Background
Mariam has tried dozens of cases to verdict in courts in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She represents companies of all sizes – from Fortune 100 to small start-ups – and individual C-level executives, owners, and partners. Her expertise is commercial and business litigation, such as shareholder disputes, contract claims, restrictive covenants/trade secrets, dissolution-related disputes, real estate matters, employment litigation, and all types of tort claims. Mariam has argued numerous times before the Fourth Circuit, the Virginia Supreme Court, the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Maryland Court of Appeals and the Appellate Court of Maryland.
Mariam has been repeatedly named a Virginia Super Lawyer, Legal Elite, and Peer-Rated Top Attorney, among other accolades. She is often brought in by other lawyers and lawyers to consult on litigation and trial strategy in complex cases.
Mariam is a life-long resident of Fairfax County and resides in Vienna with her family. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree with honors from George Washington University and a Juris Doctorate from Washington & Lee School of Law.
Education
- J.D., Washington and Lee School of Law
- Externship, S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia
- National Trial Advocacy College
- B.A., George Washington University
- magna cum laude
- Distinguished Scholar in Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Practice Notes
- Obtained a jury verdict in employment matter for fraud and received $350,000 in punitive damages, the statutory cap.
- Obtained dismissal of claims against former employee for breach of fiduciary duty, tortious interference with contract, violations of the Virginia Trade Secrets Act, and conspiracy.
- Obtained dismissal of a claim against a creditor challenging the validity of the creditor’s mortgage.
- Successfully represented partners seeking to have the court confirm that they were the managing partners of the partnership.
- Regularly handles litigation involving non-competition and non-solicitation agreements and routinely advises clients regarding the enforceability and parameters of non-competition and non-solicitation agreements.
- Mediated and negotiated resolution of several contract claims between government contractors.
- Obtained dismissal of conspiracy, defamation, and malicious prosecution action lodged against defendant who reported alleged crimes to a military tribunal.
- Represented clients in Freedom of Information Act litigation, including arguing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
- Regularly handles prime/subcontractor disputes in state and federal courts.
Practice Focus
- Commercial Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Real Estate Litigation
- Labor and Employment
- Contract Disputes
- Corporate Litigation
- Trust & Estate Litigation
- Banking & Debtor/Creditor Litigation
- Commercial Landlord-Tenant Litigation
- Local Government/Municipal Litigation
Recognition
- Recognized as Virginia Super Lawyer or Rising Stars (Thomson Reuters) since 2017
- Peer-Rated “Top Attorney” in Litigation, Arlington Magazine
- Named to the Virginia Business Legal Elite in Civil Litigation
- AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ (Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory)
- Recognized in the National Law Journal as a “Top Rated Lawyer” in the DC Metro Area