Profile
Jack H. Olender has more than 50 years experience as a champion for justice for those who have been catastrophically injured throughout metropolitan Washington, D.C. After receiving his law degree and his master of laws in forensic medicine, Mr. Olender founded Jack H. Olender & Associates, P.C. He has distinguished himself by being the first lawyer in the District of Columbia to be certified as a civil trial specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has won or settled more than 200 cases with awards upwards of $1 million each.
Mr. Olender has been featured on numerous network, cable, and local television and radio programs, including 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Larry King Live, and MSNBC's Buchanan and Press. He has been recognized in many publications, including the Washington Business Journal, The Washington Post and The Washington Times. His many honors include being inducted into the Hall of Fame by the National Bar Association, honored as a Champion of Justice by the Trial Lawyers Association, D.C., and Champion of Democracy by a D.C. vote. Mr. Olender is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the state of Maryland and the state of Pennsylvania.
About Jack Olender
Law School: University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Admitted: 1961, Washington D.C.
Professional Webpage: www.olender.com/attorneys/jack-olender/
Honors and Awards:
- Repeatedly named in The Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Who’s Who in the Law, Who’s Who in America, and Who’s Who in the World
- Repeatedly named one of Washington’s top lawyers by Washingtonian Magazine. In a recent profile of Washington’s top 75 lawyers, Washingtonian proclaimed Olender to be “a medical malpractice wizard.... Olender is a giant of the plaintiffs' bar, a reputation earned over years of devoted service to his clients.”
- Hall of Fame, Washington Bar Association
- Hall of Fame, District of Columbia
- Honored by Public Citizen for his “groundbreaking achievements for bringing accountability to American medicine and...tireless dedication to the welfare of the citizens of Washington through advocacy and philanthropy"
- Honored, Ollie Mae Cooper Award, Washington Bar Association
- Honored, Commitment to Justice Award, B’nai B’rith International
- Honored, Advocate for Justice, National Bar Association
- Honored, Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association, D.C.
- Honored, Lawyer of the Year, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Honored, Champion of Democracy, D.C. Vote
- Honored, Champion of Justice, Trial Lawyers Association, D.C.
- Inducted, Hall of Fame, National Bar Association
- Recipient, Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit, Washington Bar Association
- Honored as a Visionary among "The 90 Greatest Washington Lawyers of the Last 30 Years" by the Legal Times
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Visitors, Howard University Law School
- Board of Visitors, University of Pittsburgh Law School
- Member, Board of Directors, University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, Greater Washington Urban League
- Member, Board of Directors, African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation
- Member, Past Board of Directors, American Association for Justice
- Member, Past President, George Washington American Inn of Court
- Past President, American Board of Trial Advocates, D.C.
- Past President, Trial Lawyers Association, D.C.
- Member, Past President, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
- Member, Board of Directors, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists
- President, Public Justice, P.C., Board of Directors, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
- District of Columbia, 1961
- Maryland, 1966
- Pennsylvania, 1985
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- Washington Legal Times
- The Washington Times
- The Washington Post
- The Washington Business Journal
- Trial
- National Law Journal
- NBA Magazine
- Group Practice Journal
- Forward
- Federal Lawyer
- Everyday Law
- Afro-American Newspapers
- ABA Journal
Educational Background:
- University of Pittsburgh, A.B., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1957
- George Washington University, Law School and Medical School, LL.M., Forensic Medicine, 1961
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