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Ellen D. Marcus represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation. Her clients have included lawyers facing malpractice claims and disciplinary proceedings, a Native American tribe, and plaintiffs in cases against large insurance companies for fraudulent sales practices. Many of Ms. Marcus’s cases are in federal and state court in Virginia, including the fast-paced United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, where she previously clerked.
Ms. Marcus has written articles on topics ranging from electronic document retention to corporate governance. She also maintains an active pro bono practice. For her work on behalf of a group of day laborers, Ms. Marcus was awarded the 2008 Pro Bono Service Award from the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland.
Before joining Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Ms. Marcus was an associate at Debevoise & Plimpton in Washington, D.C. She previously clerked for Judge Leonie M. Brinkema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Ms. Marcus received her law degree from the Columbia School of Law, where she was a senior editor for the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. She received her bachelor’s degree in political science, magna cum laude, from Amherst College.
Experience
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Represented a Native American tribe in a dispute concerning the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
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Represented a client who prevailed against legal malpractice claims in the district court and on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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Represented a victim of a "foreclosure rescue" scam in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, who was able to keep her home.
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Recovered unpaid wages and additional damages for 46 Maryland day laborers who traveled to the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina to do clean-up and recovery work and who were not paid for their work by their employers.
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Represented clients who obtained dismissals in a number of disciplinary proceedings brought by Bar Counsel and the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility.
EDUCATION
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Columbia Law School,
J.D.,
1999, Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar; Senior Editor, Columbia Law Review
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Amherst College,
B.A.,
1996, magna cum laude
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
BAR ADMISSIONS
- District of Columbia
- Virginia
MEMBERSHIPS
- Member, Federal Bar Association, Northern Virginia Chapter
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