Washington DC Business Lawyers

BAR ADMISSIONS
District of Columbia, Of Counsel
California, Registered Counsel

COURT ADMISSIONS
US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Serving corporate growth by leveraging two decades as a litigator, arbitrator, mediator, prepared negotiator, and attorney to guide the incorporation of aggressive startups, the restructure of multi-billion-dollar companies, and the protection of sales contracts and service agreements.

GIVING BACK
Honored to have served as a judge for national startup accelerator competitions, keynote speaker for large companies, instructor for universities, as well as board and committee memberships within companies and for organizations that deliver knowledge-sharing panel discussions to our...

I represent individuals and businesses across the country in a variety of civil litigation disputes against large corporations. My practice areas include antitrust litigation (e.g., price-fixing, customer allocation), civil litigation, consumer protection, business tort, and commercial litigation, including class actions, and antitrust counseling.

My small firm -- Kotchen & Low LLP -- aims to achieve the highest caliber legal representation while offering clients greater efficiency and more personalized attention than larger firms.

Before co-founding Kotchen & Low LLP, I was: a law clerk for Judge Tacha of the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, a research attorney for...

Welcome to Alderman IP, A Specialized AV- Rated Intellectual Property Boutique Firm. With 40 years of cutting-edge legal experience, Alderman IP is a partner for strategic and comprehensive intellectual property counsel, and is frequently consulted by other law firms for assistance with complex intellectual property, technology, content and media matters. We help guide and advise high-end clients in the development, protection and monetization of their intellectual property, whether in technology, media or the arts. Working with software, web and multimedia companies, funded startups, sports teams and established performers and creators, we leverage and optimize the value of our clients' IP assets, regardless...

Amy E. Norris is a senior attorney in the Norris Law Group’s Washington, DC office. She focuses her practice on probate administration and civil litigation. Before starting her own firm, Ms. Norris worked at the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. During her time at DOJ, Ms. Norris prosecuted cases, representing the U.S. government in numerous hearings and two trials. Before working at the DOJ, Ms. Norris litigated cases for small and large businesses. Ms. Norris has significant energy litigation experience, including contributing to the success of defending a $482 million claim for termination costs. Ms....

Commercial real estate transactions, litigation and bankruptcy, and trade secrets, including Chapters 7's and 11's, single asset real estate cases, loan and lease workouts, foreclosure defenses, eviction defenses, refinancings, sale-leasebacks, LLC operating agreements, and LLC member disputes. Focusing in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.

Cameron Tousi is a nationally renowned attorney in high stakes civil litigation, business transactions and intellectual property (IP) matters, offering clients some twenty-eight years of combined legal as well as technological industry experience. He's represented over 800 clients across a broad spectrum of legal matters. He has received numerous awards/distinctions, including induction into Marquis' Who's Who of Entrepreneurs, Business Owners and Professionals, Martindale’s top 1% AV Preeminent Rating for professional excellence, top 1% rated honors for 2017-2022 by leading law journals (including National Law Journal, The American Lawyer law journal, Corporate Counsel magazine and The Recorder), highest honors in civil...

William Scott Goldman is the founding member of Goldman Law Group, representing creative business clients, both established and early-stage, throughout the U.S. and internationally. Mr. Goldman received an LL.M. in Patent and Intellectual Property Law from George Washington University and is licensed to practice before several courts. One of the world's most prolific trademark filers, he's now ranked 'Top-5' at the USPTO with over 14,000 pending applications and registrations. Having written the book on Branding Law, he is also a frequent lecturer, guest speaker, radio commentator and author on various legal subjects. Clients appreciate his creative insights based on almost...

I am an experienced Bankruptcy and Debt Relief attorney dedicated to helping my clients in all types of Bankruptcy services such as Chapter 7, Chapter 13, debt resolution, rebuilding your credit, and more. Call now for a free phone consultation!

Jeffrey Goldstein is recognized as one of the top franchise litigators who represents franchisees, dealers and distributors in commercial complex litigation cases across the country, although his main base is Washington, DC. Mr. Goldstein has extensive experience representing clients in state and federal courts and arbitrations in cases involving fraud, RICO, antitrust, encroachment, and wrongful termination.

Janelle D. Johnson is the principal attorney and founder of the Law Office of Janelle D. Johnson, where she represents both individuals and small business clients in a variety of civil matters, both transactionally and before the court. Her services include, but are not limited to: landlord-tenant law, immigration, real estate, business law, and estate planning. Attorney Johnson is licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Georgia.

Mr. Newman's clientele have included law firms, individuals, and small and medium sized entities in various locations in the United States and around the world, including a niche Brasilian practice. In addition to Mr. Newman's legal experience as a registered patent attorney and working as a litigation and a transactional attorney, he has worked as a CEO of a start-up company, as an associate in an incubator, and he has performed financial valuations of intellectual property both as a function of litigation and arms-length transactions.

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...

Bernard Crane graduated from George Washington University, and earned his law degree from Catholic University. He's been practicing criminal and business law in the Washington area since 1985. For over 30 years, he's zealously fought for clients accused of all types of crimes - from marijuana to murder and carjacking. There's almost nothing he's not already seen and learned to deal with, both in the courtroom and at the negotiating table. He's helped thousands of people get through some of the worst times in their lives. He can help you, too.

INVESTIGATIVE BACKGROUND
Before becoming an attorney, he was a private investigator,...

In June 2006, Johnnie Bond started Bond Law as a boutique, general practice law firm in Washington, DC. Through Bond Law, Bond weaves together his transactional and litigation skills to provide his clients with comprehensive legal services designed to achieve success and add value. Bond's practice includes Accident/Personal Injury Litigation, Bankruptcy, Divorce, DUI/DWI, Business Law and Commercial Litigation for Government Contracting Companies, Contract Disputes, Real Estate and General Legal Services for Small Businesses and Start-up Companies. Bond Law also collaborates with Lita Rosario, Esq. and Wyz Girl Entertainment for Copyright and Trademark Infringement Law.

Managing Attorney Shahed Kader is not your typical lawyer. Before launching Kader Law, he worked in sales and growth for startups for 10 years.

Shahed managed the partnership that led to LocalVox’s acquisition, helped Stack Overflow better their sales and marketing collaboration, and led Aptible from $1m to $10m annual recurring revenue (ARR) as the lead salesperson – while finishing off law school.

Shahed was featured in the ABA Journal for his efforts in modernizing the legal job market, and is an Advisory Board member of the More Than Esquires Network.

Shahed Kader is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia...

Chris Muha is counsel at KaiserDillon PLLC. He represents clients in white-collar criminal matters, as well as complex civil litigation.

Before joining KaiserDillon PLLC, Chris litigated complex cases for almost six years at Williams & Connolly LLP, one of the District’s leading litigation firms. There he represented Fortune 50 companies, high net worth individuals and smaller businesses in a wide range of matters in federal courts, state courts and arbitration proceedings across the country. He also devoted hundreds of hours to the representation of pro bono clients in social security, landlord/tenant and immigration matters.

Chris is a 2006 graduate of Yale Law...

Matt Kaiser has represented hundreds of clients through some of the most difficult times in their lives. Matt has represented corporate executives and folks living on the streets. He has represented large corporations in sophisticated civil cases, and individuals in less complicated matters. He has defended people accused of almost every kind of federal crime including tax evasion, bribery, fraud, drug dealing, arson, weapons charges, and violating export controls. Matt has helped people with trials, appeals, and post conviction petitions, and he has represented people and corporations in both state and federal courts. Matt Kaiser is a magna cum laude graduate of...

Kenneth Gray is currently the Managing Partner at Alliance Law Firm International PLLC. His specialties include serving clients in tax matters, wealth management, estate planning, small and medium size business, venture capital, private equity, and natural resources (oil and gas). Ken previously worked for Nickel Capital LLC, a global small-cap equity fund, with responsibility for investments in communications technology, energy and basic materials companies as well as consulting on corporate finance and private equity transactions. Before Nickel, Ken spent over six years as Manager, Credit and Research with the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in the Investment Funds Department....

For two decades, Mr. Antonoplos has represented individuals, families, and business leaders with real estate, litigation, and estate planning and probate matters. Mr. Antonoplos has been selected as a SuperLawyers Rising Star three years consecutively. Mr. Antonoplos’ practice covers a wide range of topics from real estate, estate planning, and probate, to commercial litigation, asset protection, and preservation, and business law issues. A classic generalist, Mr. Antonoplos counsels clients on business transactions and routinely litigates real estate; construction and probate matter is the Courts of the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland on behalf of individual and corporate...

Stuart Paynter is an experienced trial attorney who specializes in catastrophic personal injury cases, products liability and complex commercial litigation, including intellectual property and antitrust cases. Mr. Paynter began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell, one of the country's top law firms, before starting in own law firm in 2005. Under his leadership, Paynter Law has obtained over $500 million in verdicts and settlements, including verdicts exceeding $100 million. Mr. Paynter fights to ensure that all his client have their day in court. Mr. Paynter has sued and won against Fortune 500 companies and other large corporate entities--including groundbreaking litigation...

Sat Nam Khalsa's mission is centered on service: he is dedicated to helping clients resolve difficult problems with excellence and integrity. His clients include individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofits. Sat Nam Khalsa practices tax and business law, estate planning and probate, and non-adversarial family law. In his tax practice, Sat Nam represents individuals and organizations seeking to resolve tax controversies with the IRS and state and local tax authorities. He also represents clients litigating tax disputes in Federal and State courts. Sat Nam’s work for business clients, nonprofits and tax-exempt organizations includes advice related to entity formation and...

I concentrate my practice on secured and unsecured credit transactions, mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, ongoing securities law requirements of public companies and other general corporate matters.

Chris Macchiaroli is a partner in Silverman Thompson’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice covers all facets of civil litigation and criminal defense. Chris has tried over fifty cases to verdict (25 jury trials), including five in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, authored over twenty-five appellate briefs in the D.C. Circuit, the Second Circuit, and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, and participated in over seventy criminal and civil evidentiary hearings in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the Southern District of New York, the Southern District of Florida, and the District of...

I am a solutions-oriented, service provider with a background in real estate and business law. Prior to law school, I worked in real estate sales, property management, and investments. Throughout law school, my focus was on real estate and business. As a legal professional, I have held positions as an attorney providing services to the low-income and as a judicial law clerk working for a trial court judge providing research, legal drafts, and recommendations. Now, as a legal professional at Woehrle Dahlberg Jones Yao, I supplement my knowledge and experience with those in the firm to...

Neil L. Henrichsen is an experienced AV Rated civil trial lawyer. Mr. Henrichsen has tried to verdict numerous cases before juries and judges in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Mr. Henrichsen's practice focuses on the representation of whistleblowers, employees and financial advisors in employment/labor matters. Mr. Henrichsen has handled high profile civil rights cases in the areas of police abuse, voting and housing. Furthermore, Mr. Henrichsen has successfully prosecuted residential construction claims on behalf of consumers. Case accomplishments include: $1.1 million judgment on behalf of a commission sales executive for non-payment under a sales commission plan; $4...

Attorney and Founder of Whitewave Law, PLLC, a general practice firm (civil litigation, business law, family law and immigration law) which also does business as Roka IP Solutions with respect to its intellectual property practice (trademark law, copyright law and domain name disputes).

Mr. Ende is a nationally recognized expert on telecommunications transactional, litigation and regulatory issues. Mr. Ende has served as counsel to many of the nation's telecommunications service providers, resellers and agents, payphone service providers, the nation's largest telecommunications management company, multimedia companies and numerous other companies involved in leading edge technology applications. In this capacity, Mr. Ende has negotiated hundreds of carrier and agency agreements, including agreements with every major telecommunications carrier. Mr. Ende also has successfully litigated complex telecommunications cases against each of the major long distance carriers and most of the Regional Bell Operating Companies in proceedings in...

Located in Washington DC also serving Maryland areas, Eric Menhart provides legal services in the ares of internet / technology and commercial litigation cases. Additional practice ares include domain names, intellectual property, trademark, copyright, and eCommerce.

S.L. England, PLLC combines government and private sector experience under one umbrella. Our civil and criminal practices are anchored by the experience of a former Assistant United States Attorney, INTERPOL Fellow, and private practitioner. With the experience of numerous federal and international investigations, as well as represented plaintiffs and defendants in a variety civil actions, S.L. England, PLLC is the firm you want. 95% of attorneys are not trial attorneys. Most have never stepped foot in court to make oral argument before a judge. It makes a big difference: good lawyers must have the ability to argue your case in...

Representing clients in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia since 2005, Brian V. Lee is the lead attorney at Lee Legal. His practice areas focus on bankruptcy, foreclosure defense, business turnaround, and civil litigation. Brian has assisted hundreds of financially distressed businesses and individuals obtain relief under the Bankruptcy Code.

Prior to forming Lee Legal in 2008, Brian contracted with the Special Litigation Section of the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice and had internships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Federal Court of Claims.

Lee Legal provides outstanding, cost-effective legal services...

Alexander regularly advises clients on corporate transactions, alternative investments, and Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) related matters. He has helped companies raise capital through traditional and nontraditional vehicles, and advises clients on a variety of business arrangements. He has experience advising investors, entrepreneurs, and startups through the different stages of corporate growth, including acting as outside general counsel for several of these companies.

Prior to practicing law, over the span of 10 years, he successfully founded and operated several businesses in the legal-technology, human resources/outsourcing, and entertainment industries.

Alexander earned a Master’s degree in finance from Harvard University, where he served as a...

Christopher M. Klug serves clients with domestic and international taxation, tax controversy, corporate/business planning, mergers and acquisitions, cross-border transactions, and domestic and international estate planning needs. Chris has extensive experience working with companies with domestic and international income tax planning. This work includes inbound and outbound mergers and acquisitions and other transactional tax matters. As a former tax professor, Chris has a strong background in subchapter C and S corporate taxation and partnership taxation and uses this knowledge to develop tax strategies for clients. Chris represents companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, joint ventures, real estate funds, and family offices. He represents...

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 possible for him to provide client's with a wide range of ethics and compliance...

Ms. Meier specializes in Civil Litigation, Construction Law, Consumer Law, and Insurance Law, representing small businesses, family businesses, as well as individuals. Additionally, Ms. Meier specializes in Appellate Law. Ms. Meier's bar admissions include DC, the federal District Court in DC, as well as PA, NY, and the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.