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Based in the District of Columbia, our firm specializes in complex federal litigation in the public interest. Since its establishment in 1970, in the early days of the environmental movement, our firm has been a pioneer in environmental litigation, setting landmark precedents in the federal courts — including the United States Supreme Court.  

Our firm has also been a leader in civil rights litigation, representing individuals and groups denied equal access to education, medical care, reasonable accommodations for disabilities, fair employment, fair housing, and public accommodations.

recent news

D.C. Court Holds the District of Columbia in Contempt for Withholding Budget Records

TPM Informs the Superior Court that Mayor Bowser Continues to Flout the Court’s Open Government Orders

Notice to Plaintiff Class in DL v. District of Columbia

TPM and CLASI Secure Settlement with Delaware Department of Education to Protect Rights of Incarcerated Students with Disabilities

TPM Partner Todd Gluckman Testifies Before the D.C. Council Committee of the Whole Related to Special Education and Budgetary Issues Related to DL v. District of Columbia and TPM v. DC

TPM Partner Carolyn Smith Pravlik wins 2025 Excellence in Environmental Stewardship Award

TPM Files Amicus Brief for the ACLU Challenging President Trump’s Executive Order Stripping Federal Workers of Collective Bargaining Rights

TPM and CLASI Secure a Win on Standing for Protection and Advocacy Organizations, Preliminary Injunction Denied, and the Case Proceeds

TPM Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Perkins Coie in its Case to Vindicate the Rule of Law

TPM Statement on Executive Orders Related to the Practice of Law

Federal Court Grants Enforcement Order Ruling that DC Must Perform Its Obligations Under a Settlement Agreement and Provide Specialized Education and Related Services to Students at the DC Jail

The Children’s National Oral Health Project, funded in part by the Salazar Penalty Escrow Account, Issues Final Report Concerning Access to Children’s Dental Care in Wards 7 and 8 in DC

Federal Court Issues Important Civil Rights Decision that Will Enable Many D.C. Citizens with Disabilities to Transition out of Nursing Facilities to the Community

NOTICE TO DC MEDICAID RECIPIENTS

Call Terris, Pravlik & Millian for free advice and/or free legal help with your DC Medicaid problem at (202) 682-0578. Please note that our legal representation of you will not begin until you sign a retainer agreement with us.