Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. attorney, William P. Lightfoot, is a member of the seven-person Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, which monitors the actions and conduct of D.C. Superior Court and Court of Appeals judges. The commission is a voice...
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We Support SOME, So Others Might Eat, Helping the Homeless in Washington D.C.!
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] SOME, So Others Might Eat, has been in Washington, D.C. for over 40 years, serving the homeless and giving them what they need to break the cycle of homelessness so they may live independently, with dignity. SOME improves people's lives, including the mentally ill and the elderly, who live...
Read MoreJulie Harry Heiden Honored For Excellence In Legal Services
Virginia injury attorney Julie Harry Heiden, Partner of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P, has been recognized by Cambridge Who’s Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in legal services. A 17-year veteran of the legal profession, Ms. Heiden is respected for her mastery...
Read MoreLiability Fight Continues in $30M Wrongful Death Case
Nearly eight years after a steam explosion in downtown Washington killed two men, several parties who were sued in connection with the blast continue to point the finger at one another – and at one of the victims – over who was to blame. Joseph Hudert and Francis Stotmeister were employees...
Read MoreFirm Partner Peter DePaolis Selected For “Best Lawyers”
Washingtonian Magazine has selected Virginia injury attorney Peter DePaolis and Washington, D.C. injury lawyers Roger Johnson, William Lightfoot and Paulette Chapman for inclusion on their list of...
Read MorePaulette Chapman Recognized By Trial Lawyers Association
Paulette Chapman received the Women’s Caucus Award from the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. The association is the preeminent organization of lawyers in and around Washington, D.C. who represent plaintiffs in personal-injury, wrongful-death, civil-rights actions, and workers’-compensation claims. “As a former President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and...
Read MoreWilliam Lightfoot Recovers $1.8 Million In Construction Case
Partner William P. Lightfoot recently recovered 1.8 million dollars for a worker who fell through a hole in a roof while on a construction site. Though the general contractor covered the hole, the cover was not secured and was not properly marked. OSHA found that the contractor did not maintain a safe place to...
Read MoreAttorney Marc Fiedler Gives Seminar Presentation On Appellate Practice
Koonz McKenney partner and Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Marc Fiedler gave a presentation with Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. of the Maryland Court of Appeals on the topic, Trial Lawyers in Appellate Courts, on January 22, 2010 at the Workhorse Seminar 2010. The full-day seminar, sponsored jointly...
Read MoreAttorney Thomas McWeeny Successfully Litigates Claim for Catastrophically Injured Worker
On July 21, 2009 the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission upheld the rights of an injured worker whose arm was dragged into a PTO shaft of a post-hole digger after a three hour evidentiary hearing. On February 11, 2008, a string from the worker’s jacket was blown into a post-hole digger causing his arm to be pulled into...
Read MorePaulette Chapman Elected To Board Of Directors for The District Of Columbia Bar Foundation
Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis attorney Paulette Chapman was recently elected to be on the Board of Directors for the District of Columbia Bar Foundation. The DC Bar Foundation’s mission is to fund, support, and improve legal representation of the poor, vulnerable,...
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