Mr. Salb is a member of Lippman, Semsker & Salb.

Mr. Salb litigates and provides counsel in employment matters, Wills, Trusts & Estates, and family law. Mr. Salb’s employment law practice includes discrimination, employment agreements, and wage & hour matters, serving both individuals and management. His practice focuses on aggressive prosecution and vigorous defense of large and multi-plaintiff disputes, including class actions. Mr. Salb also regularly provides counsel and advice, such as the drafting of a consulting, employment, and severance agreements.

Mr. Salb has been elected to the Steering Committee of the District of Columba Bar Section on Labor and Employment Law.  He will serve from 2005 through 2008.  Mr. Salb is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.  He is a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association, the Labor and Employment Section of the American Bar Association, and the Employment Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association.

Mr. Salb's Wills, Trusts & Estates practice includes the preparation of wills, trust documents, and other estate planning documents such as durable powers of attorney and advance directives for health care treatment.  He has a primary interest in large-asset estates but assists a great many middle-income families with their estate planning.  He works carefully to ensure that he meets all of his clients' estate-planning objectives. His general approach is to provide our client with a complete package of documents which address end of life issues at a fixed fee when possible.  This ensures that our client can be comfortable knowing that his or her wishes are clearly stated and will be protected.  Mr. Salb is a member of the Real Property and Trusts & Estates Section of the American Bar Association.

Mr. Salb's family law practice includes extensive trial work in sharply disputed issues, such as divorces, custody, and child support.  Please read more about our approach to family law matters by reviewing our Practice Areas page.  Mr. Salb also assists clients in uncontested divorces, antenuptial agreements (which are also called prenuptial agreements), resolving visitation issues, and similar issues.  Mr. Salb provides "alternative family law" services to gay and lesbian and other unmarried couples, such as Second Parent adoptions and partnership agreements.  Mr. Salb is a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association as well as the Family Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association.

Bar Admissions and Other Bar Memberships:
Mr. Salb is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Court. He is admitted to practice in the Federal and State courts in Maryland and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States Courts of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the District of Columbia Circuit, and the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Salb is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association; the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association; the Federal Bar Association; and Judicature.

Education:
Mr. Salb received his J.D. from Emory University in 1994. He was Articles Editor of the Bankruptcy Developments Journal, a student-edited journal for bankruptcy practitioners. Mr. Salb was Martin Luther King Fellow, North Carolina Legal Services in 1993, and he was the recipient of the Dean’s Public Service Award for 1994 at Emory. Mr. Salb received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, with a minor in Women’s Studies, from the University of Connecticut, in 1991. While at the University of Connecticut, Mr. Salb was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

Published Decisions (chief drafter or lead counsel):
Jenkins v. United Healthcare, 82 F.E.P.Cases 984 (D.C. 2000); Lockhart v. Cade, 728 A.2d 65 (D.C. 1999); Griffin v. Washington Convention Center, 142 F.3d 1308 (D.C.Cir. 1998); Rao v. County of Fairfax, Virginia, et al., 108 F.3d 42 (4th Cir. 1997); Sotabinda v. Hotel Lombardy, et al., 173 F.R.D. 5 (D.D.C. 1997); Van Allen v. Bell Atlantic-Washington, D.C., Inc., et al., 921 F.Supp. 830 (D.D.C. 1996).

Teaching, Publications, and Speeches:
“Current Developments in Employment Law,” delivered to the annual Human Resources Development symposium, Bowie State University, April 2002.

Panelist, “Settlement Techniques,” delivered to a meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association, May 2000.

Panelist, “Employment Law Issues for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People,” Public Presentation to the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association of Washington, May 2000.

Panelist, “The Interplay of Labor and Employment Law; a Practitioner’s View,” delivered to a meeting of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association, March 2000.

Panelist, “Zealous but Ethical: Proper Deposition Conduct,” delivered to the Annual Convention of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association, February 2000.

Professorial Adjunct, American University College of Law, 1999 -2000.

Judge, Catholic University, Columbus School of Law, Moot Court Association competition, November 1998.

“Employment Issues for Human Resources Professionals,” delivered at Bowie State University’s graduate program in Human Resources Development, October 1998, January 1997, and October 1996.

Fulton County/City of Atlanta Land Bank Authority: Progress and Promises, The Atlanta Project of the Carter Center, 1994. Evaluated the formation, successes, and necessary policy and law reforms necessary to make the Land Bank an effective tool in decreasing decrepit and tax-delinquent properties in Atlanta.

Moderator, Emory University School of Law Diversity Day Panel Discussion on Diversity in the Legal Community April 1994.

Moderator, “Where has Justice Gone?” (panel program on teaching justice in legal education) September 1993.