Our People
Natalie M. Koss, Esq.
Managing Partner
As a seasoned litigator, Ms. Koss has a record of achieving outstanding results for her clients in employment, federal employment and commercial matters. She has litigated or participated in cases involving many areas of commercial litigation, including contract, real estate, labor and intellectual property disputes.
Ms. Koss has extensive experience in complex litigation involving employment discrimination, non-compete agreements, employment contract disputes and unpaid sales commissions.
In recent cases, Ms. Koss won a $2.8 million arbitration award for a Federal technology sales representative for FMLA interference and retaliation claims. It is among the largest arbitration awards for the type of employment claims involved.
Ms. Koss also won a significant EEOC hearing victory for a senior Federal employee, which included a judgment for backpay, pre-judgment interest, instatement to an equivalent position, employment record expungement and compensatory damages. In an unpaid sales commission lawsuit, Ms. Koss helped her client win a $1.1 million jury verdict.
As part of her employment, federal employment and labor law practice, Ms. Koss has litigated and secured settlements for numerous clients with employment claims, including gender and pregnancy discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, race discrimination and more. She has litigated cases to enforce employee rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the D.C. Human Rights Act and Title VII. Ms. Koss frequently counsels employees and professionals about severance agreements and represents them in severance package negotiations.
Natalie Koss maintains a substantial federal employment practice. Ms. Koss has significant experience representing federal employees in litigation and EEOC hearings, and she is an experienced advocate in EEOC mediation. Ms. Koss also counsels and represents federal employees in federal agency or inspector general investigations and in responding to proposed disciplinary and adverse actions.
Lisa White
Senior Associate Attorney
Lisa White is a Senior Associate in the Employment & Litigation practice areas who counsels and represents clients in employment, real estate, business and civil disputes and negotiations. Ms. White has achieved numerous favorable settlements for her clients, including substantial severance packages, awards of attorney’s fees, and invaluable non-monetary relief.
Ms. White represents individuals and local businesses in contract negotiations, contract litigation, real property litigation, and business disputes. Most recently, she litigated and ultimately secured a favorable settlement in a real estate contract dispute case. As part of her practice, Ms. White advocates for her clients in arbitrations and mediations, as well as in state and federal courts.
Prior to joining Potomac Legal Group, Ms. White honed her litigation and negotiation skills in private practice in Howard County, Maryland. Ms. White earned her Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law where she also worked in the Disability Rights Law Clinic and was a member of the Administrative Law Review.
Ms. White is an active member of the Maryland State Bar ssociation and the Montgomery County Women’s Bar Association. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Maryland and in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland.
Nicholas Santoni
Associate Attorney
Nicholas Santoni is an Associate Attorney in the Firm’s Employment Law & Litigation practice areas.
Originally from Northern Virginia, Mr. Santoni graduated from George Mason University with a B.A. in Government & International Politics. He would later obtain his Juris Doctor degree from the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in Westchester, New York. While in law school, Mr. Santoni was awarded an oralist award as one of four finalists in his First-Year Moot Court Competition. He also participated in the law school’s Disability Rights Clinic as a Student Attorney, representing indigent clients in Trust & Estate matters.
In his prior legal positions, Mr. Santoni has obtained experience in several legal areas, including medical malpractice, trusts and estates, and intellectual property law.
Mr. Santoni is licensed to practice law in Maryland.
Nada Selim
Law Clerk
Nada Selim is a law clerk assisting the attorneys in the Employment, Federal Employment, Real Estate and Commercial Litigation practice areas. Ms. Selim earned her law degree from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. She earned her LLM from the George Washington University School of Law and an MBA from the University of Memphis Fogelman College of Business and Economics.
Ms. Selim served as a Judicial Clerk for Judge Joe Townsend, in Shelby County, Tennessee, and as an Extern for Honorable Judge Bernice Donald at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Nikita Vasudevan
Legal Assistant
Nikita Vasudevan is a legal assistant to the attorneys at the Firm. Nikita earned a law degree from Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law, and she holds a B.A. in Justice from American University’s School of Public Affairs.
Merida Anderson
Legal Assistant
Merida Anderson serves as a legal assistant to the Firm. Ms. Anderson has more than a decade of experience in legal assisting and paralegal positions. She previously served a law firm as a paralegal and, more recently, in an operations position, where she assisted in growing the firm from a startup to a multiple attorney office with two locations.
Phoebe Gurdon
Content Creator
Phoebe Gurdon serves as the Firm’s Content Creator and assists in social media, e-news and video creation, as well as other digital communication campaigns. Ms. Gurdon previously conducted social media and video campaigns for small businesses and non-profits around the Metropolitan Washington, D.C., region.
Ms. Gurdon expects to graduate in 2024 from the University of Maryland, College Park, with degrees in Sociocultural Anthropology and Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Jacob Gutsin
Digital Services & AI Developer
Jacob Gutsin provides technology and artificial intelligence development services to the Firm. Mr. Gutsin assists the Firm in improving the efficiency of digital legal systems and client services functions.
Mr. Gutsin joined the Firm from Johns Hopkins University, where he has studied Computer Science & Applied Mathematics & Statistics. His academic focus area includes Cybersecurity and Cryptographic Algorithms.
Jacob previously worked for the New Jersey Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Cell, where he assisted the organization in developing preventative strategies against social engineering, cyberstalking and phishing. He also served in a technology position for the Middletown (New Jersey) Township Public Schools, where he developed processes for streamlining operational efficiency and technology deployment time for digital devices.