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Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP was founded in 1970. Since then, we have grown to more than 25 lawyers, practicing out of offices in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Our clients range from major corporations and nationally known nonprofit organizations to small businesses, families and individuals. We are committed to maintaining the highest standards of the bar with respect to public service and improvement of the legal system. Lawyers in our firm have long been involved not only as leaders of the bar, but also in public interest organizations, teaching and professional writing.

Statement of Practice

Family Law, Matrimonial Law and Domestic Relations, Health Care Law, Business, Corporate, Complex Commercial Litigation, Trial and Appellate Practice before Federal and State Courts, Court Martial and Administrative Agencies, Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills, Probate.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards

• Visa
• MasterCard
• American Express
• Discover

Address

2001 L Street, N.W., 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20036

Phone

Phone: 202-466-8960
Telefax: 202-293-8103

Website

http://www.feldesmantucker.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 06:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Karen K. Schwartz (Partner) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia. Education: Radcliffe College (A.B., cum laude, 1965); Yale University (J.D., 1972). Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Federal Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Tax; Estate Administration; Trust Administration.

James L. Feldesman (Partner) born New York, New York, October 4, 1939; admitted to bar, 1966, District of Columbia, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1961); Georgetown University (J.D., 1965). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Health Care Law; Federal Grant and Contract Matters; Federal Inspector General Problems.Email: James L. Feldesman

Marna S. Tucker (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, District of Columbia; 1969, California; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas (B.S., 1962); Georgetown University (LL.B., 1965); University of District of Columbia (J.D., Honorary, 1995). Practice Areas: Family Law; Domestic Relations; Trial Practice.Email: Marna S. Tucker

Jacqueline C. Leifer (Partner) born Flushing, New York, February 28, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Cornell University (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1977). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Litigation.Email: Jacqueline C. Leifer

Eugene R. Fidell (Partner) born New York, New York, March 31, 1945; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1972, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, Maryland. Education: Queens College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1965); Harvard University (LL.B., 1968). Member: District of Columbia Bar (Chairman, Committee on Military and Veterans Rights, 1980-1984, 1991-1994). [Lt. Comdr., U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (ret); Active Duty, 1969-1972]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Litigation; Military Litigation.Email: Eugene R. Fidell

Mary S. Pence (Partner) born Atlanta, Georgia, March 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1984, Maryland and District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.S., 1967; M.S., 1972); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1984). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Matrimonial Law.Email: Mary S. Pence

Jonathan M. Dana (Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 22, 1955; admitted to bar, 1984, District of Columbia; 1995, Maryland. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1977); Antioch Law School (J.D., 1984). Member: District of Columbia Bar (Treasurer, 1988-1990, 1993-1995; Co-Chair, 1995-1996, Steering Committee). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Jonathan M. Dana

Edward T. Waters (Managing Partner) born Inglewood, California, April 17, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Virginia; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: Washington University (B.A., 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Grants; Federal Contracts; Health Care Law; Corporate Litigation.Email: Edward T. Waters

Michael B. Glomb (Partner) born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, West Virginia; 1971, District of Columbia; 1974, Pennsylvania; 1990, Virginia. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1966; J.D., 1969). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Health Care Law; Nonprofit Organizations; Business Law; Commercial Law.Email: Michael B. Glomb

Richard C. Shadyac, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Washington, D.C., April 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Virginia; 1983, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia. Education: Marquette University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Loyola University of Illinois (J.D., 1982). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. (Resident, Falls Church, Virginia Office). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Litigation; Civil; Business Litigation; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals.Email: Richard C. Shadyac, Jr.

Cary M. Feldman (Partner) born Newark, New Jersey, March 26, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1995, Maryland. Education: University of Rochester (B.A., 1971); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member: District of Columbia Bar; U.S. Attorney's Association for the District of Columbia (Assistant; President, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; White Collar Crime.Email: Cary M. Feldman

Marcie H. Zakheim (Partner) born Massapequa, New York, 1961; admitted to bar, 1998, District of Columbia and California. Education: State University of New York at Albany (B.S., 1983); George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1996). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Health Law.Email: Marcie H. Zakheim

Kathy S. Ghiladi (Partner) born Baltimore, Maryland, August 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1991, Maryland; 1992, District of Columbia; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 1996, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit. Education: American University (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Maryland (J.D., 1991). Languages: French and Farsi. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; Federal Grants; Health Care Law; Litigation; Employment Law.Email: Kathy S. Ghiladi

Matthew S. Freedus (Partner) born 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, New York; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: Washington University (B.A., cum laude, 1997); Albany Law School of Union University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Member: New York State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Criminal Law; Military Law; Government Contracts.Email: Matthew S. Freedus

Keenan R. Goldsby (Partner) born Huntsville, Alabama, October 30, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Virginia; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: Duke University (B.A., cum laude, 1989); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1992). Member: Virginia State Bar. (Resident, Falls Church, Virginia Office). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Family Law.Email: Keenan R. Goldsby

Sarah J. Zimmerman (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, June 16, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Maryland; 1998, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1989); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 1996). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations.

Stacia Davis-Le Blanc (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky; admitted to bar, 1983, District of Columbia. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1978); American University (J.D., 1982). Member: District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Contracts; Government Contracts.Email: Stacia Davis-Le Blanc

Robert A. Graham (Partner) born Coral Gables, Florida, January 8, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Kentucky; 1996, District of Columbia. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1990); University of Michigan (J.D., 1993). Member: Kentucky Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Administrative Agency Practice; Affordable Housing.Email: Robert A. Graham

Adam J. Falk (Partner) born Tel Aviv, Israel, August 27, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Massachusetts; 2005, District of Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., 1994); Boston University (J.D., 1999).Email: Adam J. Falk

ASSOCIATES

Katherine Anne O'Rourke (Associate) born 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Illinois; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., 1992); Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology (J.D., 2001). Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.Email: Katherine Anne O'Rourke

Jennifer Eidelman (Associate) born Akron, Ohio, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Maryland; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Brandeis University (B.A., cum laude, 2004); George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Family Law(100%).Email: Jennifer Eidelman

Marisa Guevara (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Virginia. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 2004); Washington College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care; Litigation; Federal Grants.Email: Marisa Guevara

Nicole Bacon (Associate) born Brooklyn, New York, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Virginia (B.A.); Washington College of Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Health Care(40%); Federal Grants(60%).Email: Nicole Bacon

Carolyn S. Bill (Associate) born Washington, D.C; (Admission pending). Education: Bucknell University (B.A., 2000); Boston College of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Health Care.Email: Carolyn S. Bill

Grace Culley (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Maryland; U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2003). Member: The District of Columbia Bar.Email: Grace Culley

Marina S. Barannik (Associate) born Washington, D.C.; admitted to bar, 2003, Maryland; 2004, District of Columbia. Education: Moscow State University of International Relations (B.A., 1978; M.A., 1981); Institute of United States and Canada (Ph.D., 1988); The George Washington University Law (J.D., with honors, 2003). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Family Law; Litigation.

Rupinderjit Grewal (Associate) born Hillingdon, England, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Maryland; 2009, District of Columbia. Education: Emory University (B.B.A., 2001; Master of Public Health, 2002); George Washington University (J.D., 2007). Languages: Punjabi.Email: Rupinderjit Grewal

Julia Zoe Beckerman (Associate) born London, England, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, Virginia; 2006, District of Columbia. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., with honors, 1993); University of Michigan (M.P.H., 1997); George Washington University (J.D., with honors, 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Trustee, George Washington University, 2006-2010. Member: Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Government Grants; Health Law; Medicare and Medicaid; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Julia Zoe Beckerman