July 29, 2008 -- The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted summary judgment for George Doumar's client, a seasonal pool services company, in a claim by summer lifeguard workers that they were entitled to overtime wages. As a seasonal business, the court ruled that the pool services company was exempt from overtime requirements.

July 28, 2008 -- George Doumar tried a case in Fairfax County Circuit Court in which a jury returned defense verdicts today in favor of George's clients, a transportation services company and its primary officer, on breach of contract and conversion claims. Before the case went to the jury, the trial judge dismissed breach of warranty and punitive damages claims on motions to strike made by George.

June 13, 2008 -- The Fairfax County Circuit Court granted a demurrer with prejudice in favor of our client, a mortgage company, on a claim by a title insurance company that certain payments made to the mortgage company were improper voluntary conveyances under Section 55-81 of the Virginia Code. George Doumar was nominated by counsel for four other lender defendants in the same case to make the primary argument in court, which resulted in a demurrer being granted as to all five lender defendants.

May 30, 2008 -- Garnishment proceeding were dismissed against our client, a securities firm, involving bank accounts in Europe. A Fairfax County Circuit Court earlier had ordered disclosure of information relating to accounts held at an overseas affiliated entity, but reversed itself on jurisdictional grounds on May 30, dismissing any remaining proceedings against our client.

May 29, 2008 -- We closed the sale of a restaurant in Arlington on behalf of our client, a buyer. Carefully drafted closing documents have helped to protect our client from a possible dispute between prior owners.

May 23, 2008 -- We defeated a motion to stay proceedings in Fairfax County Circuit Court based on the pendency of related proceedings in bankruptcy court.

April 25, 2008 -- We defeated a demurrer in state court seeking dismissal of a claim under a guarantee, arising out of proceeds due after the sale of a restaurant.

September 19, 2007 -- We obtained summary judgment after depositions and discovery in a Fair Credit Reporting Act case for our client, a California-based mortgage lender, in the Eastern District of Virginia in Richmond.

September 14, 2007 -- We beat back efforts to dismiss a case in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, which involved a motion brought pursuant to an "abstention doctrine" because there was a prior proceeding involving allegedly related issues in New York. The court denied the motion to dismiss generally, and denied the motion to dismiss most counts on the merits; the only exception was that that it did grant the motion as to one fraud count against a corporate officer, with leave to replead.

February 26, 2007 -- We resolved a case in the Eastern District of Virginia for an exporter, allowing for certain funds to be paid back to a Japanese company over an eighteen month period.

January 21, 2007 -- We reached a settlement of a lawsuit requiring a majority owner of a restaurant corporation to buy out our client, a minority owner.

January 12, 2007 -- We resolved a trade secret misappropriation case in the Eastern District of Virginia for our clients, defendants who allegedly misappropriated certain secret elements of a machine. The case was resolved without any monetary payment.

December 15, 2006 -- A non-profit client received certification of its Section 501(c)(3) status from the IRS. Our office had prepared and filed the appropriate forms early in 2006, and the client received no requests for follow-up information.

October 3, 2006 -- We completed a corporate merger of a Delaware LLC into a Virginia corporation.

September 14, 2006 -- We resolved a case in the Western District of Virginia for Florida-based distributors of pet and fish-food products who were terminated as distributors and then sued on alleged outstanding balances.

July 21, 2006 -- We obtained dismissal of two of three remaining counts, against one remaining defendant, in a securities matter involving viatical settlements. Lubin v. Beneficial Assurance, Ltd, et al, 2006 MDBT 10, Circuit Court for Baltimore City, opinion available on the court's business and technology case website.

August 4, 2006 -- We obtained summary judgment for our client, an attorney, in a contentious four-year old legal malpractice action in D.C. Superior Court.

July 9, 2006 -- We obtained a federal court order compelling discovery in ERISA litigation, in addition to the administrative file. Hurley v. Life Insurance Company of North America, WL 1883406 (D.D.C. 2006).

January 9, 2006 -- In the News -- George Doumar in the news on January 9, 2006 discussing a Supreme Court Appeal.   Click here to read the article >>.

December 30, 2005 -- George Doumar represented the overseas seller in a real estate transaction that closed today for the sale of residential property and land in Fairfax County that is to be rezoned and developed into multiple housing units by the purchaser.

December 19, 2005 -- A Baltimore City Circuit Court granted summary judgment in favor of George Doumar's client, a former executive of a company accused of securities fraud by the Maryland Securities Division of the Attorney General's Office, because the primary violator, the company itself, was not named as a defendant. The Securities Division had sought millions of dollars of fines and penalties in its own summary judgment motion.

December 12, 2005 -- Washington Post today included a feature article on the front page of its business section about long-time Doumar Law Group client NewsUSA, Inc., a Fairfax County company specializing in media placements. George Doumar has drafted employment, non-disclosure and non-compete agreements, and handled various corporate and litigation matters for NewsUSA over the years, helping NewsUSA grow in to one of the leading companies in its field.

October 17, 2005 -- George Doumar prevailed at trial in Prince William County Circuit Court today in an action to enforce prepayment provisions in installment sales contracts for real estate. The Court ordered specific performance of the contracts after a trial at which George Doumar represented the plaintiff, a real estate development company that purchased the properties at issue.

August 3, 2005 -- The Fourth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Wilkinson, upheld the dismissal of a claim by a CIA employee against the agency, based on the CIA’s assertion that the case would necessarily involve disclosure of state secrets. George Doumar was on the brief for the employee, in a case that is likely to be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

May 30, 2005 -- A Latin American soft drink distributor resolved its claims against a soft drink manufacturing company following the termination of the distributor. The settlement occurred after negotiations in Miami among the distributor, Ecuadorian and Peruvian soft drink representatives, the soft drink company’s lawyers from New York, Ecuadorian counsel, and Mr. Doumar. George Doumar was U.S. counsel to the distributor.

April 6, 2005 -- A federal judge in Maryland granted a Maryland real estate title company a preliminary injunction requiring a competing title company to change its name, based on the similar names of the two companies, which created a likelihood of confusion and caused irreparable harm to Plaintiff under the trademark laws. George Doumar successfully argued the case for Plaintiff at an evidentiary hearing on April 4, 2005.

January 17-30, 2005 -- George Doumar negotiated and drafted leases and licenses for offices, warehouses, parking, and polling sites for Iraqi expatriates who registered and voted in five metropolitan areas in the United States. Mr. Doumar provided U.S. legal advice in connection with expatriate voting and negotiated U.S. liability insurance issues. The Doumar Law Group, as U.S. legal counsel for the intergovernmental organization supervising Iraqi expatriate voting, is proud to have played a role in this historic event.

November 1, 2004 -- A foreign family invested their retirement funds in the United States through an old "family friend" in the 1990's. By 2003, the family friend had indicated that the investors had lost their money in the stock market. An investigation showed that the family friend had withdrawn significant funds from the account, and after George Doumar filed a lawsuit, most of the claimed funds were returned.

September 30, 2004 -- A family placed a six-figure deposit to buy real estate in northern Virginia, but before the closing found significant undisclosed problems with the property. The sellers wanted to enforce the contract. The buyers hired our firm, and we drafted a strong lawsuit overnight against various parties, who agreed within a few days to refund 98% of our clients' deposit.

July 11, 2004 -- In the News -- George Doumar in the news on July 11, 2004 discussing a $2.5 million case brought by the Maryland Securities Commission.   Click here to read the article >>.

June 22, 2004 -- A corporate officer resolved a securities claim brought against him in Baltimore City Circuit Court by the Maryland Securities Division of the State Attorney General's Office, in exchange for a $50,000 payment. The Securities Division initially sought $134 million in the lawsuit from the corporation itself as well as from the officer, but dismissed the claim against the corporation. George Doumar represented both the officer and the corporation in these proceedings.

May 14, 2004 -- George Doumar obtained an injunction at a hearing in Fairfax County Circuit Court against a former employee of a Virginia corporation that prohibited that employee from contacting existing and former customers of the corporation for any business purpose.

March 9, 2004 -- A restaurant with a fifteen-year lease obtained a defense judgment barring its landlord's attempt to evict the restaurant for allegedly damaging the landlord's property, after a trial in D.C. Superior Court. George Doumar successfully represented the restaurant.

February 4, 2004 -- A Virginia chemical company successfully fought an effort by a competitor to transfer venue of a contract and tort case from Portsmouth City Circuit Court, at a hearing before the court in Portsmouth. George Doumar represented the Virginia company.

January 8, 2004 -- A Maryland internet retailer completed a merger and reorganization into a Virginia internet retailer under common ownership. George Doumar documented the transaction.

December 19, 2003 -- A Virginia media relations company today obtained a preliminary injunction in Fairfax County Circuit Court prohibiting an ex-employee from disclosing confidential company information to third parties and requiring such ex-employee to return company documents. George Doumar successfully argued the motion for the company.

November 17, 2003 -- A publicly-traded Virginia technology company represented by George Doumar acquired most of the assets, but not the liabilities, of a venture capital-funded software company based in Virginia.

November 6, 2003 -- A venture capital-funded Maryland technology company represented by Mr. Doumar consummated the settlement of a wide-ranging dispute with one of its former officers.

October 29, 2003 -- A magazine publisher and a printing house resolved a dispute over the printing of a series of magazines, in a federal court mediation in Richmond, Virginia. George Doumar represented the magazine publisher.

October 10, 2003 -- George Doumar argued in federal court for a preliminary injunction requiring the return of certain documents from a U.S. government agency that removed the documents from opposing attorneys' offices in a discrimination case brought by a government employee. The government claimed that the documents were classified and had to be returned on national security grounds. The court took the employee's motion, argued by Mr. Doumar, under advisement.