Qui Tam Experience
Practice Areas:
- Appellate
- Civil Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Labor & Employment
- Whistleblower (False Claims Act, Qui Tam)
Current Employment Position
- Principal
Classes & Seminars
- “What Effect Will United States v. Caronia Have On Civil Off-Label Cases?”, American Bar Association Health eSource, 2013
Published Works
- “Big Business and Hollywood rack up major win in unpaid intern case: The Second Circuit applies a “primary beneficiary test” for interns, reversing the lower court and rejecting the Department of Labor’s published guidance as outdated,” JGL Blog, August 2015
- "Employers May Pay Dearly for their Unpaid Internships,", Law 360, December 2014
- “The Fourth Circuit “Likes” Facebook – Rules That “Likes” Are Protected Speech,” JGL blog, September 2013
Professional Associations
- Maryland Association for Justice, Member
- American Bar Association, Health Section, Member
- Maryland State Bar Association, Health Section, Member
- Prince George's County Bar Association, Member
Pro-Bono Activities
- D.C. Lawyers Assistance Committee, Outreach to Law Schools, Chair
- Taxpayers Against Fraud
Education
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia
- J.D. - 2002
- Honors: cum laude
- George Washington University
- B.A. - 1997
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Catholic University of America, School of Arts & Sciences
- M.A. - 2002
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Major: Psychology
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 2002
- District of Columbia, 2004
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Honors
- Trial Lawyer of the Year, Maryland Association for Justice
- Maryland SuperLawyers Rising Star
Representative Cases
- Espina v. Prince George’s County, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, CAL09-23501
- Ledo Pizza Sys. v. Ledo Rest., Inc., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29824 (March 29, 2010)
- Livanos v. Livanos, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22300 (March 9, 2010)
- WSSC v. Bowen, et al., 410 Md. 287; 978 A.2d 678 (2009)
- Snowder v. District of Columbia, 949 A.2d 590 (D.C. 2008)
- Johnson v. Wheeler, 492 F. Supp. 2d 492 (D.Md. 2007)
- Mona v. Mona Elec. Group, Inc., 176 Md. App. 672, 934 A.2d 450 (2007)