[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] On October 6, an early morning construction accident at Union Station killed a contract worker and left two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees injured. The crew was replacing a section of track at the station when a fire and blast unexpectedly erupted....
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 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,...
Read MoreKoonz McKenney Partner Lobbies Against Healthcare Restrictions
American Association for Justice (AAJ) Partner and Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Paulette Chapman participated in the American Association for Justice (AAJ) Women’s Lobbying Day on May 26th, 2011. Chapman and women trial lawyers from across the country gathered to lobby Congress against the House HR 5
Read MoreMother and Toddler Struck By Vehicle at Dangerous Georgetown Intersection
On September 28, a mother and her 2-year-old son were struck by a vehicle at a notoriously dangerous intersection in the heart of Georgetown. According to officials, the mother and her child were returning home from a nearby park at the time of the accident. A Mercedes struck the mother at the intersection of 26th...
Read MoreKoonz McKenney Wins Appellate Ruling Upholding Verdict for Injured Motorist
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...
Read MorePaulette 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 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....
Read MoreChapman Selected To Executive Committee Of The Council For Court Excellence
Partner Paulette Chapman has been elected to serve on the Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence (CCE), a nonprofit organization that works to improve the administration of justice in the local and federal courts in the Washington D.C. area. “From its initiatives and programs including modernizing the trial jury and grand jury...
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