Received a favorable security clearance ruling by the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals for a key engineer employed by a structural engineering client. (2012)

Helped a key employee of a company involved in vital space program work keep his security clearance. Preparation of a thorough Response to the Statement of Reasons along with extensive supporting documentation allowed DOHA Chief Department Counsel to review the case and withdrew a challenge without a hearing. (2011)

Won a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction with Bill Corrigan on behalf of large entity that enforces a non-compete provision signed by a former employee who joined a competitor on March 14, 2011. The court issued the injunction against the individual and his new employer, a competitor, following a day trial (2011)

Advised a large defense contractor facing an invalidation of its facility clearance to put in place extensive, immediate corrective actions and demonstrate compliance to DSS. (2011)

Assisted a former distinguished military officer, who was working as an executive with a technology company, keep his security clearance. The Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) launched an inquiry based on concerns that the executive failed to inform a previous employer that he ran a private business in his spare time. We used documentation to show that the client was unaware of his employer's policy and that the client had an unblemished record of compliance dating back to 1982. DOHA withdrew the Statement of Reasons and cancelled the hearing (2010)

Convinced an administrative judge that a highly regarded scientist, who had worked on the Star Wars Program under President Ronald Reagan, was not a security risk. The judge ruled in September, 2010, that the scientist could keep his security clearance.

Demonstrated that a former distinguished military officer working for a technology company was unaware of the employer’s policy requiring disclosure of his ownership of a private business. The government withdrew its challenge to the client’s security clearance in June, 2010, without holding a hearing.

Convinced a judge from the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals to grant a security clearance to a senior systems integration engineer who had overcome clearance concerns raised by his conduct as a young enlistee of the U.S. Air Force. The judge considered such mitigating factors as the applicant's stellar employment history, positive testimony from the applicant's supervisors, psychological evaluations and the applicant's age and peer pressure at the time of his misconduct (2010)

Prevented a competitor company from obtaining a preliminary injunction in federal and state court on a transportation contract for the Major League Baseball All Star Game that our client had won through a competitive bidding process (2009)

Assisted several companies in demonstrating that key employees met the appropriate mitigating conditions to receive a security clearance (2009)

Won a trial for breach of contract and received a substantial judgment, including sanctions awarding attorneys' fees for our clients (2008)

Obtained a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction against the former employee of a publicly traded bank in a trade secret case (2008)

Achieved a successful result for a client in a security clearance matter before an administrative judge (2008)

Accomplished a successful result for a key executive in a security clearance matter involving the Smith Amendment (2007)

Obtained monetary damages for a defendant homeowner by filing a counterclaim after a company improperly placed a lien on the home and sought damages (2007) even though it had falsified its work

Successfully represented a discharged senior executive in recovering substantial parachute severance benefits (2007)