Legal Opinion
Alvin Hoff v. Wiley Rein, LLP
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 12, 2015No. 14-CV-049PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
Avin Hoff, formerly an at-will employee at the Wiley Rein law firm, seeks reversal of the trial court’s dismissal of his two-count lawsuit against the firm. He claims: (1) “wrongful termination” of his employment because he refused the firm’s demand to violate a criminal law, 1 and (2) “retaliatory discharge” because that refusal, contrary to the direction of his supervisor, was protected by the District of Columbia Human Rights Act (DCHRA). 2 More specifically, appellant Hoff, a former records coordinator for appellee Wiley Rein, claims that he was 'fired unlawfully…
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