Michael A. Yoder, Esq.
Founding Partner
Over the course of his career, Mr. Yoder has handled hundreds of cases across the United States and recovered more than $7,000,000.00 for his clients since 2018. Based in Washington, D.C., Mr. Yoder focuses his practice on constitutional litigation, civil rights, whistleblower and employment disputes, and personal injury litigation.
Prior to opening his own firm, Mr. Yoder worked at two prominent national law firms and managed the complex civil litigation and mass torts division at one of the nation's most competitive personal injury firms.
Mr. Yoder in front of the the #BlackLivesMatter mural in NYC following his lawsuit against Mayor Bill de Blasio
Mr. Yoder has been involved in litigation in numerous cases that captured national headlines, including:
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Andy Ngo v. Rose City Antifa, et al.
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David Daleiden v. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, et al.
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Payam Zeraat v. District of Columbia, et al.
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Women for America First v. de Blasio, et al.
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Michael Cisneros v. Logan Cook, et al.
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Matthew Brach v. Gavin Newsom, et al.
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In re: 3M Dual-ended Combat Arms™ Earplugs Product Liability Litigation
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In re: Capital One Data Breach Security Litigation
Outside of complex civil litigation, Mr. Yoder has also also represented numerous whistleblowers against insurance, corporate, and government corruption. Prior to practicing in Washington, D.C., Mr. Yoder studied the Mafia's criminal enterprise in Florence, Italy and international patent and copyright infringement in the European Union. In 2017, Mr. Yoder traveled to The Hague, Netherlands and attended portions of former Côte d'Ivorian President, Laurent Gbabgo's criminal trial after he was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity in the International Criminal Court.
Mr. Yoder practices throughout the United States and has represented clients from 47 of 50 states. He has also represented citizens from foreign nations and focuses his practice on litigating in federal courts throughout the country.
- District of Columbia
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
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"The courts are our last line of defense. Without them, nothing stands between us and tyranny."
– Mike Yoder, Esq.
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