Jason Matechak Inducted into NACA

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Impresa Legal is pleased to announce that Jason Matechak has been inducted into the National Association of Certified Mediators. He has also recently been selected to the membership of the Virginia Mediation Network.  He has previously completed the Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation Mediation workshop in 2006.  He currently is a member of the American Bar Association Section of International Law International Mediation Committee. Previously, he served on the ABA SIL Council and Administration Committee, and previously as the Section Rule of Law Officer. 

Arlington Virginia Office – New Address Announcement

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We’ve Moved!

We’re excited to announce that our Arlington office moved to a new location.

Effective Monday April 21, our new address is:

3101 Wilson Blvd, Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22201

This change will not impact the Alexandria office. All other contact information, including phone number and email, remains the same. Please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Impresa Legal Attorney, Rich Kelsey, Weighs in on Governor’s Clemency for Former Fairfax Officer

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Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin recently granted clemency to former Fairfax County police sergeant Wesley Shifflett, who was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm after fatally shooting an unarmed man. Shifflett had been sentenced to three years in prison, but Youngkin called the sentence “unjust.”

Legal expert and attorney Rich Kelsey, who was featured on NPR discussing the case, supported the governor’s decision. Kelsey explained that while Shifflett was convicted of reckless handling of a firearm, he was acquitted of manslaughter, making the jail sentence unnecessary. Kelsey believes the outcome was just, given the circumstances surrounding the case.

The conviction remains in place for now, pending potential appeal.

Read full article here:
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2025-03-03/youngkin-grants-clemency-in-fairfax-officer-case-legal-experts-weigh-in

Julie Dunne featured on The Daily Scoop Podcast Discussing GSA’s Upcoming Polaris Contract – advises “2022 is going to be the year of Polaris”

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 Julie Dunne, who was recently featured on The Daily Scoop Podcast Discussing GSA’s Polaris Contract predicted – “2022 is going to be the year of Polaris.”

On March 25, 2022, the Polaris solicitations for the Small Business and Women-owned Small Business pools were released. Proposals for these pools are due May 13, 2022.

On today’s episode of The Daily Scoop Podcast, the Pentagon’s chief data officer is departing.

The General Services Administration says it will release the first two requests for proposals on the new Polaris contract soon. Julie Dunne, president of Dunne Strategic Solutions, former commissioner of the Federal Acquisition Service at GSA and counsel at Impresa Legal Group, explains what happens behind the scenes that causes a contract vehicle like this to be delayed.

The Internal Revenue Service is opening a taxpayer experience office to focus on all aspects of taxpayer transactions. Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and former managing director for strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office, discusses his takeaways from the IRS’ plan.

The Secure Software Development Framework from the National Institute of Standards and Technology is the gold standard now for software development in government. Chris Chilbert, chief information officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, joins Scoop News Group’s Wyatt Kash to talk about the cybersecurity efforts going on at CFPB. This interview is part of FedScoop’s “Zero Trust Begins With Smarter Password Protection” video campaign, sponsored by Keeper Security.

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