Lynn E. Calkins - Lawyer in Washington, DC

800 Seventeenth Street N.W., Suite 1100,
Washington, DC 20006

Practice Areas

Litigation Washington, DC Commercial Litigation Washington, DC Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation Washington, DC Civil and Commercial Litigation Washington, DC Business and Commercial Transactions Washington, DC Complex Commercial Litigation Washington, DC Commercial and Corporate Litigation Washington, DC Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation Washington, DC Commercial and Residential Real Estate Washington, DC Business and Commercial Law Washington, DC

About the lawyer

Lynn E. Calkins is an excellent lawyer from Washington, DC. Attorney Lynn E. Calkins works in an office located at 800 Seventeenth Street N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006. Washington lawyer Jared K. Miller will help you solve all issues in the following areas of law: Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Complex and High Profile Civil and Commercial Litigation, Civil and Commercial Litigation, Business and Commercial Transactions, Complex Commercial Litigation, Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Complex Commercial and Corporate Litigation, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Business and Commercial Law Washington, DC. Lynn E. Calkins is the best lawyer in Washington, District of Columbia state!

Lynn E. Calkins is the practice group leader for Holland Knight's Washington, D.C. Litigation Group and serves on the firm'sDirectors Committee.

Ms. Calkins is a trial lawyer and appellate advocate, concentrating in thedefense of claims under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Actbrought against real estate developers, hotels, retailers and local governments.In addition to this focus, she has handled numerous business and real estatedisputes, zoning appeals, regulatory matters and breach of trust cases.

Ms. Calkins has successfully prosecuted and defended actions in local andfederal courts across the country with extensive experience on matters pendingin the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, where sheclerked for The Honorable Deborah K. Chasanow in 1995 and now serves as a memberof the court's Bench-Bar Liaison Committee.

Ms. Calkins' litigation successes include the following representativematters:

obtained a dismissal with prejudice for a multifamily housing developer of alleged violations of the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act brought by an advocacy group
successfully defended a county government against claims under the Fair Housing Act and Americans with Disabilities Act
secured favorable settlements of accessibility claims brought against real estate developers
obtained summary judgment against claims of fraud and breach of contract related to a complex real estate matter
obtained dismissal of a large computer corporation from an intellectual property case
obtained dismissal of a university from a breach of contract matter
obtained judgment after a trial for a satellite company in a breach of contract matter
obtained summary judgment for a telecommunications corporation in a breach of contract matter
obtained a substantial settlement for an Indian tribe in a breach of fiduciary case against the United States
successfully represented an Indian tribe in an appeal to the Federal Circuit
secured favorable settlements for a number of airlines
obtained summary judgment for a real estate developer seeking to void expired restrictive covenants

In 2004, Ms. Calkins was selected for Holland Knight's Rising Starsprogram, a dynamic and intensive program in leadership, marketing andmanagement. In 2005, she co-chaired that program. In 2006 and 2007, Ms. Calkinsserved as the marketing partner for the firm's three offices in the Mid-AtlanticRegion.