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