Donald M. Temple received his B.A. from Howard University in 1975, his J.D. from the University of Santa Clara School of Law in California in 1978 and his LL.M. in constitutional and international law from Georgetown University Law Center in 1981. Temple’s law practice consists of civil and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on police misconduct, race discrimination and business disputes.

He has litigated successfully against numerous police departments, governments and corporations, including, but not limited to, the District of Columbia, Philadelphia and Prince George’s County governments; ICMA-RC Pension Fund; Breen Capital Investment Corporation; Amtrak; American Eagle; Hyatt Regency; Southern Management; Potomac Electric Power Company; Bank of America and Chevy Chase Bank; Congressmen Mervyn Dymally and Romano Mazzoli.

Temple received the Ollie May Cooper Award in 2007 for his outstanding service and leadership to the Washington Bar Association, the Black Law Students Association’s Cora T. Walker Award and the prestigious National Bar Association’s Gertrude E. Rush Award.