Lawyers with Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. recently achieved a favorable decision for a client who had been injured in a WMATA accident involving a Metrobus. The D.C. Court of Appeals affirmed a judgment on a jury verdict for...
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Paulette Chapman Voted Trial Lawyer Of The Year 2013
Congratulations to our partner Paulette E. Chapman who has been voted Trial Lawyer of the Year 2013 by the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association. Her professional colleagues recognize her for outstanding commitment to her clients, persistence in the pursuit of justice, and unselfish devotion to her community. She is the...
Read MoreWill Critical Review Keep Judge From D.C. Circuit Slot?
D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Vanessa Ruiz, who has been aggressively pushed by a number of well-connected Democratic lawyers for promotion to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, is being taken to task for having an excessive backlog of undecided cases. As part of a mandatory review before Ruiz could be...
Read MoreSpeak to Our Injury Attorneys after an Accident — Offering Representation in Reston, Virginia
[ubermenu-map address="Reston, VA" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Reston is located in Fairfax County within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with a population of 58,404. In 2012, CNN Money Magazine ranked Reston the 7th Best Place to Live in America. Libraries and Transit Reston is served by the Reston Regional Library, which is operated by the Fairfax County Public...
Read MoreJulie Heiden Named Personal Injury Law Professional of the Year
Virginia injury attorney Julie Harry Heiden, partner at Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P., has been named a Cambridge Who’s Who Professional of the Year in Personal Injury Law. While inclusion in the Cambridge Who’s Who...
Read MoreOur Maryland Injury Attorneys Offer Representation in Bowie
[ubermenu-map address="Bowie, MD" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Bowie is a city in Prince George County with a population of 54,727. Bowie has grown from a small agricultural and railroad town to one of the largest and fastest growing cities in Maryland. Bowie is the largest municipality in the county, being the fifth most populous city in...
Read MoreFavorable Verdict Received For Family Who Was Struck By A Dump Truck On The Beltway
The trial team from Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis won a verdict in Prince George’s Court for three people injured in a motor vehicle collision. The defendants offered $500, $40,000 and $43,000 for the individual plaintiffs. Jurors heard a stellar opening by Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Kelly Fisher, a compelling direct exam of the plaintiffs...
Read MorePaulette Chapman Speaks at the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
In March, partner Paulette Chapman spoke to over 250 members of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 about their rights under workers compensation laws in DC, Virginia, and Maryland. She stressed that while the three states are similar in the types of wage and medical benefits, they differ in their deadlines, maximum compensation wage rates, and...
Read MoreFunctioning AEDs Save Lives
Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Paulette Chapman, along with Washington, D.C. injury attorney Kelly Fisher and Maryland injury lawyer Justin Beall recently settled aÂ
Read MoreResidents at a Washington D.C. Nursing Home Say the Facility Has Mounting Problems
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] In Washington D.C., residents at the Washington Center for Aging Services and their families have reported several problems that are affecting the care of senior citizens at the facility. One female resident told her family that the food service was struggling, and stated that lately it's become even more insufficient....
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