Seltzer Law Firm, located in Washington DC, is a professional employment lawyer who serves clients in Washington D.C., Maryland, Northern Virgina and the surrounding areas. Seltzer is an employment attorney and mediator who will fight for your rights!


	The Seltzer Law Firm concentrates on employment law and civil rights litigation. The Firm's philosophy is to provide practical solutions to complex, as well as common, workplace issues. We appear before all federal and state trial and appellate courts in the District of Columbia and Maryland, as well as before administrative agencies such as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, state and local Offices of Human Rights, and the Merit Systems Protection Board.

	For Employees				For Employers
	We counsel and represent private and public sector employees in all aspects of employment law, including mediation, negotiations, litigation, and appellate work. We provide consultation services to individuals to assist in determining whether there has been a violation of applicable employment laws and then to help craft the best strategy for remedying such violations. Our work on behalf of employees includes handling: Discrimination and Retaliation Claims, with an emphasis on Disability Discrimination Accommodations for People with Disabilities Civil Rights Violations Family and Medical Leave Act Matters Employment Contracts and Executive Compensation Agreements Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements Severance Agreements Wrongful Discharge Wage and Hour Violations Disability Retirement and Long-Term Disability Benefits Whistleblower Claims Privacy in the Workplace				We consult with, advise and represent employers, small businesses and non-profit organizations in all aspects of employment law, including policy and handbook drafting, writing employee contracts and severance agreements, providing management training, defending EEOC and OHR Charges, handling workplace investigations, and participating in mediation, negotiations, litigation, and appellate work. With our clients, we analyze whether an employment-related decision is lawful. If it is, then we consider whether, from a "best practices" perspective, the decision is the most suitable one for handling the particular employment problem at hand. If it is not, then we devise other solutions. Our work on behalf of employers includes: Representing management in connection with Charges filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state and local Offices of Human Rights Developing Employee Handbooks and Policy Manuals Creating Employment Contracts Drafting Non-Compete, Non-Solicit, and Confidentiality Agreements Formulating and Writing Severance Agreements Conducting Training on Employment Laws Performing Workplace Investigations

News:

In July 2008, Ms. Seltzer was appointed by the ABA Section of Litigation to serve as its Co-Chair of the Solo and Small Firm Committee.

Ms. Seltzer is now serving as a mediator for Creative Dispute Resolutions, LLC, for whom she is mediating employment disputes.

Ms. Seltzer is quoted in the April 2008 Washington Post column entitled, "Sitting Across from a Questionable Query", in which she addressed how to handle inappropriate job interview questions.

Diane Seltzer was invited to participate in the January 12, 2008 Conference on Fair Use of Criminal Records in Employment, sponsored by the ABA Commission on Effective Criminal Sanctions meeting.

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Seltzer Law Firm 5335 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC 20015 — Tel: 202.355.9385 - Fax: 202.355.9386

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The Seltzer Law Firm is located in Washington, D.C., and serves individuals seeking an employment lawyer throughout the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia and Maryland, including Montgomery County, Baltimore City County, Howard County, Prince George's County, Anne Arundel County, Fairfax County, Arlington County, and Alexandria County.
Seltzer Law Firm also services clients in Bethesda, College Park, Silver Spring, Potomac, Gaithersburg, Rockville, Germantown, Olney, Laurel, Greenbelt, Bowie, Glen Burnie, Frederick, Annapolis, Alexandria, McLean, Fairfax, Herndon, Annandale, Baltimore, Falls Church, Arlington, Springfield, and Leesburg.