Thomas M. Johnson

Adriana Robinson, Senior Attorney, focuses her practice on family-based immigration and removal defense work. She is dedicated to providing the best representation for her clients. Adriana represents individuals before the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), and the Board of Immigration Appeals. Adriana also has significant experience representing clients before different U.S. Consulates worldwide. Adriana has successfully obta...

Nancy Ory specializes in business and regulatory issues facing television and radio broadcasters , including large publicly traded broadcast companies, group owners, small radio and television licensees, and Spanish-language programmers. A former advertising agency executive and media buyer, Nancy has an inside understanding of the media business from an operational perspective. She has drafted and negotiated hundreds of employment and talent contracts, syndication and programming agreements,...

Brian Ashin is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Real Estate Law. Brian, who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Brian is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Patrick L. O'Neil is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law and Land Use and Zoning Law. Patrick L., who practices law in Bethesda, Maryland, has been recognized since 2022. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Patrick L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Scott Simmer founded the Simmer Law Group in Washington D.C., in 2014, but he’s been practicing law for decades and is a seasoned expert at rooting out deceit and fraud in hidden corners of government programs, education, and healthcare industries. Joining with Baron & Budd in 2018 to form our Washington D.C. office, Mr. Simmer continues to represent whistleblowers bringing qui tam cases of fraud under federal and state False Claims Acts as well as IRS, Securities and Exchange Commi...

Robert C. MacKichan Jr. is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Litigation - Real Estate and Real Estate Law. Robert C., who practices law in Washington, District of Columbia, has been recognized since 2008. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Robert C. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Leigh-Alexandra Basha focuses her practice on domestic and international estate and tax planning. She counsels an affluent international client base on a wide range of sophisticated matters, including estate and trust administration, family wealth preservation, tax compliance, as well as business succession, expatriation and pre-immigration planning. Leigh is head of the Firm’s Washington, DC, Private Client Practice Group. Please view more on Leigh-Alexandra's biography here: https://w...

Komal Khan is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Family Law. Komal, who practices law in Vienna, Virginia, has been recognized since 2025. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Komal is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

After 30 years as a partner with highly regarded Yablonski, Both & Edelman, Daniel B. Edelman joined Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP as Of Counsel, specializing in employment discrimination, whistleblower, civil rights/civil liberties and contractual matters. A graduate of Harvard University, Mr. Edelman received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, and is widely considered to be a preeminent appellate advocate. He...

John Brownlee is chair of Holland & Knight's National White Collar Defense and Investigations Team and is a member of the firm's Directors Committee. Mr. Brownlee's areas of focus include white collar defense and securities enforcement — including Grand Jury and Inspector General investigations, and investigations involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), False Claims Act, Food and Drug Administration regulations, complianc...