Lawyer Overview

JAY P. HOLLAND is a shareholder in the Litigation group of Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. in Greenbelt, Maryland. Mr. Holland heads the firm's employment law practices, and has a broad practice in Qui Tam cases, commercial law and other civil matters.

Mr. Holland's employment practice group litigates individual and class action cases in the areas of gender and race discrimination and harassment, wage and hour cases under the FLSA and state law, state and federal constitutional claims, breach of contract claims, trade secret and covenant not to compete claims, and state law wrongful termination related state law claims. He also represents executive level employees, and employers, in negotiation and drafting of employment agreements, severance packages, and employee manuals. A significant part of Mr. Holland's practice is the representation of "whistleblowers" in cases brought under the federal False Claims Act (Qui Tam cases) to recover funds on behalf of the United States, and to vindicate the rights of whistleblowers who are victims of retaliation.

Several of his cases have been widely reported in the media, such as Lamone vs Buger, et. al (enjoined the State from terminating the chief election official for the State) and the case of Clark, et., al, vs. Prince George's County (obtained a judgment requiring the County to hire 64 firefighters whose offers of employment had been rescinded).

Mr. Holland frequently lectures and writes on various employment law topics for bar associations and other organizations. He is Co-Chair of the Employment Law Section of the Prince George's County Bar Association., and on the Planning Committee for the Maryland Employment Lawyer's Association. He is also a member of the Labor and Employment Sections of the Maryland State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association; and a member of the National Employment Lawyer's Association, American Association for Justice(Employment Rights Section, and Qui Tam Litigation Group), the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyer's Association, the Marlboro Inn of Court, the Federal Bar Association, and a member of the Tax Payers Against Fraud (TAF) - an organization devoted to promoting education about the False Claims Act, and Qui Tam cases.

Mr. Holland Received his J.D. in 1988 from The Catholic University of America, where he was an Editor of the Law Review and received awards for excellence in Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1984. He is a member of the federal and state bars for Maryland and Washington, D.C.

Areas of Practice

• Civil and Commercial Litigation
• Employment Litigation and Counseling
• Appellate Advocacy
• False Claims Act - Whistleblower Cases

Representative Cases

• Public Utility Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington v. F.E.R.C., 315 F.Supp.2d 89 (D.D.C. 2004)
• Oliff-Michael v. Mutual Benefit Ins. Co., 262 F.Supp.2d 602 (D.Md. 2003)
• Reliastar Life Ins. Co. v. Wilcox, 1999 WL 1273482 (D.D.C. 1999)
• Brand v. Westall, 1995 WL 235579 (D.D.C. 1995)
• Kirsch v. Prince George's County, 331 Md. 89 (Md. 1993)
• Guimond v. Credit Bureau Inc. of Georgia, 955 F.2d 41 (Table, Text in WESTLAW) (4th Cir.(Md.) 1992)
• Pusey v. Dallas Corp., 938 F.2d 498 (4th Cir.(Md.) 1991)
• Hayes v. Kuder, 591 A.2d 1286 (D.C. 1991)
• Tenefrancia v. Robinson Export & Import Corp., 921 F.2d 556 (4th Cir.(Va.) 1990)
• Jones v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Com'n, 82 Md.App. 314 (Md.App 1990)

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employment Law -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employer, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1988
• District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section, Litigation Section)
• Maryland State Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section)
• Prince George's County Bar Association (Member and Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Section)
• District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice, Employee Rights Section, Qui Tam Litigation Group (False Claims Act)
• National Employment Lawyers's Association
• Maryland Employment Lawyer's Association
• Maryland Trial Lawyer's Association
• Marlboro Inn of Court
• Federal Bar Association

Classes and Seminars

• Seminar Speaker, Labor and Employment Law Topics for Bar Associations and other organizations

Education

• Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia, 1988
  J.D.
• University of Massachusetts, 1984
  B.A.

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Employment Law: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions

Address

6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1417

Phones

(240) 553-1198

Faxes

(240) 553-1740

Emails

jholland@jgllaw.com

Websites

http://www.hollandmaloney.com
http://www.jgllaw.com