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LAWYER REFERRAL LIST
Revised: December 7, 2009


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 | Tax Advisor

EMPLOYMENT LAW

William S. Aramony
100 North Pitt Street
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314          
Telephone: (703) 299-8496
Fax: (703) 299-8498
Email: billcfr@earthlink.net
EEO, security clearances, federal retirement,
Federal Claims Court, U.S. District Court



Beth S. Slavet
Beth S. Slavet, P.C.
P. O. Box 42521
Washington, DC  20015-2942
bsslav@comcast.net
FS grievances, security issues, selection out, Privacy/FOIA requests, disability retirements.   

Diana Veilleux
Bill Bransford

Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux & Roth, PC
1100 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 463-8400
Fax: (202) 833-8082
Email: wbransford@shawbransford.com
federal employment law and EEO law

Steven Herrick
Tully Rinckey PLLC
1800 K Street NW, Suite 1110
Washington DC 20006
www.TULLYRINCKEY,COM
Email: INFO@TULLYLEGAL.COM
Phone: (202) 787-1900
Fax: (202) 640-2059
E-mail: sherrick@tullylegal.com
Federal Employment Law, EEO, Whistleblower reprisal, USERRA, Security Clearance, Disability Retirement


Patricia Gurne

Gurne & Porter
900  19th  Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 778-0020
Direct: (202) 778-0025
Fax: (202) 778-0029
Email: pgurne@gurnelaw.com
Business and employment law



Michael L. Spekter
1090 Vermont Ave, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 223-8112
Fax (202) 223-3334
Email: spekterlaw@aol.com
EEO, grievances
June Kalijarvi

Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman
Suite 610
1901 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 331-9260
Fax: (202) 872-9562
Email: jkalijarvi@aol.com

all private & federal issues except worker's comp
Jonathan C. Puth
Webster, Fredrickson Correia & Puth, PLLC
1775 K. St., N.W, Suite 600
Washington, DC  20006
Telephone: (202)659-8510
Fax: (202) 659-4082
http://www.wfcplaw.com
federal and non-federal employment discrimination law
Mark S. Zaid
Mark S. Zaid, P.C.
1250 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Suite 200
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 454-2809
Fax: (202) 330-5610
Email: mark@markzaid.com
security clearance, IG investigations, employment law


Sheldon I. Cohen & Assoc.
Attorney at Law
2009 N. Fourteenth Street, Suite 708
Arlington, VA  22201
Telephone: (703) 522-1200
Fax: (703) 522-1250
Email: sicohen@sheldoncohen.com
national security law, government and
private employment law
Greg McGillivary
Woodley & McGillivary
1125 15th St., NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 833-8855
Fax: (202) 452-1090

Email: gkm@wgmlaborlaw.com
overtime compensation

Josh F. Bowers
Law Office of Josh F. Bowers, P.C.
1090 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20005
Telephone: (202) 408-8360
Email:  JBdcLaw@aol.com
Web Site: www.JoshBowersLaw.com
 Security Clearances, Sexual Harassment, Foreign Service Grievances, Disability Retirement, Disability Discrimination.
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
Email:fsatty@comcast.net
foreign service grievances
 


CRIMINAL LAW / I.G. / D.S.

J. Michael Hannon
HANNON LAW GROUP, LLC
1901 18th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20009
Telephone: (202) 232-1907
Fax: (202) 232-3704
www.hannonlawgroup.com
Email: jhannon@hannonlawgroup.com
Clearances, Employment, Federal Torts, Trials

Leslie McAdoo
1140 19th  Street, N.W., Suite 602
Washington, DC  20036
Telephone: (202) 293-0534
Fax: (202) 318-3005
Email: lsmcadoo@hotmail.com
www.lesliemcadoolaw.com
Criminal defense, security clearance, civil litigation

Elizabeth Newman
Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman
1901 L Street, N.W., Suite 610
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: (202) 331-9260
Fax: (202) 872-9562
Email: enewman@kcnlaw.com
Security clearances, employment law

Jeffrey B. O’Toole
O'Toole, Rothwell, Nassau & Steinbach
1350 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC. 20036
Telephone: (202) 775-1550
Fax: (202) 775-0008
Email: otoole@otrons.com
criminal defense, visa fraud


GENERAL PRACTICE

Bayer and Kaufman
Mark A. Bayer
Robert P. Kaufman
2011 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 5th floor Washington, DC  20006
Tel: (202) 466-4747
Fax: (202) 466-2020
Email: mbayer@bayerkaufman.com
domestic relations, personal injury, real estate,
trust and wills


Mike Meier
International Law Group, PLLC
1004 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington, DC  20003
Telephone: (202) 544-7745
Fax: (202) 544-7746
www.internationallawgroup.com
Email: mike.meier.esq@internationallawgroup.com
Immigration, probate, and general legal services
Rande K. Joiner
Joiner & Green
1350 Connecticut Ave., N.W., Suite 850
Washington, DC  20036
Telephone:  202-328-3300
Fax: 202-785-5605
Email:  rkjoiner@joinerlaw.com
estate planning, business law, family law

Luxenberg, Johnson & Dickens, PC
Main Office:
7920 Norfolk Ave., Suite 210
Bethesda, MD 20814
Telephone Number: 301-652-1161
Fax Number: 301-986-4133
Initial Contact E-mail Address: counsel@luxlaw.com
Website: http://www.luxlaw.com

Deborah Luxenberg (DC & MD)
Stephen Johnson (DC & VA) – AFSA Member)
Dorrance Dickens (DC)
Kimberly Hibsch (DC & VA)

FIRM ALSO HAS OFFICES IN DC AND VA
Long Distance Telephone & E-mail Initial Consultations - Experienced in Handling Cases with Clients Abroad - Assistance in Locating Family Law Attorneys in Other Jurisdictions

Collaborative Law; Mediation; Agreements – premarital, marital, & separation agreements; Children - custody, visitation, relocation, international travel & other issues concerning children; Divorce; Real Estate & Property; Powers of Attorney, Wills & Trusts; Contracts & Business

Carl Horton
2915 Hunter Mill Rd., Suite 15
Oakton,VA 22124
Telephone: (703) 938-5708
Fax: (703) 242-8736
Email: cphesq@aol.com
domestic relations, traffic

George R. A. Doumar gdoumar@doumarmartin.com
Ralph Drury Martin
rmartin@doumarmartin.com

Doumar Martin, PLLC
Washington, DC Office:
1629 K Street, N.W., Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20006
Tel: (202) 349-1674
Fax: (202) 331-3759
Arlington, VA Office:
2000 North 14th Street, Suite 210
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: (703) 243-3737
Fax: (703) 524-7610
Firm’s website: http://www.doumarmartin.com
grievance matters, IG and security clearance investigations, and criminal matters

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
Email: CalMets@aol.com
            TLESTER@CALMETS.COM
criminal, personal injury

Gregory V. Powell
Furey,Doolan & Abell
8401 Connecticut Ave, Suite 1100
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
Telephone: (301) 652-6880
Fax: (301) 652-8972
Email: gpowell@fdalaw.com
domestic relations, litigation, probate

Richard M. Wexell & Associates
10480 Armstrong St.
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: (703) 385-3858
Fax: (703) 385-5139
Email: rwexell@fairfaxvalaw.com
domestic relations, personal injury

Douglas K. Spaulding
Reed Smith
1301  K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
Telephone: (202) 414-9200
Fax: (202) 414-9299
Email: dkspaulding@reedsmith.com
Litigation



FOREIGN SERVICE RETIREMENT

Michael Riselli
Riselli & Pressler PC
1737 King Street, Suite 350
Alexandria, VA 22314
Telephone: (703) 837-1785
Fax: (703) 837-1790
Email: 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
Email: ehpassman@passmanandkaplan.com
federal employment, EEO

Kathleen Kibler Mahoney, Esq
Peter J. Jeffrey, Esq
Mahoney & Jeffrey, PLLC
The Federal Employee's Law Firm®
The Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 350
Washington, D.C. 20004
Telephone: 202-312-7100
Fax: 202-312-7101
E-mail: kkmahoney@mahoneyjeffrey.com   
Website: www.mahoneyjeffrey.com
Disability Retirement, Security Clearances, Sexual Harassment,
Foreign Service Grievances, Disability Discrimination & all other forms of federal employment law
 


TAX ADVISORS

Arthur Granberg
Tax Matters, Associates PC
3601 North Fairfax Dr.
Arlington, VA 22201
Telephone: (703) 522-3828
Fax: (703) 522-5726
Email: 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
Email: mbhirshorn@boringandpilger.com
Consultation, tax planning, and preparation of returns