Community Associations

• Represents condominium and homeowners' associations in negotiations and litigation over construction defects and financing deficits.
• Defends condominium and homeowners' associations against a wide variety of claims by members and owners, including housing discrimination, negligence and fiduciary duty claims.
• Represents associations in disputes with other entities.
• Prosecutes claims on behalf of residential associations relating to the sharing and allocation of common expenses under reciprocal easements with commercial entities.

Employment Law

Mr. Seaman has garnered favorable results for clients in a variety of employment lawsuits. Below are some highlights.

• Defended employer in federal gender and racial discrimination cases in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (judgment for employer).
• Defended employer in an Age Discrimination in Employment Act and unfair labor practices matter in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (judgment for employer).
• Defended an employer and manager in federal wrongful termination and due process lawsuit (judgment for employer and manager).
• Defended lawsuits under the D.C. Human Rights Act and the Maryland Wage Payment & Collection Law.

Major Tort / Property Management

• Defended property owners and managers in multiple wrongful death and serious injury lawsuits alleging inadequate security, in federal and state courts.

Civil Rights

• Defended law enforcement officers against federal civil rights claims in federal and state courts, including a high-profile wrongful arrest claim in Maryland.

Property Rights

• Defended a property owner against the government in a case involving the Purple Line right-of-way. 

Electronic Data

• Mr. Seaman is a member of the firm’s Electronically Stored Information ("ESI") Committee.  He applies his and our ESI Committee’s understanding of the evolving technology of data collection, processing and management with his knowledge and experience as a litigator to help clients understand and navigate their legal obligations to maintain and handle their data, in and out of litigation.