Danielle D. Giroux - Roanoke, VA

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 2000
    J.D.
    Honors: cum laude

• Non Legal Education

  • James Madison University, 1996
    B.A.

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Associate, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP, Washington, DC
• Assistant Debate Coach at Harvard University and George Mason University

Classes and Seminars

• Ethics in the Use of Social Media and Other Technology During Trial, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Meeting, Norfolk, VA, October 2019
  
• Show and Tell: Accident Reconstruction and the Admissibility of Direct Evidence, Opinion Testimony and the Use of Demonstrative Exhibits in Products Liability Cases, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, October 2018
  
• Investigating and Defending Traumatic Brain Injury Claims, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Meeting, Roanoke, VA, October 2017
  
• Tips for Practicing in the Eastern District of Virginia, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Young Lawyers Boot Camp, Richmond, VA, December 2016
  
• Digging Deep Into Social Media: How to Get and Use Information from Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. in Defense of a Claim, Defense Research Institute Products Liability Conference, Las Vegas, NV, February 2015
  
• Effective and Ethical Use of Social Media in Litigation, The Richmond Metropolitan Area Local and Specialty Bar Associations’ 22nd Annual Bench-Bar Conference, Richmond, VA, October 2013
  
• Using Neuropsychological Tests to Quantify Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injuries, American Conference Institute, Philadelphia, PA, March 2013
  
• iSpy: The Use of Social Networking Sites as a Means for Discovery, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Meeting, Hot Springs, VA, October 2012
  
• Dismissal for Failure to Serve a Lawsuit Within One Year, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA, October 2006

Representative Cases

• Burke v. Thor Motor Coach, Inc., 113 F.Supp.3d 863 (E.D. Va. 2015)
• Demetres v. East West Const., Inc., 995 F.Supp.2d 539 (E.D. Va. 2014), aff’d, 776 F.3d 271 (4th Cir. 2015)
• Maynard v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 2014 WL 108894 (E.D.Va.)
• Cameron v. Kmart Corporation, 2010 WL 2991014 (W.D. Va.)
• Schwinn v. Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc., et al., 2007 WL 4562818 (E.D. Va. 2007), aff’d, 362 Fed. Appx. 357 (4th Cir. 2010), cert. denied, 131 S. Ct. 124 (2010)
• Hesse v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., et al., 364 Fed. Appx. 31, 2010 WL 411120 (4th Cir. 2010)
• Gauthreaux v. U.S., 694 F.Supp.2d 460 (E.D.Va. 2009)
• Sullivan v. Robertson Drug Co., Inc., 639 S.E.2d 250 (Va., Jan. 12, 2007)
• Conlon v. K-Mart Corp., 127 Fed.Appx. 681 (Not selected for publication in the Federal Reporter), 2005 WL 1100921 (4th Cir. (Va.)) (4th Cir. (Va.), May 10, 2005)

Published Works

Articles

• “Hesse v. Ebbets: Clarifying the ‘Power to Control’ Under the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior,” The Journal of Civil Litigation, Vol. XX, No. 2 (Summer 2008)
  
• “Drawing the Line: The Supreme Court Revisits Limitations on Punitive Damages,”The Whisper, Defense Research Institute Young Lawyers Committee Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 3 (March 2007), reprinted in Strictly Speaking, Defense Research Institute Product Liability Committee Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 2 (April 2007)
  
• “My Dictionary or Yours? The Supreme Court’s Interpretation of ‘Carrying’ Under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 924(C)(1) in Muscarello v. United States,” 8 Geo. Mason Law Rev. 355 (2000)
  

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 2000
• District of Columbia, 2001
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia
• U.S. District Court Western District of Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• Maryland
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Supreme Court

Other Affiliations

• Fairfax Bar Association
• Alexandria Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association, Richmond Chapter, President, 2013 – 2014
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Defense Research Institute, Retail and Hospitality Committee
• Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Committee, Publications Subcommittee, 2007
• Defense Research Institute, E-Discovery Committee, 2007
• Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Circuit Court Representative for Henrico County, 2005 – 2008
• Virginia State Bar, Young Lawyers Conference, Outstanding Service Award, Diversity Tolerance Program, 2005
• Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA)
• The Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance
• National Association of Women Lawyers