Established in 1996, Griggs & Adler, P.C. provides legal services to individuals and corporations involved in civil litigation, energy regulation, and commercial real estate.
The firm has attained national recognition and has earned the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics.
We have a solid reputation for being responsive, dedicated, and thorough, which stems from an unyielding work ethic and thirst for knowledge. Close coordination and consultation coupled with thorough preparation are key to understanding our clients’ particular needs and objectives and acheiving successful results.
As a small boutique firm, we can specially tailor our legal services to our clients’ particular needs
Practice Areas
Civil Litigation; Civil Rights; Energy Regulation; Commercial Real Estate; Natural ResourcesAdmitted to the Bar
- Virginia; District of Columbia; Florida; Alaska (inactive).
- Also admitted to practice, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. District Courts, District of Columbia, E. D. of Virginia, N.D. and M. D. of Florida.
Biography
Administrative Editor, Columbia Human Rights Law Review, 1972-1973. Author: “BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill” 32 Energy Law Journal 57 (2011), “Competitive Bidding and Independent Power Producers: Is Deregulation Coming to the Electric Utility Industry?” 9 Energy L.J. 415, 1988; “Restructuring the Natural Gas Industry: Order No. 436 and Other Regulatory Initiatives,” 7 Energy L.J. 71, 1986, . Member, Solicitor’s Honors Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1973-1974. Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, 1973-1976, 1978-1980; Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1976-1978.Education
Columbia University, JD 1973. Colgate University, BA 1969Positive Results
CASE RESULTS DEPEND ON A VARIETY OF FACTORS UNIQUE TO EACH CASE. CASE RESULTS DO NOT GUARANTEE OR PREDICT A SIMILAR RESULT IN ANY FUTURE CASE UNDERTAKEN BY GRIGGS & ADLER, P.C.
- $1,165,160 award won in arbitration confirmed by U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, in complex securities case on behalf of previous partnership owners of the Empire State Building.
- $18,000,000 in retroactive assessments avoided in the Trans Alaska Pipeline System Quality Bank litigation before the FERC, with appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.
- $2,300,000 in refunds won for a Texas electric cooperative in FERC proceeding.
- $674,792 jury award in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, including $300,000 in punitive damages, against former employee of computer company for tortious interference with business expectancies.
- $240,000 settlement in U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, in case against Department of Agriculture for gender based discrimination in farm loan program.
- Ruling by Supreme Court of Virginia upholding trial court’s rejection of jury verdict against African American employer for fraud and discrimination in recruitment and hiring practices.
John Wyeth Griggs
Managing Shareholder
Debra Beth Adler
Shareholder (Retired)