Dale Sanders | Alexandria Criminal Defense Lawyer

Mr. Dale Edwin Sanders

Mr. Dale Edwin Sanders

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About Dale

My entire career spanning 4 decades has been devoted to standing up for the rights of the individual in conflicts with law enforcement, insurance companies,  employers, corporations, and the government. My commitment to you is relentless yet practical in its focus to obtain the optimal result which is always custom-tailored to the specific client circumstance. It has been an honor to fight for,  stand with, and support my brothers and sisters in need.

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Experience

Principal

Dale Edwin Sanders Esq.

Present

Alexandria, VA

Admission

Verified District of Columbia

1980

Verified Virginia

1977

Education

University of Virginia

Bachelors

1972

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • American Trial Lawyers Association Member
    2020 - Present
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
    2020 - Present
  • Bar Association of the District of Columbia Member
    1980 - Present
  • Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Member
    1980 - Present
  • Virginia State Bar Member
    1977 - Present
  • Alexandria Bar Association Member
    1977 - Present
  • Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association | Member
Honors / Awards
  • Distinguished Martindale-Hubbell
    2020
  • Client's Choice Avvo
    2011- 2012
  • Founders Award Whitman Walker Clinic Legal Services
    1994
  • Gene Frey Memorial Award Whitman Walker Clinic Legal Services
    1989

Notable Work

Cases

Commonwealth of VA vs. Williams

NOT GUILTY – MURDER 1 and all counts

Eddy v Colonial Life Insurance Company

Judge at trial dismissed the case. But she was reversed on appeal to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals , which , in a published opinion ordered the Ins Co to reinstate his ins and pay his medical bills and legal expenses. ( 919 F.2d 747 (D.C. Cir. 1990))

Ric Birch v Psychiatric Institute of Washington (original title )

$900,000+ award (+attys fees) for total of $1.1 million was and still is the largest sum awarded in the history of the DC Human Rights Commission. Upheld by D.C. Court of Appeals in published opinion. 871 A. 2d 1146 (D.C. 2005)

John Doe v Medlantic Health Care Group Inc

$250K verdict against hospital, which at the time was reported to be the largest verdict ag a hospital for breach of patient confidentialty. The verdict was upheld on appeal in the DC Court of Appeals by published opinion. ( 814 A.2d 959( D.C 2003))

Dale Edwin Sanders Esq. Highlights

Criminal, Personal Injury, Traffic, Identity Theft

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