Joseph Scrofano Email & Phone Number

600 F St NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004

Manage 5 attorney law firm with focus on all aspects of representing criminal defendants at the trial level in local and federal court. Practice includes wide range of matters—misdemeanor drug and weapons offenses, traffic matters, including driving under the influence, and serious felonies. Additional practice areas include federal civil rights litigation.

• Representative Matters:
• Recognized in published opinion: Wardman Investor, LLC v. DC, Marriott International, Inc., Washington Convention and Sports Authority. 138 DWLR 1221 (D.C. Sup.Ct.) (Mar 29, 2010) (Combs Greene, J.). Analyzed question.
• Analyzed novel question of what impact a corporation’s website activity has on the “minimum contacts” analysis and District of Columbia long-arm statute where a National retail corporation with no District of Columbia.
• Assessed motion to dismiss based on doctrine of forum non conveniens where a publicly traded Pennsylvania corporation sued a New York resident (former District of Columbia resident) for a contract dispute over a.
• Analyzed a question of first impression in bench memorandum as to whether absolute judicial immunity extends from a Superior Court Judge to a Courtroom Clerk.

• Managed a six-person team responsible for drafting legal and policy memoranda for high level foreign government officials on a variety of issues, including referenda legislation and post-conflict natural resource.
• Assigned, reviewed, and edited legal memoranda on a weekly basis from Research Associates for clients and/or Advisory Council members;
• Drafted over ten legal memoranda on a multitude of topics, including World Bank trust funds, independence referenda, and the legality of regional peacekeeping arrangements;
• Helped coordinate conference on internally displaced persons at the United Nations Economic and Social Council Chamber;
• Coordinated scenario planning event on March 18, 2008 regarding potential solutions to the issue of Abyei, Sudan hosting various Sudan experts, regional diplomats, and other stakeholders resulting in the publication of.

• Representative Matters:
• Represented a social security claimant before an administrative law judge under the supervision of a licensed attorney.
• Surveyed six states’ requirements on pro hac vice bar admittance requirements for DLA Piper’s Dallas office. Acknowledged in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel Newsletter.

• Acknowledged in three publications: NDI publications on law reform and electoral technology as well as a book chapter on international election standards for the American Bar Association, International Law Section.
• Compiled and drafted legal resources, which included researching and annotating case law from the Human Rights Committee, European Court of Human Rights, and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, as well as United.
• Analyzed election law of Albania, Nigeria, Guatemala, Mauritania, Southern Sudan, Lesotho, and Afghanistan in memoranda for NDI field staff.

Education record

Masters, International Affairs

Juris Doctor

Activities and Societies: Journal, Dean's Fellow, Oil and Gas Law Scholarship, Election Protection, Study Abroad at Yeditepe Universitesi.

Bachelors, English

Activities and Societies: President, Director of Recruitment, Interfraternity Council; Vice-President, Philanthropy Chairman, Delta Tau.