PRACTICE AREAS
Civil Litigation
Mediation
Non-profit/Business Law

EDUCATION
University of California, Los Angeles, J.D., 1989
Duke University, A.B., cum laude, 1986

BAR ADMISSIONS
California
District of Columbia
Maryland


COURT ADMISSIONS
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals

Biography

First admitted to practice in California in 1989, Eric Imperial brings 20 years of experience providing quality legal advice to a variety of businesses and individuals. An accomplished litigator, he has handled complex cases involving contract claims, insurance coverage, security clearance, real estate, wrongful death, intellectual property, and product liability disputes. Eric is committed to alternative dispute resolution and he serves as a mediator for various circuit courts in Maryland. He also advises entertainment, non-profit and small business clients on contract negotiations, transactions, and operations.

While practicing in California, Eric was a senior associate at Riley & Reiner and an associate at Troop, Steuber & Pasich in Los Angeles where he represented Fortune 500 companies, small businesses and prominent members of the city’s ethnic business communities. After moving to Washington, D.C., Eric served as a staff attorney for the Federal Trade Commission where he litigated cases involving consumer privacy issues, unfair trade practices, and federal credit statutes. While at the FTC, Eric helped obtain multi-million dollar settlements with national mortgage lending and servicing companies for unfair and deceptive trade practices. Eric's legal background is complemented by several years of business management experience with washingtonpost.com and The National Journal Group.

In addition to his private law practice, Eric is also currently a Reserve Officer in the United States Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps where he works on government contract, bid protest and fiscal law issues for the U.S. Army Legal Services Agency. He served on active duty representing the government in courts martial appeals where he handled and argued cases before the Army Court of Criminal Appeals and Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces.

Eric graduated from Duke University (cum laude) in 1986 and from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law in 1989. He is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and California.

Eric is the President of the DC Chapter of the UCLA School of Law Alumni Association, and he is an active member of the Duke University Alumni Association. He serves on the Board of Governors for the Army Navy Club and the governing counsel of Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist church. Eric is a second degree black belt in Shotokan karate, and he teaches karate classes at the Jelleff Boys and Girls Club in Georgetown. Eric and his family live in Bethesda, Maryland.