Les Alderman
Practice Areas
• Civil Litigation
• Claims Against the Federal Government
• Employment Litigation
• Appellate Practice
Les Alderman is a founding Member of the Firm. His litigation practice focuses on business, employment and civil rights disputes as well as various actions against the federal government, including Medicare Reimbursement litigation and Tucker Act claims. Mr. Alderman has argued appellate matters ranging from employment discrimination to federal underpayments to Florida citrus growers before various federal appellate courts.
Mr. Alderman’s scientific and pragmatic approach to the law and litigation has produced impressive results in the courts and administrative tribunals before which he practices. The local and national businesses, federal agencies and private citizens who make up Mr. Alderman’s regular client roster put their full faith in him to provide efficient and effective legal representation in a broad spectrum of cases.
Key cases
In Re Medicare Reimbursement Litigation: D.C. District Court litigation resulting in settlement of more than $650 million for hospitals nationwide. Mr. Alderman’s clients received millions of dollars in compensation as a result of the federal government’s underpayment.
Monroe v. VOCA Corporation of Washington DC: D.C. Court of Appeals case which extended the unlawful termination in violation of public policy to employees covered by employment contract and collective bargaining agreements.
Education
- J.D., American University, Washington College of Law, cum laude
- B.S., Biology, Centre College
Admitted
- District of Columbia
- New York
- Massachusetts
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Bar Associations and Sections
- District of Columbia Bar, Labor and Employment Law Practice Section
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
- Co-Chair, MWELA Amicus Committee
Languages
- Proficient in French
