Commercial & Civil Litigation Attorneys
- Jennifer Brust
- Raighne Delaney
- Leo Fisher
- James Korman
- Timothy Hughes
- James Irving
- Richard Kelley
- Juanita Ferguson
- Andrea Davison
- Samuel Banks
- Maureen Carr
- Stephen Caruso
- Harrison Clinton
- Blake Frieman
- Jonathan Harrison
- Robert Hicks
- Charles McAleer Jr.
- Joseph Meadows
- Jennifer Schiffer
- Richard Sullivan, Jr.
- R. Douglas Taylor, Jr.
- Malcolm Thomas
Related Practices
From modest contract disputes and collections to complex multi-million dollar litigation, Bean, Kinney & Korman enjoys a reputation of assembling qualified, tenacious teams of attorneys and support staff to serve our clients. We practice in the trial and appellate courts of every local and federal jurisdiction in Northern Virginia and the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. We also handle cases nationwide. We appear in mediation and arbitration proceedings.
Litigation Practice Versatility
We see the forest. We’re not artificially compartmentalized by practice discipline, which can result in skewed and flawed litigation strategy. Our experienced trial attorneys take advantage of the firm’s substantive knowledge in multiple practice areas and have the sense to draw upon those resources in preparing for trial.
Appropriate Staffing of Cases
Many firms drag in whoever is available to handle a matter. We organize whoever is needed and appropriate. That may be only a junior associate with a senior attorney's occasional guidance. Or it may be multiple combinations of attorneys and support staff with a range of experience and skills that can go toe-to-toe with formidable opponents. The requirements of the client and the demands of the case receive equally thoughtful response.
Experience in Different Types of Litigation
Litigation is not a numbers game in which the side putting the most bodies into the fray wins. It demands focus, intuition, skill, determination, credibility, and ultimately the ability to convince a judge or jury that you're right. These are qualities we have in abundance. We appreciate the opportunity to put them at your service, as we have for our clients involved in a variety of litigated matters, including:
- commercial contract disputes,
- partnership disputes,
- employment matters,
- title disputes and defense of title insurance claims,
- credit enforcement and collection,
- adversary proceedings in bankruptcy cases,
- lender liability claims,
- leasing disputes,
- construction claims,
- business accountings,
- intellectual property infringement,
- government contracts,
- defamation and product disparagement,
- false advertising and unfair trade.
Reported Cases
Argued the appeal and drafted the brief of appelant. The Fourth Circuit held, in a civil RICO claim under 18 U.S.C. § 1962(a) , that the plantiff's injury need not derive solely from the use of the investment funds, but may also arise from the fraudulent activity, itself. The court also, sua sponte, sitting en banc, reversed a previous panel holding and found that, in a section 1962(a) claim, the racketeering enterprise and defendant may be the same entity.
Lead counsel for the appellee and argued the appeal for the appellee before the Fourth Circuit. The court found that a trademark based upon an abbreviation (acronym) was not infringed by the use of a longer phrase from which abbreviation was derived. The court also found that there was no confusion caused by the appellee's use of larger descriptive phrase from which the appellant's trademark abbreviation was based.
Principal drafter of the brief of appellee. The D.C. Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of claims based on plaintiff's failure to respond to discovery and established the standards for invalidating wills in the District of Columbia based on allegations of fraud and undue duress.
Trial co-counsel and drafted the substantive motions and trial related pleadings where the trustees of a multi-employer pension fund prevailed in a suit by a disappointed borrower because the loan would have constituted a prohibited transaction under ERISA.
Drafted the brief of the amicus curiae. The Ninth Circuit adopted the reasoning in the amicus curie brief and extended the psychotherapist-patient testimonial privilege to employee assistance professionals.
Argued the appeal before the D.C. Circuit and drafted the brief of appellant before that court and the brief of the respondant before the United States Supreme Court. The D.C. Circuit held that, in a federal workmen's compensation case, an injured employee was entitled to the greater of the benefit for the loss of the use of a scheduled body part or the formula benefit for all other injuries. The United States Supreme Court reversed that decision.
Principal drafter of the brief of intervener. The court adopted the arguments in the intervener's brief and upheld the board's determination that a railroad's rates in conjunction with a bottleneck movement were unreasonable.
Argued the appeal and drafted the brief of appellant. The Virginia Court of Appeals reversed the trial court for taking into account the value of an equitable distribution award in determining the amount of spousal support awarded to the wife.
Published Articles
- American Bar Association - Practice Points, November 30, 2020
- A Graphic IllustrationOctober 2020
- Virginia Bar Association Construction Law Blog, October 1, 2020
- Andrea Davison quotedVirginia Lawyers Weekly, June 1, 2020
- Originally posted March 30, 2020. Updated April 4, 2020April 4, 2020
- March 24, 2020
- American Bar Association, September 19, 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- Practical Law, June 2019
- An overview of the special rules that apply to foreign sovereigns during litigation.American Bar Association, January 1, 2017
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, May 2016
- Bankruptcy Law News, May 2016
- Virginia Lawyer Magazine, August 2015
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 2013
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 2013
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, March 2013
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 2012
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, May 2012
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 2012
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 2012
- The Fee Simple, May 2011
- The Fee Simple, May 2011
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, March 2011
- The Practical Real Estate Lawyer, January 2011
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, January 2011
- Masonry Magazine, November 2010
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, March 2010
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, March 2010
- AIA Northern Virginia News, March/April 2010
- Construction, Accounting and Taxation, Volume 19, Number 5, September/October 2009
- BKK Business Law Newsletter, September 2009
- Damages Under the Virginia Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act: Blue Line vs. Redmon GroupThe Journal of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 21, Number 3, 2009
- Litigation Commentary & Review, 2009
- Electrical Contractor, February 2009
Blogposts
- Business Insights, October 15, 2020
- Virginia Phase 3 Reopening: Will a COVID-19 Liability Waiver Protect Your Business from Legal Risks?Employment Law , July 6, 2020
- Employment Law , July 1, 2020
- Employment Law , June 15, 2020
- Employment Law , June 9, 2020
- Employment Law , June 3, 2020
- Business Insights, April 22, 2020
- Employment Law , March 30, 2020
- Business Insights, July 18, 2019
- Business Insights, June 6, 2019
- Business Insights, July 18, 2018
News
- February 12, 2021
- November 5, 2020
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, September 7, 2020
- The Fresno Bee, August 6, 2020
- February 25, 2020
- March 13, 2017
- January 9, 2017
- The Washington Times, January 9, 2014
- November 1, 2012
- November 9, 2011
- April 4, 2011
- January 3, 2011
- April 13, 2010
- Virginia Lawyers Weekly, February 1, 2010
- July 26, 2009
- December 17, 2008
- Washington Business Journal, November 23, 2008
- July 25, 2008
- July 11, 2007
Seminars & Events
- Online, August 4, 2020
- Online, July 16, 2020
- Online, June 2, 2020
- Webcast, May 7, 2020
- A Panel Discussion - You've Got Questions! We Can Help Provide AnswersOnline, April 21, 2020
- Webinar, March 27, 2020