Jay Holland - Greenbelt, MD

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Jay Holland included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Principal

Classes and Seminars

• Seminar Speaker, Labor and Employment Law Topics for Bar Associations and other organizations
  
• Presenter, “Regulating Employer Hiring Decisions,” Maryland Chamber of Commerce Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 2014
  
• “Litigation Tips for Employment Cases,” panel moderator, Montgomery and Prince George’s County bar associations, February 2013
  
• “Whistleblower False Claims Act Cases,” seminar presenter, Maryland Employment Lawyers Association Conference, 2010 and 2013
  
• Permanent Member, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference

Representative Cases

• Public Utility Dist. No. 1 of Snohomish County, Washington v. F.E.R.C.
  • Citation: 315 F.Supp.2d 89
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 2004
• Oliff-Michael v. Mutual Benefit Ins. Co.
  • Citation: 262 F.Supp.2d 602
  • Court: D.Md.
  • Year: 2003
• Reliastar Life Ins. Co. v. Wilcox
  • Citation: 1999 WL 1273482
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 1999
• Brand v. Westall
  • Citation: 1995 WL 235579
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 1995
• Kirsch v. Prince George's County
  • Citation: 331 Md. 89
  • Court: Md.
  • Year: 1993
• Guimond v. Credit Bureau Inc. of Georgia
  • Citation: 955 F.2d 41 (Table, Text in WESTLAW)
  • Court: 4th Cir.(Md.)
  • Year: 1992
• Pusey v. Dallas Corp.
  • Citation: 938 F.2d 498
  • Court: 4th Cir.(Md.)
  • Year: 1991
• Hayes v. Kuder
  • Citation: 591 A.2d 1286
  • Court: D.C.
  • Year: 1991
• Tenefrancia v. Robinson Export & Import Corp.
  • Citation: 921 F.2d 556
  • Court: 4th Cir.(Va.)
  • Year: 1990
• Jones v. Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Com'n
  • Citation: 82 Md.App. 314
  • Court: Md.App
  • Year: 1990
• Clark v. Prince George’s County
• United States ex. rel Hallivis v. Allergan

Published Works

Articles

• Employment Law: Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
  
• "Are mortgage loan officers exempt from the FLSA? Supreme Court asked to review Labor Department’s interpretation process," Thomson Reuters, Westlaw Journal, Volume 29 Issue 10, December 9, 2014
  
• Co-Author, “The Family and Medical Leave Act: A Practitioner’s Guide,” MSBA Employment Law Deskbook, (MSBA, 2014)
  
• "When Whistleblowers are Silenced,” AAJ Trial magazine, August 2010
  
• “Top Ten Tips for the Uninitiated Under the False Claims Act: What the Tour De France and Botox Have in Common,” DC Trial Lawyers magazine, April 2013
  
• Courts Enforcing Broad Whistleblower Protections; Amendments to False Claims Act expanded remedies for retaliation against contractors and others, The National Law Journal, April 13, 2015
• “Should you take Gretchen Carlson’s advice on reporting sexual harassment?”, The Hill, 2017

Bar Admissions

• Maryland, 1988
• District of Columbia, 1989
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court District of Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Litigation Section (Member)
• Maryland State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section (Member)
• Prince George's County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section (Member and Co-Chair)
• District of Columbia Bar Association (Member)
• American Association for Justice, Employee Rights Section, Qui Tam Litigation Group (False Claims Act)
• National Employment Lawyers Association
• Maryland Employment Lawyers Association
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
• Marlboro Inn of Court
• Federal Bar Association
• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
• Taxpayers Against Fraud (Qui Tam Bar Association)
• Federal Bar Association, Executive Board of the Qui Tam Section (Member)
• Montgomery County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section
• Every Mind of Montgomery County (Executive Committee Member, Board of Directors)