Lawyers
David Warner
Founder
David Warner heads Warner PLLC’s litigation, audit, and investigation practices. He is a seasoned trial lawyer and counselor with over twenty years of experience resolving and litigating complex employment and business disputes before state and federal courts and agencies. His practice focuses on the government contractor, nonprofit, and hospitality industries.
David can be reached by email:
dwarnery@warnerpllc.com
Joshua Izenburg
Of-Counsel
Josh Izenberg is Of-Counsel to Warner PLLC, and the founding member of IzenbergLaw PLLC. Josh is an entrepreneur and General Counsel with 25 years of experience, including as a former public company General Counsel in the aerospace and defense industries. He runs a diverse corporate legal practice from Washington, DC, with clients based in the United States and Europe. Josh routinely advises clients in all aspects of the corporate lifecycle, from corporate formation, compensation and equity planning, commercial and government contracts, mergers and acquisitions, to liquidity events.
Joshua can be reached by phone or email:
202-999-8788
josh@warnerpllc.com
Jane Lemley
Partner
Jane Lemley is an integral part of Warner PLLC’s employment law compliance, civil litigation, and internal investigation practices. For over thirty years, Ms. Lemley has advised clients regarding federal and state employment laws, including Title VII, FLSA, ADA, FMLA, and Virginia’s employment statutes. She also drafts and negotiates a variety of employment agreements, including executive employment contracts and separation agreements. Ms. Lemley also represents clients before the EEOC and in state and federal courts. In addition, she routinely conducts and oversees complex workplace investigations into misconduct, discrimination, and harassment. Ms. Lemley also provides workplace civility and unlawful discrimination and harassment training as well as remediation counseling. Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® since 2021, she was named Virginia Business Legal Elite in 2022 and 2023. Ms. Lemley is currently Co-Chair of the Fairfax Bar Association’s Employment Law Section. She can be reached by phone or email:
703-328-5280
jlemley@warnerpllc.com
Heather B. Mims
Partner
Heather Mims is a Partner at Warner PLLC. Following a judicial clerkship with the Chief Judge of Arlington County Circuit Court, Heather’s legal practice has focused on representing federal government contractors of all sizes with respect to bid protest, claims, appeals, and compliance issues. She has considerable experience representing contractors before the U.S. Government Accountability Office and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Heather has extensive litigation experience representing contractors in prime/sub disputes, trade secret and restrictive covenant claims, and employment disputes, including second-chair jury trial experience. In addition to her litigation practice, Heather also routinely advises contractors with respect to commercial contracts, subcontract and teaming issues, assisting in the drafting of teaming agreements, subcontracts, and joint venture agreements.
Heather can be reached by email:
hmims@warnerpllc.com
Tyler Freiberger
Partner
Tyler Freiberger is a Partner at Warner PLLC. Throughout his ten years of experience successfully litigating cases in and outside the courtroom, he has provided legal counsel to employers, non-profits, and government contractors for compliance with all employment requirements and sales to government agencies. Drawing from his successful litigation in multiple judicial and agency forums, he has created and performed training programs for large and small businesses on several statutes, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Buy American/Trade Agreements Act, The Service Contract Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and the National Labor Relations Act. He also routinely represents parties in audits for potential violations of federal and state regulations, reviewing and drafting employment contracts/handbook policies.
He can be reached by email:
tfreiberger@warnerpllc.com
James C. Fontana
Of-Counsel
James C. Fontana is Of-Counsel to Warner, PLLC. He is also the founding member of Fontana Law Group. Mr. Fontana has over 35 years of experience as an attorney specializing in government contracts, commercial transactions and related litigation, as well as ethics compliance and corporate governance issues. In 2006, the Association of Corporate Counsel named Mr. Fontana Outstanding Chief Legal Officer in the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area. In both 2005 and 2006, the Washington Business Journal named Mr. Fontana a Top Attorney in the Washington, DC area in the General Counsel category. In 2014 Mr. Fontana received the Power Players Award from Washington SmartCEO in recognition of his “leadership, accomplishments, innovation and success” as a Washington, DC-area attorney.
He can be reached by phone or email:
703-795-5485
jfontana@warnerpllc.com
