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FRANK PETRAMALO, JR., ESQUIRE

Mr. Petramalo joined Gordon & Barnett as a partner in 1987. During law school, he was an editor of the Georgetown Law Review. Since entering law practice, Mr. Petramalo has litigated numerous cases in the federal and state courts throughout the nation, at both the trial and appellate levels.

From 1969 through 1973, Mr. Petramalo was employed as a trial attorney by the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice. In that capacity, he litigated employment discrimination cases on behalf of the Attorney General, for which he twice received awards from the Department for outstanding performance.

From 1973 through 1974, Mr. Petramalo was employed as a staff attorney for the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. There he represented Defendants in criminal prosecutions in the courts of the District of Columbia.

Since entering private practice in 1974, Mr. Petramalo has had extensive counseling and litigation experience in labor relations, employment discrimination, occupational safety and health, employee benefits, civil rights, and products liability litigation. Mr. Petramalo’s litigation practice has included numerous jury and non-jury trials in federal and state courts throughout the country, as well as before federal and state administrative agencies.

At the request of the American Bar Association, Mr. Petramalo has lectured on various labor and employment issues at many Bar sponsored functions. He has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Areas of Practice: Labor and Employment, Trial and Appellate Bar Admissions: Maryland, 1969, District of Columbia, 1973

Education:
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1969, J.D.
Law Review: Georgetown Law Review, Editor
University of Notre Dame, 1965, A.B.

Honors:
Cum Laude

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Labor and Employment Issues, American Bar Association Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Member, District of Columbia Bar
Member, American Bar Association
Member, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee