About Dorene
Practice areas
- Litigation: 40%
General civil litigation, including housing-related matters, employment termination, contracts, land use, and torts.
34 years
- Landlord or tenant: 30%
Rent Control, Tenant Opportunity to Purchase, Residential and Commercial Landlord-Tenant disputes, Wrongful Eviction
19 years
- Wills and living wills: 20%
wills, living wills, guardianship and conservatorship, power of attorney and durable power of attorney.
14 years
- Employment and labor: 10%
counseling employees regarding severance, representation of terminated employees, discrimination in employment
24 years
Languages spoken
Spanish
Resume
| State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| VA | Authorized to practice law | 1996 | 02/13/2017 |
| DC | Active | 1996 | 07/03/2017 |
| MD | Active | 1990 | 06/09/2017 |
| CA | Inactive | 1983 | 06/28/2017 |
| Legal answers | 10 |
| Legal guides | 0 |
| Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
|---|---|---|
| The Jerrold Scoutt Prize | District of Columbia Bar Foundation | 2012 |
| Title | Company name | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Supervising Attorney and Adjunct Professor of Law | DC Law Students in Court | 1998 - 2013 |
| Of Counsel | Towner Law Offices | 1993 - 1998 |
| Attorney | Zurich American/the Maryland Group | 1989 - 1993 |
| Associate | Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt | 1982 - 1988 |
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| Hernandez v. Banks, 08 CV-1571 | decision in client's favor, case remanded | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barbour v. WMATA, 374 F.3d 1161 | decision in client's favor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| School name | Major | Degree | Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown University Law Center | N/A | JD with honors | 1982 |
| University of Virginia | Government/Foreign Affairs | BA with Honors | 1979 |
Attorney endorsements
(5)
Marc Borbely, Landlord or tenant Attorney
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Ms. Haney is a highly respected, experienced landlord-tenant lawyer. She is a strong advocate. She has been practicing in this field for decades. I am very glad to recommend Ms. Haney.
Adam Hunter, Criminal defense Attorney
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Dorene as an amazing litigator. She is a lawyers-lawyer. She is highly recommended.
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Contact
209 Kennedy St., NW
Washington, DC, 20011
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