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| | Address | | 1101 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 700 | | Washington, District of Columbia 20036-4704 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 202-872-0800 | | Cable Address: "FMSHLAW" Telex: 64273 Facsimile: 202-857-8343 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.dclawfirm.com |  |
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| Friedlander, Misler, Sloan,
Kletzkin & Ochsman, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Real Estate, Corporate, Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy Law, Estate Planning. General Civil Practice, including Trial, Administrative and Appellate, Insurance Law, Tax, Probate and Worker's Compensation. | | Year Established: 1964 | Firm Profile:
Friedlander, Misler, Sloan, Kletzkin & Ochsman, PLLC was founded in 1964 by Jack L. Friedlander and Stephen H. Friedlander. Starting with a local general practice, this firm has grown to provide representation in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. area and the mid-Atlantic region. The firm specializes in real estate matters, banking and creditors' rights, taxation, estate planning and administration of estates, business associations, insurance and guaranty fund issues, workers' compensation cases, insurance defense and general civil litigation including trial and appellate representation in state and federal courts. | | Firm Size: 17 | References:
American Security Bank; Grand Bank; Franklin National Bank of Washington. | Office Hours:
Monday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 09:00 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Stephen H. Friedlander (Partner) born Washington, D.C., December 28, 1937; admitted to bar, 1962, District of Columbia. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1959); Georgetown University (J.D., 1962). Member: District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Associations Law. Email: Stephen H. Friedlander | | Leonard A. Sloan (Partner) born Washington, D.C., December 30, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Virginia; 1970, District of Columbia. Education: American University (B.S.B.A., 1962); George Washington University (J.D., 1968). Certified Public Accountant, Maryland, 1964. General Counsel, FWB Bank. President, FWB Bancorporation, 1985-1993. Court Appointed Mediator, Commercial disputes. Member: District of Columbia Bar; The Virginia and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking; Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Mediation. Email: Leonard A. Sloan | | Morris Kletzkin (Partner) born New York, N.Y., November 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1977, Maryland; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Hartford (B.A., 1968); American University (J.D., 1971). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Montgomery County, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Riso vs. Marshall, 500 F.Supp. 351, 1981; also at 100 F.R.D. 395, 1983; Carol Mason vs. Bernado Rostad, 476 A.2d 662, 1984; Helen Bernstein vs. Dean Kapneck, 290 Md. 452, 430 A.2d 602, 1981; 46 Md. App. 231, 417 A.2d 456, 1980; Graham, et al vs. O Street Ltd. Ptnrshp., D.C.; Hollestelle v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 145 F.3d 1324 (4th Cir. 1998) (unpublished); Laughlin v. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 149 F.3d 253 (4th Cir. 1998); Malik v. District of Columbia, 703 A.2d 1250 (D.C. 1998). Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Rental Vehicles Litigation; Insurance; Guaranty Fund Law; Construction Litigation; Foreign Labor Litigation. Email: Morris Kletzkin | | Jeffrey W. Ochsman (Partner) born Washington, D.C., September 10, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1980, Maryland; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: College of William and Mary (B.A., 1974); The American University (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Byrd v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., 415 A.2d 807 (D.C. App. 1980); Pfister v. Dir., Office of Workers' Comp. Programs, U.S. Dept of Labor, 675 F.2d 1314 (D.C. Cir. 1982); Madison Hotel v. District of Columbia, 512 A.2d 303 (D.C. App. 1986); Southernly v. Perfect Auto Radiator Co., Inc., 101 Md. App. 113, 643 A.2 501 (1994); Evans Financial v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, 161 F.3d 30 (C.A.D.C. 1998). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense Law. Email: Jeffrey W. Ochsman | | Alan D. Sundburg (Partner) born Northampton, Massachusetts, August 9, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania (inactive); 1989, District of Columbia; 1991, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Hamilton College (A.B., 1983); Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law; Insurance Defense Law; Insurance Coverage. Email: Alan D. Sundburg | | David M. Astrove (Partner) born New York, N.Y., March 6, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., 1979); Columbia University (J.D., 1982). Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1981-1982. Associate Editor, Human Rights Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Law. Email: David M. Astrove | | Deborah G. Astrove (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, California; 1991, District of Columbia. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Boston University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Law. Email: Deborah G. Astrove | | Joan M. Luria (Partner) born Silver Spring, Maryland, October 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland at College Park (B.A., 1988); Syracuse University (J.D., 1992). Dean Robert W. Miller Scholar, 1989-1990. Associate Editor, Syracuse Law Review, 1991-1992. Member: American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Business Law. Email: Joan M. Luria | | Norman L. Eule, Esq. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1975, District of Columbia; 1996, Maryland. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., cum laude, 1968); George Washington University (J.D., with highest honors, 1974). Order of the Coif. Senior Associate Member, George Washington Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington College of Law of American University and George Washington University Law School. Recipient, American University Faculty Award for Outstanding Teaching in an Adjunct Appointment, May 2001. Editorial Board, Practical Tax Strategies. Past President, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, MD. Author of numerous tax and compensation-related articles, including: "Deferral Limits Restrict Planning Options for Employees of Exempt Organizations," Vol. 1, No. 1, The Journal of Taxation of Employee Benefits; "LLCs are Authorized in Most States, but Tax Treatment Remains Uncertain," Vol. 3, No. 5, The Journal of Multistate Taxation 208; "Out of State Mail Order Vendors Need Not Collect Use Taxes - Yet!" Vol. 2, No. 4, The Journal of Multistate Taxation 163; "Some Fringes Are Still Free to S Corporation Owner-Employee," Vol. 48, No. 2 Taxation for Accountants 104; and "Upping the Ante: A Guide to the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982," Vol. 7, No. 1, District Lawyer 28. Member: Maryland State Bar Association; District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Executive Compensation; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law. | | Todd S. Sapiro (Partner) born New Brunswick, New Jersey, October 7, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Maryland; 1993, District of Columbia. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1989); American University (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Todd S. Sapiro | | ASSOCIATES | | Philippa T. Gasnier (Associate) born Berkeley, California, August 27, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Maryland; 1990, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., cum laude, 1983); Georgetown University (J.D., 1988). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Banking; Commercial Law; Business Associations Law; Creditors' Rights. Email: Philippa T. Gasnier | | Thomas F. Murphy (Associate) born Newport, Rhode Island, February 22, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia; 1997, Maryland; 1999, District of Columbia, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia. Education: James Madison University (B.S., cum laude, 1993); University of Georgia (J.D., 1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Business Law. Email: Thomas F. Murphy | | Joseph W. Santini (Associate) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey, September 1, 1976; admitted to bar, 2001, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh (B.A., 1998); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., 2001); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Securities and Financial Regulation, 2002). Member: Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Personal Injury. | | Elizabeth B. Fisher (Associate) born Baltimore, Maryland; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland; 2006, Virginia, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., History, 2002); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Maryland State Bar Association; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Elizabeth B. Fisher | | Sheryl Ann Rickford (Associate) born Prince Georges, Maryland, 1978; admitted to bar, 2005, Maryland. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 2001); University of Baltimore School of Law (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert E. Greenberg (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., January 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1972, Florida; 1973, District of Columbia; 1978, Maryland. Education: Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York (A.B., 1970); University of Florida (J.D., 1972); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1975). Attorney-Advisor: Interstate Commerce Commission, Office of Proceedings, 1972-1973. Legislative Assistant, Honorable Jonathan B. Bingham, 1973-1975. Assistant General Counsel, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C., 1975-1978. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Maryland State Bar Association; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Real Estate; Litigation; Commercial Leasing; Creditors Rights Law. Email: Robert E. Greenberg | | Lois J. Vermillion (Of Counsel) born Washington, D.C., October 19, 1945; admitted to bar, 1977, Virginia; 1978, District of Columbia. Education: American University (B.A., 1973); George Mason University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member and Editor, George Mason University Law Review. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Past Co-Chair, Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Division; Past Steering Committee Member, Past Chair, Standing Committee on Rental Housing); Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Virginia State Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactional Real Estate; Leasing; Business Transactions. Email: Lois J. Vermillion |
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