FOUNDERS

*indicates the person is a non-lawyer Member of the PLLC pursuant to Rule 5.4(b) of the DC Bars Rules of Professional Conduct. Under D.C.’s Rule 5.4(b), a lawyer may practice law in an organization with a non-lawyer partner, provided that: (1) the non-lawyer performs professional services which assist the organization in providing legal services to clients; (2) the organization’s sole purpose is providing legal services to clients; (3) the non-lawyer undertakes to abide by the Rules of Professional Conduct; (4) the lawyers who have a financial interest or managerial authority in the partnership or organization undertake to be responsible for the non-lawyer participants to the same extent as if non-lawyer participants were lawyers under Rule 5.1; and (5) the foregoing conditions are set forth in writing.