Dionna Maria Lewis, Esq. is a Founding Partner of the District Legal Group, PLLC. As a Trial Attorney, she manages a docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, contract litigation, and risk mitigation for small businesses. Dionna represents clients as first- and second-chair in trial, administrative hearings, and mediation, before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Dionna also serves as Of Counsel to the Fay Law Group, a boutique litigation firm based in Washington, DC.
Dionna has extensive experience working with boutique, mid-sized, and large firm clients. Dionna is formerly Senior Counsel at Alan Lescht and Associates, Senior Associate at Tully Rinckey PLLC, and a Senior Associate at the Fay Law Group PLLC. Prior to founding the District Legal Group, she managed an active litigation docket of nationwide and local cases, in all areas of labor & employment law, civil litigation, and civil rights claims. Dionna litigates before state courts, federal courts, and administrative agencies, including D.C. Superior Court, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, Circuit Court for Montgomery County, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Special Counsel, Merit Systems Protection Board, and D.C. Office of Human Rights, in matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Whistleblower Protection Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Pay Act, and state claims involving employment discrimination, whistleblower retaliation, breach of employment agreement, breach of contract, wrongful termination, and civil torts.
Additionally, Dionna has served as a Commissioner on the D.C. Board of Elections (BOE) and serves as a Board Member of the DC Office of Employee Appeals.
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Acquired: 2018
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State: Maryland
Acquired: 2011
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700 Pennsylvania Ave SE, Suite 2098, WASHINGTON, DC, 20003
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2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020
Young Lawyer of the Year, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
2019
Rising Star, SuperLawyers
2016
Ronda F. Williams Professionalism Award, National Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
2015
Young Lawyer of the Year, Washington Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
2014
Top 40 Under 40 Trailblazer, National Bar Association
2018 - Present
Managing Attorney, District Legal Group, PLLC
2016 - 2018
Senior Associate, Tully Rinckey, PLLC
2015 - 2016
Senior Associate, Fay Law Group, PLLC
2014 - 2014
Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable John F. McCabe, Jr., DC Superior Court
2011 - 2013
Counsel, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
2016 - 2017
National Bar AssociationDeputy Chief of Staff, President Kevin Judd
2016 - 2017
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionPublic Service Director
2015 - 2016
Washington Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionChair
2015 - 2016
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionVice Director of Diversity
2014 - 2015
Washington Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionVice Chair
2014 - 2015
National Bar AssociationRegional Director
2013 - 2014
American Bar Association, Young Lawyers DivisionScholar
2013 - 2015
Women's Bar Association of the District of ColumbiaLitigation Forum Co-Chair
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JD - Juris Doctor
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LL.M - Master of Laws
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BA - Bachelor of Arts
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