Cases
Representative Experience: Successfully defended an employer charged with misappropriation of retirement funds in state court jury trial
Won a substantial arbitration award on behalf of a former business owner who alleged violation of copyright
intellectual property rights in a business sales agreement, to include pre-verdict seizure of purchaser's assets
Won an unprecedented contribution claim by an individual defendant against other co-defendants charged with intentionally converting employee pension funds in federal ERISA litigation
Obtained dismissal of a multi-count prosecution against a closely-held company charged with numerous building
fire code violations in a large commercial building
Successfully defended a business owner charged with assaulting police officers in a multi-count felony indictment
Won a six-figure jury damages award for a Secret Service agent exposed to pesticides while on duty
Had a contract to purchase an exotic sports car rescinded by court on behalf of a client suffering from an undiagnosed mental infirmity at the time of purchase
Obtained $450,000 verdict in favor of stockholder against managing director of closely-held corporation for shareholder oppression
conversion of corporate assets
Won a $380,000 judgment in contested proceedings (including compensatory
punitive damages) on behalf of construction client/homebuilder against individual investors for fraudulent scheme to purchase
resell new homes
Lead counsel in defense of RICO/Immigration Fraud case brought in Eastern District of Virginia resulting in Rule 41 Dismissal - plaintiff's experts struck in pre-trial proceedings on procedural
substantive grounds
Lead counsel in defense of state
federal software copyright claims filed in Western District of Pennsylvania Federal District Court - successful pre-trial proceedings resulted in extensive published opinions by District Court on new
novel legal doctrines governing software copyright infringement actions
Lead counsel in defense of unique traverse proceedings instituted by creditors' counsel in Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Exceedingly complex case spanned 10 years, in multiple jurisdictions
venues, with reported appellate decisions
Lead counsel in successful defense of construction defect case for custom home builder involving novel issues of law, including claims of spoliation of evidence asserted by plaintiff's counsel. Case on appeal to Virginia Supreme Court
Lead counsel in successful, multi-year, vigorously contested partition action involving one of largest tracts of undeveloped waterfront properties in the D.C. metropolitan area
Lead counsel of record in successful appeal to Virginia Supreme Court in published opinion that reversed ruling of trial court that erroneously held that estate is not liable for large mortgage debt on marital residence that passed to wife outside of probate of estate
Lead counsel in successful defense of wrongful partnership expulsion
conspiracy claims against prominent local professional services firm resulting in favorable settlement during course of two-week jury trial
Lead counsel in successful defense of injunction action seeking to prohibit placement
ensuing employment of over 40 individuals involved in government contract re-compete process.
Successful prosecution of arbitration proceeding instituted on behalf of purchasers of custom home claiming numerous structural, aesthetic
cosmetic defects.
Lead counsel of record in 2017 Virginia Supreme Court opinion that redefined law of res judicata in the Commonwealth of Virginia (Lecego v. Funny Guy, LLC)
