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John P. Relman - Washington, D.C. 2021 Lawyer of the Year

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Civil Rights Law Washington, D.C.

Time to Vote?

Janice Zhou

With the presidential election right around the corner, the right to vote is more important than ever. For some, there are obstacles.

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Achieving Justice For Essential Workers

Justin Smulison

Patrick Regan of Regan Zambri Long describes how the recent resolution of a corporate negligence case brought closure to survivors of a fatal 2016 apartment bui

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Washington, D.C.'s Best Lawyers 2020

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Up To the Challenge

Justin Smulison

Regan Zambri Long Fights for Justice, Leading the Litigation for the 2016 Silver Spring Apartment Explosion

Anne W. White, Collaborative Law: Family Law, Washington, D.C.

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Anne W. White, Washington, D.C's, 2020 "Lawyer of the Year" Collaborative Law: Family Law

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Should No Longer Be Considered as Only a Mental Disorder

Steven Weston

Patients suffering from PTSD may have undergone significant neurochemical and neurobiological shifts, leading one lawyer to argue we need to rethink our percept

Justice League

Johanna Marmon

Listed attorneys from the D.C.-area law firm discuss their firm's unique practice.

Advocacy in Action

Margo Pierce

Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot on their firm's success and recent memorable cases.

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Mayer Brown Adds Leading Investigations and White Collar Defense Lawyer Michael Levy as Partner in DC

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Grace Lee Rejoins Venable’s Independent School Law Practice in Washington, DC

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(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Scott A. McKeown

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Ropes & Gray LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2015

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Intellectual Property | Patent Law
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(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Thomas J. McGonigle

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Murphy & McGonigle
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
  • Practice Areas
    Litigation - Securities | Securities Regulation
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Jerry C. Straus

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Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2006

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Michael Evan Jaffe

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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2003

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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Peter J. Petesch

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Littler Mendelson P.C.
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Lawyer of the Year
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Seth P. Waxman

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Mark W. Foster

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Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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    Commercial Litigation | Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law | Litigation - Trusts and Estates | Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants | Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Jamie Gorelick

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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2005

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

John Parker Sweeney

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2009

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Peckar & Abramson, P.C.
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Robert J. Symon

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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    Construction Law | Litigation - Construction
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Lawyer of the Year
(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

David J. Marshall

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Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2014

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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(2021) - Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

Baruch A. Fellner

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Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2008

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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
  • Recognized Since: 2007

  • Location:

    Washington, D.C., District of Columbia
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