Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Government Contracts, Complex Commercial Litigation
John T. Bergin Professional Fact:
John is a real trial attorney who has tried more than 50 cases to verdict. Fun Fact:
John, a life-long Washingtonian, was a varsity pitcher in college. He played with Brian Cashman, general manager of the New York Yankees. |
George D. Carry Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
George stays on the cutting edge of both law and technology. Fun Fact:
Before college, George grew up living in Cambridge, MA, Dallas, TX, Alexandria, VA, Chicago, IL, South Bend, IN and San Antonio, TX in homes within 5 miles of a college or university. |
Robert A. Foster Practice Focus:
Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate/Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law, Real Estate Professional Fact:
Bob has served as editor of the National Property Law Digest, National Financing Law Digest and Digest of Environmental Law of Real Property. Fun Fact:
Bob was a lifeguard, carhop, highway maintenance worker, swim instructor, farm laborer, and manager of a miniature golf course. When those careers did not work out, he turned to the law. |
Judah Lifschitz Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
Judd is an accomplished trial attorney who has tried cases to verdict in virtually even type of adjudicative forum. Fun Fact:
When Judd "runs away" from the stress of practicing law he goes hiking, mountain climbing and even rappelling in the deserts of Israel. |
Alexis M. Lockshin Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
Alexis is a member of the Urban Land Institute. Fun Fact:
The only bone Alexis has ever broken - so far - was her arm on the Acropolis in Greece. |
Susan A. Hubert Practice Focus:
Director of Administration Professional Fact:
In the office, Susan is best known as the "machine whisperer" because she can fix any copier, fax machine or phone when no other employee can. Fun Fact:
As a doting "soccer mom," Susan has attended every soccer game her daughter played from kindergarten to her Freshman year in college. |
James D. McMichael Practice Focus:
Complex Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
Jim serves as Vice-President of Shapiro, Lifschitz & Schram. Fun Fact:
Jim is firmly opposed to office plants. He believes plants belong outside. |
Ann M. Moody Practice Focus:
As the firm's senior trial paralegal, Ann focuses on Construction Litigation and Civil Litigation. Professional Fact:
In a 3-month jury trial in federal court, the judge added Ann's daily log of admitted trial exhibits into evidence, superseding the clerk's daily record of exhibits. Fun Fact:
Ann organizes groups to participate in and raises money for annual walks for charities. |
Kittrell D. Daniels Practice Focus:
Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate Law, Real Estate Professional Fact:
Kittrell has worked as a paralegal in the D.C. Metro area for over ten years. Fun Fact:
A true stickler for detail, Kittrell picked up the nick-name “Quality Control Queen” early in her career and it has stuck with her ever since. |
Lauren J. Schram Practice Focus:
Lauren serves as the primary paralegal for the Business Transaction team. Professional Fact:
Lauren assists the firm's attorneys with commercial real estate transactions, financing transactions, business/entity formations and various other business transactions. Fun Fact:
Lauren played on the men's ice hockey team for one week in high school. |
Steven H. Schram Practice Focus:
Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate/Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law, Real Estate Professional Fact:
Steve is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney. Fun Fact:
Steve has sported a beard/mustache for 31 years. Once, he shaved his beard off and immediately grew it back when his then four-year old daughter, Lauren, became hysterical at the sight of him.Steve has sported a beard/mustache for 31 years. Once, he shaved his beard off and immediately grew it back when his then four-year old daughter, Lauren, became hysterical at the sight of him. |
Reed P. Sexter Practice Focus:
Real Estate, Retail and Office Leasing, Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate/Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law Professional Fact:
Following law school, Reed clerked for the Honorable Paul Mannes, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Maryland. Fun Fact:
Reed has traveled around the world and once spent three months on a solo backpacking trip through Indonesia, Vietnam, Nepal and Northern India. |
Kelley Halliburton Practice Focus:
Litigation (including trial practice, appellate practice, arbitration, mediation and alternative dispute resolution) relating to complex commercial litigation mattersConstruction LawGovernment Contracts Professional Fact:
While still in law school, Kelley was on the editorial staff for the Federal Communications Law Journal (FCLJ), the official journal for the Federal Communications Bar Association. The FCLJ regularly publishes articles and essays by commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and members of congress. Fun Fact:
Kelley is a “Cheesehead” an avid Green Bay Packers fan! |
Laura Fraher Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation Professional Fact:
Laura worked as a litigation associate for two large New York firms and served as a law clerk for The Honorable Joanna Seybert of the Eastern District of New York. Fun Fact:
Laura comes from a large family; she has five sisters and three brothers as well as four nieces and four nephews (so far). |
Ronald S. Shapiro Practice Focus:
Commercial Real Estate Acquisition and Disposition, Commercial Real Estate Development and Construction, Commercial Lending, Retail and Office Leasing, Troubled Loan Work-Outs, Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law Professional Fact:
Ron served as the previous editor of the National Property Law Digest and the Digest of Environmental Law of Real Property. Fun Fact:
Ron played some high school basketball and graduated with more career personal fouls than points. |
Timothy T. Unruh Practice Focus:
Commercial Real Estate, Retail and Office Leasing, Business and Commercial Transactions. Professional Fact:
Tim worked as a real estate broker and a commercial, industrial and multi-family property manager in California, Arizona and Utah. Fun Fact:
Tim’s original career aspiration was to become a professional golfer. He worked for three years as an assistant golf pro at Ironwood Country Club, an Arnold Palmer designed course in Palm Dessert, CA. |
Our People
Our People
Years of practice in big firms have shaped our depth of knowledge in precise areas of law, but we’ve chosen a boutique environment for a reason: we like our clients and our clients like us, and we’ve learned that working the way they need us to translates into success for them and us. Our lawyers are not just any lawyers and they are not junior lawyers. We are a passionate, talented and collaborative team of highly experienced and genuine practitioners that represent clients across the U.S. and in a variety of foreign countries. We gain incredible satisfaction from the practice of law, and that drives us to work harder, longer and smarter than most in our field.
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