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Practice Areas
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50% Employment / Labor
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40% Civil Rights
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10% Libel / Slander
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Fees and Payment Types
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Payment types
Check, Credit Card
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Contact Information
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Résumé
License
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13 years since Alan Kabat was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Maryland |
Active
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1998 |
02/11/2009 |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Active
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1999 |
09/13/2009 |
| Virginia |
Authorized to practice law
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2008 |
10/09/2009 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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Partner at
Bernabei & Katz
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2006–present
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Associate at
Bernabei & Katz, PLLC
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1998–2006
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Intern at
D.C. Appleseed Center
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1996–1996
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See all 3 job entries
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Georgetown University Law Center |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1998 |
| Harvard University |
Biology |
PhD - Doctorate |
1990 |
| University of Washington |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1983 |
See all 3 degrees
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| First Prize for Georgetown Law |
Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP) |
1998 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Board Member, Co-Chair of Amicus Committee |
Metropolitan Washington Employment Laywers' Association |
2000-present
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
1996-present
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| Publications Committee, member |
D.C. Bar Association |
2002-2008
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| Senior editor |
American Criminal Law Review |
1996-1998
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: Ruled partially in favor of employee, 2011 WL 4374963 (Md. Sept. 21, 2011)
Outcome: Court ruling in favor of amicus, 2011 WL 2418917 (D.D.C. June 17, 2011)
Outcome: Court agreed with amicus brief, 2011 WL 2519663 (D.D.C. May 23, 2011)
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Protect Whistleblowers |
National Law Journal |
2009 |
| Retaliation Rulings: The High Court Gets It Right |
National Law Journal |
2008 |
| Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire: Improper Hurdles |
National Law Journal |
2007 |
| Seven Questions for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers to Ask |
The Practical Lawyer |
2007 |
| Garcetti: Nine Months Later, How Have the Federal Courts Analyzed "Duty Speech" by Government Employees with First Amendment Claims? |
Government Employee Relations (BNA) |
2007 |
| No Windfall After All |
National Law Journal |
2003 |
| How (Not) to Litigate a Sexual Harassment Class Action |
Labor Lawyer (ABA) |
2003 |
| The Effect of Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Agency Decisions on Employment Discrimination Litigation |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2001 |
| How Revisions to the Federal Discovery Rules Will Increase Rather Than Curb Discovery Abuse |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2000 |
| Electronic Discovery in Employment Discrimination Cases |
TRIAL |
1998 |
| Scarlet Letter Sex Offender Databases and Community Notification: Sacrificing Personal Privacy for a Symbol’s Sake |
American Criminal Law Review |
1998 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| DC Employment Law Case Survey |
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference |
2009 |
| FLSA Collective Actions from the Plaintiffs' Perspective |
Fair Labor Standards Act: How to Avoid the Landmines and the Impact of the New Regulations |
2004 |
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