Faculty
Deborah E. Bouchoux, Esq.
B.A. magna cum laude, San Diego State University; J.D. summa cum laude, University of Santa Clara. Private practitioner for more than twenty years, specializing in corporate and intellectual property law. Author of nine legal textbooks, including the most popular paralegal research and writing text in the country. Formerly, adjunct professor, University of San Diego. Admitted before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Member, District of Columbia Bar Association (active) and the State Bar of California (inactive).
Heather Bupp-Habuda, Esq.
B.A., The Pennsylvania State University (Political Science), J.D., Washington College of Law, American University. Sole practitioner and Ethics Advisor; Adjunct Professor, at Washington College of Law, American University and at David A. Clarke School of Law; Creator and moderator of several D.C. Bar Continuing Legal Education courses focusing on D.C. Ethics Rules, Law Practice Management, and Law Office Technology for Solo and Small Firms. Formerly, legal ethics counsel, District of Columbia Bar; attorney, Office of the Solicitor, United States Department of Labor. Admitted to practice in Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia, and various federal courts.
Joan K. Casper, Esq.
B.A., Georgetown University (Government); J.D., Pace Law School, cum laude. Senior Business Affairs Attorney at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Formerly associated with Reed Smith LLP and with Bleakley Platt & Schmidt LLP practicing in the areas of corporate law, mergers & acquisitions, nonprofit law and governance. Admitted to practice in the States of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the District of Columbia.
Renée R. Crittendon, Esq.
B.A., Georgetown University (Economics); J.D., George Washington University National Law Center; Associate Division Chief, Federal Communications Commission; Deputy Chief Counsel, Prism Communications Services, Inc.; Associate, Piper, Marbury, Rudnick & Wolfe. Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Member of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Federal Communications Bar Associations.
Okianer Christian Dark, Esq.
B.A., Upsala College, magna cum laude; J.D., Rutgers University School of Law; Professor of Law at Howard University School of Law specializing in Torts, Products Liability and Health Law; formerly an Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office in Portland, Oregon; responsible for affirmative civil rights litigation and the Community Relations Unit; founding Trustee of the Northwest Health Foundation, serving as Chair of the Grants Committee for over three years; former Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law for over 10 years, specializing in Antitrust, Torts and Women and the law; litigated with the Antitrust and Civil Divisions of the United States Department of Justice. Admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey; Associate Member of the Virginia Bar.
Jody Haller Drake, Esq.
B.A., Franklin and Marshall College (Art History); J.D., Western New England College School of Law; Partner at Sughrue Mion, PLLC, specializing in all aspects of U.S. and international trademark law, including trademark prosecution, counseling, opinions, licensing, litigation support and internet related rights. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Jody was recently recognized as one of the Leading Lawyers in IP in a recent survey conducted by Legal Times.
Amy R. Fine, Esq.
A.B., magna cum laude, Mount Holyoke College (Economics); J.D., New York University School of Law; Adjunct Professorial Lecturer, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University; Copyeditor, The Antitrust Bulletin; formerly in-house counsel, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and associate, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher; admitted to practice in New York State; five-time Jeopardy! winner and participant in the Ultimate Tournament of Champions (2005).
Janet Holt, Esq.
B.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; J.D., Hamline University, cum laude; L.L.M., with distinction, Georgetown University Law Center. Formerly associated with Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd., and in sole practice representing small businesses, primarily construction related, and representing individuals and developers in real-estate matters. Former Associate Editor, TRIAL Magazine, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Georgetown. Currently affiliated with Keller Williams representing individuals, residential builders, and land developers in Virginia real-estate transactions.
Jim Hourican, Esq.
B.A., University of Pittsburgh (English Lit); J.D., University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Associate Deputy General Counsel, Department of Defense, Office of The General Counsel; Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, CA; Judge Advocate, U.S. Marine Corps. Admitted to bars of Pennsylvania and California. Barrister, Gray's Inn, London, UK. LtCol, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
Jeffrey D. Karceski, Esq.
B.S., University of Maryland (Nuclear Engineering); J.D., George Washington University; Partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP, specializing in intellectual property law, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.
Kenneth Kellner, Esq.
B.S., Cornell University (Industrial and Labor Relations); J.D., Emory University School of Law; Articles Editor, Emory Journal of International Dispute Resolution; Acting Chief Counsel, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, U.S. House of Representatives; Trial Attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice; Assistant General Counsel and Litigation Attorney, Federal Election Commission. Admitted to District of Columbia Bar and the State Bar of Georgia, and the bars of the United States Supreme Court and other federal courts.
Neil H. Koslowe, Esq.
B.A., Yeshiva University; J.D., Harvard Law School; Law Clerk to The Honorable Newell Edenfield, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta Division); former Special Litigation Counsel with the United States Department of Justice; currently of counsel to Shearman & Sterling. Admitted to practice: U.S. Supreme Court, all federal courts, Georgia, New York, and the District of Columbia.
Harvey Levin, Esq.
B.A., Williams College, cum laude; J.D. Georgetown University Law Center; Presently, Shareholder and Director, Birch, Horton, Bittner and Cherot, Anchorage, Alaska and Washington, DC; formerly, Assistant Chief Counsel, Enforcement, United States Office of Thrift Supervision; Law Clerk for Judge Stanley S. Harris, District of Columbia Court of Appeals; Member, Congressman Walter Chandler American Inn of Court; Public Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers; Admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Sixth, Ninth and District of Columbia Circuits and the United States District Courts for the District of Columbia, the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of Michigan.
Paul Lewis, Esq.
BA Notre Dame (History); JD Notre Dame Law School. Deputy Director, Office of Legislative Counsel, US Department of Defense; Counsel, Committee on Armed Services, US House of Representatives; Counsel to the Chairman, Ethics Committee, US House of Representatives; Trial Attorney, Organized Crime and Racketeering Section, US Department of Justice; Assistant District Attorney, Manhattan District Attorneys Office; Judge Advocate, United States Marine Corps. Admitted to bars of New York, New Jersey and other federal courts.
Manar Morales, Esq.
B.S., Cornell University, School of Industrial Labor Relations; J.D., Catholic University, Columbus School of Law; Of Counsel with the law firm of Barr & Camens, specializing in labor and employment law. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland, and before the U.S. District Courts for the District of Maryland and the Eastern District of Michigan.
Kevin G. Smith, Esq.
B.A., St. Mary’s College of Maryland (Social Science); J.D., Potomac School of Law; Partner at Sughrue Mion, PLLC, specializing in all aspects of domestic and international trademark law, with a focus on U.S. trademark prosecution, counseling, opinions, licensing, litigation support and Internet-related intellectual property rights. Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Georgia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Federal Circuits, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
David Tedhams, Esq.
B.A., University of California, Los Angeles; J.D., Temple University School of Law; Deputy Staff Counsel to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals; member of the Pennsylvania, Maryland and D.C. bars, also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for D.C., Maryland, and the Eastern District of Pennsylvania as well as in the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the D.C. Circuit, the Federal Circuit, and the Armed Forces; regular lecturer on local practice at the D.C. Bar’s Mandatory Course for New Admittees; and, creator and moderator of annual D.C. Bar continuing legal education course on practicing before the D.C. Court of Appeals.
Regina Thomas, Esq.
B.A., George Mason University; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center. Assistant general counsel for intellectual property at AOL with focus on copyright, internet/new media, and entertainment law. Previously IP associate at Morgan Lewis & Bockius handling trademark/copyright advising and licensing. Formerly adjunct professor of law, Georgetown University Law Center and The George Washington University Law School (Legal Research and Writing; United States Legal Discourse), and currently teach in GU Paralegal Studies Program (Contracts Law). Frequent lecturer on intellectual property rights, ethics. Senior articles editor of Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics during law school, and trademark/copyright paralegal with IP boutique firms before law school. Author of published article on ethics rules for mediators which also won a legal ethics essay contest. Memberships include International Trademark Association, Copyright Society, Virginia and American Bar Associations (IP Sections), and Board of Advisors for NEEDS For Children, an organization working to combat child pornography.
Suzanne Tsintolas, Esq.
BA, University of New Hampshire (English Teaching); Masters (Public Administration and Management) Troy University; J.D. from Vermont Law School. Admitted in Maryland; U.S. District Court, Districts of Maryland and District of Columbia; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and served as a court-appointed mediator in Maryland state courts. Member of the Montgomery County and Maryland State Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association; Maryland Employment Lawyers Association; American Association of University Women Bar Legal Advocacy Fund; and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. Prior to practicing law, she spent over 15 years in Fortune 50 corporate and governmental human resources management, advising and counseling senior executive management on issues related to personnel actions, including the federal and state statutory guidelines and requirements related to employment law. Sole practitioner in law office in Rockville, MD.
Susan V. Watson, Esq.
B.S., University of Maryland, cum laude; J.D., Georgetown University Law Center. Former associate at Jones Day. Currently an associate with Wallace King Domike & Branson, specializing in toxic tort litigation. Has participated extensively in training new associates and paralegals. Admitted in Maryland, District of Colombia, and the United States District Court for the District of Colombia.
