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Experience
Mr. Topazian represents large companies such as Saks Incorporated and Bally Total Fitness Corporation, medium size companies such as Lankford-SYSCO Food Services, LLC, and small companies such as Kelly Generator & Equipment, Inc. and G.L. Cornell Company. He also represents governmental and quasi-governmental entities such as the D.C. Commissioner of Insurance and Securities Regulation, the D.C. Insurance Guaranty Association, Washington County, Maryland and the Sheriff's Office of Washington County, Maryland. He focuses his practice on litigation at the trial and appellate levels, as well as on arbitration proceedings. He has obtained numerous favorable final judgments and arbitration awards on behalf of his clients, including recent judgments and awards in the areas of employment discrimination, family and medical leave, information technology, real estate development, and wrongful discharge. He counsels clients on how to avoid having claims and lawsuits filed against them in the first instance, but has a proven track record of vigorously and successfully representing them when they are caught up in litigation. He is formally ranked by an independent organization which conducts broad and anonymous surveys of lawyers as having reached the height of professional excellence and the highest levels of skill and integrity.
Mr. Topazian achieved an A/V® rating from Martindale Hubbell®, the highest possible peer review rating for ethics and legal ability.
Admitted
1999, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1998, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
1997, Virginia (Federal)
1995, Virginia (State)
1992, District of Columbia (State and Federal)
1991, Maryland (State and Federal)
Education
Washington College of Law, American University (J.D., cum laude, 1990)
Central Connecticut State University (B.A., Political Science, 1987)
Affiliations, Associations & Special Achievements
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Maryland Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
Co-editor of Section newsletter; Columnist, Section newsletter,
Recent Developments in labor and employment law
District of Columbia Bar Association, Litigation Section
Virginia Bar Association, Litigation Section
Defense Research Institute (DRI), Labor and Employment Section
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