Jack H. Olender

Address: 888 17th Street, NW, 4th Floor
Email: jhopc [at] olender.com
Phone: (202) 879-7777
Fax: (202) 393-2245

Date Joined Multi-Door: at its inception
Date Admitted to Practice: June 1961
Date Admitted to Bar: June 1961

Medical Malpractice Litigation Experience

Number of Medical Malpractice cases litigated: estimate 500

Mediation Experience (Panels and Programs)

I attended the initial programs that were required to qualify as a mediator and I believe I served as a presenter in at least one.

Number of Medical Malpractice Cases Mediated: estimate 10
Number of Cases Mediated: estimate 20

Professional Background and Education:

• Born: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1935
• Admitted:
  • 1961 – District of Columbia
  • 1965 – U.S. Supreme Court
  • 1966 – Maryland
  • 1985 – Pennsylvania
• Law School:
  • University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1960
  • George Washington University, LL.M., 1961
• College: University of Pittsburgh, A.B., summa cum laude, 1957
• Honors & Awards:
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • 1994 Distinguished Alumnus Award, George Washington University National Law Center
  • 1993 Golden Apple Award, Howard University Law School
  • Presidential Award – National Bar Association (1996, 2002)
  • Ollie May Cooper Award (1996)
  • President's Award – Washington Bar Association (2003, 2005)
  • Hall of Fame – Washington Bar Association (2005)
  • Outstanding Leader Award, Hall of Fame (2004)
  • Charles Hamilton Houston Medallion of Merit (2005)
  • Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. – 1998, Champion of Justice Award (2004)
  • Distinguished Alumnus of the Year, University of Pittsburgh Law School (1996)
  • Pursuit of Justice Award, International B'nai B'rith (2001)
  • Trial Lawyer of the Year, Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (1972)
  • Lawyer of the Year, Bar Association of the District of Columbia (1991)
• Academic & Professional Roles:
  • Article Editor, University of Pittsburgh (1959–1960)
  • Member, District of Columbia Judicial Conference (1976–1991, 1994–present)
  • Board of Visitors, Howard University School of Law
• Fellowships:
  • American College of Trial Lawyers
  • International Academy of Trial Lawyers
  • American Bar Foundation

Professional Memberships:

• District of Columbia Bar
• Bar Association of the District of Columbia (President, 1999–2000)
• Maryland Trial Lawyers Association
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1973–1976)
• Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. (President, 1969–1970)
• George Washington American Inns of Court (President, 1991–1992)
• Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (Board of Directors, 1991–present)
• American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (Board of Directors, 1992–present)
• American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Secretary, 1989–present)
• American College of Legal Medicine
• The Inner Circle of Advocates
• American Board of Trial Advocates (President, D.C. Chapter, 1993–1995)