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Employment & Labor law
For nearly three decades, Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates has represented federal and local government employees on matters to include employee discharge, unemployment compensation, discrimination, and retirement benefits in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC.
 Case Highlight
The firm represented a retired employee on appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit who claimed retirement benefits from both the District of Columbia and the Office of Personnel Management.
Property Tax Liens
No other law firm is better positioned than Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates to represent clients in property tax lien cases. Our legal team has a comprehensive understanding of these issues that enable our firm to provide experienced legal counsel for cases involving commercial and residential property tax liens.
Case Highlight
The firm successfully prevented the sale of commercial property for a striving business located in Northwest Washington, DC pursuant to a valid tax lien. The legal action to foreclose on the property was dismissed.
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Corporate Governance
Our firm represents emerging businesses, government entities, as well as the individual interest of multi-million dollar corporations and non-profit organizations. We develop systems for our clients to ensure compliance with agency regulations. Our compliance program includes preparing articles of incorporation and bylaws for small businesses; advising clients regarding business structures, development, business expansion, partnership agreements, minutes, corporate seals, business dissolution and risk management.
Case Highlight
In the area of risk management, Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates represented clients who were injured at construction sites and received substantial awards on behalf of the client. In some instances, the cases involved multiple corporations regarding general liability issues that often arise in construction projects.
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Real Estate
 Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates offers comprehensive services to address the full range of business and legal issues clients face in today’s marketplace. We take a multidisciplinary team approach to provide our clients with a full range of legal services in connection with the purchase, sale, financing, leasing, property management and rehabilitation of real estate.
Case Highlight
The firm successfully represented a client in federal court in a complex case against a national mortgage company with multiple parties involving the fraudulent lending practices to small investors for properties in the District of Columbia involving millions of dollars. In this case, the firm handled property sales, assisted in property management, property maintenance and foreclosures. Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates also protected the client from criminal prosecution.
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Construction and Construction-Related Issues
The firm has over 28 years of experience in the construction of small commercial and residential properties, as well as in various stages of the construction project process to include contract negotiation and drafting for general contractors and subcontractors, construction permit acquisition, construction inspection and draws paid to general contractors and subcontractors, occupancy certificates, change orders, code compliance, architectural design and plans.
Case Highlight
Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates litigated a case before the United States District Court for the District of Columbia involving structural and mechanical defects of an HVAC system in a newly renovated mixed-use property in a commercial zone. In this case, a suit was filed against the architect for malpractice, the company that installed the HVAC system and the construction inspection company. The firm demonstrated familiarity with architectural plans to include technical engineering drawings, and ultimately appealed the Court’s ruling to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
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Administrative Law
Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates has successfully represented clients before federal and local government agencies. Our attorneys have fine tuned their knowledge, skills and expertise in interpreting, analyzing and applying agency rules, regulations, procedures, statutes and administrative powers before agencies in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Case Highlight
Our firm participated in alternative dispute resolution and adjudicatory hearings for employees with the school system for the District of Columbia. We also represented the Black Police Association in a discrimination action against the Metropolitan Police Department before the Human Rights Commission.
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Taxation and Non-Profit Corporate Law
Phyllis J. Outlaw and Associates represents organizations regarding corporate formation to include drafting articles of incorporation and bylaws, as well as assists organizations in qualifying for tax-exempt status for the federal and local government.
Case Highlight
The firm successfully represents non-profit organizations that experience challenges in securing their tax exempt status on both the federal and local levels.
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“Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates provides exceptional legal services and always represents our best interest. The attorneys are accessible and highly responsive to our requests.”
Dr. Mary Quinn
Council of Women Ministers & Male Support Division, Inc.
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Automobile, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Slip and Fall
For over 29 years, Phyllis J. Outlaw & Associates has successfully represented hundreds of clients in personal injury cases. Our lawyers make sure you receive quality medical care for your injuries and that your medical bills are paid. We also seek compensation for time lost from work and our consultations are free. Our lawyers have won thousands of dollars for clients to compensate them for their pain and suffering
Case Highlight
Our firm won a substantial award against a construction company for a pedestrian who was injured when a truck ran over his foot at a construction site. In some instances, the cases involved multiple corporations regarding general liability issues that often arise in construction projects.
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U.S. Immigration and Nationality law
 The attorneys in our firm have over twenty years experience in representing clients in deportation proceedings in Baltimore, Maryland and Arlington, Virginia Courts. We have also represented clients on appeal before the Board of Immigration Appeals.
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Our attorneys have successfully represented clients in family immigration petitions and visas. We have represented hundreds of clients who are now US citizens as a result of our legal representation.
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