Areas of Practice
- Insurance & Reinsurance
- Intellectual Property
- IP Litigation
- Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Reinsurance Litigation, Arbitration, & Counseling
- Securities & Directors/Officers Litigation
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1970
- Creighton University, A.B., cum laude, 1967
Judicial Clerkships
- Hon. Oliver Gasch, US District Court, District of Columbia, 1970-1971
Bar & Court Admissions
- District of Columbia
- US Supreme Court
- US Courts of Appeals: District of Columbia, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Eleventh, Federal Circuit
- US Tax Court
- US District Court for the District of Maryland
Roger E. Warin
Partner
1330 Connecticut Avenue, NWWashington DC 20036
TEL: 202.429.6280
FAX: 202.429.3902
Roger Warin is a partner in the Washington office of Steptoe & Johnson LLP. For more than 25 years, Mr. Warin has successfully handled a wide range of complex commercial litigation. His cases have involved securities fraud, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, libel, trademark, products liability, directors' and officers' liability, voting rights, employment discrimination, attorneys' fees, First Amendment, legal malpractice and other professional liability, negligence, real estate, surety, construction, environmental, toxic tort, and insurance coverage claims. In recent years, he has taken the lead in numerous major nationwide insurance coverage disputes involving asbestos, toxic substances, and environmental claims. He has represented dozens of law firms in the metropolitan Washington, DC area in defense of legal malpractice claims and in prosecution of attorneys' fees claims. Mr. Warin is recognized as one of the leading legal malpractice defense lawyers in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
Mr. Warin is also a successful appellate advocate, having argued more than 20 cases in various federal circuit courts of appeals and state supreme courts.
Mr. Warin is a frequent lecturer and author on insurance and reinsurance coverage disputes, legal malpractice claims, attorneys' fees litigation, and federal election law issues.
Noteworthy
- Listed in Best Lawyers of America 2008 for Alternative Dispute Resolution, Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law, Legal Malpractice Law
- Listed in Washington, DC, Super Lawyers 2007 for Professional Liability: Defense
- Received a #1 Ranking in Chambers USA 2007, America's Leading Business Lawyers; Insurance: Insurer Firms and received a #1 Ranking in Insurance: Insurer Firms for the District of Columbia
- Wiley A. Branton Award 2005, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
News
- Best Lawyers in America Honors 43 Steptoe Attorneys
- Chambers and Partners Names Steptoe A Leading Firm in 22 Practice Areas
- Steptoe Congratulates Burton Award Winners
- 17 DC Attorneys Listed in Super Lawyers 2007
- Best Lawyers in America 2007 Lists Steptoe Attorneys
- Roger Warin Featured in Washington Law Firm Weekly
Professional Affiliations
- Board Member, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section and Tort and Insurance Practice Section
