Geoffrey M. Klineberg

May 1, 2024— Twenty-three Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Twelve Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The complete list of 2023 Honor Roll members hail from 166 firms, solo practices, federal and local government agencies, corporations, associations, and public interest organizations, accounting for least 392,750 hours of pro bono service across all types of practice. It can be found here. Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Anita Josey-Herring of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia stated: “Thank you for answering – and in many cases exceeding – the call to service embodied by Rule 6.1. We know that your actions stem not only from a commitment to your ethical obligations, but also from your principled belief in equal access to justice. We are pleased to recognize your dedication by including your name on this year’s Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll.”  Kellogg Hansen 2023 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Rachel T. Anderson* Scott K. Attaway* Justin B. Berg* Geoffrey Block* Mary Charlotte Y. Carroll* Tiberius T. Davis Abigail E. DeHart* Hannah D.C. DePalo D. Chanslor Gallenstein Nataliia Gillespie Jordan R. Gonzalez Minsuk Han* Mark P. Hirschboek Derek T. Ho* Geoffrey M. Klineberg* Ariela M. Migdal Matthew D. Reade* Catherine M. Redlingshafer Derek C. Reinbold* Caroline A. Schechinger Andrew Skaras Alex P. Treiger* Daren G. Zhang* * denotes High Honor Roll ..

May 1, 2023— Twenty-seven Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Nineteen Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The complete list of 2022 honorees can be found here. Kellogg Hansen 2022 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Scott K. Attaway* Daniel G. Bird* L. Vivian Dong Daniel V. Dorris Matthew N. Drecun Ryan M. Folio David C. Frederick* D. Chanslor Gallenstein* Dustin G. Graber Kimberly V. Hamlett* Minsuk Han* Ashle Holman* Geoffrey M. Klineberg* Jonathan I. Liebman Eric J. Maier* Samuel A. Martin* Ariela M. Migdal Bradley E. Oppenheimer* Gregory G. Rapawy* Catherine M. Redlingshafer Derek C. Reinbold* Caroline A. Schechinger* Daniel S. Severson* Andrew C. Shen* Julius P. Taranto* Alex P. Treiger* Matthew J. Wilkins*  * denotes High Honor Roll ..

May 1, 2021— Nineteen Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Twelve Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The complete list of 2022 honorees can be found here. Kellogg Hansen 2021 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Scott K. Attaway Alejandra Ávila* Daniel G. Bird* Katherine C. Cooper* Matthew N. Drecun* Linda A. Elliott* Kimberly V. Hamlett* Minsuk Han* Vetan Kapoor Geoffrey M. Klineberg* Ariela M. Migdal Aaseesh P. Polavarapu* Catherine M. Redlingshafer Derek C. Reinbold Christopher M. Sarma Thomas G. Schultz* Julius P. Taranto* Jayme L. Weber Matthew J. Wilkins* ..

May 1, 2021— Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Nine Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The complete list of 2022 honorees can be found here. Kellogg Hansen 2020 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Scott Attaway Daniel Bird Christine Bonomo* Matthew Drecun* Linda Elliott* Kenneth Fetterman Daniel Guarnera* Michael Guzman Julia Haines Jacob Hartman* Michael Kellogg Gerald Kerska Geoffrey Klineberg* Grace Knofczynski Sean Nadel* Bradley Oppenheimer* Ana Paul Eliana Pfeffer Gregory Rapawy Thomas Samuels* Christopher Sarma Thomas Schultz* Julius Taranto Jayme Weber Joseph Wenner* *denotes High Honor roll ..

July 31, 2020— Kellogg Hansen is pleased to announce that Geoffrey M. Klineberg was officially sworn in yesterday as the 49th president of the D.C. Bar.  With members in all 50 states and more than 80 countries, the D.C. Bar is the largest unified bar in the United States, supporting attorneys and providing a regulatory structure to maintain the profession’s ethical standards. Mr. Klineberg has the unique challenge of steering the D.C. Bar through a pandemic that has affected each of its 110,000-plus members and nearly all aspects of the practice of law.  Since its creation by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1972, the D.C. Bar has been committed to advancing its core missions of enhancing access to justice, improving the legal system, and empowering lawyers to better serve their clients.  In the cover story of the June 2020 issue of The Washington Lawyer, Mr. Klineberg explained how this commitment is important now more than ever.  “The Bar has always been committed to serving the needs of our members and their clients,” stated Mr. Klineberg.  “As we all work to rebuild our lives, our clients will turn to us to help them navigate the most challenging and important issues they face.  So while the demands may be extraordinary, we lawyers have the ability and responsibility to practice our profession consistent with our most cherished ideals: to serve those who are most in need, to represent our clients with competence and zeal, and always to comport ourselves consistent with the highest ethical standards.  These times demand nothing less.” Last night, during the D.C. Bar’s 2020 Celebration of Leadership, Mr. Klineberg formally received the gavel of leadership during the virtual swearing-in ceremony, presided over by D.C. Court of Appeals Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby.  Mr. Klineberg has been serving as President since early last month after having served the prior year as President-Elect.  In his remarks to the Bar, Mr. Klineberg discussed the challenges the Bar and its members will face, his optimism for how they will tackle these problems together, and his goals for his term, including an effort to provide pro bono representation before the D.C. Court of Appeals.  “Given my own practice as an appellate lawyer, I would like to build on the great work of my predecessors Esther Lim and Susie Hoffman who have created and nurtured the Pro Bono Task Force to develop an effective appellate pro bono program,” stated Mr. Klineberg.  “I like this project because it encapsulates for me the three principle purposes of the DC Bar in a single program: it would enhance access to justice by helping litigants of limited means receive valuable assistance; it would improve the legal system by providing the court of appeals a more thorough and helpful presentation of the issues and it would empower lawyers to better serve their clients by providing opportunities for lawyers particularly at the beginning of their careers to brief and argue cases before our highest court.” Mr. Klineberg practices primarily in the areas of appellate litigation and administrative law.  He also advises clients on the applicability of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.  He began as an associate at Kellogg Hansen in 1995 and has been a partner of the Firm since 1998 and currently serves on the Firm\'s Executive Committee.  “We are immensely proud of Geoff’s dedication and service to the D.C. Bar, its members, and the public,” commented Michael K. Kellogg, founding and managing partner of Kellogg Hansen.  “Geoff is the leader needed in this moment of crisis and we are confident the Bar is in diligent hands.” Over the past 18 years, Mr. Klineberg has worked on various committees and task forces of the D.C. Bar and the courts.  He currently serves on the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Task Force, focusing on how best to encourage and facilitate the participation of pro bono lawyers to serve clients of limited means in the courts of the District of Columbia. ..

June 9, 2020— In a significant First Amendment decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit found that the U.S. Postal Service\'s (“USPS”) ban on political content used on custom stamps is unconstitutional. Through a customized postage program, USPS allows customers to order valid U.S. postage with images and text of their own design but prohibits “political” content.  Kellogg Hansen\'s clients – artist Anatol Zukerman and Charles Krause Reporting, an art gallery with whom he collaborates – had a proposed postage design rejected because it was “political.”  Kellogg Hansen filed a lawsuit on behalf of Mr. Zukerman and the gallery in 2015, alleging unconstitutional censorship of political speech. In today\'s ruling, the Court found that the USPS’s blanket ban on “political” content fails the “objective, workable standards” test articulated by the Supreme Court in Minnesota Voters Alliance v. Mansky, 138 S. Ct. 1876, 1891 (2018), and therefore is unconstitutional.  The Court also held that USPS’s changes to its challenged policies in 2018 did not moot the plaintiffs’ viewpoint discrimination claims.  Because others remain able to circulate “political” customized postage, while Mr. Zukerman still cannot circulate his “political” postage design, USPS’s viewpoint discrimination continues, its effects persist, and relief remains possible.  The district court’s decision was reversed and the case was remanded for further proceedings. Former Kellogg Hansen associate Daniel Guarnera argued the case.  With him on the briefs were Kellogg Hansen partners Chris Todd and Geoffrey Klineberg.  Associates Julius Taranto and Gabriel Kohan and former associate Michael Qin also joined in drafting the briefs. The case is Anatol Zukerman and Charles Krause Reporting, LLC v. United States Postal Service, No. 19-5168 (D.C. Cir. June 9, 2020). ..

May 1, 2020— Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2019 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Nine Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The complete list of 2022 honorees can be found here. Kellogg Hansen 2019 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll Scott K. Attaway Christine A. Bonomo* Kimberly A. Briggs* Andrew J. Churella* Katherine C. Cooper* Daniel S. Guarnera* Michael J. Guzman* Julia Haines* Minsuk Han* T. Dietrich Hill* Mark P. Hirschboeck* Bethan R. Jones* Michael K. Kellogg* Geoffrey M. Klineberg* Grace W. Knofczynski Gabriel A. Kohan Sean A. Lev Benjamin D. Margo Ariela Migdal* Sean M. Nadel* Bradley E. Oppenheimer* Albert Y. Pak Ana N. Paul* Michael S. Qin Gregory G. Rapawy Melissa Rodriguez* Thomas B. Samuels* Thomas G. Schultz* Benjamin S. Softness James W. Webster* Collin R. White *denotes High Honor roll ..

May 30, 2019— Kellogg Hansen is pleased to announce that Geoffrey Klineberg has been elected president-elect of the D.C. Bar for the 2019-2020 term.  Mr. Klineberg will assume office in June 2019 and serve in that post for one year before becoming D.C. Bar President in 2020; he will continue in office a third year as immediate past president. “I am honored to have been elected as the next D.C. Bar President-Elect,” stated Mr. Klineberg.  “I want to thank the D.C. Bar membership for its confidence and support, and I would particularly like to thank Charlie Lemley, who reminded all of us throughout the campaign of the importance of working to achieve a more inclusive and diverse Bar. I am grateful for this opportunity to serve this remarkable organization.” The D.C. Bar is the largest unified bar in the United States, providing the oversight structure needed to maintain the profession’s ethical standards and Rules of Professional Conduct.  Since its creation by the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1972, the D.C. Bar has been committed to advancing its core missions of enhancing access to justice, improving the legal system, and empowering lawyers to better serve their clients. Mr. Klineberg began as an associate at Kellogg Hansen in 1995 and has been a member of the Firm since 1998.  He currently serves on the Firm\'s Executive Committee.  He practices primarily in the areas of administrative law and appellate litigation.  He also advises clients on the applicability of the D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct.  Over the past 18 years, Mr. Klineberg has worked on various committees and task forces of the D.C. Bar and the courts.  He currently serves on the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Task Force, focusing on how best to encourage and facilitate the participation of pro bono lawyers to serve clients of limited means in the courts of the District of Columbia.  He is also currently working on the Appellate Working Group, focusing in particular on ways to provide pro bono representation before the D.C. Court of Appeals. ..

April 16, 2019— Thirty-two Kellogg Hansen attorneys qualified for recognition on the 2018 Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll for contributing fifty hours or more of pro bono work to those who cannot afford legal counsel.  Twenty-five Kellogg Hansen attorneys also qualified for the High Honor Roll for providing one hundred hours or more of pro bono service.  The District of Columbia Courts have recognized attorneys through the Capital Pro Bono Honor Roll since 2011.  The 2018 Honor Roll members represent all sectors of the legal community, including 168 law firms and individual practices, as well as federal and local government agencies, corporations, associations, law schools and public interest organizations. Chief Judge Anna Blackburne-Rigsby of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and Chief Judge Robert Morin of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia stated: “We salute you for using your talents and expertise to help those unable to afford an attorney, to ensure that they too have equal access to justice. Your compassion and dedication, as evidenced by your pro bono service, have helped to level the playing field.”  Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C. Scott K. Attaway*Christine A. Bonomo*Katherine C. Cooper*Brendan J. CrimminsMatthew M. DuffyLinda A. Elliott*David C. Frederick*Andrew E. Goldsmith*Daniel S. Guarnera*Joshua HafenbrackFrederick G. Hall*Minsuk Han*Jacob E. HartmanAndrew M. Hetherington*T. Dietrich HillMark P. Hirschboeck*Geoffrey M. Klineberg*Benjamin D. Margo*Rachel P. May*Ariela Migdal*Jeremy S. NewmanBradley E. Oppenheimer*Albert Y. Pak*Michael S. Qin*Benjamin L. Rudofsky*Thomas B. Samuels*Christopher M. SarmaThomas G. Schultz*Daniel S. Severson*Lillian V. Smith*Benjamin S. Softness*Julius P. Taranto* * denotes High Honor Roll ..