Goodwin Weber PLLC is proud to announce that attorneys Julie Goodwin Weber and Dr. David P. Weber have each been named Super Lawyers for 2024 by Thompson Reuters.  Only five percent (5%) of lawyers in a state are selected to Superlawyers.  Yet, on the Eastern Shore, Super Lawyer membership is far more exclusive:  Julie and […]

Statement of Widow Erin Smith and Dr. David P. Weber, Attorney for the Estate of Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey L. Smith and Mrs. Erin Smith, personally and as Executor of the Estate of Jeffrey Smith 8-18-2023 – Yesterday, Hope Janke, Esq., Director of the U.S. Department of Justice Public Safety Officers’ Benefit (“PSOB”) Office, informed […]

Received a 15 day letter?  Goodwin Weber PLLC has extensive experience in federal bank regulatory law and defense. The federal banking agencies send 15 day letters to current or former bank officers, directors, employees, contractors or agents where the government is considering the initiation of a regulatory enforcement action.  Under federal law, the banking agencies […]

As recounted in stories by the Huffington Post and Washington Post, GWPLLC Attorney David P. Weber has worked tirelessly to identify the assailants of deceased Washington, DC, Police Officer Jeffrey L. Smith.  Weber, an attorney, certified fraud examiner, and private investigator, teamed up with open-source intelligence group DeepStateDogs, to meticulously scour the internet and social […]

The story about what actually happened in the Rose Garden was reported last night by CNN: “As President Joe Biden welcomed the families of police officers who had defended the US Capitol on January 6 to the Rose Garden last week, a legal battle was pending before the Police and Firefighters’ Retirement and Relief Board in […]

Today, Goodwin Weber PLLC and GWPLLC attorneys David P. Weber and Richard J. Link filed the opening brief before the District of Columbia Police and Firefighters Retirement and Relief Board, seeking line of duty death benefits for Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Officer Jeffrey Smith and his widow Erin Smith.  Officer Smith died in the aftermath […]

During these trying times, we are providing a second update to Goodwin Weber PLLC clients and prospective clients.  Major updates have been announced by the Maryland federal and local courts, as set forth below.  We await instruction from the Virginia courts; as communicated yesterday, the Virginia federal court has postponed all misdemeanor criminal matters until […]

Due to the growing Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia concerns surrounding COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus), we feel it is prudent to make this announcement publicly on our website and through social media.    Effective immediately, the attorneys at Goodwin Weber PLLC will be halting all in-person client and prospective client meetings in our Gaithersburg, Maryland, […]

GWPLLC attorney David P. Weber was featured today in a news story about the Panama and Paradise Papers, and the Netflix Studios film about the investigation.  Weber served as the technical consultant for The Laundromat, the 2019 Netflix film about the Panama Papers scandal. Directed by Steven Soderbergh, the cast features Meryl Streep, Gary Oldman […]

A new federal appropriations bill was enacted into law by Congress and the President in the final weeks of 2019.  This law includes changes to the federal tax code that may affect your qualified retirement plan (such as a 401(k) or IRA).  Those changes, often referred to as the “SECURE Act,” may affect individuals during […]