Alexander J. Pires Jr.

Civil, Mediation
Suite 700, 1818 N Street, N.W.
Washington, District of Columbia 20036


Civil

Admitted

1973, District of Columbia; 1974, U.S. Claims Court; 1977, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, Maryland; 1985, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Circui

Law School

George Washington University, J.D., with honors, 1972; George Washington University, LL.M., 1978

Law School Graduation Year

1978

College

Boston University, B.S.B.A., 1969

Memberships

District of Columbia Bar; Bar Association of the District of Columbia; Maryland State and American Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The Agricultural Law Association.

Biographical

Author: Why the U.S. Claims Court is not a Viable Venue for Farmers: The U.S. Claims Court's Handling of Agricultural Cases, 1980-1990, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review, Winter, 1993; Federal Court Jurisdiction Over USDA/ASCS Cases, Indiana Law Review, Spring 1991. Adjunct Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law School, 1999—. Attorney, Land and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1973-1977. Senior Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1977-1980. Deputy Assistant Secretary, Housing, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1980. Editor, D.C. Digest, 1988-1993;

Military

Capt., USAR, 1973