STEPHEN MARCUS
Stephen has over 35 years of experience as a litigation attorney in the District of Columbia. After practicing law at Covington & Burling and as a partner at Baach Robinson & Lewis, he founded his own litigation and counseling firm in 2004. He represents lawyers and law firms on ethics and partnership issues and advises charter schools on all aspects of their operations. Stephen is also an expert witness on legal ethics issues.
Stephen has handled many different types of legal disputes apart from his legal ethics and charter school representation, including veil piercing, the False Claims Act, investigations by the D.C. Office of Attorney General, commercial leases, real estate partnerships, accounting malpractice, condominiums, trade secrets, insurance coverage, inheritance and estates, corporate governance, enforcement of judgments, land use and zoning, adverse possession, easements, restrictive covenants, right-of-first refusal, construction permits, broker commissions, property management, construction defects, breach of fiduciary duties, minority shareholder rights and fraudulent conveyances.
Stephen has a B.A. from the University of Toronto (1974), LL.B.’s from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada (1977) and Cambridge University (1978), and an LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center (1985). He is an adjunct professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches legal ethics. He is a member of the D.C. Bar Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee, advises international human rights organizations, and has served on the Boards of the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation’s Capital, the District of Columbia Jewish Community Center, the NOMA Parks Foundation, and the Advisory Council of Tzedek DC. He has also served on the D.C. Bar Law Practice Management Committee and was an instructor at Harvard Law School’s Trial Advocacy Workshop.
Stephen is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland Bars. He has received the highest ranking of professional excellence by his peers and is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Stephen has been named a Washington, D.C. “Super Lawyer.”
ERICA MUELLER
Erica Mueller has wide litigation experience, including complex civil litigation in state and federal courts, and white-collar criminal defense and investigations. She has counseled clients ranging from individuals to large multi-national corporations.
At Steptoe& Johnson, Erica litigated complex federal and state matters and had a diverse civil and white-collar caseload. Her work included representing a petrochemical company in antitrust class-action and multi-district litigation and the related government investigation, representing high-level pharmaceutical company executives in government investigations, and negotiating a favorable resolution to a class-action lawsuit regarding access to education.
At The Marcus Firm, Ms. Mueller has litigated a variety of civil matters, including malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty disputes, and advised charter schools in charter revocation and funding disputes.
Ms. Mueller has a B.A. from Yale and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia and California.