Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts
George D. Carry Professional Fact:
George stays on the cutting edge of both law and technology. Fun Fact:
Every school George attended from middle school to law school had the same school colors - blue and orange. |
Thomas A. (Tad) DiBiase Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
Tad was an associate at Shearman & Sterling. Fun Fact:
President Lincoln had a son named Tad. His dad does too! |
Robert A. Foster Practice Focus:
Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate/Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law, Real Estate Professional Fact:
Bob is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney. Fun Fact:
Bob is fascinated with cars and subscribes to four car magazines. He usually trades a car in for a new one when it's time for the second oil change. |
Judah Lifschitz Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
Judd is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney. Fun Fact:
In his free time Judd has written four published books on Judaica topics. |
Alexis M. Lockshin Practice Focus:
Litigation and Trial Practice, Construction Law, Complex Commercial Litigation, Government Contracts Professional Fact:
While at the University of Maryland, Alexis served as associate editor on the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy. Fun Fact:
Alexis is the youngest of 4 children - by 16 years! |
Susan A. Mattingly Practice Focus:
Director of Administration Professional Fact:
Susan has been active in the Washington, DC legal community since 1977. Fun Fact:
Susan's favorite author is Stephen King. |
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 such an LSU Tigers football fan, that if you cut him, he bleeds purple and gold. |
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 is partial to non-fiction, and especially enjoys reading biographies. |
Lauren J. Schram Practice Focus:
Lauren serves as the primary paralegal for the Business Transaction team. Professional Fact:
As a representative of the firm, Lauren is actively involved in the Alzheimer's Association and the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Fun Fact:
Lauren dyes her hair often. She dyed it dark brunette to participate in the 2008 Blondes vs. Brunettes Powder Puff Football game benefiting the Alzheimer's Association National Capital Area Chapter. |
Steven H. Schram Practice Focus:
Business/Commercial Transactions, Corporate/Limited Liability Company/Partnership and Joint Venture Law, Real Estate Professional Fact:
Steve shares his vast experience with others by serving on the board of directors of several privately held corporations. Fun Fact:
Steve prepares a multi-page detailed itinerary for every family trip. It includes details such as "relaxing at the pool," "afternoon naps," etc. |
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:
Reed represents numerous medical and dental practices in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Fun Fact:
Reed got bit by the wrong mosquito on an elephant trek in Southern Nepal, which resulted in Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever. He flew back to the U.S. where he recuperated for two months. |
Adrianne C. Brakefield Practice Focus:
Transactional (Commercial, Business Entity Formation, Trial Practice (Construction and Civil) Fun Fact:
Adrianne medaled at the forensic state championship all four years of high school, once with a perfect score. |
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 is a fan of musical theatre. Her favorite musical is Rent, which she saw on Broadway more than ten times. |
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 is a Martindale-Hubbell AV rated attorney. Fun Fact:
Through his social fraternity at University of Maryland, Ron quickly learned that politics was not his calling - he ran for a school office and lost by fewer than 5 votes. |
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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