Family law attorney, Criminal justice attorney, Employment attorney in Washington, DC
A litigation and administrative law firm serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, with practices in complex trial and appellate litigation, government contracts and bid protests, government litigation and relations, and complex commercial disputes covering banking, real estate, securities, franchise, insurance, and UCC matters. Family law work includes divorce, same-sex divorce, legal separation, child custody and support, prenuptial and cohabitation agreements, asset division, spousal support, and post-decree modifications. The firm also handles employment defense involving discrimination, wrongful termination, and sexual harassment claims, professional malpractice defense for lawyers, doctors, pharmacists, and architects, white collar criminal matters such as mail, wire, tax, bank, and securities fraud, and nonprofit formation, tax-exempt status, and general counsel services. Clients have included the District of Columbia Housing Authority, DC Water and Sewer Authority, DC public charter schools, national accounting firms, and religious organizations; the attorneys are also experienced in mediation and arbitration.
Frederick A. Douglas and Curtis A. Boykin formed the firm, described on its site as minority-owned, in 2003, pairing Douglas's litigation and government-regulation experience with Boykin's commercial-litigation and government-relations background. It has since grown to five attorneys. Douglas, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Columbia, has tried cases and argued appeals since the 1980s and holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell; Boykin has tried cases and argued appeals since the mid-1990s.





