Law Rocks Team

September 27, 2021

Concert Recaps

6th Annual Law Rocks Washington DC (2021)

Law Rocks Team

September 27, 2021

Concert Recaps

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
9:30 Club
$172,074 fundraised, a new record for DC!

Winner & Judges’ Choice Award: The Fine Print of Shulman Rogers, Potomac Law Group; Amazon for WIA Foundation

Law Rocks was finally back at the 9:30 Club last Thursday night, and it was worth the wait! The evening absolutely smashed the previous DC record of $115K raised in 2016 and featured extraordinary performances (an 8-piece orchestra alongside the Rock Creek Kings) and surprise guests (Buck Dharma taking the stage with IC/DC), with each band of rock star lawyers raising funds for deserving nonprofits. A huge thank you to all who attended, played, and supported the event. We can’t wait to return to DC!

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MEET THE BANDS

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Buzzard Point Caucus

Featuring legal talent from Alston & Bird; Humanity United; Antonin Scalia Law School – George Mason University; and U.S. Courts and Government
Rocking for Central Union Mission

Buzzard Point Caucus (BPC) emerges from the shadows each year to please its constituents at Law Rocks DC. BPC joins this epic rock battle to support and raise funds for Central Union Mission in DC.

BPC features Jon Knight (guitar, vocals), Ben Christoff (guitar, vocals), Sean O'Connor (guitar, vocals), Justin Heminger (keyboards, vocals), Corban Teague (bass) and Scott Fitz (drums)

The Fine Print

Featuring legal professionals from Shulman Rogers; Potomac Law Group; Amazon
Rocking for WIA Foundation

Inaugural Law Rocks Winner The Fine Print returns to its favorite stage. Taking its musical cues from The Oneders, and fashion tips from Captain Geech & The Shrimp Shack Shooters, the band is joined this year by WIA CEO Jonathan Adelstein on harmonica. Band members have appeared on stage or on recordings with Robby Krieger (Doors), Ambrosia, Joey Molland (Badfinger), members of Tower of Power, Orleans, Marty Balin (Jefferson Airplane) and more.

Harmful Interference

Featuring legal talent from USTelecom; Somos; Facebook; FCC; Lumen
Rocking for Miriam's Kitchen

Harmful Interference is made up of telecommunications attorneys who all play in various original and cover bands around the city. Despite our mutual love for blazing fast internet, we are really excited to be playing on a real stage and not on Zoom. We can't wait to rock out for Miriam's Kitchen, an organization dedicated to ending homelessness in Washington DC. Our set features an eclectic mix of rock covers and originals (okay, well, one original!). We may have to file an ex parte at the end of the show, but it will be worth it!

IC/DC

Featuring in-house counsel from General Dynamics Mission Systems; ASRC Federal; FINRA; UATP; RingCentral; Fennemore Craig
Rocking for Sentinels of Freedom

IC/DC (In-house Counsel/DC) was formed specifically to perform at Law Rocks DC and aims to accomplish two things: (1) poking some good natured fun at our law firm friends – both through parody songs and by displaying our time management superiority by pulling this show off with just one practice as a band; and (2) raising a bunch of money for Sentinels of Freedom – an awesome organization that assists severely wounded and injured post-9/11 Veterans successfully complete higher education, find career-focused employment, and gain financial independence. Look for local Sentinels at the show and thank them for their service and sacrifice!

IC/DC are: Devon Engel (bass), Jonas Goldstein (guitar and vocals), Dave Goldwin (drums), Cliff Greenblatt (guitar and vocals), Sean Hood (guitar), Katie John (vocals), Michael Tow (keyboards).

Larry and the Landlawyers

Featuring legal professionals from Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley, & Walsh, PC
Rocking for HomeAid Northern Virginia and LUNGevity

Walsh, Colucci, Lubeley & Walsh has a little known secret weapon at its disposal: the powerful sound of Larry and the Land Lawyers, a rollicking band led by three attorneys at the firm: the esteemed Mark Goetzman on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, the amazing Mike Kieffer on lead guitar, the super-cool John Rinaldi on the Bass Guitar. They are joined by the Larry Clark (of FDG) on Drums. Once again, Larry and the Land Lawyers will perform at the fourth annual Law Rocks DC concert to raise funds for HomeAid Northern Virginia, a charitable organization that is dedicated to building new lives for the homeless through housing and community outreach.

Noise in the Basement

Featuring legal talent from Venable LLP / Buchanan Ingersoll
Rocking for Together We Bake

The only thing better than being able to play on the legendary 930 Club stage is raising a ton of money for an amazing nonprofit that rocks our community so much more than we could ever do. We are humbled to be back-to-back-to-back winners of Law Rocks DC, with more than $80,000 in fundraising. We are excited to once again ditch our power suits to dance, sing and bang our heads with the Law Rocks crowd. Featuring legal professionals from Venable, Noise in the Basement can be seen around the DC area playing its version of high-energy, alt-rock songs from the last four decades.

Rock Creek Kings

Featuring legal talent from The Concept Law Group; General Counsel, P.C.; US Government; Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP; University of Michigan
Rocking for Loaves and Fishes

Reigning Judge's Choice Award winners Rock Creek Kings return in partnership with the DC Concert Orchestra Society ("DCCOS") to play a selection of the greatest Orchestral Rock songs of all time at Law Rocks DC 2021. Formed in 2017, Rock Creek Kings ("RCK") is a year-round act that happens to include a few attorneys. RCK plays over forty shows a year, including dozens of shows as part the weekly concert series in Rose Park, Georgetown, which they founded. This year, RCK is joined by an eight-piece string section of DCCOS members. Check RCK out on Instagram and DCCOS on their website.

THE NONPROFITS

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HOST & ROCK PANEL OF JUDGES

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Rock Judge - Elliot Berke

Elliot S. Berke serves as Managing Partner of Berke Farah LLP. He has been named by Chambers USA as a "Nationwide Best Lawyer" and by Washingtonian as one of "Washington's Best Lawyers." His diverse client base consists of federal and state elected and appointed officials, campaign committees, political parties, PACs, corporations, small businesses, trade associations, lobbying firms, public relations firms, nonprofits and individuals. He represents clients before congressional ethics and oversight committees, the FEC, the DOJ, and other and federal and state departments and agencies. He has represented presidential appointees on their confirmation over three Administrations. He has represented the top four leadership positions in the U.S. House of Representatives – Speaker, Majority Leader, Majority Whip, and Conference Chair – as either in-house or outside counsel, and currently serves as outside counsel for House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. In August 2017, Elliot was appointed by Speaker Paul Ryan to the Board of Advisors of the Election Assistance Commission. He has run election day war rooms for presidential and gubernatorial candidates. He is a frequent speaker on political law, and regularly conducts the ethics training for the Congressional Institute's Members of Congress and Chief of Staff retreats. His commentary has appeared in media outlets including Fox's Special Report w/Bret Baier and Tucker Carlson Tonight, NBC Nightly News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USAToday, Politico and the Washington Post. Learn more here.

Rock Judge - Alex Davila

CEO- Alex Davila’s professional accomplishments include marketing and public relations for both nominees and winners of the Grammy Award, Latin Grammy, Dove Awards, Premios Lo Nuestro, Premios Arpa, and Latin Billboard Awards.

At Adarga she oversees operations in addition to managing major marketing campaigns.

Alex holds a BS degree in Technical Management with a concentration in Marketing from DeVry University and has an MA degree in Music Entrepreneurial Studies at Azusa Pacific University.

Rock Judge - Zeke Roeser

Zeke Roeser is 5'8" and 160lbs of diamond-hard rock 'n' roll. He is a trial lawyer and the principal of Roeser Law Firm, a personal injury practice in Washington, DC. He litigates primarily in DC and Maryland, and has successfully represented thousands of DC-area residents.

Mr. Roeser's interest in music and entertainment is hard-wired. He was born to an acting teacher and the founder and lead guitarist of a venerable, white-shoe classic rock band from New York City. He will not say which, but he will advise that he has attended 100+ Blue Öyster Cult concerts from the age of fetus through his present 40th year. He believes that life begins at rock 'n' roll.

Mr. Roeser is a member of the Trial Lawyers Association of Washington DC, the Maryland Association for Justice, and the secretive Federalist Society.