I opened my first law office in 1994 because I believe strongly that one individual can make a difference. Since that time, I have developed an expertise in employment discrimination law, Social Security Disability law, and special education. Having a disability, and living with that disability every day, gives me a unique insight into issues that affect people with disabilities. I not only have the formal legal training and experience in issues that disabled people deal with every day, but I bring a very deep and strong commitment to providing quality legal services to others who have disabilities. Of course, I bring that same commitment to providing quality legal services to those who don't have disabilities as well.
I have extensive experience in employment law, disability law and discrimination law. I have taught seminars for AARP's Legal Counsel for the Elderly and for the Archdiocese Legal Network of the District of Columbia as well as for other service organizations. I have also been a CLE instructor for the D.C. Bar. I have served as a Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in the State of South Carolina.
Prior to opening my law office, I worked as an advocate for the South Carolina Protection & Advocacy System for the Handicapped. I advocated for children and for adults with mental and physical disabilities. During my tenure there I represented families and children with disabilities in numerous Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings with local school districts in South Carolina. I also presented seminars on the rights of disabled children to a free and appropriate education.
I worked at the University of South Carolina Center for Developmental Disabilities, and the Department of Labor. After graduating from the College of Charleston, I obtained my law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
I am a member in good standing of the following organizations:
- Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA)
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar Association Lawyer Service Management Committee
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
I am also a former member of:
- SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer Program
- SC Lawyer Referral Program
- Administrative & Regulatory Committee of SC Bar
- Committee for Justice for All of SC Bar
- SC Bar Committee on Services to the Indigent
I am an avid fan of both the Washington Redskins and the Washington Nationals and I am a season ticket holder for the latter. I am married to Michelle Lynn Sapp, daughter of Mary Kay and Frank Sapp, former missionaries in Japan. My wife and I are members of St. Mark's Catholic Church in Vienna, Virginia. We have two dogs - Bailey is a Bichon Frise, and my service dog Lady is a yellow Labrador Retriever.
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