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• Five CSCS Attorneys Recognized in 2018 DC Super Lawyers Magazine

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 20-Apr-2018

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce that five members of our legal team have been recognized in this year’s edition of Washington, DC Super Lawyers ® Magazine. Super Lawyers is one of the nation’s most trusted legal publications, and it publishes an annual list of the most accomplished attorneys in the region. Recognized attorneys have attained the ...
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• Partner Joseph Cammarata Featured on CNN to Discuss Stormy Daniels & President Trump Legal Implications

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 3-Apr-2018

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Partner Joseph Cammarata recently appeared on CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin to discuss Stormy Daniels’ alleged sexual relationship with President Donald Trump. Daniels’ legal team has taken legal action against President Trump and his personal attorney Michael Cohen, both of whom have publicly denied her allegations, seeking to dissolve ...
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• Partner Joseph Cammarata Featured in Clinton Docu-Series "Scandalous"

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 15-Feb-2018

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Partner Joseph Cammarata recently appeared on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom with Bill Hemmer to discuss his featured role in a historical documentary series discussing the sexual misconduct allegations against former President Bill Clinton. The docu-series – entitled “Scandalous” – is an eight part special that ...
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• WABA 2018 Bicyclists' Choice Awards

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 9-Feb-2018

  By: Ashley Page This year it was our pleasure to attend and support the Washington Area Bicyclists Association ( WABA ) 2018 Bicyclists’ Choice Awards. WABA is a vital organization to the bicyclist community in our region. Its advocacy has helped bring more protected bike lanes and bike commuting routes to the DC metro area, and it even worked tirelessly to help change the outdated ...
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• Allan M. Siegel, Ashley Page Present WABA Bicycle Crash Workshop

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 30-Jan-2018

  On January 17 th, Partner Allan M. Siegel and Associate Ashley Page presented at the Washington Area Bicyclist Association’s (WABA) workshop “What to Do After a Bike Crash.” This is the second time that Attorneys Siegel and Page have presented this workshop to Washington, D.C. metro area bicyclists. After a bicycle crash, your adrenaline may be flowing or you may be in shock. ...
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• Joseph Cammarata Appears on CNN to Share Insight on Defamation Lawsuit Against President Trump

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 15-Jan-2018

  Partner Joseph Cammarata was a featured guest on a recent edition of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, where he discussed a defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump. The lawsuit was filed by Summer Zervos, a former contestant on The Apprentice who received threats after President Trump publicly denounced her allegations of being groped and said she “made up” her claims for political ...
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• Partner Joseph Cammarata Discusses Role as Paula Jones' Attorney in President Clinton's Sexual Harassment Scandal on HLN

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 15-Jan-2018

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Partner Joseph Cammarata recently appeared on HLN’s two-hour daily news program Michaela to share his insight on a story regarding former President Bill Clinton’s infamous sexual harassment scandal, in which he played a role as an attorney for Paula Jones. HLN aired a special report on the topic on Sunday 12/10 at 9:00 pm ET. Mr. Cammarata ...
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• Partners Joseph Cammarata & Allan M. Siegel Named DC's Top Lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 6-Dec-2017

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce that Washingtonian magazine has recognized Partners Joseph Cammarata and Allan M. Siegel in its 2017 Top Lawyers list! This is a prestigious honor that Partner Cammarata has been consistently selected for since 1997, and Partner Siegel since 2004. Both Partners are recognized in the magazine’s December 2017 issue. ...
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• Congratulations to Rackeb Mered the winner of the 2017 Ethiopian Heritage Scholarship Award!

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 25-Sep-2017

  We are proud to congratulate our 2017 Ethiopian Heritage College Scholarship recipient, Rackeb Mered. Rackeb celebrated this wonderful achievement with us on August 17, 2017. Rackeb impressed us first with her very qualified application and second with her touching essay. Rackeb Mered was born in the United States shortly after her parents emigrated from Ethiopia. She was raised in Alexandria, ...
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• Joseph Cammarata Elected Liaison for Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association for Justice

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 10-Aug-2017

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce that Partner Joseph Cammarata has been elected Liaison to the Brain Injury Association of America for the Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group of the American Association of Justice! Partner Cammarata was voted into this position on July 23, 2017. As Liaison, he will play a valuable role in supporting members of the American ...
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• Huge Northwest Apartment Fire, 1 Person Found Dead

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 6-Jul-2017

  By: Megan Gibson Sunday morning, June 26, 2017- Police found the body of 1 unidentified person in the remnants of a large NW apartment fire. Over 200 people were displaced due to the fire at the 1300 block of Peabody Street, NW. Residents had to jump out of windows and crawl across the floor to escape the fire. Most people did not speak English as their first language, and were very distraught ...
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• CSCS Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2017 DC Super Lawyers List

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 6-Jun-2017

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce that several members of our firm’s legal team have been recognized in this year’s publication of Washington, DC Super Lawyers ®. This is a prestigious achievement that speaks volumes about their professional abilities, record of success, and commitment to protecting the rights of the injured and the wronged. As ...
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• Partner Joseph Cammarata Discusses the United Airlines Incident on iNews24

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 24-Apr-2017

  Last week, Partner Joseph Cammarata appeared on i24News to discuss the recent United Airlines incident in which David Dao, a 69-year-old doctor from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, was forcibly removed from a flight. United employees asked for volunteers to de-board due to overbooking. When no one volunteered, United then called for officers working for the Chicago Department of Aviation to remove ...
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• CSCS Files Lawsuits on Behalf of Three Victims in Silver Spring, MD Apartment Explosion

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 31-Mar-2017

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. has filed lawsuits on behalf of three victims who suffered injuries and losses as a result of a fatal explosion and fire that took place at an apartment complex in Silver Spring, Maryland last August. The lawsuits, filed in Montgomery County Circuit Court on Thursday, March 30th, alleges that Key Management Co., Flower Branch Apartments, and ...
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• Your Rights Are at Risk

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 13-Mar-2017

  Politicians are currently pushing legislation in Congress that will severely limit your ability to pursue your rights in Court. The politicians behind this push are in the pockets of powerful corporations and insurance companies, who do not want to be held accountable for their carelessness, misdeeds, and negligence. They have introduced several anti-civil justice bills which, if passed, will ...
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• DC Council Passed 'Death with Dignity Bill'

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 22-Nov-2016

  By: Allan M. Siegel On last Tuesday November 15, 2016, the DC Council passed 11-2 the 'Death with Dignity Bill.' If enacted, the law would enable certain patients with irreversible, terminal illnesses to request and potentially receive covered medications that induce death. It is a complex bill, which attempts to draw a sharp distinction between ‘death with dignity’ and ...
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• D.C. Court of Appeals Upholds Freundel's 6.5-Year Jail Sentence

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 30-Sep-2016

  By: Allan M. Siegel In a recent opinion by a three-judge panel, the D.C. Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed Rabbi Barry Freundel’s criminal conviction for secretly videotaping women who were partially or totally undressed during a religious bathing ritual. D.C. law generally prohibits imposing multiple sentences for a single offense. Freundel’s lawyer argued that Freundel’s ...
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• Amended Complaint Filed in Class Action Against DC Rabbi Voyeur, Religious Institutions

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 22-Aug-2016

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. and interim class counsel Sanford Heisler, LLP have filed an amended complaint in the pending class action lawsuit involving DC Rabbi Bernard “Barry” Freundel. Freundel is currently serving a 6 ½ year prison sentence for secretly video recording women as they used a ritual Jewish bath, or mikvah, in his Georgetown synagogue, Kesher ...
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• CSCS Announces 2016 Ethiopian Heritage College Scholarship Winner

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 12-Aug-2016

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce the winner of our 2016-2017 Ethiopian Heritage College Scholarship Award – Biruk Negash! Biruk’s essay on how she plans to make the world a better place was selected by our team as the winning submission, and we are thrilled to help support her education as she begins school this fall as a freshman at the University ...
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• CSCS Partners Named in Washington, DC Super Lawyers® List for 2016

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 19-May-2016

  Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is pleased to announce that Ira Sherman, Joseph Cammarata, and Allan M. Siegel have all been honored with inclusion in the 2016 Washington, DC Super Lawyers® list for 2016. This is the sixth consecutive year that Mr. Sherman and Mr. Siegel have been included on this prestigious list, and the tenth consecutive year for Mr. Cammarata, who has also ...
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• Supreme Court: Families of Marines Killed in Beirut Bombing May Hold Iran Accountable

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 5-May-2016

  By: Allan M. Siegel The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that victims of terror allegedly sponsored by Iran may recover almost $2 billion. The case arose from a lawsuit filed against the government of Iran by families of American military members killed in the 1983 Beirut bombing, which was carried out by Hezbollah suicide bombers. The Iranian government was alleged to have funded ...
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• By Clicking "I Agree," Consumer Did Not Agree to Give Up Right to Go to Court

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 7-Apr-2016

  By: Allan M. Siegel In a victory for American consumers, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held that a credit reporting agency could not enforce an arbitration agreement concealed deep in a lengthy service agreement on its website. The case started when Gary Sgouros sued TransUnion in 2014 after the credit reporting company provided him with a credit report that reported ...
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• Erin Andrews Awarded $55 Million in Privacy Invasion Lawsuit

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 8-Mar-2016

  A Tennessee jury has awarded sports reporter Erin Andrews $55 million in an invasion of privacy lawsuit. Andrews sued after peeping tom video footage of her in a Nashville hotel surfaced online in 2009. Andrews’ stalker videotaped her nude through a peephole from the hotel room next to Andrews’ room. She filed suit against the operator, a Nashville-based Marriott hotel, and Michael ...
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• Self-Driving Car Strikes Public Bus in California

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 4-Mar-2016

  Think driverless cars can’t get into accidents? Think again. Last month, a self-driving car being tested by Google collided with a California public bus on Valentine’s Day, according to an accident report filed with the California Department of Motor Vehicles. Google reported that the car was attempting to drive around some sandbags on a city street when it struck the right front side ...
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• Is Uber's Background Check Policy Endangering the Public?

  Posted By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. || 24-Feb-2016

  On the evening of Feb. 20, an Uber driver opened fire on seemingly random people in Kalamazoo, Michigan, leaving six dead and two wounded. Local police arrested 45-year-old Jason Dalton for the shootings, charging him with six murder counts, eight firearm counts, and two charges of assault with intent to commit murder. Judge Christopher Haekicke has denied Dalton’s bail and calendared a ...
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