Richard Maxwell Volin

I help employees with important career choices. I guide them through employment offers as well as separation agreements and releases, non-competes, non-solicitations, and other restrictive covenants. If you are transitioning employment, I work with you to protect your rights and your future.

I also help entrepreneurs start, grow, and protect their businesses. Forming a company begins long before filing paperwork with a state agency. Owners need to understand their initial operations, and have a plan for growth. I guide business clients through that critical process.

I advise on entity type and draft organic documents, such as operating agreements, shareholder agreements, and bylaws. I also build strong contracts between companies and their employees, independent contracts, customers, and vendors. As outside general counsel, I work with business clients on a host of issues that they will face during their journey.

I have 20+ years of litigation experience. I know how critical it is to prepare for the possibility of disputes, but also how disruptive litigation can be to someone's personal and professional life. I make every effort to avoid formal proceedings if there is a better avenue to resolution.

When formal proceedings become necessary, I represent my clients with commitment and passion. I have prosecuted claims for individuals and businesses in state and federal courts, and in arbitration and mediation. I have also defended challenges to corporate and individual conduct.

The George Washington University Law School

J.D. (1996)

1993 - 1996

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

B.A. (1991) | English

1987 - 1991

Attorney

Volin Employment Law, PLLC

2017 - Current

Attorney

Momentum Law Group

2016 - 2017

Attorney

Rezvani Volin P.C.

2013 - 2016

Attorney

Finkelstein Thompson LLP

1997 - 2012

Is it wrongful termination not to renew an employment contract in Maryland?

VEL Employment Blog

June 11, 2020

6 Keys to Separation and Release Agreements

VEL Employment Blog

May 30, 2020

What Virginia Employers Need to Know About the New Non-Compete Law

VEL Employment Blog

May 24, 2020

Virginia State Bar

Member

Current

Maryland State Bar Association

Member

Current

District of Columbia Bar

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1998

Maryland

Since 1996

New Jersey

Since 1996

Virginia

Since 2014

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Q. When an attorney takes a case on contingency, do they usually get paid more than if they do it on an hourly rate?

May 20, 2020

A: If you are asking whether an attorney that WINS a contingency case gets paid more than if the attorney had simply taken the case on an hourly basis, then the answer is: It depends on the math. A quick win requiring very few hours would probably result in a contingency fee higher than the hourly rate the attorney could have collected. On the other hand, if the case takes a long time to litigate and win, then the attorney may have been better off charging his/her hourly rate.

Q. An attorney that does neighbor/ tree dispute. Is what type/ practices what? Have a tree dispute and need an attorney

May 19, 2020

A: Issues regarding trees and neighbors may fall under "Real Estate Law," "Real Estate Litigation," "Property Line Disputes," or even generally "Civil Litigation," depending on how a particular law firm may categorize or organize their practice areas. You may want to run a few searches for "tree disputes" or "neighbor/tree disputes" and see where that takes you.