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| | Address | | 218 North Lee Street, Third Floor | | Alexandria, Virginia 22314-2631 | | (Independent City) | | | |
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| Joseph Peter Drennan practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial practice in State and Federal Courts, Personal Injury, Civil Rights, Employment Litigation, Libel, Slander, Defamation, Bankruptcy, Debtor and Creditor, Insurance, Bad Faith Litigation, Internet Law, Contracts, Business Law. | | Firm Size: 1 | | Joseph Peter Drennan (Member) born Albany, New York, April 15, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, District of Columbia; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; 1984, Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Education: University of Richmond (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1978); Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981). Pi Sigma Alpha. Listed in: "Outstanding Young Men of America," 1984; Who's Who in the East, 22nd and 23rd ed.; Who's Who in Finance and Industry, 26 and 27th ed.; Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America, 2nd and 3rd ed.; Who's Who in American Law, 5th, 6th, 7th, 11th, 12th, 14th and 15th ed.; Who's Who in the World, 9th, 10th, and 24th ed.; Who's Who in America, 56th, 61st, and 62nd ed. Law Clerk: United States Department of Labor; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Researcher and Author on the Central Role of Ambassador J. Rives Childs, 1893-1987. Presented Continuing Legal Education Seminars: Trial Advocacy in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, 1996; Bad Faith Litigation in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia, 1997; Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1997; Bad Faith Litigation in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 1998; Uninsured and Under-insured Motorist Law in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 2000; How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Virginia, under the aegis of National Business Institute, Inc., Arlington, Virginia, 2001; Police Liability in Virginia, under the aegis of Lorman Education Services, Arlington, Virginia, August 27, 2002; Police Liability in the District of Columbia, under the aegis of Lorman Education Services, Washington, D.C., December 10, 2002; Police Liability in Maryland, under the aegis of Lorman Education Services, Baltimore, Maryland, August 6, 2003. Guest Speaker before the Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington, D.C., Topic: "Successful Litigation against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority," September 1995. Instructor, College Courses: Courts and the Administration of Justice and Health Care Law and Risk Management. Adjunct Faculty: Germanna Community College, Fredericksburg, Virginia , Department of Criminal Justice (1995-2000). University of Baltimore, Yale Gordon College of Liberal Arts, Baltimore Maryland, 2007—. Vice President, Virginia Young Democrats Chapter, University of Richmond (1974-1976). Legislative Intern, Public Interest Group; Common Cause of Virginia (1976-1977). Appeared on, "As Schools Match Wits", America's longest-running high school quiz television show (1973). Congressional Intern, Office of Senator Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. of Connecticut, 1973. Judging Moot Court Competitions, Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law (1987-present). Skills, GNU/Linux computer user and open-source enthusiast. Contributor to the open-source Wikipedia encyclopedia project. Served on Drafting Committee for Standardized Civil Jury Instructions for the District of Columbia, Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Young Lawyers Section, Rev. ed. 1998. Member: Alexandria Bar Association; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; American Bar Association; American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America); Cleveland Club of Washington, D.C.; Enfield (Connecticut) Historical Society; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Legal Aid and Defender Association; Oneida County (New York) Historical Society Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C.; Utica Public Library; Waterville (New York) Historical Society (Life Member). Reported Cases: Heffez v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et. al. 569 F. Supp. 1551 (D.D.C. 1983); Kimes v. U. S., 569 A. 2d 104 (D.C. App., 1988). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Libel Defense; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Constitutional Law. |
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