ATTORNEY PROFILES - WASHINGTON, D.C. DUI & CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS

K. Lawson Wellington

Attorney Wellington’s DC and Maryland practice is focused on personal injury, family law, DUI and criminal defense. A zealous advocate with vast courtroom and trial experience, he is passionate about clients’ rights.
Mr. Wellington was also a partner at Williams and Wellington, a general practice law firm in Washington, DC where he represented clients in criminal and civil cases. He has represented clients in the courtroom, administrative hearings, and/or alternate dispute resolution matters in Washington, D.C. and Maryland.
Attorney Wellington is licensed in the State of Maryland and the District of Columbia and is admitted to practice in the following courts:
Maryland State Court of Appeals and its lower Courts
District of Columbia Court of Appeals and its lower Courts
Mr. Wellington earned his juris doctorate in 1995 from Howard University School of Law. He also received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, with a Minor in English Literature, from Howard University, Washington, DC in 1992.

Augustine C. Okeke

Mr. Okeke has over fifteen (15) years experience as a litigation attorney. Areas of practice includes criminal defense, civil/human rights law and immigration. Between 1997 and 2001, Mr. Okeke was a managing partner in the law firm of Augustine Okeke, LLP., in Washington DC. His primary areas of practice were criminal defense and civil/human rights law; representing over two thousand defendants in criminal cases. He has also argued over three hundred habeas corpus motions on behalf of defendants illegally detained by the government.
From 2002 to 2007, Mr. Okeke worked for the State of Maryland as an Assistant Public Defender for the City of Baltimore. In this capacity, Mr. Okeke represented over five thousand criminal defendants in cases before the courts. He has had over one hundred (100) jury trials with in excess of 70 percent resulting in acquittals. In addition, he successfully litigated hundreds of habeas corpus motions on behalf of illegally detained litigants.
In 2008, Mr. Okeke returned to private practice where he now focuses his attention on criminal defense and human rights law. He is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Education

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.
B.A. Journalism, May 1991 Cum Laude
American University Law School, Washington, D.C.
Juris Doctor in Law, May 1996

Franz C. Jobson

Attorney Jobson was born in Kingston, Jamaica. He holds a B.A. degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Baltimore School of Law, and a Certificate of Legal Education from the Norman Manley Law School. Mr. Jobson has a broad legal background including significant Criminal & Civil Litigation experience; as well as a wide array of experience in various Real Estate Transactions.
Mr. Jobson has demonstrated experience in management, litigation and structuring, coordination and closing of real estate transactions. He is resourceful and capable of assessing all issues to adequately protect clients and corporate projects producing professional results while adhering to rigid deadlines. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of Caymanas Track Limited, Jamaica’s only thoroughbred racecourse.