising Star” by Maryland Super Lawyers and continued to recieve this recognition in every year that has since followed....

JONATHAN A. GOLDSTEIN graduated with Honors form the George Washington University School of Law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Johns Hopkins University with a major in Political Science and a minor in Women's Studies. Mr. Goldstein served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice A. William Maupin of the Nevada Supreme Court. Mr. Goldstein is licensed to practice law in the States of California, Nevada and in the District of Columbia. He is admitted to the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Southern District Court of California, the...

Shiloh Daum has been practicing as an attorney since 2004, and his entire career has been devoted to helping those who have been harmed by the actions of others. He began his practice in Raleigh, North Carolina where he worked at a boutique firm handling many types of complex civil litigation cases. He has experience in a variety of complicated matters, including federal class action cases and those that have been designated as "Exceptional Cases" by the North Carolina Courts. He currently focuses his practice on representing clients throughout North Carolina in eminent domain, condemnation, and related complex litigation matters....

For more than 24 years, Jennifer has successfully represented hundreds of people who have been injured through no fault of their own; people who were often just in the wrong place at the wrong time but suffered significant or catastrophic injuries as a result. Jennifer is in the unique position to provide excellent and informed representation to her clients and to maximize recovery for her clients, as a result of her years working as counsel for several of the country’s major insurance carriers. Now, Jennifer helps injured individuals navigate the insurance claims and court system, thus enabling them to...

Paul practices in the areas of significant personal injury, wrongful death, ethics and professional malpractice. He previously served as an Adjunct Professor of Medical and Research Ethics at Midwestern University and the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine where he instructed health care providers and graduate students in the medical field.
He graduated from the University of Arizona in 1985 (Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction), where he was admitted to the academic honorary society Phi Beta Kappa. He graduated from California Western School of Law in 1989 (Juris Doctorate Cum Laude). He served as an editor of the California Western...

Ms. West has tried over 100 personal injury cases in General District Courts and Circuit Courts throughout northern Virginia. Before opening her own firm, Ms. West worked as a trial attorney for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance. She tried an average of 35 cases to verdict or judgment per year and hundreds more that ultimately resolved without trial, all related to personal injury. Ms. West’s work for State Farm gives her tremendous insight into how insurance companies operate and how best to achieve maximum recovery for injured claimants. While studying at George Mason University School...

Attorney Silber specializes in family law, mediation, and negotiation. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, cum laude, Attorney Silber joined Teach For America and taught English to low income students in New Orleans. Attorney Silber then attended the University of Maryland School of Law, where she participated in the negotiation team and won the school’s negotiation competition. Attorney Silber was a student attorney in the University of Maryland’s Mediation Clinic, and she became certified in mediation and family law mediation. She has mediated domestic relations matters, as well as matters in...

Probate, Estate Planning, Wills, Advance Medical Directives, Guardianships and Conservatorships, Mediation and Arbitration, Employee Relations Matters. Attorney Levadas established her practice in 1988 in the District of Columbia and has been a practicing Probate attorney since 1993. She is a member of the Fiduciary Panel of Attorneys of the Probate Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia. Ms. Levadas also handles Foreign Administration of Estates. She is a native speaker of French and is fluent in Spanish. Other areas of practice include Immigration Law, Nursing Home matters, Employee matters including Discrimination issues. Attorney Levadas is...

As a member of Scrofano Law, PC, Attorney Mutimer represents clients in need of outstanding criminal defense in Washington, D.C. Attorney Mutimer is a dedicated and skilled defense attorney whose law office is directly across the street from D.C. Superior Court, the Court of Appeals and only a block away from the District Court. Attorney Mutimer is prepared to apply his knowledge gained from handling numerous jury trials and bench trials in the District of Columbia to zealously fight for the rights of each and every one of his client. Attorney Mutimer is not a plea lawyer....

At Scrofano Law PC, we fight relentlessly for anyone in trouble who cares about their future. Founded in 2011 by now Managing Partner, Joseph Scrofano, Scrofano Law PC focuses on criminal defense in the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. Joseph Scrofano is an aggressive advocate who focuses on a wide range of cases including DUI, marijuana and cannabis defense, assault, civil protection orders, hit and run, drugs, guns, sex crimes, and violent crimes. After clerking for two years in DC Superior Court, Mr. Scrofano took a chance and hung up a shingle in a competitive DC...

Attorney Vilushis knows that a run-in with the law is often one of the worst days anyone could experience. That’s why he brings great understanding to his clients facing DUI or other criminal charges.

Vilushis cites his time as a law clerk with the Honorable Ernest J. DiSantis Jr. as a catalyst for his passion for law. He worked tirelessly as both an Assistant District Attorney and a First Deputy District Attorney, and is no stranger to the courtroom having personally tried over 60 jury trials.

Attorney Vilushis was honored as one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the National Trial Lawyers...

When it comes to achieving a positive outcome for his clients, Geoffrey Platnick is passionate. Often meeting him under emotionally devastating circumstances, clients rely on Geoff to assess their specific family circumstances and goals, and then formulate and execute a strategy to achieve a desirable outcome for them and their families. His experience and training provides him an insightful perspective into the field of family law and its complex needs. He presents clients with strategic, thoughtful and zealous representation, providing solutions for both their immediate and long-term concerns. Geoff is particularly adept at crafting settlement agreements which...

Associate Attorney with a demonstrated commitment to client-centered representation. Skilled in Litigation, Legal Research and Writing, Administration, and Leadership. Kenrick represents clients before the Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission and litigates workers' compensation cases in the state and appellate courts of Maryland. Prior to joining BSG, Kenrick served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Matthew A. Maciarello at the Circuit Court for Wicomico County on Maryland’s eastern shore. As a law clerk, Kenrick assisted the judge in chambers and during courtroom proceedings, conducted legal research, and prepared bench memoranda on various criminal and civil issues that came before the...

Aaron has litigated, argued, and tried landlord and tenant and real estate cases before judges and juries in the District of Columbia Superior Court, Court of Appeals, Court of Appeals sitting en banc, Office of Administrative Hearings, and the Rental Housing Commission. A graduate of Tufts University and American University’s Washington College of Law, Aaron advises clients on a wide array of landlord and tenant and real estate matters. His advice helps clients balance the costs and benefits of a particular approach to find a resolution that makes business sense for them.

We are a small California law firm that represents employees.

We have represented employees for over 20 years. This includes representing employees against large, well-funded and defended employers such as Georgetown University and the Smithsonian Institution (represented by the Department of Justice) - where we have obtained six and seven figure settlements respectfully.

We have 4 published cases, have participated in Congressional Hearings, have changed the law in both the 4th Circuit and the District of Columbia, and have twice won the plaintiff’s case on a summary judgment motion (a rare event).

We have also received a recent accolade made in...

Gary Certain is a partner at the personal injury and civil rights law firm of Certain & Zilberg, PLLC. Mr. Certain has tried over a hundred cases and has obtained numerous six-figure, million and multi-million dollar awards on behalf of his products liability, personal injury, and civil rights clients. His advocacy has caused the removal and/or redesign of many unsafe and dangerous products and helped to change safety procedures and law enforcement practices and policies. Mr. Certain has received national recognition as a talented and passionate advocate, receiving recognition as a Super Lawyer and awards...

Brian C. Freeman has practiced law for over 30 years including serving as a law clerk to the Hon. Samuel C. Scott of the Hudson County Superior Court and as a Deputy Attorney General for the state of New Jersey. He is admitted to the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and District of Columbia Bars and is also admitted to the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. McCray loves the practice of law and enjoys helping people. She was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and attended South Carolina College (the University of South Carolina's honors college) receiving undergraduate degrees in English and Psychology. Ms. McCray graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in Columbia, South Carolina. During law school, she clerked for Judge C. Tolbert Goolsby at S.C. Court of Appeals and interned one summer in Raleigh for the North Carolina Family Policy Council where she gained intimate knowledge of the legislative process in North Carolina. During her third year, she clerked...