Masri, Fares

Stephanie K. Wood is a counsel in the firm's Litigation/Controversy Department, and a member of the Business Trial Group and Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group. She joined the firm in 2005.

Practice

Ms. Wood has experience in all facets of the litigation process from discovery to appeal, including managing discovery, motions practice, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, preparing for trial, examining witnesses at trial, filing appeals and drafting amicus curiae briefs. Ms. Wood has represented clients in contested matters involving business torts, complex commercial issues, patent infringement claims and claims made under the False Claims Act, First Amendment, Section 1983 and Title IX.

Ms. Wood focuses her pro bono practice on human rights issues. She has represented a death row inmate challenging the constitutionality of the lethal injection process in Maryland and clients seeking legal permanent resident status as abused spouses under the Violence Against Women Act.

While attending law school, Ms. Wood worked on SCOTUSBlog and several appellate matters before the US Supreme Court during the 2002-2004 terms as a law clerk at Goldstein & Howe, PC.

Recent Highlights

• Achieved client’s objective by obtaining dismissal of False Claims Act lawsuit in federal district court, which was affirmed on appeal.
• Achieved successful result for client by obtaining invalidity determination for certain claims of flash memory patent after 10-day hearing before the US International Trade Commission.
• Contributed to amicus curiae brief that was cited favorably in reversing summary judgment ruling in Title IX gender discrimination lawsuit by the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. See Simpson et al. v. University of Colorado et al., 500 F.3d 1170 (10th Cir. 2007).

Professional Activities

Ms. Wood is a co-chair of the Career Development Committee of the Women’s Bar Association for the District of Columbia. Ms. Wood is a member of several other bar organizations including the American Bar Association.