Harold G. Belkowitz

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• Virginia

Court Admissions

• Court of Appeals of Maryland
• Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia
• Supreme Court of Virginia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland
• United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• United States District Court for the District of Columbia
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Education

• Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994)
• Brandeis University (B.A., 1989)

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Harold G. Belkowitz

Experience

Harold G. Belkowitz is an accomplished Ober|Kaler litigator and a principal in the firm’s Litigation, Creditors' Rights, Workouts and Bankruptcy, and Employment Groups. While the core of his practice is focused on representing financial institutions in creditors’ rights matters, he also represents both large and small companies in employment and business disputes. In addition to his work at Ober|Kaler, Harold serves as a commissioner on the Fairfax County, Va., Consumer Protection Commission.

Harold has also represented individuals and businesses in estate and trust disputes, including enforcement of creditor claims, in District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia courts.

Clients in financial services industry seek Harold’s counsel in the defense of statutory and common law consumer lending claims; title disputes; enforcement of commercial loan documentation, financing agreements, security agreements and leases; bankruptcy disputes and other issues involving creditors’ rights.

In the labor and employment arena, Harold handles a wide range of matters including claims related to employee defection, recruitment, wrongful discharge, discrimination, wage/hour disputes, employee contract and compensation, non-competition and trade secret agreements.

In addition to litigation representation, Harold guides clients in alternative dispute resolution, arbitration and mediation proceedings. He is on the approved arbitrator roster of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the largest independent regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States.

Professional Memberships

• American Bar Association
  • Section on Litigation
  • Section on Labor and Employment Law
• District of Columbia Bar
• Fairfax Bar Association 
• Maryland State Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar
  • Section on Litigation

Community Service

• Brandeis University Alumni Admissions Counsel, Washington, D.C. area
  • Co-chair
• Charles E. Smith Life Communities
  • Board of Directors, Human Resources Task Force, 2008-present
• Congregation Olam Tikvah
  • President, 2012-2014
  • Executive Committee, 2004-present 
• Fairfax County Circuit Court
  • Motions Conciliator 
• Fairfax County Consumer Protection Commission
  • Vice Chairman
  • Commissioner

Honoraries

• Listed in Washington, DC Super Lawyers, 2013

Professional Background

• Legislative Associate, The Honorable Steve Bartlett, United States House of Representatives