Helping you put your life back together with our
Personal Injury Litigators
We have recovered more than $32 million for injured people and their families across more than 250 matters — many of them over $100,000, with numerous recoveries of a million dollars or more.
The rule that decides most cases here before anyone talks about money
The District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia are three of the last jurisdictions in the country that still apply contributory negligence. If you are found even one percent at fault for your own injury, you recover nothing at all. Not a reduced amount. Nothing.
That single rule is why an insurance adjuster's first question is almost never about your injuries. It is about what you were doing. It is why a case that would settle routinely across the river in most states gets denied outright here — and why the lawyer you choose in these three jurisdictions matters more than it does almost anywhere else.
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What we handle
- Car & Truck Accidents — The largest part of our practice, and the part insurers fight hardest.
- Pedestrian & Crosswalk Injuries — On foot, the insurer's first move is to blame you.
- Bicycle, Scooter & E-Bike — On two wheels, same playbook.
- Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist — The coverage almost nobody knows they have.
- Premises Liability — Falls, unsafe property, and the “you should have seen it” defense.
- Wrongful Death — Three jurisdictions, three different statutes, three different answers.
- Nursing Home Neglect — When a facility does not deliver the care it sold.
- Workplace Injury — Why workers' compensation is often not the end of the story.
- Claims Against the Government — Six months to notify the District. Different rules for the federal government.
- Consumer Protection — We made the law here, and the Court of Appeals still cites it.
More than $32 million recovered.
Plus more than $22 million in other assets.
Across more than 250 matters, in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.
These case results are examples of matters handled by Posey Lebowitz PLLC. The outcome of any case depends on the specific facts and legal circumstances of that case. These results do not guarantee or predict a similar result in any future matter. Amounts shown are gross recoveries before attorney's fees, case expenses, and medical liens. Asset values are stated as of 2026 and will change.
At Posey Lebowitz PLLC, our Washington, DC personal injury attorneys help accident victims and their families throughout the DC metro area (and when called upon, nationwide). We have a legal team dedicated to helping people who have been hurt gain legal remedy for their injuries. Posey Lebowitz lawyers come some from the finest law schools in the nation, have experience at the world's largest firms, practice at the highest level, and are able to place our individual clients' interests and needs first. We have been successful in recovering millions of dollars in compensation for our clients.
Why Choose Posey Lebowitz?
Our attorneys are licensed in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland. We can handle cases in several jurisdictions without the need for hiring a second or third lawyer.
Our attorneys have recovered millions of dollars for a vast array of clients -- from local car accident cases, to international litigation involving catastrophic injuries.
Ryan Posey has been recognized as a Super Lawyers "Rising Star" every year since 2014, while Jacob Lebowitz has been selected as Corporate INTL Magazine's Wrongful Death Lawyer of the Year and a SuperLawyer since 2015.
If you have been injured in an accident, hurt due to someone else's negligence, or had a family member killed by wrongful death: please call us. We offer free consultations with no obligation. We are happy to explain how personal injury claims work and discuss the circumstances of your case -- even if you do not hire us.
Please call 202-524-0123 or fill out our online form.