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John Toothman

John W. Toothman, Esq.

bulletB.S., with honors, and M.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Virginia.   Honors included a National Science Foundation Fellowship, AIChE Scholarship Award, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi.
bulletLaw degree from Harvard Law School, cum laude.
bulletTrial lawyer with the U.S. Department of Justice and in private law firms.
bulletAdmitted to practice law in Virginia, DC, and Maryland, as well as various federal courts.
bulletCo-author, with Douglas Danner, of Trial Practice Checklists (2d Ed. West Group).
bulletCo-author, with William Ross, of Legal Fees: Law & Management (Carolina Academic Press).
bulletAuthor of over twenty articles about legal fees, trial practice, and litigation management appearing in ABA Journal, Accounting for Law Firms, Directorship, Nation's Business, The National Law Journal, Legal Times, Corporate Legal Times, Washington Business Journal, and elsewhere.
bulletSpeaks and teaches regularly on subjects of litigation, legal fees, and legal ethics.
bulletHas testified as an expert on legal fees and related issues and was an expert consultant for the U.S. General Accounting Office and a Congressional subcommittee.
bulletReceived the 1995 Ross Essay Award from the American Bar Association.
bulletArbitrator of legal fee disputes (and related issues).
Jane Morrison

Jane K. Morrison, Esq.

bulletGraduate of The Catholic University of America, cum laude, and The Columbus School of Law.
bulletAdmitted to practice law in Maryland and DC.
bulletTen years in private legal practice, primarily insurance defense litigation regarding products, premises, professional, municipal, and environmental liability.
bulletIn-house counsel for three years to an international insurance company, managing complex litigation.
Max Weintraub

J. Max Weintraub, Esq.

bulletGraduated from the George Mason University School of Law with a J.D. degree.
bulletB.S. in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.. 
bulletServed as Executive Director of the Alexandria, Virginia, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Bar Associations. 
bulletPractice has included civil and criminal trial practice, as well as bankruptcy proceedings.

 

bulletOur staff includes non-lawyer personnel with special training and experience in the law and business.
bulletIn addition, we have a network of substantive legal and accounting consultants to assist as and when needed.
bulletBiographies updated May, 2003.   Check with us for more current information.
 
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