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Stanley Edmund Woodward Jr. is an American attorney with Brand Woodward Law.[1][2][3] His clients have included those subpoenaed or convicted for the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and aides to Donald Trump.
Stanley Woodward | |
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Born | Stanley Edmund Woodward Jr. |
Education | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Years active | 2008–present |
Employer | Brand Woodward Law |
Woodward earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the American University in 2004.[4][5] He earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2008.[4][5]
Woodward served as a law clerk for three judges from 2008 to 2010: Judge Vanessa Ruiz of the D.C. Court of Appeals, and Judge Joan Zeldon and Chief Judge Rufus G. King III of the D.C. Superior Court.[1]
Woodward then worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP for 10 years, from 2010 until mid-2020.[6][1] While there he led the Housing Law practice group of the firm's D.C. office.[1] His clients at Akin Gump included C.F. Folks, a longstanding downtown D.C. luncheonette.[7]
In 2018, Woodward was one of two recipients of the D.C. Bar's Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award for representing tenants facing eviction in the District.[1][8]
He co-founded a law firm, Brand Woodward, Attorneys at Law, in 2020.[4] Woodward's law partner, Stanley M. Brand, is also a former Akin Gump lawyer, and formerly general counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives during the Tip O'Neill era.[6] Woodward represents individuals and companies in white-collar criminal cases,[9] as well as government and internal investigations and civil litigation.[4][9] He has also worked as defense counsel in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters.[9] Woodward previously served as a part-time lecturer and adjunct professor at his alma mater, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.[5][4][10] He has taught pre-trial litigation and employment law courses there.[10]
In 2020, the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission recommended Woodward as one of three finalists to fill a vacancy on the D.C. Superior Court.[6][11] However, another finalist, Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, was appointed to fill the judicial seat.[11][12]
In 2023, Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to a US Justice Department request to hold a hearing to examine potential conflicts of interest of Woodward, who represents both Trump's co-defendant Walt Nauta as well as potential witnesses in the federal Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and Trump’s offer to pay for the attorneys of those involved in his litigation.[13] At the hearing, Nauta waived his right to a conflict-free attorney, and Cannon allowed Woodward to continue representing him.[14]
Notable clients of Woodward include:
Woodward married Kristin McGough in 2012. She is also a lawyer.[37] As of 2012, they lived in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood.[37]
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