Niccolò Nunzio Donzella
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Fax number: 410-230-3801
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Niccolò N. Donzella practices in the areas of employment law, government contracts, and complex civil litigation, including product liability defense and commercial disputes. He graduated from Harvard Law School, cum laude, where he served as research assistant to Professor Arthur R. Miller, focusing on updates and new editions of the Wright and Miller treatise on federal civil litigation. After graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Theodore J. Newman, Jr. of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Brown University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Bridgeport. He has been an adjunct professor of law at Howard University Law School, where he taught legal research and writing, and at the University of Maryland School of Law, where he taught government contracts.
Mr. Donzella has represented a variety of private and public entities in labor and employment matters, including investigations of discrimination claims, representation in administrative and judicial proceedings, decision counseling, and the establishment of employment policies and manuals. His reported decisions include: Wilkins v. Legal Services Corporation, 80 F.3d 535 (D.C. Cir. 1996); Carroll v. City of Westminster, 52 F.Supp.2d 546 (D.Md. 1999); Penhollow v. Cecil County, 695 A.2d 1268 (1997); E.E.O.C. v. Delta Chemical Corp., 2008 WL 4833098 (D.Md. 2008); Buechler v. Davco Restaurants, Inc., 2009 WL 3833999 (D.Md. 2009), and Bontempo v. Lare, 444 Md. 344 (2015). He has represented private entities in government contracting disputes, including bid protests, claims for adjustments, and judicial proceedings in the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has also represented defendants in product liability cases, including asbestos.
Mr. Donzella is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Maryland State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all of the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as in the Fourth, Seventh, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts and the United States Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice:
Contracts
Employment Law – Employer
Affirmative Action – Employer
Americans with Disabilities Act – Employer
Employment Contracts – Employer
Employment Discrimination – Employer
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Employer
Municipal Employment – Employer
Sexual Harassment – Employer
Whistleblower – Employer
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act – Employer
Wrongful Termination – Employer
Government Contracts
Federal Contracts
Government Procurement
State & Municipal Contracts
Municipal Employment
Municipal Liability
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Harvard Law School
Juris Doctor, Law, with Honors: Cum Laude 1989
Brown University
M.A.
Major: English,
Major: Graduate Writing Program, 1982
University of Bridgeport
B.S. 1972
Bar Admissions
Maryland, 1989
District of Columbia, 1990
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1992
U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1992
U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1991
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1993
U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1993
U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Bar Association of Baltimore City
Member, Maryland State Bar
Member, American Bar Association Member
Wilkinson v. Legal Services Corp., 80 F.3d 535 (D.C. Cir. 1996)
Penhollow v. Cecil County, 695 A.2d 1268 (Md.C.S.A. 1997)
Carroll v. City of Westminster, 52 F.Supp.2d 546 (D.Md. 1999)
E.E.O.C. v. Delta Chemical Corp., 2008 WL 4833098 (D.Md. 2008)
Buechler v. Davco Restaurants, Inc., 2009 WL 3833999 (D.Md. 2009)
Bontempo v. Lare, 444 Md. 344 (2015)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Government Contracts, University of Maryland School of Law
Legal Research & Writing, Howard Law School
Professionalism in the Practice of Law, Maryland Bar Association
Adjunct Professor of Law, Howard Law School, 1989 – 1990
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 2002 – 2004
Past Employment Positions:
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Judicial Clerk, 1989 – 1990
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Associate
Melrod, Redman & Gartland, Associate
Shapiro & Olander, Partner
Fax number: 410-230-3801
Biography
Niccolò N. Donzella practices in the areas of employment law, government contracts, and complex civil litigation, including product liability defense and commercial disputes. He graduated from Harvard Law School, cum laude, where he served as research assistant to Professor Arthur R. Miller, focusing on updates and new editions of the Wright and Miller treatise on federal civil litigation. After graduation, he clerked for the Honorable Theodore J. Newman, Jr. of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. He holds a master’s degree in fine arts from Brown University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Bridgeport. He has been an adjunct professor of law at Howard University Law School, where he taught legal research and writing, and at the University of Maryland School of Law, where he taught government contracts.
Mr. Donzella has represented a variety of private and public entities in labor and employment matters, including investigations of discrimination claims, representation in administrative and judicial proceedings, decision counseling, and the establishment of employment policies and manuals. His reported decisions include: Wilkins v. Legal Services Corporation, 80 F.3d 535 (D.C. Cir. 1996); Carroll v. City of Westminster, 52 F.Supp.2d 546 (D.Md. 1999); Penhollow v. Cecil County, 695 A.2d 1268 (1997); E.E.O.C. v. Delta Chemical Corp., 2008 WL 4833098 (D.Md. 2008); Buechler v. Davco Restaurants, Inc., 2009 WL 3833999 (D.Md. 2009), and Bontempo v. Lare, 444 Md. 344 (2015). He has represented private entities in government contracting disputes, including bid protests, claims for adjustments, and judicial proceedings in the United States Court of Federal Claims. He has also represented defendants in product liability cases, including asbestos.
Mr. Donzella is a member of the Bar Association of Baltimore City, the Maryland State Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in all of the courts of Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as in the Fourth, Seventh, and District of Columbia Circuit Courts and the United States Supreme Court.
Practice Areas
Contracts
Employment Law – Employer
Affirmative Action – Employer
Americans with Disabilities Act – Employer
Employment Contracts – Employer
Employment Discrimination – Employer
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Employer
Municipal Employment – Employer
Sexual Harassment – Employer
Whistleblower – Employer
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act – Employer
Wrongful Termination – Employer
Government Contracts
Federal Contracts
Government Procurement
State & Municipal Contracts
Municipal Employment
Municipal Liability
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Education
Harvard Law School
Juris Doctor, Law, with Honors: Cum Laude 1989
Brown University
M.A.
Major: English,
Major: Graduate Writing Program, 1982
University of Bridgeport
B.S. 1972
Bar Admissions
- Maryland, 1989
- District of Columbia, 1990
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1992
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1997
Memberships, Certifications
- Bar Association of Baltimore City
- Member, Maryland State Bar
- Member, American Bar Association Member
Cases, Verdicts & Settlements
Wilkinson v. Legal Services Corp., 80 F.3d 535 (D.C. Cir. 1996)
Penhollow v. Cecil County, 695 A.2d 1268 (Md.C.S.A. 1997)
Carroll v. City of Westminster, 52 F.Supp.2d 546 (D.Md. 1999)
E.E.O.C. v. Delta Chemical Corp., 2008 WL 4833098 (D.Md. 2008)
Buechler v. Davco Restaurants, Inc., 2009 WL 3833999 (D.Md. 2009)
Bontempo v. Lare, 444 Md. 344 (2015)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Government Contracts, University of Maryland School of Law
Legal Research & Writing, Howard Law School
Professionalism in the Practice of Law, Maryland Bar Association
Adjunct Professor of Law, Howard Law School, 1989 – 1990
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Maryland School of Law, 2002 – 2004
Past Employment Positions:
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Judicial Clerk, 1989 – 1990
Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Associate
Melrod, Redman & Gartland, Associate
Shapiro & Olander, Partner
