Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC - Washington, DC

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC selected for a Super Lawyers® list

• Bernabei, Lynne On a Super Lawyers® List
• Kabat, Alan On a Super Lawyers® List

Languages

• Spanish

• Italian

Previous Law Firm Names

• Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC, 2/06 -1/16

Classes and Seminars

• Social Media discovery, National Employment Lawyers Association, 2017
  
• Expert Witnesses, American Bar Association, 2015

Pro Bono Activities

• Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law (amicus brief), 2017 - Present
• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (amicus briefs), 2009 - Present

Representative Cases

• Carter v. Fannie Mae
  • Citation: 2014 WL 4212622
  • Court: Cal. Ct. App.
  • Year: 2014
• Wang v. Phoenix Satellite TV
  • Citation: 976 F. Supp. 2d 527
  • Court: S.D.N.Y.
  • Year: 2013
• Al Haramain v. U.S. Dept. of the Treasury
  • Citation: 686 F.3d 965
  • Court: Ninth Circuit
  • Year: 2012
• Kind Hearts v. Geithner
  • Citation: 710 F. Supp. 2d 637
  • Court: N.D. Ohio
  • Year: 2010
• Zelaya v. UNICCO Services
  • Citation: 733 F.Supp.2d 121
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 2010
• Moran v. NFL Players, Inc.
  • Citation: 137 Daily Wash. L. Rep. 2673
  • Court: D.C. Super. Ct.
  • Year: 2009
• Hitchcock v. Democratic Natl. Comm.
  • Citation: 136 Daily Wash. L. Rep. 1205
  • Court: D.C. Super. Ct.
  • Year: 2008
• Lerner v. District of Columbia
  • Citation: 362 F. Supp. 2d 149
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 2005
• Bowles v. NAHB
  • Citation: 224 F.R.D. 246
  • Court: D.D.C.
  • Year: 2004
• Field v. Philadelphia Electric Co.
  • Citation: 388 Pa. Super. 400
  • Court: Pa. Super. Ct.
  • Year: 1989

Published Works

Articles

• Washington, DC Employment Law Attorneys
  Bernabei & Wachtel represents individuals in all aspects of their employment relationships.
• Washington, DC Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Matters Lawyers
  Bernabei & Wachtel represents plaintiffs in civil rights and civil liberties matters, including: Free speech violations, Due process violations, Equal protection violations and many others.
• Washington, DC Sexual Harassment Law Attorneys
  In the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, counsel can play a critical role in helping employees understand not only their legal rights to work in harassment-free work environments.
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
  We provide legal commentary and analysis about sexual harassment issues for all of the major television and radio networks, cable news shows and print media. We are nationally recognized as experts in the area of sexual harassment law.
• Washington, DC Whistle Blower Lawyers
  The Firm is nationally recognized for its successful representation of whistleblowers in government agencies, nuclear power plants, financial institutions, and other institutions.
• Washington, DC Employment Law Attorneys
• Washington, DC Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Matters Lawyers
• Washington, DC Sexual Harassment Law Attorneys
• Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
• Washington, DC Whistle Blower Lawyers
• What’s Next for Whistleblowers, National Law Journal, Nov. 28, 2016
• The Never Ending War on Federal Whistleblowers, Government Executive, Feb. 12, 2016
• Law Firms Penalizing Departing Partners? – That Goes Straight to the Penalty Box!, Practical Lawyer, October, 2015
• Ethical Duties and Standards in Disqualifying, Retaining, and Communicating with Expert Witnesses, The Brief (ABA), 43(1), 2013
• Protect Whistleblowers, National Law Journal, March 16, 2009