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 Jonathan Eric
Agin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Agin graduated from John
Carroll University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
and a minor in History. After spending two years as an account
executive and marketing representative for a Fortune 500 company,
he then attended Case Western Reserve School of Law where he
received a Juris Doctor. While at Case Western Reserve School
of Law, Mr. Agin was an Associate on the Case Western Reserve
Law Review and later served as a Contributing Editor.
Mr. Agin focuses his practice on cases involving medical malpractice, general liability matters including, security cases, premises liability matters, auto torts, construction cases and insurance coverage.
Since receiving his Juris Doctor degree,
Mr. Agin has been a trial attorney in Washington, DC. Prior
to forming Taylor Sylla & Agin, LLP, Mr. Agin practiced
for a large worldwide law firm. Mr. Agin has acted as lead
trial counsel in numerous civil matters in Washington, DC
and Maryland. Additionally, Mr. Agin has successfully mediated
and arbitrated several large medical malpractice and general
liability cases in both Washington, DC and Maryland. Mr.
Agin has also argued before the District of Columbia Court
of Appeals.
Mr. Agin additionally serves
on the Board of Directors of Reef
Relief based out of Key West, Florida. Reef Relief is a non-profit
grassroots organization that seeks to conserve coral reefs
and educate people about threats to these natural resource
Mr. Agin is licensed in
the District of Columbia, Maryland, The United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, The United States
District Court for the District of Maryland and The Supreme
Court of the United States of America.
| Reported Decisions: |
Del Rosario v. Wang, 804 A.2d 292 (D.C. App. 2002) |
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Herndon v. National Passenger Railroad Corporation,
814 A.2d 934 (D.C. App. 2003) |
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Hoffman v. Fairfax Housing Redevelopment and Housing
Authority, 276 F.Supp.2d 14 (U.S.D.C. 2003) |
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Brisbin v. Washington Sports and Entertainment, Ltd.,
2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 8629 (United States District Court
for the District of Columbia 2006) |
Direct dial phone number: (202) 783-7875
E-mail address: jea@tsafirm.com |
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Jean-Marie Sylla, Jr. received his Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Master of Science in Management and Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland. In addition, Jean-Marie holds an LL.M. degree in Insurance from the University of Connecticut. During his law studies, Jean-Marie served as the Managing Editor for the Journal of Health Care Law & Policy and represented the school in four National Trial Advocacy Competitions. In 1997, he was a member of the National Team, which placed as a National Finalist in the American Bar Association National Competition for trial advocacy in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Sylla currently serves as the firm’s managing partner. Mr. Sylla is a litigation attorney specializing in business litigation, general liability, insurance litigation, and real estate matters. He represents clients of the Firm in a variety of commercial, corporate and tort matters, including insurance coverage, construction, health care, ERISA and premises liability.
Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Sylla entered private practice where he represented medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers in product liability actions, and insurance companies in insurance coverage disputes. Mr. Sylla has also successfully represented clients in landlord/tenant matters, tax foreclosure and other real estate matters in the District of Columbia and State of Maryland.
Mr. Sylla has litigated cases in state and
federal courts in many jurisdictions, including, Alabama, the District of Columbia,
Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia. Mr. Sylla is licensed
to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, the United States District
Court for the District of Columbia, the United States District Court for the
District of Maryland and the Supreme Court of the United States.
Mr. Sylla is an active member of the Tort and Insurance Section of the American Bar Association, Maryland Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute.
| Reported Decisions: |
Thomas v. Farmer, 148 F.Supp.2d 593 (D.Md. 2001) |
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Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co. v. Matini, 2006 WL 1980260
(Dist. D.C. 2006) |
Direct dial phone number: (202) 689-9512
E-mail address: jms@tsafirm.com |
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 Marshall Taylor received his Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science with an academic concentration in Economics from Bucknell
University and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA). While attending UCLA, Mr. Taylor participated
in the Moot Court Honors Program and served as a member of the
Public Interest Law Foundation and the Communications Law Journal.
Mr. Taylor
is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland,
California, and Georgia, as well as being admitted to practice
before the United States District Court for the Districts of
Maryland and Georgia. His practice areas include civil
and commercial litigation, education and family law. Mr. Taylor
currently serves as chair of both the Educational Law and Professional
Ethics committees at the firm. His professional responsibilities
include, analyzing and resolving ethical issues that arise
as part of the firm’s practice, including identifying,
analyzing, and resolving conflicts of interest as well as managing
all educational cases handled by the firm.
After receiving his undergraduate degree, Mr. Taylor worked
as an Area Account Manager for a Fortune 500 company before
pursuing his Juris Doctor degree. He began practicing law as
a public defender where he managed a substantial case load
and served as lead counsel in over two dozen jury trials. After
leaving the public defender’s office, Mr. Taylor continued
his trial work, but in the areas of Civil and Commercial litigation
at a major California based law firm. There he represented
both public and private agencies in a multitude of large scale
litigation matters. Mr. Taylor began his own firm, Law
Office of Marshall W. Taylor, P.C., in Washington, DC, in 2001
where, in addition to managing the firm’s operations
and employees, he also managed a significant portfolio of work,
including individual tort claims, small businesses contracts,
and commercial litigation matters. Mr. Taylor’s
practice also included substantial work as an educational advocate
representing hundreds of parents and children in actions against
public school districts wherein students had been denied a
free and appropriate public education.
Outside of work, Mr. Taylor has served
as a board member of the Young Lawyer’s Section of the
District of Columbia Bar Association from 2001-2004 as well
as having served on the Community Service Committee of the
Young Lawyers Division of the Washington Bar Association in
2002. He has lectured at the Harry Blackmun Summer Law College
and has appeared as a guest speaker on Clear Channel Washington
Public Affairs, Radio Law Clinic. Mr. Taylor remains an active
member of The Washington Bar Association and The National Bar
Association.
| Reported Decisions: |
Edwards v. State, 224 Ga,App, 332, 489 S.E.2d 246 (1997) |
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Davis v. State, 225 Ga.App. 627, 484 S.E. 655 (1997) |
Direct dial phone number: (202) 783-7873
E-mail address: mtaylor@tsafirm.com |
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Antoinette N. Moore received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland at College Park and her Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law. She graduated from the University of Maryland as a College Park Scholar with a citation in Children’s Advocacy. During her law studies, Antoinette was a member of the Virginia Capital Case Clearinghouse and served as a Managing Editor for the Capital Defense Journal. Additionally, she was selected as a pupil to the Ted A. Dalton American Inn of Court.
Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Moore served as a law clerk for nine senior judges at the District of Columbia Superior Court. She has also served as a law clerk in the Civil Division of the District of Columbia Office of the Attorney General and the Chambers of Magistrate Judges in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia. Ms. Moore is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia.
Antoinette currently serves as an Associate with Taylor Sylla & Agin, LLP representing clients in a variety of civil litigation matters.
Direct dial phone number: (202) 783-7874
E-mail address: anm@tsafirm.com
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