Victor E. Long
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Main: 202-463-3030 Ext: 224
Direct: 202-822-1867
Fax: 202-463-0667
1919 M Street, NW, Suite 350
Washington, D.C. 20036
Victor E. Long is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. litigation law firm of Regan Zambri & Long and limits his practice to representing injured clients in medical malpractice, automobile, wrongful death and other serious personal injury cases. Mr. Long is board-certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is licensed to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland.
Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Long was a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor and a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division. In both of these positions, he was dedicated to protecting the rights of citizens under Federal Law. He also served as a trial attorney in the Civil Litigation Division of the District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General, as well as a litigation attorney in that office's Appellate Division.
Mr. Long's extensive appellate litigation experience has resulted in over ten reported decisions. These include precedent setting cases in the areas of police misconduct, wrongful death, automobile injury, disability rights and employment. In the last several years, Mr. Long and his partners have obtained verdicts or settlements which have resulted in total awards in excess of $65 million dollars. Mr. Long was granted a U.S. patent for a warning label developed for a case involving an infant, who was severely injured in a fire caused by an extension cord.
For many years Mr. Long has served as a court-approved Mediator for the District of Columbia Superior Court. He has taught training seminars for other mediators and has been certified for complex medical malpractice mediations.
Mr. Long is a member of numerous national and local professional associations including the American Association for Justice, the American Bar Association, and the National Bar Association. He is a member of the Board of Governors for the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington and a member of the Maryland Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Long has also served as a member of the Executive Committee of the Council for Court Excellence. He was featured in Washington, D.C. "Super Lawyers," top 5% of Personal Injury Lawyers for 2008.
Mr. Long has lectured on a variety of legal issues and is dedicated to community service. He has participated on panels for the District of Columbia Bar Convention and has taught continuing legal education courses. He is also a past President of the Board of Friendship House Association, the District of Columbia's largest charitable social service agency. In addition, he is a founding board member and current Secretary of the Friendship Edison Schools, Inc., which operates the largest public charter school in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Long graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1976 and is a 1979 Graduate of Northeastern University School of Law.
Education
JD, Northeastern University School of Law, 1979
BA, Johns Hopkins University, 1976
Vice President Sophomore and Junior Class - Dean's List
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia, 1980U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C., 1987
U.S. Court of Appeals, Maryland, 1998
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
American Association for Justice
Member Since: 1990
Trial Lawyers of Metropolitan Washington
Member Since: 1990
District of Columbia, Steering Committee of the Injury to Person and Property Section
District of Columbia Bar Association
Maryland Bar Association
Member Since: 1990
National Bar Association
Member Since: 1990
Thomas Fahey Inn of Court
Member, 1995-1998
Council for Court Excellence
Member Since: 1993
Executive Committee
American Bar Association
Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
Arbitration and Mediation Program, D.C. Superior Court
Legal Specialties and Certifications
Representative Cases
Fiedler v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc., 871 F.Supp. 35 (D.D.C. 1994)
Oates v. District of Columbia, 824 F.2d 87 (D.C. Cir. 1987)
Wilson v. Group Hospitalization and Medical Services, Inc., 791 F. Supp. 309 (D.D.C. 1992)
Rivero v. District of Columbia, 1990 WL 52431 (D.D.C. 1990)
Waters v. Barry, 711 F. Supp. 1125 (D.D.C. 1989)
Hedgman v. District of Columbia Hackers' License Appeal Bd., 549 A.2d 720 (D.C. 1988)
Marshall v. District of Columbia Rental Housing Com'n, 533 A.2d 1271 (D.C. 1987)
United Planning Organization v. District of Columbia Com'n on Human Rights, 530 A.2d 674 (D.C. 1987)
Ford v. Turner, 531 A.2d 233 (D.C. 1987)
Szego v. Police and Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Bd., 528 A.2d 1233 (D.C. 1987)
Pazmino v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, 638 A.2d 677 (D.C. 1994)
Sanders v. Wright, 642 A.2d 847 (D.C. 1994)
District of Columbia v. Walker, 689 A.2d 40 (D.C. 1997)
Holder v. District of Columbia, 700 A.2d 738 (D.C. 1997)
Pro Bono Activities
President, Friendship House Association, 1998-2002
Largest Metropolitan Charitable Social Service Agent
Secretary and Boad Member Friendship-Edison Public Charter School, 2002-Present
Largest Metropolitan Public Charter School
Metropolitan Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 1994-Present
Chair, Membership Committee