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Jack H. Olender and Associates, P.C. represents victims of medical malpractice and other catastrophically injured individuals in the courts of the District of Columbia and the surrounding metropolitan Washington, D.C. jurisdictions. The firm is recognized in obstetrical negligence cases, failure to diagnose cancer cases, anesthesia cases, infectious disease cases, and many other areas of medical practice. The attorneys at Jack H. Olender and Associates frequently lecture the legal and medical professions on medical-legal issues of importance to both professions.

Statement of Practice

Malpractice Law, Personal Injury, General Negligence Trials and Appeals, Products Liability.

Rate Information

Free Initial Consultation

Address

888 17th Street, N.W., 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20006

Phone

Phone: 202-470-4358
Fax: 202-393-2245

Website

http://www.olender.com

Office Hours

Monday: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 07:00 AM - 06:00 PM

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Sandra H. Robinson (Associate) born Lynchburg, Virginia, July 17, 1951; admitted to bar, 1983, Maryland; 1985, District of Columbia. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., 1973); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1982). Recipient: Marie Lambert Award, American Association for Justice Women Caucus; Presidential Award, National Bar Association, 1996; Charlotte E. Ray Award, Greater Washington Area Chapter, Women's Division, National Bar Association, 1998; Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 2000-2001; Star of the Bar, Women's Bar Association 2003; ABA Torts-Insurance Practice Section Pursuit of Justice Award, 2002. Senior Attorney, Federal Election Commission, 1987-1990. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown Law School, 1999. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009. Member: Washington, Maryland State, National (Past Chair, Legal and Legislative Committees, 1995-1996) and American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Member, Board of Directors, 1998-2000 and 2002-2003); District of Columbia Bar; The American Association of Justice (Member, Board of Directors, 1998; Delegate, Minority Caucus, 1997-2002; Member, Executive Committee, 2002-2003); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Public Justice (President, 2007-2008); Civil Justice Foundation (President 2008-2009); Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (President, 1997-1998); Women's Bar Association Foundation (Member, Board of Governors, 1997—; Treasurer, 1998-2000; President, 2000-2001); Charlotte E. Ray American Inn of Court (Master, 1994—); Women's Bar Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Products Liability.Email: Sandra H. Robinson

Melissa Rhea (Associate) born Poughkeepsie, New York, January 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, District of Columbia; 1983, Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Maryland. Education: Washington University (A.B., cum laude, 1979); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1982). Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 2008. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Georgetown Law School, 1998—; Mediation Trainer, District of Columbia Superior Court Mediation Program, 1995, 1997. Faculty, Harvard Law School Winter Trial Advocacy Workshop, 1996—; Alternative Dispute Resolution Trainer: Republic of Tanzania, August-September 1996, February 1998; Republic of Zambia, April 2000, August 2000, May 2001, May 2002, June 2002; Romania 2005. Volunteer Case Evaluator/Mediator: District of Columbia Superior Court, 1991—. Arbitrator, District of Columbia Superior Court Mandatory Arbitration Program, 1994—. Listed in: Best Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010; Super Lawyers, 2007, 2008, 2009. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State Bar Association, Inc.; Women's Bar Association; Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 1997-1999; Chair, 1999-2001; Co-Chair, Education Committee, 2002-2002; Secretary, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2004-2005; President-Elect, 2005-2006; President, 2006- 2007); The American Association of Justice (Sustaining Member, 1996—); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Melissa Rhea

Karen E. Evans (Associate) born Wilmington, North Carolina, April 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1990, District of Columbia; 1997, Virginia and Maryland and U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and Eastern District of Virginia. Education: East Carolina University (B.S.N., 1980); Texas Tech University; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Commendation Medal, Achievement Medal, U.S. Air Force. Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who. Selected, Texas Tech University Law Review. Registered Nurse, Captain, U.S. Air Force, 1981-1987. Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Advisor/Director, Virginia Commission on Women in the Legal System, 2002—. Mediator, District of Columbia Superior Court, 2001—. Listed in: Super Lawyers, 2007; Best Lawyers in America, 2009, 2010. Member: Fairfax, American and National Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan D.C. (Member, Secretary, 2008-2009; Treasurer 2009— Board of Governors, 2003—); Women's Bar Association (Sustaining Member); Maryland Trial Lawyers Association; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association. [Capt., U.S. Air Force, 1981-1987]. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Karen E. Evans

Harlow R. Case (Associate) born Ilion, New York, November 6, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1974); George Washington University (J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Theta; Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., 1996-1997. Member: Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia, 1983-1988, 1991; Judicial Conference of the District of Columbia Circuit, 1990—; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, 1992; Frederick B. Abramson Memorial Foundation, Board of Directors, 1996—; The Roscoe Pound Foundation. Volunteer Mediator and Arbitrator: Superior Court, District of Columbia; U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia. Trustee, The Washington Opera, 1996-1998. Member, Board of Directors, Washington Concert Opera, 1997—. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2008, 2009. Member: The District of Columbia Bar (Co-Chair, Personal Injury Section Steering Committee, 1986, 1992; Member: Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, 1987-1990; Nominating Committee, 1997; Service to Members Task Force, 1997-1998); Bar Association of the District of Columbia (Vice Chair, Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 1985-1987); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1994; Member, Board of Governors, 1995—; Vice-Chair, National Law Student Trial Advocacy Committee, 1998; Coordinating Host, Moot Court National Championships, 1998); Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (President, 1987-1988). Practice Areas: Malpractice; Personal Injury.Email: Harlow R. Case

OF COUNSEL

Robert S. Chabon (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., December 2, 1938; admitted to bar, 1976, Pennsylvania. (Not admitted in District of Columbia). Education: George Washington University (B.S., 1959); Georgetown University (M.D., with honors, 1963); University of Maryland (J.D., with honors, 1976); University of Pittsburgh (M.P.H., 1979). Licensed M.D.: Maryland, 1969; Pennsylvania, 1976. Adjunct Professor of Law, Duquesne University Law School, 1977-1982. Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics.