Experienced Washington, D.C., Employment Law Attorney

If you're the victim of workplace discrimination or sexual harassment, every day can feel like an emotional ordeal. Fortunately, you don't have to suffer such abuse. You have rights, protections and remedies under the law.

If you are facing termination from your current position, your employer may be willing to negotiate a severance package or separation agreement with you.  If you have an employment problem related to revocation or denial of your security clearance, we can help.

An experienced employment law lawyer can explain the legal options available to you. The Law Offices of John E. Carpenter is a full-service employment law firm serving individuals in Washington, D.C., and its and neighboring communities in Maryland. We offer our clients sound guidance and solid representation, backed by 24 years of litigation experience.  Contact us today with your employment law issue.

Our Practice

Our firm focuses on the following employment matters:

Employment Discrimination

It's against the law for an employer to discriminate in hiring, promoting or demoting employees based on their race, religion, creed, gender, age and sexual orientation. We fight to enforce the law on behalf of our clients.

Sexual Harassment

You have the right to a work environment that is free of sexual harassment. Our lawyers fight for your rights under the law.

Severance Packages and Separation Agreements

We negotiate severance packages and separation agreements for employees facing termination from their jobs.

Security Clearances

If getting or keeping your job requires a security clearance, denial of such a clearance can cost you your job. We can help you exercise your due process rights to challenge termination or denial of a security clearance.

We also represent clients with employment discrimination claims that arise under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

About Attorney John E. Carpenter

Attorney John E. Carpenter has over two decades of trial experience, which includes over 50 jury trials. In addition, he is skilled at alternative dispute resolution (ADR), having mediated or arbitrated hundreds of cases in his career. For the last 10 years, he has focused his practice primarily on employment law.

Attorney Carpenter is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. In addition, he is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Districts of Columbia and Maryland, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He's a member of the American Trial Lawyer's Association (ATLA) and the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Trial Lawyer's Association.

Attorney John E. Carpenter has successfully represented many federal employees against federal agencies, including the FAA, HUD, DOD, Federal Reserve, FEMA, DOT, and the State Department. Moreover, he has represented numerous clients in the private sector with employment-related matters. He received the Public Justice Achievement Award in recognition of his pro bono work representing victims of the 9/11 attacks.

Contact our office to schedule an appointment.

Law Offices of John E. Carpenter
910 17th Street NW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20006

Phone: (202) 887-5445
Fax: (202) 293-3596
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The Law Offices of John E. Carpenter represents clients in Washington DC, Baltimore, Bethesda, Upper Marlboro, Annapolis, Fort Washington, Largo, Germantown, College Park, Greenbelt, Bowie, Columbia, Rockville, Silver Spring, Montgomery County and Princes Georges County, Maryland.