Lawyer Katherine Leong, graduated from Georgetown University, A.B., magna cum laude, 2001 Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude; Executive Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 2004), is now employed by Sanford Heisler, LLP at 1666 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20009.

While being a member of Virginia State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association., Katherine Leong is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Katherine Leong as your lawyer, you should consider whether Katherine Leong offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Katherine Leong has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Katherine Leong's office is located at Washington, DC, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

You should also ask how long the lawyer has been in practice, how much experience he or she has in cases like yours, and more importantly, the outcomes of those cases! Focus of the lawyer's practice and years of experience are also very important factors in your evaluation process. The more focused the lawyer's practice areas, the better service he or she could provide. So do not make decisions solely on one or two factors. Only hire lawyers you feel comfortable with as they will represent you and your interests, and you will be sharing private details about your life with them.

Katherine Leong has been admitted in 2004, Virginia, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2005, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of Maryland. His or her practice areas include Litigation; Sex Discrimination; Race Discrimination.

Katherine Leong's college and law school education includes Georgetown University, A.B., magna cum laude, 2001, Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude; Executive Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 2004). Other biographical background includes Katherine Leong is a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Washington, D.C. office of Sanford Heisler, LLP, a national law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., New York and California. She received her law degree magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 2004.Ms. Leong served as Trial Counsel representing approximately 6,000 women in Velez v. Novartis. The presiding federal judge described the case as having been "brilliantly tried." After a seven-week trial, the Firm secured the largest employment verdict ($253 million) in United States history. The Firm obtained a court-approved settlement of $175 million on behalf of the class that the judge described as "extraordinary" and "one of a kind." In addition to the Novartis gender discrimination class action, Ms. Leong also served as Trial Counsel in a lawsuit against a hospital in Santa Rosa, California for prematurely discharging and failing to treat a patient, actions which eventually led to the patient's death. Ms. Leong also represents children in the District of Columbia in a class action lawsuit against the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, seeking monetary and injunctive relief for the cover-up of toxic lead levels that contaminated the District's water supply from 2001 to 2004. She continues to work on a range of cases targeting employment discrimination, including a race discrimination lawsuit alleging wrongful termination brought on behalf of a former associate of Howrey LLP.*****Be. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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