Updated March 14, 2012
The following is a list of attorneys who have successfully represented Foreign Service employees or who
have experience in the specified area.
Employment Law |
Criminal Law/IG |
General Practice
Foreign Service Retirement |
Shipping Disputes / Civil Litigation |
Tax Advisor
Employment Law
William S. Aramony
100 North Pitt St, Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 299-8496
Fax: (703) 299-8498
E-mail: BillAramony@gmail.com
EEO, security clearances, federal retirement, Federal Claims Court, U.S. District Court
Sheldon I. Cohen & Assoc.
Attorney at Law
2009 N. 14th St, Suite 708
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 522-1200
Fax: (703) 522-1250
E-mail: sicohen@sheldoncohen.com
National Security Law, Government and Private Employment Law
Bill Bransford
Debra Roth
Shaw, Bransford & Roth, PC
1100 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 463-8400
Fax: (202) 833-8082
E-mail: sbr@shawbransford.com
http://www.shawbransford.com
Federal employment law, EEO law, GSA schedule, national security practice, governmental representation.
This firm provides a free 30-minute initial phone consultation for AFSA members. Please call 202-822-9335 to take advantage of this benefit.
Bridget Mugane
9250 Red Cart Ct.
Columbia, MD 21045
Telephone: (301) 596-0175
Fax: (410) 992-5225
Conference location:
1101 17th St NW, Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20036-4798
Telephone: (202) 387-4383
and (301) 596-0175
Fax: (410) 992-5225
E-mail: fsatty@comcast.net
Foreign Service grievances
Patricia Gurne
Gurne & Porter
900 19th St NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 778-0020
Direct: (202) 778-0025
Fax: (202) 778-0029
E-mail: pgurne@gurnelaw.com
Business and employment law
Jonathan Puth
Webster, Fredrickson, Correia & Puth, PLLC
1775 K St NW, Suite 600
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 659-8510
Fax: (202) 659-4082
http://www.wfcplaw.com/
Federal and non-federal employment discrimination law
Greg McGillivary
Woodley & McGillivary
1125 15th St NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 833-8855
Fax: (202) 452-1090
E-mail: gkm@wgmlaborlaw.com
Overtime compensation
Michael L. Spekter
1090 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 223-8112
Fax: (202) 223-3334
E-mail: spekterlaw@aol.com
EEO, grievances
Josh F. Bowers
Law Office of Josh F. Bowers, P.C.
1090 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 408-8360
E-mail: JBdcLaw@aol.com
http://www.joshbowerslaw.com
Security clearances, sexual harrassment, Foreign Service grievances, disability retirement, disability discrimination
Beth S. Slavet
Beth S. Slavet, P.C.
PO Box 42521
Washington, DC 20015-2942
E-mail: bsslav@comcast.net
FS grievances, security issues, selection out, privacy/FOIA requests, disability retirements
June Kalijarvi
Kalijarvi, Chuzi, Newman & Fitch, PC
1901 L St NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 331-9260
Fax: (866) 452-5789
E-mail: jkalijarvi@kcnlaw.com
All private & federal issues except worker's comp.
Matthew B. Tully, Esq.
Tully Rinckey PLLC
1800 K St NW, Suite 1030
Washington, DC 20006
Telelphone: (202) 787-1900
Fax: (202) 640-2059
E-mail: info@fedattorney.com
http://www.fedattorney.com
Federal employment law, EEO law, MSPB appeals, national security law, security clearance revocation/denial, governmental representation
Mark S. Zaid, Esq.
Mark S. Zaid, P.C.
1250 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 454-2809
Fax: (202) 330-5610
E-mail: mark@markzaid.com
Security clearance, IG investigations, employment law
Criminal Law/IG
Elizabeth Newman
Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman
1901 L St NW, Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 331-9260
Fax: (202) 872-9562
E-mail: enewman@kcnlaw.com
Security clearances, employment law
Jeffrey B. O'Toole
O'Toole, Rothwell, Nassau & Steinbach
1350 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 775-1550
Fax: (202) 775-0008
E-mail: Otoole@otrons.com
Criminal defense, visa fraud
Steven Cash
Law Offices of Steven A. Cash PLLC
1825 I St NW
Washington, DC 200306
295 Madison Ave, 42nd fl
New York, NY 10017
Telephone: (301) 908-3927
E-mail: scash@deckprism.net
http://www.deckprism.net
Criminal law, IG/DS investigations, security clearances
General Practice
Bayer and Kaufman
Mark A. Bayer
Robert P. Kaufman
2011 Pennsylvania Ave NW., 5th floor
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 466-4747
Fax: (202) 466-2020
E-mail: mbayer@bayerkaufman.com
Domestic relations, personal injury, real estate, trust and wills
Douglas K. Spaulding
Reed Smith
1301 K St NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 414-9200
Fax: (202) 414-9299
E-mail: dkspaulding@reedsmith.com
Litigation
Rande K. Joiner
Joiner & Green
1350 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 850
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 328-3300
Fax: (202) 785-5605
E-mail: rkjoiner@joinerlaw.com
Estate planning, business law, family law
Calvin Steinmetz
Thomas E. Lester
The law office of Calvin Steinmetz
2141 P St NW, Suite 103
Washington, DC 20037
Telephone: (202) 861-0077
Fax: (202) 452-1779
E-mail: CalMets@aol.com tlester@calmets.com
Criminal, personal injury
Carl Horton
2915 Hunter Mill Rd, Suite 15
Oakton,VA 22124
Telephone: (703) 938-5708
Fax: (703) 242-8736
E-mail: cphesq@aol.com
Domestic relations, traffic
Richard M. Wexell & Associates
10480 Armstrong St
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: (703) 385-3858
Fax: (703) 385-5139
E-mail: rwexell@fairfaxvalaw.com
Domestic relations, personal injury
George R. A. Doumar
Ralph Drury Martin
Dumar Martin PLLC
Washington, DC Office:
1629 K St NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 349-1674
Fax: (202) 331-3759
Arlington, VA Office:
2000 N 14th St, Suite 210
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 243-3737
Fax: (703) 524-7610
E-mail: gdoumar@doumarmartin.com rmartin@doumarmartin.com
http://www.doumarmartin.com
Grievance matters, IG and security clearance investigations, and criminal matters
Gregory V. Powell
Furey, Doolan & Abell
8401 Connecticut Ave, Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Telephone: (301) 652-6880
Fax: (301) 652-8972
E-mail: gpowell@fdalaw.com
Domestic relations, litigation, probate
Deborah Luxenberg (DC & MD)
Stephen Johnson (DC & VA) AFSA member
Kimberly Hibsch (DC, MD & VA)
Luxenberg & Johnson, PC
Main Office:
7920 Norfolk Ave, Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone: 301-652-1161
Fax: 301-986-4133
E-mail: counsel@luxlaw.com
Website:http://www.luxlaw.com
Firm Also Has Offices in DC and VA
Long Distance telephone and E-mail consultations.
Experienced in Cases with Clients Abroad.
Assistance in Locating Family Law Attorneys in Other Jurisdictions, Divorce; Collaborative Law; Mediation; Litigation; Agreements: premarital, marital, separation & property agreements; Children: custody, separation, visitation, relocation, international travel & other issues concerning children.
Karen L. Keyes
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 240
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: 703-528-1991
Fax: 703-528-1948
E-mail: kkeyes@keyeslaw.com
Website:www.keyeslaw.com
Family Law Attorney and Mediator
Foreign Service Retirement
Michael Riselli
Riselli & Pressler PC
1737 King St, Suite 350
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 837-1785
Fax: (703) 837-1790
E-mail: mjriselli@rplaw.net
Labor law and federal retirement.
Edward Passman
Passman & Kaplan
1090 Vermont Ave NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 789-0100
Fax: (202) 789-0101
E-mail: ehpassman@passmanandkaplan.com
Federal employment, EEO
Kathleen Kibler Mahoney, Esq.
Peter J. Jeffrey
Mahoney & Jeffrey, PLLC
The Federal Employee's Law Firm®
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 350
Washington, DC 20004
Telephone: (202) 312-7100
Fax: (202) 8312-7101
E-mail: kkmahoney@mahoneyjeffrey.com
Disability retirement, security clearances, sexual harassment, Foreign Service grievances, disability discrimination and all other forms of federal employment law.
Arthur Granberg
Tax Matters, Associates PC
3601 N Fairfax Dr
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 522-3828
Fax: (703) 522-5726
E-mail: aag8686@aol.com
Public tax practice, FSO returns
Bruce Hirshorn
Boring & Pilger
307 Maple Ave W, Suite D
Vienna, VA 22180
Telephone: (703) 281-2161
Fax: (703) 281-9464
E-mail: mbhirshorn@boringandpilger.com
Consultation, tax planning, and preparation of returns