Marc Fiedler

Marc Fiedler handles a wide range of personal injury and wrongful death cases, including medical malpractice, product liability, premises liability, governmental negligence, and workplace accidents. A graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School, Mr. Fiedler served as a law clerk to the Honorable James A. Belson of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals before joining Koonz McKenney Johnson & DePaolis LLP in 1985. He has been a partner with the firm since 1994. Mr. Fiedler has won several important cases that have resulted in not only substantial monetary recovery for our clients but also the establishment of legal principles favorable to other personal injury victims. For example, in one landmark case, Mr. Fiedler successfully persuaded the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to recognize the right of workers to recover the full measure of their damages, including pain and suffering, for their work-related injuries caused by a wrongdoer other than their direct employer. Recently, Mr. Fiedler has prevailed on appeal in cases involving: In appreciation of his numerous successes, the Trial Lawyers’ Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. has honored Mr. Fiedler as Lawyer of the Year. He has been recognized repeatedly as a leading practitioner of personal injury litigation and appellate law by The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Washingtonian Magazine. He has garnered an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, which signifies the highest level of professional excellence. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Fiedler served as President of the Trial Lawyers’ Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. For many years, he has chaired that organization’s appellate-advocacy committee. He has also served as Co-Chair of the prestigious appellate-advocacy committee of the American Association for Justice. Additionally, Mr. Fiedler is a long-time advocate for the rights of people with disabilities. Mr. Fiedler himself is quadriplegic and uses a wheelchair.