Bernard Grimm

Bernie Grimm earned his law degree from Antioch School of Law and his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from King’s College. After receiving his juris doctorate, Mr. Grimm served as a trial attorney with the District of Columbia Public Defender Service for six years and started his own practice, the Law Office of Bernard Grimm, in 1990. Prior to returning to his own firm, Mr. Grimm was a partner and shareholder with Cozen O’Connor Law Firm in their Washington, D.C. office from 2007 through 2012. There, he handled matters involving money laundering, bribery and visa fraud, as well as personal and premises liability.

Mr. Grimm has extensive experience in federal and state courts, representing clients in both civil and criminal matters. He has tried over 200 jury trials, many of which were high profile cases. Most notably, he won an acquittal for a partner of an Am Law 100 law firm in the well-publicized Wone murder case.

He is a legal commentator on Fox News, Court TV and CNN. Bernie is listed as a leading litigation lawyer in white-collar crime and government investigations by Chambers USA. He also has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Lawyers (#21) in the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area by Washingtonian Magazine in 2002 and received the R. Kenneth Mundy Award, presented by the District of Columbia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to the top trial lawyer in the jurisdiction. In 2011, Bernie was inducted in to the American College of Trial Lawyers.

Admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia, Bernie is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and served as president of the Public Defender Service Alumni Association from 1994-2002. In addition, he participated in the Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Workshop and has been a guest lecturer for Widener University Law School and the District of Columbia Criminal Practice Institute. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Law Students in Court in Washington and is an adjunct professor at American University, Washington College of Law in their Trial Advocacy Program.

Awards and Recognition
American College of Trial Lawyers
Member Chambers
President, Public Defender Service Alumni Association 1995-1998
Board of Directors, District of Columbia Law Students in Court 2004-2008
Top 100 Lawyers, Washingtonian Magazine 2010-2012
Top Criminal Lawyers in Washington, D.C., Washington Post 2007-2012
Kenneth R. Mundy Trial Lawyer of the Year 2003