Sheryl Robinson Wood

Sheryl Robinson Wood

The Wood Law Firm PLLC
  • Business Law, Employment Law, Family Law ...
  • District of Columbia, Maryland, New York
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Sheryl Robinson Wood is the owner and founder of The Wood Law Firm PLLC with its primary office in Washington, DC and a satellite office in the Baltimore, Maryland area. Ms. Wood is a seasoned negotiator adept at resolving legal disputes in either the pre-litigation stage or through the various stages of litigation. She is an experienced trial attorney handling all aspects of commercial litigation, employment disputes, personal injury, family law, legal malpractice and criminal defense matters (specializing in white collar and financial fraud) in state and federal courts. Ms. Wood began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office where she worked in a trial bureau and then in the Investigations Division in the Special Prosecutions and the well-regarded Frauds Bureau. She then became a federal prosecutor at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in the Antitrust Division and in the Criminal Section of the Civil Rights Division, where she was responsible for federally prosecuting law enforcement officers for violating the civil rights of individuals across the country. When she left DOJ, she was serving as Deputy Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs (now known as the Office of Public Liaison). Ms. Wood then served as Vice President, Managing Director, and Office Head of Kroll Consulting Services' Washington DC office. At Kroll, Sheryl led multi-million-dollar client engagements involving compliance consulting and investigative matters. After Kroll, Ms. Wood became a Partner at two law firms, where she served in several leadership positions and started a Women General Counsel Brownbag Luncheon series, before starting her own law firm in 2009. Ms. Wood is a cum laude graduate of Howard University and the National Law Center at George Washington University, both in Washington DC.

Education
George Washington University Law School
J.D
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Professional Associations
Current
Activities: Member, Leadership Washington, Class of 2004
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Current
Activities: Member, American Bar Association President’s Advisory Council on Diversity, 2003 to 2007
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Current
Activities: President and Chairperson, National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division, Greater Washington Area Chapter (GWAC), GWAC Foundation, Inc., 2000 to 2003; Member, Board of Directors, 2000 to Present
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Current
Activities: Member, Board of Governors, National Bar Association, 1998 to 2002
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Current
Activities: President, National Black Prosecutors Association, 1997 to 1999
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Current
Activities: Member, Georgetown Law Corporate Counsel Institute Advisory Board, 2005 to Present
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Current
Activities: Member, District of Columbia Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Committee, 2002 to Present
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Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Maryland
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New York
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Practice Areas
Business Law
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Employment Law
Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Family Law
Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
Personal Injury
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
White Collar Crime
Additional Practice Areas
  • Antitrust
  • Corporate Governance
  • Employee Defection & Recruitment
  • Employment Litigation
  • General Civil
  • Litigation
  • Securities Litigation
  • White Collar and Government Enforcement
Websites & Blogs
Website
Contact & Map
The Wood Law Firm PLLC
1629 K Street NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20006
Telephone: (202) 466-0986
Fax: (888) 825-3796