CARR MALONEY - Key Persons
Andrew Nagel is an associate attorney at Carr Maloney P.C. He focuses his practice on Professional Liability, Complex Litigation, Employment and Labor Law, Construction Law and Product Liability.
Prior to joining the firm, Andrew was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Nelson W. Rupp, Jr., Associate Judge for the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland. Over the course of his clerkship, Andrew prepared and wrote bench memoranda for criminal motions and sentencing hearings. He also researched and drafted opinions for complex civil motions and in banc panel reviews.
After completing his judicial clerkship, Andrew served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland for four years. While working at the State's Attorney's Office, Andrew prosecuted over one hundred bench trials across a variety of criminal and incarcerable traffic offenses (including misdemeanor assaults, burglaries, credit card and financial fraud, drug possession, DUIs, indecent exposure, felony thefts, motor vehicle thefts, and gun offenses). In addition to bench trials, Andrew worked on a number of complex felony cases. While on the District Court Appeals Team, he successfully prosecuted several jury trials.
Andrew earned his law degree from University of Maryland Carey School of Law. During law school, Andrew was a member of the National Trial Team, competing each semester across the United States. Additionally, he was a Rule 19 Student-Attorney with the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office for nine months. As a Student-Attorney he successfully prosecuted a Second Degree Murder in the Juvenile Court. Andrew served as a judicial intern for The Honorable Richard D. Bennett of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Maryland Law awarded Andrew with the Order of the Barristers, presented to the school's top advocates.
Andrew graduated from Fairfield University with a degree in finance.
Education
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Andrew Stewart is an associate attorney at Carr Maloney P.C. He focuses his practice on professional liability, complex litigation, and employment and labor law.
Prior to joining the firm, Andrew was a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Cheryl A. McCally, Associate Judge for the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Maryland. Over the course of his clerkship, Andrew prepared and wrote bench memoranda for criminal motions and sentencing hearings. He also researched and drafted opinions for complex civil motions, petitions for criminal post-conviction relief and coram nobis, administrative appeals from the district court, and in banc panel reviews.
After completing his judicial clerkship, Andrew served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Montgomery County, Maryland for four years. While working at the State's Attorney's Office, Andrew prosecuted over one hundred bench trials across a variety of criminal and incarcerable traffic offenses (including misdemeanor assaults, burglaries, credit card and financial fraud, drug possession, DUIs, indecent exposure, felony thefts, motor vehicle thefts, and weapons offenses). While on the district court team, Andrew dedicated a substantial amount of his time to Driving While Impaired by Controlled Dangerous Substance cases, including preparation for a Daubert motion to suppress the testimony of a police officer who was qualified as a "Drug Recognition Expert" in response to the Rochkind v. Stevenson Court of Appeals decision in 2020. Andrew also handled several district court appeals and circuit court matters, gaining jury trial experience.
Andrew earned his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude. During law school, Andrew was on Syracuse Law Review, serving as an Associate Note Editor. Andrew was a member of the Justinian Honor Society, and received CALI Awards in Evidence, Civil Procedure, Trial Practice, and Legal Writing. Andrew also interned for the Honorable Glenn T. Suddaby, Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York.
Andrew graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park with undergraduate degrees in Criminology & Criminal Justice and Psychology.
Education
Syracuse University College of Law
Colin Neal is an associate attorney at Carr Maloney P.C. He focuses his practice on General Liability, Business Law and Commercial Litigation, and Complex Litigation.
Prior to joining the firm, Colin served as a law clerk to the Honorable William T. Newman, Jr., Chief Judge for the Arlington County Circuit Court, where he drafted numerous written opinions for the Chief Judge and managed the civil motions docket and criminal sentencing docket caseloads.
Colin graduated from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary, which he attended on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia Academic Scholarship. A member of the Bill of Rights Journal, Colin's student note "Not Gill-ty: Challenging and Providing a Workable Alternative to the Supreme Court's Gerrymandering Standing Analysis in Gill v. Whitford" was published in 2020. Colin served as President of the Equality Alliance, leading the effort to re-establish William & Mary's LGBTQ+ legal and social advocacy organization. He was also a member of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honors Fraternity.
During law school, Colin interned with the Honorable Henry E. Hudson, Senior Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Colin also interned in the U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Hearings and Appeals, where he worked for the Honorable Robert Layton and the Honorable Angela Miranda, Administrative Law Judges.
Colin graduated from the University of Virginia with an undergraduate degree in Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law (PPL) and American Government.
Education
Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary
David B. Schlosser focuses his practice on insurance coverage, commercial litigation, and general liability.
Prior to joining Carr Maloney P.C., David was an associate attorney at a boutique law firm in New York City representing policyholders in first-party and third-party coverage disputes stemming from commercial property losses. David was also a law clerk at the Arlington County Attorney's Office, where he researched areas of local government law and provided advice to the county government.
David is a graduate of William & Mary Law School, where he was a member of the William & Mary Environmental Policy & Law Review. While attending law school, David worked as a legal intern with the Administrative Conference of the United States, an independent federal agency, where he analyzed administrative law topics for agency projects. Additionally, David worked with William & Mary Law School's Lewis B. Puller, Jr. Veterans Benefit Clinic, where he analyzed medical records and drafted briefs in order to represent veterans in adversarial litigation against the Department of Veterans Affairs.
David graduated from Boston College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.
Education
William & Mary Law School
Dennis Chong concentrates his practice on employment and labor law, civil rights, and appellate matters. He is an accomplished litigator with success at the trial and appellate levels, as well as in negotiating successful settlements outside of the courthouse. Dennis is an experienced advocate with the ability to recognize and weigh strengths and weaknesses on both sides of a dispute, and respond accordingly.
Dennis Quinn concentrates his practice on professional liability, commercial litigation, and ethics counseling. He successfully represented hundreds of clients in legal malpractice actions, accounting malpractice actions, and ethical complaints, trying cases in most of the state and federal courts in the District of Columbia, Virginia, and Maryland. Dennis regularly advises lawyers and law firms on ethical issues, and frequently speaks to bar associations and professional groups on ethics, risk management, and the avoidance of malpractice claims and bar complaints. He serves as Carr Maloney's General Counsel.
Ed Krill has been practicing business law with a focus on health care and hospitals for more than 40 years. He helps clients find solutions to regulatory and contractual problems that make business sense and that avoid litigation and protracted controversy.
Ed counsels healthcare providers and professionals on a variety of issues, including credentialing and accreditation standards, licensure, discipline, labor and employment matters, practice structure and the buying and selling of practices and interests in practices. He is well-versed in Medicare regulations and other professionals. Ed assists physicians and hospitals with regulatory compliance, sanctions, and the continuous changes in U.S. health policy and regulation.
Ed is a frequent speaker on health law topics at seminars and taskforce meetings of the American Health Lawyers Association, District of Columbia Hospital Association, and Academy of Medicine of Washington, DC. He is also a founding member of the American Society of Hospital Attorneys.
Peter further serves as outside counsel to large and small businesses. In that role, Peter leverages his knowledge of how certain issues can lead to years of protracted litigation and applies that experience in contract negotiation (including drafting or revising professional engagement letters, master service agreements, HIPAA business associate agreements, and other contracts), corporate governance and governing documents, risk management, data loss and cyber liability, subpoena responses, selected tax issues, and other general legal matters. Peter has also counseled numerous professional firms on acquisitions or combinations with other firms.
Jim Steele focuses his practice on insurance coverage, professional liability, and construction. Jim regularly counsels insurers on complex coverage matters and litigates insurance coverage disputes. He defends accountants, attorneys and other professionals in malpractice claims, and he helps professionals respond to subpoenas and other legal processes. He also defends clients in construction cases and personal injury matters.
Jim has wide-ranging experience in the state and federal trial and appellate courts of the District of Columbia and Maryland. He is a longtime member of the DC Defense Lawyers' Association (DCDLA), serving as president from 2010 to 2011, and as a member of the Board of Directors from 2012 to 2015. His 20 years of courtroom experience and his involvement in the DCDLA give Jim a broad knowledge of the courts in these jurisdictions.
Jan Simonsen is a trial attorney focused on mass tort and toxic tort litigation, retail litigation, and professional liability. She represents retailers, manufacturers, home builders, and other clients in mass tort litigation in state courts, federal courts, and multi-district litigation (MDL).
Jan has represented clients in many product liability cases involving large machinery, including cement mixers, boilers, conveyer belts, yachts, and cranes. She advises several large retailers in risk management issues on a national level as well as in litigation, including a multi-claim case involving tainted food from a large gourmet retailer in the Washington metropolitan area.
Her approach is marked by looking at the "big picture" in each case, and by trying to resolve disputes in a manner that is in her clients' best interests, not only from a legal perspective, but from a business perspective as well.
Jan has been lead counsel in numerous jury trials, bench trials, and arbitrations. These have resulted in reported appellate decisions, with several setting important legal precedent, including:
Jaffe v. Pallotta TeamWorks, 362 U.S. App. D.C. 398, 374 F.3d 1223 (2004)
Velasquez v. Essex Condo. Ass'n, 759 A.2d 676 (D.C. 2000)
Patricia Blackwell v. CVS of DC & VA, Inc. (DC), decided in October 2000
Hogue v. Hopper, 728 A.2d 611 (D.C. 1999)
Evelyn Everette v. CVS of DC & VA, Inc. (VA)
In addition to her practice at the firm, Jan joined George Washington University Law School's faculty as an adjunct professor for the fall 2015 semester. Jan instructs the Fall Trial Advocacy Class, examining topics related to all aspects of the trial process, including openings, direct examinations, cross examinations, expert witnesses, and summations. Jan has also mediated dozens of cases successfully as a certified court mediator in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
Jan Simonsen has been appointed by the DC Court of Appeals as Trustee to the DC Client Security Trust Fund through 2018.
Janette Blee focuses her practice in all areas of employment and labor law. For well over twenty years she has counseled and represented employers and individuals in matters involving a wide variety of employment law issues, including discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, protected concerted activity, and other civil rights claims. She also is skilled in complex commercial litigation, business law, directors and officers liability (D&O) issues, civil rights matters, and defense of nonprofits and religious institutions.
Prior to joining the firm, Kelly served as a law clerk to the Honorable William T. Newman, Jr., Chief Judge for the Arlington County Circuit Court, where she drafted numerous written opinions for the Chief Judge and managed the civil motions docket and criminal sentencing docket caseloads. Kelly prepared the Court for each day's docket by reading and summarizing pleadings and motions, doing supplemental research, and providing recommendations for Judge Newman.
Kelly earned her law degree from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University. Kelly served as the Editor-in-Chief of the George Mason International Law Journal and her student note "21st Century Medicine Versus Anti-Vaccination Myths. Analyzing the World-Wide Resurrection of Measles and Why the United States Should End Religious and Philosophical Vaccination Exemptions" was published in 2021. Kelly served as a member of the Moot Court National Competition Team in 2021 and served as the First Year Competition Co-Chair.
While attending law school, Kelly interned at the Arlington County Courthouse serving all four Circuit Court Judges. Kelly also interned for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, where she worked in the Appellate Division.
Kelly graduated summa cum laude from the Catholic University of America with an undergraduate degree in Politics and a minor in Financial Management. Kelly also played on the varsity field hockey team where she served as a two-year captain.
Kelsey Williams focuses her practice on professional liability, business law and commercial litigation, and general liability.
Prior to joining Carr Maloney P.C., Kelsey was a law clerk to the Honorable Kathryn Grill Graeff on the Court of Special Appeals. As Judge Graeff's law clerk, Kelsey drafted opinions and bench memoranda for both civil and criminal matters.
Kelsey graduated cum laude from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. She served as the Articles Editor on the Journal of Race, Religion, Gender, and Class. Kelsey was also a Moot Court Board member and the Baltimore Outreach for Student Success president.
During law school, Kelsey interned for the Honorable Douglas Nazarian on the Court of Special Appeals in Maryland. She also worked as a law clerk for the Seledee Law Group, where she gained experience with civil litigation for matters in Maryland, D.C., and Virginia. Additionally, she worked as a student attorney for the National Association of the Deaf, assisting in client intake and research for ongoing lawsuits.
Kelsey graduated from Liberty University with an undergraduate degree in English.
Education
University of Maryland Francis Carey School of Law
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Kenneth Stallard has over 30 years of experience in civil litigation, including professional malpractice, construction defects, fire loss, medical devices, products liability, lead paint exposure, radon gas exposure, insurance coverage, contract disputes, and trust and estates matters. Ken maintains constant contact with his clients, and believes that only well informed clients can make well informed decisions.
Ken regularly represents architects, engineers, general contractors and sub-contractors in all aspects of construction law, including construction defect litigation, contract litigation, fire loss claims, mediation, and arbitration. Ken has also served as outside general counsel to general contractors. His recent reported cases include:
Jones v. NYLife Real Estate Holdings, LLC, et al., 252 A.3d 490 (D.C. 2021)
Equitas Disability Advocates, LLC v. Feigenbaum, 672 F. App'x 13 (D.C. Cir. 2016).
Equitas Disability Advocates, LLC v. Daley, Debofsky & Bryant, P.C., 177 F. Supp. 3d 197, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40644, 2016 WL 1254218 (affirmed on appeal)
Felder v. WMATA, 174 F. Supp. 3d 524, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43983
Fawehinmi v. Lincoln Holdings, LLC, 895 F. Supp. 2d 148, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 141016, 2012 WL 4476551
Hudert v. Alion Sci. & Tech. Corp., 526 F. Supp. 2d 57, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 87946
Karaahmetoglu v. Res-Care, Inc., 480 F. Supp. 2d 183, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22299
Samm v. Martin, 940 A.2d 138, 2007 D.C. App. LEXIS 695
In re Estate of Reilly, 933 A.2d 830, 2007 D.C. App. LEXIS 589
Behradrezaee v. Dashtara, 910 A.2d 349, 2006 D.C. App. LEXIS 581
Musa v. Continental Ins. Co., 644 A.2d 999, 1994 D.C. App. LEX
Ken grew up in the coal country of southwestern Virginia before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Virginia Tech and a Law Degree from Washington and Lee University. He began his career in Raleigh County (WV) and became the Secretary/Treasurer for the Raleigh County Bar Association in 1988 and a Member of the West Virginia State Bar Association's Employment Law Committee in 1989.
Ken has extensive history with the D.C. Defense Lawyers' Association, serving as President from 2007-2008 and as a Member of the Board of Directors from 2008-2012. Ken is also active in The Barristers of Washington, DC, an exclusive, non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining high standards of legal ethics among its members. He was named a Member of the Executive Committee in 2003 and elected President from 2011-2012. A 2012 Fellow of the American Bar, Ken is also a former Board Member at the Council for Court Excellence and Affiliate Member of the Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
Ken is also a member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Bar, West Virginia State Bar, Virginia State Bar, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, and the Defense Research Institute.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Partner
- Equity Partner
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Kevin Murphy serves as Carr Maloney's managing partner and has earned a reputation as an effective advocate, counselor, and litigator. Kevin concentrates his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, estate and trust disputes, construction litigation and professional liability defense, especially the defense of accountants, lawyers, architects, brokers and fiduciaries. He has over three decades of experience in trial and appellate courts, and in arbitrations and mediations. In addition, Kevin has represented numerous clients in governmental and congressional investigations. Kevin also counsels many clients on business and risk management issues, and drafts and negotiates contracts. His clients include corporations, corporate fiduciaries, beneficiaries and legatees, financial institutions, accounting firms, law firms, architects, contractors, and developers.
Kevin has been the lead attorney in many reported court decisions - several setting important legal precedents. Examples include:
Stewart v. Wilmington Tr. SP Servs., 112 A.3d 271 (Del. Ch. 2015) (affirmed on appeal)
Derringer v. Emerson, 729 F. Supp. 2d 286 (D.D.C. 2010)
Bank of Am. v. Musselman, 240 F. Supp. 2d 547 (E.D. Va. 2003)
Kelly v. McCarrick, 155 Md. App. 82, 841 A.2d 869 (2004)
Doe v. Maskell, 342 Md. 684, 679 A.2d 1087 (1996)
Murphy v. Merzbacher, 346 Md. 525, 697 A.2d 861 (1997)
Haltiwanger v. Unisys Corp., 949 F. Supp. 898 (D.D.C. 1996)
Beard v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 587 A.2d 195 (D.C. 1991)
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Ins. Co. of N. Am., 69 Md. App. 664, 519 A.2d 760 (1987)
Kevin is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor extended to less than one percent of the bar. The organization recognizes trial attorneys for mastering the art of advocacy while also maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, and civility.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- President of the Hispanic National Bar Association
Mariana Bravo is a trusted advocate and litigator who concentrates her practice on professional liability, construction, real estate, business and employment law, and personal injury disputes.
Mariana is dedicated to her clients and has an unwavering and steadfast commitment to achieve successful and effective outcomes. She is sensitive to the stresses of litigation and strives to obtain both favorable and practical solutions to complicated issues.
Mariana has extensive experience representing attorneys, construction companies, real estate professionals, insurance professionals, security companies, businesses and corporations before administrative tribunals, state, and federal courts. She also advises companies, including Fortune 500 companies, concerning risk management and business practices. She is a frequent speaker on professional panels.
Mariana currently serves as the President of the Hispanic National Bar Association for the 2022-2023 term. She is the chief executive officer and the principal spokesperson of the Association. The Association's mission is to empower and elevate the Hispanic legal profession and serve as the voice of the Hispanic community. Mariana previously served on the Executive Committee as Vice President of Divisions, Sections and Committees, Vice President of External Affairs, Vice President of Programs, and the Regional President for Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and West Virginia.
Mariana previously served on the Board of Directors of SCORE, a national non-profit organization, dedicated to providing mentoring and education to small businesses, including minority and diverse business owners, through its more than 10,000-person volunteer team.
Mariana is the Firm's Diversity and Inclusion Committee Co-chair, and heads the Firm's Pro Bono Committee. She leads Carr Maloney's participation with the Washington Lawyer's Committee's D.C. Public School Partnership Program, which partners law firms with D.C. public schools to bring mentoring, resources and programs to children. She actively participates in charitable events throughout the year, including the annual book drive for Turning the Page and the used clothes drive for the homeless, sponsored by Gifts for the Homeless.
While in law school, Mariana interned at the US Department of Justice in the Organized Crime and Racketeering Section assisting in the prosecution of white-collar crime. Mariana is fluent in Spanish and studied a semester of law in Argentina, where she interned for the Criminal Court of Investigation in Buenos Aires and assisted in investigating criminal cases. Before entering private practice, Mariana served as a law clerk for the Honorable William D. Quarles in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City.
Mariana has been the lead attorney in reported court decisions, several setting important legal precedents. Examples include:
Robertson v. Cartinhour, 867 F. Supp. 2d 37 (D.D.C. 2012)
Steele v. Salb, 93 A.3d 1277 (D.C. 2014)
Levelle, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 539 F. Supp. 2d 373 (D.D.C. 2008)
Dantzler v. United States EEOC, 810 F. Supp. 2d 312 (D.D.C. 2011)
Short v. Portsmouth Redevelopment & Hous. Auth., No. 2:17cv484, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 65088 (E.D. Va. Apr. 17, 2018)
Martin Shaw is an associate attorney at Carr Maloney P.C. He focuses his practice on General Liability, Business Law and Commercial Litigation, and Complex Litigation.
Matthew D. Berkowitz is an experienced civil litigator with significant class action experience who represents businesses and professionals in complex disputes. At the trial and appellate levels, he has successfully defended clients in shareholder derivative suits, trademark infringement claims, breach of contract and negligence suits. He also has successfully defended clients accused of violating Federal & State Consumer Protection Acts, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Job Titles:
- Administrative Professionals
- Law Firm Administrator
Job Titles:
- Business Advisor
- Partner
- Equity Partner
- Lead Counsel
Nat Calamis is a trusted business advisor and litigator who focuses his legal practice on trial defense, counseling, and training private companies and other businesses for employment and labor law and business law and commercial litigation disputes.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Associate Independent Counsel to James C. McKay
- Equity Partner
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
Paul Maloney is a trial lawyer who focuses his practice in product liability, professional liability, and commercial litigation. Paul has over 35 years of trial experience and has tried more than 300 cases. He is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Before joining the firm in 1984, Paul served as an Assistant State's Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland. Previously he clerked for the Hon. Joseph M. Hannon, Superior Court Judge for the District of Columbia.
In 1987, Paul was appointed Associate Independent Counsel to James C. McKay in the investigation of whether former White House aide Lyn Nofziger illegally lobbied his former administration colleagues on behalf of private clients.
Paul has been lead counsel in numerous court decisions in both federal and state courts. These include:
In re Estate of Parikh
Unpublished opinion dismissing four appeals on the basis of a binding settlement agreement and will contest litigation
Thompson v. Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16212 (D. Md. 2019).
Motion to dismiss third-party complaint granted on basis of relation back doctrine
McLachlen v. Dynatemp,, No. 953, Sept.Term 2016 (filed March 12, 2018), cert. denied, 459 Md. 414 (2018).
Unreported opinion affirming the denial of plaintiff's request for litigation fees and costs
Antal v. Floyd, No. 0257, Sept. Term 2013 (filed July 13, 2015).
Unreported opinion affirming 147-page trial court opinion interpreting trust instrument
Doe v. Sovereign Grace Ministries, Inc., 217 Md. App. 650 (2014), denied, 440 Md. 116 (2014)
Appellate Court lacked jurisdiction to hear premature appeal in sexual abuse case
Burtoff v. Cochran, 976 A.2d 224 (2009)
Legal malpractice case dismissed and affirmed on appeal
Young v. Burton, 567 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D.D.C. 2008), aff'd, Young v. Burton, 354 Fed. Appx. 432 (D.C. Cir. 2009)
Mold expert excluded on Daubert motion, summary judgment granted
Riegel v. Medtronic, Inc., 552 U.S. 312 (2008) (amicus brief)
Arguing that the Medical Device Amendments ("MDA") to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA") preempts state tort law claims for Class III medical devices
Blackwell v. Sigma Aldrich, Inc., 2007 Md. Cir. Ct. LEXIS 13, aff'd, Blackwell v. Wyeth, 406 Md. 442 (2008).
Firm client dismissed at trial court, trial judge subsequently excluded experts on Frye-Reed Standard, holding that there was no causation between thimerosal and autism
Webster v. Pacesetter, Inc., 259 F. Supp. 2d 27 (D.D.C.2003), aff'd, Webster v. Pacesetter, Inc., 270 F. Supp. 2d 9 (D.D.C.2003).
Summary judgment granted in medical device case, request to late file appeal denied
In re Estate of Tuthill, 754 A.2d 272 (2000)
Reformation of trust allowed for scrivener's error
Medtronic, Inc. v. Lohr, 518 U.S. 470 (1996) (amicus brief)
Arguing that state tort claims are preempted under federal law for Class III device
McCarthy v. Rosenthal, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6437, 1996 WL 249991 (D. Md. 1996).
Motion to dismiss granted in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") case
Education
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law
Paul is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an honor extended to less than one percent of the bar. The organization recognizes trial attorneys for mastering the art of advocacy while also maintaining the highest standards of ethical conduct, professionalism, and civility.
Paul has been a frequent speaker on products liability, professional liability, class action defense, and court practice and procedures.
Sarah Conkright is a litigation attorney focusing her practice on professional liability and employment law. She counsels and represents clients in matters relating to claims of discrimination, retaliation, whistle-blower actions, wrongful discharge, and unfair labor practices. She has experience in cases involving claims under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADEA, FLSA, and other federal, state, and local laws. Her clients include public and private companies, as well as non-profit organizations. She regularly practices in state and federal courts in Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as in Maryland federal court. She also has experience handling matters pending before the EEOC and federal, state and local agencies.
Sarah also frequently represents clients in professional liability matters. She has successfully defended clients in legal malpractice and other professional negligence actions and has represented clients in state bar complaints. Sarah also provides advice to lawyers and law firms on a variety of ethical issues. Sarah's analytical skills, legal knowledge, and attention to detail make her a strong advocate for her clients.
Prior to joining Carr Maloney, Sarah served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marcus D. Williams and the Honorable John M. Tran in the 19th Judicial Circuit, Fairfax, Virginia. Sarah graduated magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she served as production editor of the Catholic University Law Review.
Education
Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law