Atty. Michael B. Waitzkin
Michael (Buz) Waitzkin’s varied legal career has taken him through the criminal and civil courts to the White House counsel’s office and the classrooms and boardrooms of the nation’s premier universities. Michael B.
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Michael B. Waitzkin is an Of Counsel based in Washington, District of Columbia, practicing at James & Hoffman, P.C.. They have 52+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1974. Their practice focuses on business and government. Admitted to practice in California (1974), District of Columbia (1975), and U.S. Supreme Court (1981). Educated at Stanford University (J.D. Yale, 1974) and University of Virginia (B.A. Government, 1971). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of District of Columbia Bar State Bar of California. Serands clients in Washington, DC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael (Buz) Waitzkin’s varied legal career has taken him through the criminal and civil courts to the White House counsel’s office and the classrooms and boardrooms of the nation’s premier universities
- Michael B. Waitzkin graduated from the University of Virginia (BA 1971, Echols Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa), where he studied government and political philosophy
- He received his law degree from Stanford University (JD 1974) and was a Fellow in Law, Science and Medicine at Yale Law School (LLM 1975)
- He began his legal career at the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, where he represented indigent criminal defendants in trial and appellate proceedings and served as Chief of the Trial Division
- He worked for Sen. Edward Kennedy is his 1980 presidential campaign and has worked on numerous campaigns since that time
- He entered private practice in 1981 and has extensive litigation experience in trial and appellate courts throughout the country, as well as before administrative agencies and in congressional inquiries
- He served as Special Counsel to the President in the White House Counsel’s Office (1997-98), where his principal responsibilities included management of numerous congressional and grand jury inquiries
- For the past decade, his practice has primarily focused on providing strategic counsel to the biomedical research community, including academics, government officials, private companies and non-profits
- He has regularly lectured and taught at universities and professional training programs throughout the country
- He is a Senior Fellow in the Health Sector Management Program at Duke’s Fuqua School of Business
- He has served on numerous non-profit and public boards, including the Board of Visitors of the Sanford Institute of Public Policy at Duke
- He is currently on the Board of Visitors at Stanford Law School, where he serves on the Law, Science and Technology Advisory Board
- He is the principal at Catawba Consulting
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Practicing law in District of Columbia. Legal matters in District of Columbia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Washington are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate District of Columbia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in District of Columbia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in District of Columbia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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