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Dedicated to working with employees who have been wrongly treated by their employers, I have won substantial victories in various courts and administrative processes to vindicate the rights of my clients.  I work exclusively with employees to ensure that employers are held accountable for their wrongful action.. Every case is different. Understanding how the law applies to your work-related situation requires in-depth understanding and research.

David Wachtel has practiced employment law for individual employees in Washington, D.C. since 1993. Recently, he has been selected by colleagues as a member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and by Law Dragon as one of the Top 500 Plaintiff's Employment Lawyers in the country.. Dave's work includes trial court and administrative litigation, arbitration, and mediation. He has successfully represented employees with claims of race, sex, age, and disability discrimination, sexual harassment, violation of civil service rights, interference with FMLA rights, and retaliation on the basis of whistleblower activity in the nuclear, aviation, defense, and finance industries.. Dave offers individuals suffering job loss or workplace harassment individual attention, lean, versatile strategies, and a calming influence on (almost) every stressful situation.. Since joining Trister, Ross in February 2016, Dave has broadened his practice to advise dozens of non-profit organizations on all manner of employment law policy and compliance questions. He offers organizations an especially informed and experienced understanding of employment policy and how to achieve resolution of workplace disputes.

David R. Cashdan, a private practice lawyer specializing in employment law, discrimination, and executive employment law, has been practicing law for more than 50 years. He has been selected by his peers as one of the nation’s Best Lawyers © and was named 2013 Metropolitan Washington’s and Employment Lawyer of the Year for 2013 and has been awarded the AV Preeminent Rating for ethical standards and legal ability by Martindale Hubbell.

Dave Scher affords The Employment Law Group's clients the benefit of over fourteen years of diverse legal experience.  Mr. Scher also serves The Employment Law Group's clients by providing them with unparalleled electronic discovery expertise and a strong background in complex litigation.. A graduate of Cornell University and Fordham Law School, Mr. Scher began his career in New York and New Jersey practicing in the field of corporate commercial litigation.  He then worked as in-house counsel for several major corporations, including Sony Electronics, Pearson PLC and USWeb, where he specialized in Silicon Valley, California during the high point of the Internet boom in technology transactions, intellectual property and commercial law.  In 2003 Mr. Scher combined his legal and technical expertise to work as a legal consultant for Kroll On Track, providing electronic discovery consulting, services and support to top 200 law firms in Washington, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.. During his career, Mr. Scher has negotiated multi million dollar alliance and joint venture transactions, settled numerous cases with minimal impact to his clients, managed an eight person in-house law department, and developed the first licensing agreements for the Sony VAIO and the first hosting and application service agreements for USWeb.  Over the past two years with The Employment Law Group, Mr. Scher developed and drafted appeals in immigration matters that resulted in the invalidation of regulations potentially affecting hundreds of thousands of immigrants.  Mr. Scher has also guided the electronic discovery process in several employment cases, and in one case won an adverse jury instruction sanction that resulted in the firm's success in the case.  Mr. Scher is also engaged in several employment and whistleblower cases and has successfully defeated numerous dispositive motions.. Mr. Scher has been admitted to the bars in New Jersey, New York and California, and he is presently admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.  In sum, Mr. Scher is known for his ability to step into any case and do what needs to be done for his clients.

Danielle is a partner at Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP’s Washington, D.C. office. Her primary focus is in protecting employee and consumer rights through class action lawsuits.. Danielle graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Conflict Studies. During her undergraduate studies, she managed and rowed for the university’s Lightweight Crew Team and also spent a year in Budapest, Hungary, where she interned with the Helsinki Committee, an international human rights organization.. Danielle went on to attend Loyola Law School, where she was on the Board of the Public Interest Law Foundation and headed efforts to promote alternative dispute resolution, including founding a club structured to inform students of developments in mediation and working at The Center for Conflict Resolution.. During law school, she held an externship as a law clerk for the Honorable Victoria Chaney of the California Court of Appeals, worked with the Labor Division of the Los Angeles Office of the City Attorney, and was a Board Member for the Public Interest Law Foundation.. Prior to co-founding Mason Lietz & Klinger LLP,  Danielle practiced at a Plaintiffs’ class action firms Whitfield Bryson & Mason LLP in Washington, D.C., and at Lawyers for Justice in Los Angeles, CA, where she worked as an advocate for both consumers and victims of wage theft–employees who were being deprived of pay and not provided with legally required meal and rest periods. Danielle spent much of her time working on lawsuits brought to recover lost wages and penalties for banking, manufacturing, retail, property management, and trucking industry employees.. Danielle is a member of the American Association for Justice, and Chair of the Employment Rights Section.

Civil litigation attorney licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Business and litigation attorney who excels at solving complex problems and helping clients.. Mr. Mitchell's practice focuses on civil litigation. With more than 20 years in the practice of law, Mr. Mitchell is an experienced litigator. He has represented hundreds of clients in the state (DC) courts (e.g., Family Law, Probate Law, Criminal DWI/DUI, etc.) and federal courts (e.g., Ch. 7 Bankruptcy, Federal Employment Law, etc.) as well as before government agencies (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Small Business Administration (SBA), District of Columbia-Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), District of Columbia Public Schools, etc.). Mr. Mitchell has also had very good success with the mediation and settlement of cases. He has also resolved many legal matters outside of court.. He has successfully litigated against top lawyers at big law firms and government agencies.. He has high ethical standards and has never been sanctioned by any government agency, state, or federal court for ethical violations. He offers quality and affordable legal services.. As your attorney, he will provide you with quality legal services, fight hard for you, and work to produce positive results on your behalf.

Attorney David A. Branch has been an attorney for over 25 years. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in both Political Science and Economics from Southern Methodist University in 1987. He went on to obtain his law degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1990. He has served both his clients and his community for three decades.. David Branch, Esq. understands what it takes to get his clients justice. He is committed to getting his clients the compensation they deserve. He represents his clients in a variety of cases, including Employment discrimination; Employment Contracts; Labor disputes; Wage and Hour disputes; and employment negotiations. Attorney Branch handles individual cases as well as class-action lawsuits. One of the largest class actions he’s ever handled was a group of revenue officers who filed suit against the Internal Revenue Service.. In 2018, Attorney Branch successfully represented a deaf employee in an EEO claim against the National Security Agency (NSA) who was denied interpreting services at the Agency. After winning the case, he established a grant to pay for interpreters so individuals in the deaf community in Washington DC could attend a weekly Bible Study held in his law office.. David A. Branch specializes in Employment Law. He has extensive experience in this area of law. Prior to opening his own practice, David served as Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has over 25 years of litigation and trial experience. He lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where he is an active volunteer and community leader.. Attorney Branch volunteers his time with several organizations, including the Children of Mine Youth Center in Washington, D.C., where he sponsors as many as 50 children from the Annual Angel Tree.. Attorney Branch regularly supports international missions, and provided financial support for individuals to perform mission work in Cuba, Kenya, Uganda, Peru, and Honduras, and purchased health products for AIDS/HIV patients in Uganda, school supplies for children in Malawi, and graduation gowns for a high school class in Haiti. Attorney Branch is a Bible teacher and teaches a class on "Defending and Presenting Cases in the Courts of Heaven."

As a Senior Associate at the Federal Practice Group, Sarah concentrates her practice in federal employment and labor law, including claims of age, gender, race, disability, national origin, and color discrimination, failure to accommodate, hostile work environment harassment and sexual harassment, and retaliation.. Prior to joining the Federal Practice Group, Sarah served as an associate and a law clerk for two federal employment law firms in Washington, D.C. There she represented federal managers, employees, and contractors litigating Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) complaints and U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) appeals, facing adverse and/or disciplinary actions, and during all stages of the security clearance process. Additionally, she has valuable experience in representing clients during alternative dispute resolution, mediation, and settlement conferences.. Sarah received her juris doctorate from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law. While pursuing her law degree, she represented local residents as a D.C.-certified student-attorney before the D.C. Superior Court in family law matters. Sarah was also a member and editor of the Health Law and Policy Journal during her law school career.. Sarah holds a bachelor of science in Economics from Drexel University where she graduated magna cum laude. She is barred in both Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C., and she is an active member in the American Bar Association.

As a Partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, she concentrates her practice on federal labor and employment law, routinely representing employees before United States District Courts, Appeals Courts, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). She has extensive experience with cases involving violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). Stephanie was recognized by Lawyers of Distinction in 2018 for her excellence in civil litigation.. Prior to joining Tully Rinckey PLLC, Stephanie served as an associate for a Silver Springs, Maryland law firm, where she similarly represented Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complainants alleging discrimination based on disability, failure to accommodate, national origin, religion, and ethnicity. She represented clients before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She began her career as a lawyer at another Silver Spring law firm, where she gained valuable experience handling cases involving ADEA, Title VII, USERRA, and state employment discrimination law. She represented clients before the EEOC, MSPB, and Maryland Commission on Civil Rights.. While attending law school at the Touro College Law Center, Stephanie interned with the Legal Aid Society of Nassau County in Hempstead, N.Y., the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Central Islip, N.Y., the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps in Vilseck, Germany, and the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. She also participated on the Moot Court Honors Board. At Touro, where she ranked in the top 16 percent of her class, Stephanie received the Exemplary Contribution to the Quality of Student Life Award and the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI) Award for Best Oral Advocate.. Before pursuing a career in law, Stephanie worked in the entertainment industry, serving as a talent manager’s executive assistant in Beverly Hills and as a producer’s intern for “The West Wing” political drama television series.

As a bilingual attorney, fluent in English and Spanish, Isabel brings a unique skillset to the federal labor and employment practice group at the Federal Practice Group, where she is an Associate. At the firm, she represents federal employees with discrimination and retaliation claims as well as appeals to wrongful personnel actions.. Prior to joining the Federal Practice Group, Isabel worked for two other Washington, D.C. law firms, first as a law clerk and later as an associate. There she worked on cases related to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the D.C. Human Rights Act, the D.C. Wage Payment and Collection Law, and the D.C. Minimum Wage Act.. Before obtaining her juris doctorate at New York Law School, Isabel interned at the National Center for Refugee & Immigrant Children in Arlington, Va., where she helped Spanish-speaking immigrant children with a variety of legal matters. She also served as a judicial intern for a New York State Supreme Court judge in New York and as a summer intern for another Washington, D.C. law firm, where she worked on immigration, criminal, tort, and corporate law cases. While attending law school, she assisted unemployed workers seeking unemployment benefits by serving as a student representative for the Unemployment Action Center in New York.

Ariel E. Solomon, Esq., concentrates her practice in the areas of Federal Employment Law and Civil Litigation. She has significant experience asserting rights of employees in complex litigation matters, including but not limited to, providing aggressive representation for employees in adverse action cases before the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), discrimination cases before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, federal retirement and whistleblower retaliation cases.. Her practices areas include:

Ardra M. O'Neal, Esq. is the Founding Partner of The O'Neal Firm, LLP. For more than a decade, Ms. O'Neal has specialized in labor and employment law. She defends state and federal court employment related lawsuits on behalf of employers and employees. She counsels executives, managers and human resource professionals nation-wide on a full range of issues concerning employer-employee relations including but not limited to: wage and hour issues, employee leave matters, independent contractor classifications, and discrimination and harassment claims.. Prior to launching The O'Neal Firm LLP, Ms. O'Neal was one of four Senior Labor and Employment Attorneys for Sodexho USA, a Fortune 500 corporation employing nearly 150,000 employees in the United States, and over 360,000 globally. Ms. O'Neal has also practiced law with one of the nation's largest law firms and was lead defense counsel in all areas of labor and employment litigation.

Anita Mazumdar Chambers is a principal at The Employment Law Group® law firm, where she primarily focuses on matters of discrimination and retaliation. She has extensive experience in conducting corporate investigations to identify and resolve issues before needing to resort to legal action. Ms. Chambers also works in whistleblower protection, severance negotiations, and employee counseling.. Since starting with TELG in 2012, Ms. Chambers has worked with clients in industries ranging from law enforcement and other government agencies to healthcare and pharmaceutical services. She recently won $2.4 million in damages for a client who was fired after raising concerns about alleged discrimination and illegal marketing tactics at a major pharmaceuticals company.. Ms. Chambers has served as lead litigator in jurisdictions across the country, developing a special interest in cases of gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of the federal False Claims Act. In addition to her work in federal district courts, she routinely litigates matters before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Merit Systems Protection Board.. “My hope is that our work creates a better workplace for people,” Ms. Chambers says. “I love being a part of the mission to push the law forward for employees.”. Ms. Chambers also advocates for employee rights before possible violations necessitate legal action. Companies often ask her to conduct compliance investigations to root out any problems in their own investigative structure and to help evaluate the validity of claims, such as sexual harassment, in order to provide proper resolution. She has been praised for her quick turnaround and thorough reports.. Within TELG, Ms. Chambers manages the evaluation team and legal fellows. She also trains and mentors the firm’s law clerks on legal and trial strategy, organizational skills, and effective case management. She often checks in with clerks to help them balance their workloads and manage deadlines. Ms. Chambers is also heavily involved in drafting protocols and policies for TELG, including protocols for the evaluation process and for preparing clients for depositions.. Her clear and simple way of explaining things is not only helpful for the people she mentors but also for clients. Ms. Chambers makes a note of telling clients what they can expect during the legal process — even down to the little details of where to sit and who will be in a room — to help ease their anxiety. Her empathy and compassion have led clients to stay in touch long after their cases are over and have even prompted some clients to say that she seems to know what they’re thinking before they even say it.. “No one else is going to advocate for clients as strongly as we do,” Ms. Chambers says. “I never lose sight of the fact that this is one of the most devastating times of our clients’ lives, and I use our firm’s years of experience and resources to go head-to-head for them and do everything possible to get a good outcome.”. Before joining the firm, Ms. Chambers worked for an intellectual property litigation firm and was part of the trial team for a multimillion-dollar patent infringement case before the U.S. International Trade Commission.. Ms. Chambers has been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star, an honor granted to only 2.5% of attorneys in each state. In 2023, she was also named to Lawdragon’s list of the top 500 plaintiff-side employment lawyers in the United States and recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch. One of Ms. Chambers’ cases, Ivie v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP, was named a Top 50 Labor & Employment Verdict in the U.S.. Ms. Chambers is currently a member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the Hispanic National Bar Association, and the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics. She is admitted to practice in Virginia, D.C., and various federal courts.. Ms. Chambers received her undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, where she held numerous leadership roles in Latinx organizations. Her college experience focused on building communities and representing minorities and later pushed her to become an advocate. She received her law degree from The George Washington University Law School.. Ms. Chambers was born and raised in the D.C./northern Virginia area and is happy to raise her two kids there as well. Both of her children attend the very same preschool she attended, for which she now sits on the board, assisting with fundraising and administrative duties.. Ms. Chambers and her husband are in the process of remodeling their home and learning a lot about landscaping. As a result, their family, including their dog Abby, spends many hours outdoors. Ms. Chambers especially enjoys gardening and teaching her sons about how plants such as strawberries and hydrangeas grow.

Alison Rogers is an associate at Bailey & Ehrenberg PLLC. Alison focuses on general litigation, representing clients before state and federal courts. Alison also has experience in small business and corporate matters. Alison graduated from The University of Michigan Law School in 2015, where she served as executive editor on the Michigan Journal of Race and Law.. While in law school, Alison served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Judge Judith E. Levy in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and as a student-attorney in The University of Michigan Pediatric Advocacy Clinic. She interned at the Office of the Inspector General for the New York Police Department, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, and the Department of Justice.. Prior to joining Bailey & Ehrenberg PLLC, Alison was a legal fellow at the Community Defender Division of the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia.

Alexis Ronickher joined Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP in September 2008. She served as trial counsel with Debra Katz in Barrett v. Andre Chreky, a sexual harassment and retaliation case, which resulted in a jury verdict of $2.3 million in favor of their client in March 2010. Ms. Ronickher has helped her clients achieve favorable outcomes in a variety of employment matters, including cases involving sexual harassment, civil rights discrimination and retaliation, and whistleblower retaliation. She also currently represents clients who are pursuing qui tam claims under the False Claims Act and who have submitted whistleblower tips to the S.E.C. under the new Dodd-Frank S.E.C. whistleblower program.. Ms. Ronickher graduated from Stanford Law School in 2008, where she was a public interest fellow, served as a senior editor for the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and served as a student attorney in the Stanford Community Law Clinic for a year. During the summer of 2007, she served as a law clerk at Public Justice, assisting with consumer and civil rights impact litigation. In the summer of 2006, Ms. Ronickher was a law clerk in the family violence division of the Santa Clara District Attorney’s office.. Before law school, Ms. Ronickher served as a Legislative Assistant for Congressman Ben Chandler, as well as a Legislative Correspondent for Congressman Robert Matsui. In 2002, she received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Santa Barbara with highest honors and was elected into Phi Beta Kappa.. Ms. Ronickher is admitted to practice in California and the District of Columbia.

Alan Lescht has been successfully litigating employment discrimination, civil rights, and commercial litigation cases for more than 25 years. He is a founding partner of Alan Lescht & Associates, PC, where he oversees the firm's employment litigation and counseling practices.. Top Ten Leaders Program named Alan one of Washington's top employment lawyers.  Washingtonian Magazine recognized Mr. Lescht as one of the top employment and civil rights lawyers in Washington, DC.. Mr. Lescht has been quoted in the Washington Post, Federal Employees News Digest,  National Public Radio, CBS and ABC.. Mr. Lescht is an active member of the American Bar Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.. Mr. Lescht received a Bachelor of Arts degree, from George Washington University and he received a J.D. degree, from St. John's University .  Mr. Lescht practiced in New York with Dreyer & Traub and later with Reid & Priest, in New York and Washington, DC , before founding his firm.. Federal Service :. Jeffery Smith v. Dep't of the Treasury , (EEOC Docket No.l00-2005-00704X): We obtained decision finding that the Agency unlawfully retaliated against an employee.. Janyce Wiggins v. Dept of Veterans Affairs , (EEOC CASE NO. 100-AO-7779X): Alan Lescht obtained a decision finding that the Agency unlawfully retaliated against an employee in a non-selection case.. Contract/Non-Competition/Trade Secrets :. Healthcare Strategies, Inc. v. The WellNet Healthcare Plan, Inc . Case No. 13-C-07-70195 (Howard County, Maryland, 2007): Alan Lescht obtained a decision defeating a motion for preliminary injunction following a hearing on the merits in a case where the plaintiff alleged that the defendant misappropriated trade secrets and customers.. Robinson v. East Capitol View Community Development Corporation, Inc., Case No. 04CA 5416 (Broderick, J., 2006): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict finding breach of an employment contract.. Sexual Harassment :. Faraci v. CACI , 464 F. 527 (E.D. VA 2006) Alan Lescht obtained a verdict following arbitration on a claim of sexual harassment and retaliation on behalf of an employee of a government contractor who was stationed overseas. The arbitration award was upheld in federal court.. Figueroa v. Savanar , 2002 WL 83667 (S.D.N.Y. 2002): Alan Lescht obtained a $200,000 verdict where he represented former female employees of a Bonanza Steakhouse who alleged that the owner/manager sexually harassed them. The jury awarded each plaintiff 25,000 in compensatory damages and 25,000 in punitive damages following a two and one half day trial.. Chadwick v. D.C . , 56 F. 69 (D.D.C. 1999): Alan Lescht obtained a $400,000 verdict in case where he represented a former employee of the District of Columbia's Oak Hill Youth center who alleged that she was sexually harassed by her former supervisor. The jury awarded his client $400,000 in compensatory damages and the Court later added $63,981 in lost wages to the award following a five day trial.. Disability Discrimination :. Grullon v. South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp ., 712 N.Y. Co. 2000): Alan Lescht obtained a $125, verdict in case where he represented a former case manager of a work training center who alleged that his former employer terminated his employment because he was a recovering alcoholic. The jury awarded him 25,000 in compensatory damages, 50, in lost wages and 50,000 in punitive damages, following a three day trial.. Assault And Battery/Civil Rights :. Yousif v. Safeway , 97-CV-200 (D.Md. 1999): Alan Lescht obtained a $422,500 verdict in a case where he represented a former night stocker who alleged he was fired because of his national origin and other civil rights violations. The jury awarded him $22,500 in compensatory damages and $400,000 in punitive damages following a five day trial.. Race Discrimination :. Juliette Johnson v. Reliable Mail Service, Inc. , Case No. 99 Civ. 5877 (McKenna, J., 2002): Alan Lescht obtained a $30,000 jury verdict where he represented a Black employee who had worked for the defendant for about one week and earned about $300 before she was fired. The Judge awarded her attorney's fees as well.. Retaliation :. Reginald Fortune v. Joseph Smith & Sons, Inc. , CAL06-15017 (Circuit Court, Prince George 's County, 2008): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict finding unlawful employment discrimination retaliation on behalf of a warehouse employee who alleged he was fired for complaining about discrimination.. Linwood Jackson v. HABC , Civ. No. 03-86 (BG)(JKB), (D. Md., 2004): we obtained a jury verdict finding unlawful employment discrimination retaliation on behalf of a painter who alleged that he was fired because he complained about what he believed to be unlawful discrimination at work.. Taylor v. ARE, Inc. , Case No. 01-7204 (Blackburne-Rigsby, J., 2005): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict finding unlawful employment discrimination retaliation in violation of the DC Human Rights Act on behalf of three former employees of a restaurant who alleged that they were fired because the opposed and complained about discrimination at work.. Unpaid Wages :. McFarlane v. Gremillon , Case No. 242492-V (Circuit Court, Mont. Co., Md. ): Alan Lescht obtained a jury verdict fining a violation of the Md. Wage Payment Act on behalf of a household employee.. Public Policy Termination:. Sandra Brown v. Noyes Air Conditioning Contractors, Inc ., Case No. 279648 (Circuit Court, Montgomery County, Md., 2007): We obtained a jury verdict finding that the defendant violated the public policy of the State of Maryland by terminating her employment because she filed a claim for worker compensation benefits.

Alan Kabat received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1983. He received a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University in 1990. Mr. Kabat received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1998. He was a member of the American Criminal Law Review, and served as Editor-In-Chief for its Thirteenth Survey of White Collar Crime. Mr. Kabat is a member of the American Bar Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association (MWELA). He is currently co-chair of the Amicus Committee for MWELA. He also serves as discovery coordinator for a complex multidistrict litigation matter.. Mr. Kabat has been admitted to practice law in Maryland since 1998, in the District of Columbia since 1999, and in Virginia since 2008. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for District of Columbia, Maryland, and the Eastern District of Virginia.. Mr. Kabat has represented a variety of matters including: employees with gender, race, and age discrimination claims against their employers, government and private-sector employees who reported illegal conduct in their workplace, non-profit organizations in constitutional challenges to government investigations, law firm partners moving from one law firm to another law firm, and individuals and organizations in defamation, non-compete, and tortious interference litigation.

After service in the United States Navy during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, I went to law school in the Middle West and then returned to Washington, D.C. to practice communications law.  Leaving the technical side of that field, I focused on libel and defamation law and public employee rights to report wrongdoing in the workplace.  Our Federal employees caretaking the environment were my primary focus through to 2004.  I then returned to Federal service to set up the modern whistleblowing programs for the Defense Department and the Intelligence Community.  The work was exhilarating.  My skills in Federal Employment Law were honed and I picked up new insights as a National Security lawyer focused on oversighting of the security clearance adjudication process, 2004 to 2018. In 2018, I returned to private practice on Connecticut Avenue, using the experience of the previous quarter century to continue helping our Federal workers. Home is Upstate New York, where I came of age at Ithaca, New York and received my collegiate education at Cornell University.  My husband and I live in western Maryland, close to both our families.  In my spare time, I grow tomatoes, cucumbers, a variety of herbs and spices, and green beans. I tend to be a dog-person, but am courteous to cats.

After more than a decade of service at the Department of Justice as a prosecutor and handling False Claims Act cases and qui tam (whistleblower) suits, and after four years as counsel at Covington & Burling, I launched my own firm in 2009.. I now bring my lengthy False Claims Act experience to the needs of individuals and small and medium-size companies facing government investigations or wishing to file whistleblower suits.. In addition, I and my associate. Andrew Murray, have extensive experience in handling federal criminal investigations, Congressional investigations, civil litigation, and federal employee whistleblower retaliation claims.. if you need dedicated and experienced counsel in any of these areas, please contact us.

Adam joined Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP in December 2013 after gaining extensive experience in employee-employer disputes in Chicago, Illinois. Adam previously worked with the firms Robinson, Curley & Clayton P.C. and Latham & Watkins LLP in Chicago, and was recognized as a "Rising Star" in the 2014, 2016 and 2017 editions of Super Lawyers. Adam also served as law clerk for the Honorable Judge Philip Simon of the Northern District of Indiana. Adam earned his J.D. in 2004 from the University of Chicago Law School and his undergraduate degree in Finance in 2000 from the University of Pennsylvania – The Wharton School.. Adam has served clients through various employment disputes, including the pursuit of claims for race, gender, and age discrimination, as well as for protections offered under whistleblower and wage and hour laws. For instance, in EEOC v. WRS, Adam represented eleven construction workers, alongside the EEOC, in obtaining a $2.75 million settlement from a national corporation in an action involving allegations of hangman's nooses and other invidious acts of discrimination. In another matter, Adam served as first chair in successfully representing a banker against his former employer in a five-day FINRA arbitration focusing on whistleblowing and defamation issues. He has represented numerous clients pursuing whistleblower tips before the SEC. He regularly advises clients in negotiating employment contracts and severance agreements.. Adam has previously served as the co-chair for the social action committee of Decalogue Society of Lawyer’s – Chicago’s Jewish law association. He also participated in the University of Chicago’s Civil Rights and Police Accountability Clinic Project, focusing on issues of criminal justice. Prior to law school, Adam served with the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps, a team-based national community service organization.

A graduate of Harvard University, Mr. Edelman received his law degree from Harvard Law School. He served as law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, and is widely considered to be a preeminent appellate advocate. He has been active and successful at all levels of state and federal courts.. Mr. Edelman drafted the critical appellate brief that precipitated the landmark civil rights victory, Jenson v. Eveleth Mines, the first-ever sexual harassment class action, handled by the law firm Sprenger & Lang. The Jenson case was the basis for the 2002 book “Class Action” and the 2005 movie “North Country.” “Class Action” noted that the plaintiffs called in Mr. Edelman because they needed “to deliver nothing less than a brilliant appellate brief.” Mr. Edelman delivered mightily. See C. Bingham & L. Gansler, Class Action (2002).. Over the course of more than three decades, Mr. Edelman has been recognized for his outstanding representation of employees in a wide range of labor and employment litigation, nationally and in the Washington, D.C. area. Martindale-Hubbell has rated Mr. Edelman “AV Preeminent,” the highest possible peer review rating in legal ability and ethical standards, for the past 30 years. He is also listed in the 2009-2014 editions of Super Lawyers in the category of labor and employment, as well as in the 2010-2014 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the employment law category.. Mr. Edelman successfully represented the City of Detroit, its police department and individual officials in defense of protracted suits challenging the constitutionality of Detroit’s affirmative action programs for police offer promotions and layoffs. Detroit Police Officers Association v. Young, 920 F. Supp. 755 (E.D. Mich. 1995) (defense of constitutional challenge to affirmative-action promotions); NAACP v. Detroit Police Officers Ass’n and City of Detroit, 900 F.2d 903 (6th Cir.), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 983 (1990) (defense of constitutional challenge to lay-offs of minority police officers).. Mr. Edelman is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and the bars of several federal courts of appeals. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the UDC School of Law Foundation. He is also member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association and the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Mr. Edelman is a recipient of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund’s pro bono award.

"My father says that I was born arguing about fairness and social justice issues, and that attending law school was just a formality.. I am deeply committed to protecting the rights of individuals who have been victimized by discrimination, sexual harassment or have been mistreated because they have done the right thing — whether it be reporting issues affecting the public health and safety or objecting to illegal business practices. These individuals deserve tough, tenacious, and principled advocates. I work hard every day to be just that.". ---------. Recognized as "Civil Rights Lawyer of the Year" for Washington, D.C. by Best Lawyers in America for 2013, as one of the “toughest” employment lawyers in Washington, D.C. by Washingtonian magazine, and as an expert in sexual harassment and employment law by The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME magazine and others, Debra S. Katz has been successfully litigating employment discrimination, civil rights, and whistleblower protection cases for over 25 years.. Ms. Katz is a founding partner of Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, where she concentrates her practice on employment discrimination, sexual harassment, wrongful discharge, Sarbanes-Oxley, corporate, environmental and other whistleblower claims, and contractual employment disputes. She has developed extensive litigation experience in federal and local courts and has achieved significant courtroom successes in a number of high-profile cases. Throughout her legal career, Ms. Katz has successfully represented dozens of whistleblowers in the nuclear, financial, pharmaceutical and medical-device industries, as well as cases alleging fraud in government contracts, including, most recently at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.. Washingtonian Magazine selected Ms. Katz for its “Best Attorneys” list from 2004 to 2012, additionally naming her one of the magazine’s top 30 “Stars of the Bar” in its biennial listings in 2009 and 2011. She was selected for inclusion in the 2006-2013 editions of “The Best Lawyers In America,” and rated by Martindale-Hubbell as “AV Preeminent,” its highest possible peer review rating.. Ms. Katz was named by Super Lawyers as a leading Washington, D.C. lawyer in 2007-2013, and was also recognized by Super Lawyers as a top 100 lawyer in Washington, D.C. and top 50 female lawyer in Washington, D.C. from 2009-2013. She was additionally featured in Super Lawyer’s 2009 edition as one of the top four whistleblower attorneys in Washington, D.C., and profiled as a pioneering whistleblower attorney in the 2009 Super Lawyer’s article, “Protecting the Insider.”. In 2007, Human Resource Executive magazine named Ms. Katz one of the nation’s “Top 10 Plaintiffs’ Attorneys to Fear the Most.” She was selected for membership in the Lawdragon “500 Leading Trial Lawyers in America” in March 2006, and from September 2006 through 2010, Lawdragon named her to its list of “The 3,000 Leading Lawyers in America.” In January 2008 through 2011, Lawdragon named Ms. Katz as a finalist on its list of “The 500 Leading Lawyers in America.”. Ms. Katz is a contributing writer for Ms. Magazine, where she writes about legal issues of importance to women. Ms. Katz is also co-chair of ALI-ABA’s Employment Law programs and was appointed to the editorial board of Employment Law360.. Ms. Katz received her Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, from Union College, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She received her J.D. degree, cum laude, from the University of Wisconsin Law School, where she served as a member of the Wisconsin Law Review and as Articles Editor of the Wisconsin Women’s Law Journal. Following law school, Ms. Katz clerked for the Hon. William Bablitch on the Wisconsin Supreme Court and received the prestigious Women’s Law and Public Policy Fellowship at Georgetown University Law Center.. Ms. Katz is a member of the District of Columbia and New York Bar Associations, the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and the bars of several federal courts of appeals.