MEMBERS OF FIRM
Frederick A. Douglas (Member) born New York, N.Y., November 28, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, New York, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York and U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 2005, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); New York University (J.D., 1973). Administrative Editor, Moot Court Board, 1972-1973. Adjunct Assistant Professor, George Washington University, 1983-1985. Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, 1974-1978. Assistant Chief Trial Attorney, Enforcement Division, Securities and Exchange Commission, 1978-1980. Supervisory Trial Attorney, Office of Enforcement, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 1980-1981. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member and Chairman, 1982-1983, Young Lawyers Section; Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1997; Chairman, Securities Advisory Committee, 2000); New York State and American Bar Associations. Special Agencies: Securities & Exchange Commission; Housing and Urban Development. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; SEC Enforcement; Securities Fraud; Securities Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Criminal Appeals; Criminal Defense.Email: Frederick A. Douglas
Curtis A. Boykin (Member) born Nuremberg, Germany, January 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1984); George Washington University (M.P.A., 1988; J.D., 1993); National Institute of Trial Advocacy (National Course, 1997). Member: Business Advisory Board, Washington Business Journal; Leadership Washington, Class of 2001; Board of Directors, Metropolitan Community Development Corporation; Board of Directors, Court Appointed Special Advocate Association. Former Member, Board of Appeals and Review, District of Columbia Government. Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; National Bar Association; The Counsellors; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Reported Cases: C&E Services, Inc. of Washington v. District of Columbia Water & Sewer Authority (D.C. Cir., No. 01-7138) (Nov. 15, 2002); Kelsey, et al., v. Ray, et al., _ A.2d _ (DCCA) 2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Governmental Affairs; Government Contracts; Domestic Relations.Email: Curtis A. Boykin
OF COUNSEL
Margaret McFarland (Of Counsel) born Takoma Park, Maryland, January 22, 1949; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia. Education: Andrews University (B.A., 1971); University of Chicago (M.A., 1974); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Affordable Housing; Real Estate Development; Public Finance.Email: Margaret McFarland