About the Firm
Warner H. Session, Esq.

Mr. Warner H. Session, Esq. is the Principal of the Session Law Firm, P.C. He has provided representation for national trade associations before Congress and Executive agencies.

Currently a member of the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), his vast experience includes serving as Associate Counsel for a major U.S. airport (New Orleans International Airport) giving advice on legislative and regulatory matters affecting the airport, along with serving as the Washington Representative for the City of Atlanta, providing legislative counsel and advice on housing and economic development matters.

As Principal of the Session Law Firm, P.C., Mr. Session continues to serve as outside counsel to small and mid-sized firms in the information technology, real estate, and healthcare industries, providing legal advice and business consultation. He provides essential advice to clients in the following key areas:

  • Government Relations
  • Government Contracts and Procurement
  • Real Estate and Economic Development
  • Business Formation
  • Small and Minority Business Development
  • Telecommunications
  • Travel and Transportation
  • Political Development and Fundraising

A graduate of Stanford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, Mr. Session received his Juris Doctorate from the Georgetown University Law Center, and is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia. He is also a member of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, United States Tax Court, and the United States Claims Court.

Active in the community throughout the District of Columbia metropolitan area, Mr. Session is a member of Concerned Black Men, the Aero Club of Washington, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Parklands Community Center, ReWired for Change, and the Metropolitan Day School of Mathematics, Science and Technology.

Douglas M. Stringer

Douglas M Stringer is a seasoned legal professional with over a decade of experience at the Session Law Firm, providing support, policy analysis, and lobbying initiatives in the areas of healthcare, real estate, and community development, along with securing opportunities in local, state and federal small business procurement. Among his accomplishments, Mr. Stringer is proficient in the collection, extraction, and dissemination of information relevant to legislative matters to support the representation of major business entities, national trade associations and major U.S. cities through the United States Conference of Mayors. Mr. Stringer also has extensive experience in corporate formation, as well as assisting non-profit organizations file for 501(c) (3) tax exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service and in the process of registering trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Mr. Stringer has also worked with many of the firm's residential and commercial real estate concerns, as a liaison between lenders, brokers, and borrowers. His duties included being in contact with lenders to ensure loan compliance, quality assurance for deeds, deeds of trust, and other recorded instruments, and the timely submission of those documents for recordation at the District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds. Mr. Stringer worked extensively in areas such as title processing, disbursement of settlement proceeds, and the remittance of title insurance policies.

Before joining the Session Law Firm, Mr. Stringer worked in the district office of United States Representative Mike Ward (3rd-KY, 104th Congress) in Louisville, KY, first as district office intern, then as staff assistant for constituent services, where he conducted legislative and policy analysis, and research for district case work. Mr. Stringer also worked in local government as administrative and associate legislative assistant to Twelfth Ward Alderman Paul Bather of the City of Louisville, KY.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky, Mr. Stringer participated in the Charles Hamilton Houston Preparatory Institute for Legal Studies before he received his Juris Doctor from the University of the District of Columbia's ("UDC") David A. Clarke School of Law. While there, he served as student counsel for both the Housing and Consumer Law Clinic and the Community Development/Small Business Law Center. Mr. Stringer also studied Public Relations in the University of Louisville's Department of Communications, and is currently in pursuit of a Master's Degree in Public Administration at UDC.

Mr. Stringer's writing experience includes serving as a contributor to the National Minority Business Coalition Magazine. He also worked with the AFL-CIO's Frontlash, and is a Notary Public in the District of Columbia.

Augmentation
To augment his own firm's resources, Mr. Session routinely collaborates with seasoned attorneys who are expert in their respective fields. They include: