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YOUR
OUTSIDE
GENERAL
COUNSEL

Practical legal advice to help navigate the day-to-day requirements, challenges, and opportunities inherent in your business.

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My Vision

YOUR LEGAL PARTNER

There is very little that is “small” about owning a small business.

 

The wins are huge, and the losses feel even more so. The sleepless nights - checking your phone and hoping it's not 5am and time to wake up without having slept - aren’t small. The weight on your shoulders isn’t small either, knowing that your clients, employees, and family are all depending on you. 

 

I get it. I’m the son of a small business owner and have represented small businesses my entire career. I've also worked, both as outside counsel and in-house, for very large companies with significant resources. I understand the challenges facing both. 

 

Here's what I do: I care. I bring passion for YOUR company to my representation of you. I know you don't want to pay for legal services - you'd rather reinvest that money into marketing, or bonuses for your employees, or one of the dozens of other great ideas you have waiting. 

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My vision is to be a partner with you to minimize your legal spend, keep your customers and employees happy, and keep your business running smoothly.  That's it. 

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Learn more about my professional background and why you want me to be your outside general counsel or to partner with your existing legal team. 

ATTORNEYS

EDUCATION

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J.D., Georgetown University Law Center 

  • Administrative Editor, Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 

  • DC Law Students In Court (now Rising for Justice)

 

B.A., Boston University Political Science & Psychology

  • Boston University Honors Program 

 

BAR ADMISSIONS


District of Columbia

Virginia

Maryland

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EXPERIENCE

 

General Counsel & Director of Human Resources

Nest DC, a boutique property management company serving Washington, DC and Maryland

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Division Counsel, Government Services (2014-2019)

Day & Zimmermann, a $2.5 billion, century-old, family-owned company

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  • Ethics & Compliance Program Oversight

  • Member, Day & Zimmermann Executive Diversity & Inclusion Board

  • Co-chair, Government Services Diversity & Inclusion Steering Committee

  • Day & Zimmermann Executive Development Program: Innovation
     

Government Contracts & Employment Attorney (2006-2014)

Akerman LLP, ranked among the top 100 U.S. law firms by The American Lawyer

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Employment & Real Estate Finance Litigation Attorney (2003-2006)

Krooth & Altman LLP, Washington, DC

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Email: pavan@pavanlaw.com
Telephone:  202.486.2645

 

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