Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP - Washington, DC
Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff Lawyers in Washington, DC
700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE Suite 300 Washington, DC 20003
- Free Consultation
- 6 Super Lawyers®
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15
Years
Experience
Washington Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff Law Firm
Updated: 02/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Employment Law: Employee/Plaintiff
- Discrimination
- Age Discrimination
- Gender Discrimination
- Race Discrimination
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Religious Discrimination
- National Origin Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Sexual Harassment
- Wage & Hour Law
- Wrongful Termination
- Retaliation
- Whistleblower/Qui Tam
- Employment Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Class Action Litigation
- Civil Rights
- Workers' Rights
- Women's Rights
- Human Rights
- Immigration Rights
- Sex Abuse-Plaintiff
- Title IX Matters
- Sexual Assault-Plaintiff
- Public Interest Litigation
- Financial Services Litigation
- Securities Fraud-Plaintiff
- Financial Fraud-Plaintiff
- Financial Mismanagement-Plaintiff
- ERISA & 401(k) Matters
Firm Information
Overview
Located in Washington, D.C., Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP, has earned recognition as Law Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation and other legal publications. In addition, our law firm has grown to include offices in New York, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego and Nashville. This success is the direct result of our extensive legal knowledge and experience, and we promise to do all we can to help you obtain the favorable outcomes you seek for your legal challenges involving any of the following:
- Discrimination and harassment
- Whistleblower and qui tam
- Wage and overtime disputes
- Sexual violence, Title IX, and victim’s rights litigation
- Financial & 401(k) Mismanagement
- Asian American litigation and finance
- Other public interest litigation
- Trials and appeals
With decades of combined legal experience, our law firm's attorneys possess the extensive skills and resources necessary to handle your matter efficiently. Since our inception, we have achieved a remarkable record of success fighting for the rights and entitlements of our clients. We have become known as one of the leading class-action law firms in the country, and we have recovered substantial settlements and verdicts for our plaintiff clients, including a landmark settlement of more than $253 million against a major pharmaceutical company.
In fact, The American Lawyer recognized us for having obtained the largest verdict ever awarded for a class action involving employment discrimination. Additionally, our lawyers have earned widespread recognition from our peers as being among the top attorneys in the nation for human rights, employee rights and other legal areas.
For more information on how we can best assist you with the legal matters affecting your life and livelihood as well as your future, please complete the email form on this page or the contact form on our website. In addition to Washington D.C., we have law offices in New York, San Francisco, Palo Alto, San Diego and Nashville. We also offer virtual consultations to help keep you safe and healthy.
Awards and Honors
Super Lawyers® Selectees
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP selected for a Super Lawyers® list
- Dunn, Christine On a Super Lawyers® List
- Henris, Shannon R. On a Super Lawyers® List
- Knight, Paul L. On a Super Lawyers® List
- McKnight, Jr., H. Vincent On a Super Lawyers® List
- Mueting, Kate On a Super Lawyers® List
- Xu, Frank T. On a Super Lawyers® List
Previous Law Firm Names
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Sanford, Wittels & Heisler, LLP
Attorneys
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John McKnight
Washington, DC Partner
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Sarah Chu
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Kate Mueting
Firm Administrative Partner
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Dacey Romberg
Associate
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Frank Xu
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Paul L. Knight
Of Counsel
- Alec Konstantin, Chief Operations Officer
- Michael Greene, Chief Financial Officer
- Kiara Pagan, HR Generalist
- Elise Hasseltine, Legal Media Operations Lead
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Raevyn Walker
Tom Henderson Civil Rights Fellow
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Ting Cheung
Associate
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Erica Roberts
Associate
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Jillian Seymour
Associate
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Shannon Henris
Associate
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Schwanda Rountree
Co-Managing Partner of the Washington, DC Office
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Hampton Watson
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Grant E. Morris
Of Counsel
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James Hannaway
Senior Litigation Counsel
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H. Vincent McKnight Jr.
Co-Vice Chairman
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Saba Bireda
Washington, DC Partner
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Christine Dunn
Co-Managing Partner of the Washington, DC Office
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John McKnight
Washington, DC Partner
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Sarah Chu
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Kate Mueting
Firm Administrative Partner
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Dacey Romberg
Associate
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Frank Xu
Senior Litigation Counsel
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Paul L. Knight
Of Counsel
- Alec Konstantin, Chief Operations Officer
- Michael Greene, Chief Financial Officer
- Kiara Pagan, HR Generalist
- Elise Hasseltine, Legal Media Operations Lead
Contact
700 Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Suite 300
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-221-4003
Fax: 202-499-5199
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
New York Locations
New York, NY (Main Office, 202.1 miles)
17 State Street
Suite 3700
New York, NY 10004
Phone: 646-512-8609
Fax: 646-402-5651
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
Tennessee Locations
Nashville, TN (567.9 miles)
611 Commerce Street
Suite 3100
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: 615-245-6960
Fax: 615-434-7020
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM
California Locations
La Jolla, CA (2,274.7 miles)
7911 Herschel Avenue
Suite 300
La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone: 619-369-4523
Fax: 619-577-4250
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
Palo Alto, CA (2,430.2 miles)
300 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 500
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-629-0099
Fax: 646-402-5651
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
Hours: 8:30am to 5:30pm, M-F
San Francisco, CA (2,435.8 miles)
50 California Street
Suite 1538
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415-422-9292
Fax: 415-795-2021
Email: Send a message
Website: https://sanfordheisler.com/
Hours: Monday- Friday 8:30AM-5:30PM
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