John E. Prominski, Jr. concentrates his practice in the fields of real estate and commercial litigation before State and Federal Courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. He has extensive experience in cases involving commercial and real estate transactions, leases, construction, contracts, fraud, business torts, patents, intellectual property, trade secrets, employment, trusts, estates and secured creditors. His practice includes representation of business entities and individuals in commercial litigation arising from corporate and partnership disputes, real estate purchases and sales, leases, easements, construction projects, breaches of contract, commercial malfeasance and fraud, trade secrets, patent infringement, protection of intellectual property rights, disputes among estate and trust beneficiaries and enforcing the rights of landlords and secured creditors in bankruptcy and other proceedings. John also devotes a substantial part of his practice in providing general legal counseling regarding commercial, real property and employment matters to business clients in the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
Resident in the Tysons Corner office, John is a member of the firm's Real Estate Litigation Practice Group whose members focus on real estate transactions, zoning and land use and real estate litigation matters. John has obtained significant favorable Court decisions and settlements for both plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving contract disputes, patent infringement, construction projects, commercial leases, the sale of a condominium association management business, petroleum contaminated soil, civil engineering drawings, employment discrimination, the administration and distribution of estates and trusts, non-compete agreements, inverse condemnation, the dissolution of a Baptist church and the enforcement of the rights of secured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings. John's reported decisions include Ronald Johnson v. Curtis Dworken Chevrolet, 242 B.R. 773 (U.S.D.C. 1999) (defense of employment discrimination claim), Friedman & Fuller v. Funkhouser, 666 A.2d 1298(Md. App. 1995) (defense of non-compete claim), Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission v. CAE-Link Corporation, 622 A.2d 745 (Md. 1993) (prosecution of claim for inverse condemnation) and Prince v. Firman 623 A.2d 622 (D.C. 1993) (dissolution of Baptist church).
John is active in a variety of professional and community organizations. He is a member and past president of The Barristers, a founding board member of The First Tee of Greater Washington and a member and past board member of the Rotary Club of Washington, D.C. He is also a member of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, the Maryland State Bar Association, the Counsellors and the District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association. In 2009 he was named "Lawyer of the Year" by the District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association.
Prior to joining Miles & Stockbridge, John served as a law clerk to Senior United States District Judge Oren R. Lewis in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (1979-1980), was an associate with the insurance defense law firm of Carr, Jordan, Coyne & Savits (1980-1981) and was a principal with the real estate law firm of Wilkes Artis Chartered (1981-2001), both located in Washington, D.C.
Credentials
The Barristers: President (2003)
The First Tee of Greater Washington: Founding Board Member (1999-present)
The Rotary Club of Washington, D.C.: Board Member (1998-2001)
Virginia Super Lawyers®: Selected for inclusion in the area of General Litigation Law (2006)
Washington Super Lawyers®: Selected for inclusion in the area of General Litigation (2007)