Law Firm Overview

Mr. Hostage established his private practice in December of 1999. The firm's field of practice is very broad, from complex litigation to personal injury, wills, trusts, collections, DWI/DUI, and divorce. The firm handles both civil and criminal matters. Mr. Hostage has represented clients in the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th federal circuits, as well as various state courts ranging from Florida to Alaska.

Mr Hostage has represented clients in civil and criminal trials before all courts and government agencies. Mr. Hostage has successfully litigated cases involving a wide variety of practice areas, including white collar criminal defense, civil commercial litigation and related administrative proceedings, and labor disputes.

Some recent successes include:

• A multidistrict litigation involving RICO claims against Honda Corporation in the District of Maryland
• Prosecution of a nonprofit corporation's RICO claims against its former direct mail fund-raiser in federal court and through arbitration;
• Representation of the claims of a proposed nationwide class of farmers in an antitrust action against the Chicago Board of Trade before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• A toxic tort class action suit in Alaska state court
• Representation of counsel in their successful appeal to the Eleventh Circuit from bank fraud convictions entered
• Representation of numerous discriminatees before th NLRB resulting in one of the largest back pay awards issued by the agency
• A class action on behalf of non union D.C. management employees against the District of Columbia government, for back pay and salary increases.
• Sexual assault defense of a celebrity in Arlington County, Virginia.

Mr. Hostage is a 1980 graduate of the Wheeling College School of Criminal Justice. He attended graduate school at Rutgers University, and received his law degree from Georgetown University in 1984. He began his legal career with a solo practice in Washington, D.C. concentrating on criminal law, personal injury, family law, and employment law. In 1994, he helped start a small litigation firm, Reed & Hostage, P.C., in Georgetown. Hostage Legal Services, P.C. was incorporated in 1999.

Mr. Hostage is a life long resident of Montgomery County, Maryland. He is married and has four children.

Areas of Practice

• Antitrust & Trade Regulation
• Bankruptcy Law
• Business & Commercial Law
• Debtor/Creditor
• Business Organizations
• Sexual Harassment
• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes
• Estate Planning
• Wills
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Family Law
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Insurance Law
• Internet - Cyberspace
• Litigation & Appeals
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Legal Malpractice
• Real Estate Law
• Landlord/Tenant
• Workers' Compensation Law

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Prosecution, RICO Act, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff