Dionna Maria Lewis
LABOR & EMPLOYMENT, CIVIL LITIGATION, AND BUSINESS LAW- Call Now
Dionna Maria Lewis, Esq. is a Founding Partner of the District Legal Group, PLLC. As a Trial Attorney, she manages a docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, contract litigation, and risk mitigation for small businesses. Dionna represents clients as first- and second-chair in trial, administrative hearings, and mediation, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Dionna also serves as Of Counsel to the Fay Law Group, a boutique litigation firm based in Washington, DC.
Dionna has extensive experience working with boutique, mid-sized, and large firm clients. Dionna is formerly Senior Counsel at Alan Lescht and Associates, Senior Associate at Tully Rinckey PLLC, and a Senior Associate at the Fay Law Group PLLC. Prior to founding the District Legal Group, she managed an active litigation docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, civil litigation, and civil rights claims. Dionna litigates before state courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies, including D.C. Superior Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, and D.C. Office of Human Rights, in matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, and state claims involving employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, breach of employment agreement, breach of contract, wrongful termination, and civil torts.
Additionally, Dionna has served as a Commissioner on the D.C. Board of Elections (BOE) and serves as a Board Member of the DC Office of Employee Appeals.
- The George Washington University Law School
- LL.M. (2012) | Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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- Drake University Law School
- J.D. (2011)
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- University of Virginia
- B.A. (2008) | Philosophy, History
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- Managing Attorney
- District Legal Group, PLLC
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- Senior Counsel
- Alan Lescht & Associates
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- Senior Associate
- Tully Rinckey, PLLC
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- Senior Associate
- Fay Law Group PLLC
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- Judicial Law Clerk
- DC Superior Court
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- Counsel, Office of Fair Lending & Equal Opportunity
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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- Rising Star for Employment Law
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Star for Employment Law
- Super Lawyers
- Young Lawyer of the Year
- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- 2020 Mother of the Year for the District of Columbia
- American Mothers, Inc.
- Rising Star for Employment Law
- Super Lawyers
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Member
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- Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
- Member
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- DC Democratic State Committee
- Committeewoman (Add-on)
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- Washington Bar Association
- Vice President
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- Caucus 100
- Executive Director
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- Washington Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Chair
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- Washington Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Vice Chair
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- National Bar Association
- Regional Director, Region XII
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- Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Litigation Forum Co-Chair
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- Greater Washington Area Chapter of the Women Lawyers Division
- Social & Fundraising Chair
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- Washington Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Professional Development Chair
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- National Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
- Membership Chair
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- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Contract Negotiations
- Administrative Law
- English: Spoken, Written
- Spanish: Written