Photo © Alex McGregor (cc-by-sa/2.0) By Jon D. Pels, Esq. In the early 2000s, a client walked into my office. He was an intimidating gentleman. His tattoos made him look like somebody out of central casting playing a biker in a biker gang. He had spent the better part of his savings on a [...]
The Pels Law Firm gained a major victory on behalf of a top urologist against the largest, independent multi-specialty medical group in New York State. In March 2019, Jon D. Pels met with the plaintiff in Manhattan and agreed to take over this case from another law firm. The case arose out of a restrictive covenant [...]
This story was written by Jonathan Shieber and published on TechCrunch 9/5/2019:Link: https://techcrunch.com/2019/09/04/federal-judge-rules-that-the-terrorist-watchlist-database-violates-u-s-citizens-rights/ A federal judge appointed by President George W. Bush has ruled that the “terrorist watchlist” database compiled by federal agencies and used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Homeland Security violates the rights of American citizens who are on [...]
Fairfax circuit court jury returned a unanimous verdict awarding punitive damages on behalf of clients represented by Jon D. Pels. The punitive damages amounted to approximately 50 times the actual compensatory costs incurred by Mr. Pels’ clients. This is the second jury trial in a row in which Mr. Pels has obtained exemplary damages on [...]
