NEWS

December 4, 2007 -- Kathleen R. Hartnett presents oral argument in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, defending a preliminary injunction won by Spiva & Hartnett LLP and a team of lawyers challenging burdensome and discriminatory restrictions on mail-in balloting in Texas.

November 13, 2007 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP and co-counsel at Fordham University School of Law file an amicus curiae brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the Louis Stein Center for Law and Ethics, in support of a constitutional challenge to Kentucky's implementation of execution by lethal injection.

April 23, 2007 -- Class certification is granted against Unocal in antitrust litigation prosecuted by a team of firms including Spiva & Hartnett LLP.

March 15, 2007 -- Bruce V. Spiva participates on American Constitution Society panel on D.C. voting rights.

March 14, 2007 -- Bruce V. Spiva, Chair of the Board of DC Vote, testifies in support of the D.C. Voting Rights Act before the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives.

February 6, 2007 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP files suit on behalf of District of Columbia consumers challenging artificially inflated prices of flat-panel liquid crystal displays ("LCDs") found in devices such as televisions, computer monitors, and mobile phones.

January 4, 2007 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP wins nationwide class certification for Earthlink, Inc. customers subject to allegedly unlawful early termination fees ("ETFs").

October 2006 -- Bruce V. Spiva, Chair of the Board of DC Vote, Delivers Speech in Favor of Congressional Voting Representation for the People of Washington, D.C. at DC Vote's Champions of Democracy Awards Reception.   

September 27, 2006 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP provides pro bono assistance to prisoner seeking reduction in sentence.

September 21, 2006 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP joins team of lawyers in filing suit and motion for preliminary injunction challenging discriminatory Texas mail-in ballot provisions.

September 2006 -- Bruce V. Spiva elected Co-Chair of the D.C. Bar Litigation Section Steering Committee

August 2006 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP joins team of lawyers in employment discrimination case against the United States Department of Commerce.

August 2006 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP joins in King's Court class action on behalf of first-time home buyers challenging unfair lending and sales practices.

August 21, 2006 -- Spiva & Hartnett LLP Opens for Business.