# Berry \& Berry, PLLC: Our DC\-Metropolitan Based Law Firm Specializes in Employment, Security Clearance, and Retirement Law\. > Security Clearance Lawyers \| Virginia Employment Attorneys \| Federal Employee Lawyers \| Berry \& Berry, PLLC Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [About Us](https://www.berrylegal.com/about-us/) - [Attorneys](https://www.berrylegal.com/attorneys/) - [Home](https://www.berrylegal.com/) - [Practice Areas Bk](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas-bk/) - [Blogs](https://www.berrylegal.com/blogs/) ## Posts - [Federal Employee Probationary Employee Rights](https://www.berrylegal.com/federal-employee-probationary-employee-rights/) - [Tax Issues for Security Clearance Holders](https://www.berrylegal.com/tax-issues-for-security-clearance-holders/) - [Defending Federal Employees in Disciplinary Cases: Your Rights and Legal Strategy](https://www.berrylegal.com/defending-federal-employees-in-disciplinary-cases-2/) - [CIA Security Clearance Process](https://www.berrylegal.com/cia-security-clearance-process/) - [NRO Security Clearance Process](https://www.berrylegal.com/nro-security-clearance-process/) ## Practice Areas - [Security Clearance Personal Appearances](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/security-clearance-personal-appearances/) - [Intelligence Community Security Clearance Appeals](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/intelligence-community-security-clearance-appeals/) - [Security Clearance Law](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/) - [OPM Disability Retirement Lawyers](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-and-public-sector-retirement/opm-disability-retirement/) - [Federal Employment Law](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/) - [Federal Employee Grievances and Arbitrations](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/grievances-and-arbitrations/) - [Merit Systems Protection Board Lawyers](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/merit-systems-protection-board/) - [Federal Employee Discipline](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/federal-adverse-and-disciplinary-actions/) - [Security Clearance Investigations](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/security-clearance-investigations/) - [Federal Disability \& Retirement Law](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-and-public-sector-retirement/) - [Virginia Employment Law](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/private-and-public-sector-employment/) - [Grievances and Arbitrations](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/washington-dc-employment-lawyers/grievances-and-arbitrations/) - [Discrimination and Retaliation](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/washington-dc-employment-lawyers/dc-discrimination-lawyer/) - [DC Severance Agreements](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/washington-dc-employment-lawyers/dc-severance-agreements/) - [DC Wrongful Termination](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/washington-dc-employment-lawyers/dc-wrongful-termination/) - [Employee Investigations](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/private-and-public-sector-employment/employee-investigations/) - [Unfair Labor Practices \(ULPs\)](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/washington-dc-employment-lawyers/unfair-labor-practices/) - [Federal Law Enforcement Defense](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/law-enforcement-officers/) - [Law Enforcement Officers](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/private-and-public-sector-employment/law-enforcement-officers/) - [Suitability Appeals Lawyers](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/suitability-appeals/) - [DoD Security Clearance Reconsideration](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/dod-security-clearance-reconsideration/) - [Department of Energy \(DoE\) Clearance Appeals](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/department-of-energy-doe-clearance-appeals/) - [Responding to Statement of Reasons \(SOR\)](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/security-clearance/responding-to-statement-of-reasons-sor/) - [Severance Agreements](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/private-and-public-sector-employment/virginia-severance-agreements/) - [Federal Employee EEO Lawyers](https://www.berrylegal.com/practice-areas/federal-employment/discrimination-and-eeo/) - [Washington, D\.C\. 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