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Practice

Brian Markovitz is an associate in our Litigation Group with a focus on civil litigation, employment, and False Claims Act (qui tam) cases. Mr. Markovitz has practiced throughout the state of Maryland, including oral arguments before the Maryland Court of Appeals and Maryland Court of Special Appeals, in the United States Fourth Circuit, in the District of Columbia, and in several administrative agencies, including the Merit Systems Protection Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Division of Appeals at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, and the Board of Trustees of the Maryland Retirement and Pension Agency.

Prior to joining our office, Mr. Markovitz worked as a staff attorney at the Office of Special Counsel assisting in the protection of federal employee whistleblowers.

Recent notable decisions in which Mr. Markovitz participated, include Gillison v. Prince George's County, Maryland, September Term, 2003, No. 01698 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2003); Pineau v. Encore Marketing Int., Inc., September Term, 2002, No. 00854 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2003); Simms v. Bruce, 104 Fed. Appx. 853 (4th Cir. 2004); Selig v. State Highway Administration, 383 Md. 655, 861 A.2d 710 (2004); Doe v. Md. Bd. of Soc. Workers, 384 Md. 161, 862 A.2d 996 (2004); Holloman v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 162 Md.App. 332, 873 A.2d 1261 (2005).

Education

Mr. Markovitz is a 1993 graduate of Dickinson College with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy. He is a 2000 graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.

In June 2000, Mr. Markovitz published Public School Teachers as Plaintiffs in Defamation Suits: Do They Deserve Actual Malice? in the Georgetown Law Review. He also received the American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Award for Excellence for the highest grades in labor and employment law for the 2000 graduating class at Georgetown University Law Center.

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Employment
• Civil Rights
• False Claims (qui tam)

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Estate Planning, Family Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• Anne Arundel Bar Association
• American Association for Justice (AAJ)
• District of Columbia Bar Association
• American Association for Justice, Employment Rights Section
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
• Montgomery County Bar Association
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Prince George's County Bar Association
• American Association for Justice, Qui Tam (False Claims Act) Litigation Section

Past Employment Positions

• Office of Special Counsel, Attorney, 2000 - 2001
• Pension Benefit, Guaranty Corp., Law Clerk, 1999

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 2000
  J.D.
  Honors: ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in Labor and Employment Law
• Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1993
  B.A.
  Major: Political Science

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Public School Teachers as Plaintiffs in Defamation Suits Do They Deserve Actual Malice?, 88 Geo. L.J. 1953, 2000

Address

6404 Ivy Lane
Suite 400
Greenbelt, MD 20770-1417

Phones

(240) 553-1207

Faxes

(240) 553-1747

Emails

bmarkovitz@jgllaw.com

Websites

http://www.jgllaw.com