Stanley Woodward
Born
Stanley Edmund Woodward Jr.
Education
OccupationLawyer
Years active2008–present
EmployerBrand Woodward Law

Stanley Edmund Woodward Jr. is an American attorney with Brand Woodward Law.[1][2][3] His clients have included those subpoenaed or convicted for the January 6 United States Capitol attack, and aides to Donald Trump.

Education

Woodward earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from the American University in 2004.[4][5] He earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law in 2008.[4][5]

2008–19

Woodward served as a law clerk for three judges from 2008 to 2010: Judge Vanessa Ruiz of the D.C. Court of Appeals, and Judge Joan Zeldon and Chief Judge Rufus G. King III of the D.C. Superior Court.[1]

Woodward then worked for the law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP for 10 years, from 2010 until mid-2020.[6][1] While there he led the Housing Law practice group of the firm's D.C. office.[1] His clients at Akin Gump included C.F. Folks, a longstanding downtown D.C. luncheonette.[7]

In 2018, Woodward was one of two recipients of the D.C. Bar's Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year award for representing tenants facing eviction in the District.[1][8]

2020–present

He co-founded a law firm, Brand Woodward, Attorneys at Law, in 2020.[4] Woodward's law partner, Stanley M. Brand, is also a former Akin Gump lawyer, and formerly general counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives during the Tip O'Neill era.[6] Woodward represents individuals and companies in white-collar criminal cases,[9] as well as government and internal investigations and civil litigation.[4][9] He has also worked as defense counsel in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act matters.[9] Woodward previously served as a part-time lecturer and adjunct professor at his alma mater, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.[5][4][10] He has taught pre-trial litigation and employment law courses there.[10]

In 2020, the D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission recommended Woodward as one of three finalists to fill a vacancy on the D.C. Superior Court.[6][11] However, another finalist, Rupa Ranga Puttagunta, was appointed to fill the judicial seat.[11][12]

In September 2023, Judge Aileen Cannon agreed to a US Justice Department request to hold a hearing to examine potential conflicts of interest of Woodward representing both Trump’s co-defendant Walt Nauta as well as potential witnesses in the federal Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, and Trump’s offer to pay for the attorneys of those involved in his litigation.[13]

Notable clients of Woodward include:

Personal

Woodward married Kristin McGough in 2012. She is also a lawyer.[34] As of 2012, they lived in Washington's Columbia Heights neighborhood.[34]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stanley Woodward Jr". Brand Woodward Law.
  2. ↑ "Coca-Cola's Special Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to District of Columbia Anti-Slapp Act, D.C. Code § 16-5501 et seq.", The Praxis Project v. The Coca-Cola Company, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, October 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Stanley Woodward". lawyer.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Stanley Woodward, Jr". D.C. Judicial Nomination Commission.
  5. 1 2 3 "Lecturers". The Catholic University of America.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Cheney, Kyle (November 30, 2022). "Meet the legal nerd who MAGA bigwigs are turning to for help; Stanley Woodward is not a typical Trump-world lawyer. He's just trying to save their hides in court". Politico.
  7. ↑ Maura Judkis, After 37 years, beloved lunch counter C.F. Folks closes in landlord dispute, Washington Post (November 12, 2018).
  8. ↑ "CUA Law Alumnus, Stanley Woodward '08, was featured in Washington Lawyer Magazine". Catholic Law News. The Catholic University of America. January 9, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 Stanley E. Woodward Jr.: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Practicing Law Institute.
  10. 1 2 "Text Messages and Litigation: Discovery and Evidentiary Issues". North Carolina Bar Association CLE. June 9, 2020.
  11. 1 2 JNC Recommends Candidates for DC Superior Court Vacancy, District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission (November 23, 2020).
  12. ↑ John Murph, Superior Court Welcomes Five New Associate Judges, (March 1, 2022).
  13. ↑ Beitsch, Rebecca (September 25, 2023). "Judge to examine alleged attorney conflicts of interest in Mar-a-Lago case".
  14. ↑ House votes to hold former Trump aides Peter Navarro, Scavino in contempt of Congress for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoenas, Washington Post. Jacqueline Alemany, Felicia Sonmez, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey, April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  15. ↑ Alan Feuer, Dispute Over Claim That Proud Boys Leader Urged Attack at Capitol, New York Times (October 7, 2021).
  16. ↑ Marisa Sarnoff, 'Guess What? You're an A**hole': Unidentified Voice Disrupts Listeners During Detention Hearing for Pa. Man Accused of Assaulting a Cop on Jan. 6, Law & Crime (May 3, 2022).
  17. ↑ "Two Found Guilty of Assaulting Law Enforcement in West Terrace Tunnel and Other Charges Related to Capitol Breach". www.justice.gov. July 20, 2023.
  18. ↑ Rachel Weiner, Battle for the West Terrace: Capitol riot charges reveal details of police attacks on Jan. 6, Washington Post (March 10, 2021).
  19. ↑ Rachel Weiner, "Ex-State Department employee appointed by Trump 'switched sides' in joining Capitol mob, judge says", Washington Post (March 9, 2021).
  20. ↑ Former Trump State Dept. appointee guilty in Jan. 6 tunnel assaults Former Trump appointee Federico Klein found guilty in Jan. 6 tunnel assaults on police," The Washington Post (July 20, 2023).
  21. ↑ Kyle Cheney, GOP leader tells court that Bannon contempt charges won't stand, Politico (May 24, 2022).
  22. ↑ "Steve Bannon convicted on contempt charges for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena". PBS NewsHour. July 22, 2022.
  23. ↑ Thrush, Glenn; Feuer, Alan (October 21, 2022). "Bannon Sentenced to 4 Months in Prison for Contempt of Congress". The New York Times.
  24. ↑ Michael Macagnone (June 21, 2023). "Judge weighs Navarro arguments on contempt of Congress charges". Roll Call.
  25. ↑ Montague, Zach (September 7, 2023). "Peter Navarro Convicted of Contempt of Congress Over Jan. 6 Subpoena". The New York Times.
  26. ↑ Matt Naham (June 14, 2023). "These are the lawyers tasked with saving Trump from centuries of prison time in special counsel's Mar-a-Lago case". Law & Crime.
  27. ↑ Sarah Jarvis (June 9, 2023). "Meet The Atty For Trump's Indicted 'Body Man' Walt Nauta". Law360.
  28. ↑ "Trump valet defense: A daunting task? Maybe not as much as you'd think". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. July 1, 2023.
  29. ↑ Feuer, Alan; Haberman, Maggie; Savage, Charlie (June 20, 2023). "Judge in Trump Documents Case Sets Tentative Trial Date as Soon as August". The New York Times.
  30. ↑ Adriana Gomez Licon & Eric Tucker, Court date postponed for Trump’s valet Walt Nauta in the classified documents case, Associated Press (June 27, 2023).
  31. ↑ Lowell, Hugo (June 27, 2023). "Trump valet arraignment delayed after losing Florida lawyer over fees dispute". The Guardian.
  32. ↑ Palmer, Ewan (August 25, 2023). "Trump rep faces "legal peril" over Mar-a-Lago conflict of interest—Attorney". Newsweek.
  33. ↑ Eric Tucker (August 22, 2023). "Key witness in Trump classified docs case retracted false testimony after switching lawyers, special counsel says".
  34. 1 2 Rachel Kaufman, Kristin McGough, Stanley Woodward Jr., Washington Post Express (September 4, 2012).
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