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Overview
Practice Areas
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50% Employment / Labor
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50% Civil Rights
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Payment types
Check, Credit Card
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Résumé
License
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34 years since Lynne Bernabei was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Dist. of Columbia |
Active
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1977 |
09/10/2009 |
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 & Wachtel, PLLC
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2006–present
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Partner at
Bernabei & Katz, PLLC
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1987–2006
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Associate; Partner at
Newman, Sobol, Trister & Owens
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1985–1987
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General Counsel at
Institute for Policy Studies / Government Accountability Project
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1981–1985
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Associate at
Harmon & Weiss
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1981–1983
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Staff Attorney and Clinical Instructor at
Georgetown Univ. Law Center, Harrison Institute for Public Law
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1980–1981
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Associate at
Tigar & Buffone
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1979–1980
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Law Clerk at
U.S. District Judge William B. Bryant
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1977–1978
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| Harvard University |
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J.D. |
1977 |
| Harvard University |
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BA - Bachelor of Arts |
1972 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| Best Lawyers in America |
Best Lawyers |
2006 |
| Super Lawyer |
Super Lawyers |
2006 |
| 12 Leading Labor & Employment Litigators |
Legal Times |
2004 |
| Top Employment Attorneys |
Washingtonian Magazine |
2002 |
See all 4 awards
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Panel Member, Employment Panel |
American Arbitration Association |
2004-present
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| Fellow |
College of Labor and Employment Lawyers |
2004-present
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| Editorial Board |
Labor Law Journal |
2002-present
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| Member |
American Bar Association |
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| Member |
American Law Institute |
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| Member |
National Employment Lawyers Association |
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Trial Lawyers for Public Justice |
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Portfolio
Cases
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Outcome: 733 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D.D.C. 2010) (partial denial of summary judgment)
Outcome: 137 Daily Washington Law Reporter 2673 (2009) (court ruled in client's favor)
Outcome: 2009 WL 3048675 (D. Md. 2009) (granted motion to remand)
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Publications
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| Article |
Publication |
Date |
| Protect Whistleblowers |
National Law Journal |
2009 |
| Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire: Improper Hurdles |
National Law Journal |
2007 |
| Seven Questions for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers to Ask |
The Practical Lawyer |
2007 |
| Protect Clients' Private Health Records |
Trial |
2004 |
| Stereotyping Hurts the War: Little Cooperation in Finger-Pointing |
Washington Times |
2003 |
| How to Listen to Your Workers |
Legal Times |
2003 |
| Whistleblowers and the Law |
The Washington Lawyer |
2001 |
| The Effect of Unemployment and Workers' Compensation Agency Decisions on Employment Discrimination Litigation |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2001 |
| Reverse Litigation (SLAPP) Lawsuits and Employment Discrimination Law: Impermissible Retaliation Against Employees |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2000 |
| Microsoft: Separate and Unequal Treatment of Its Employees |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2000 |
| How Revisions to the Federal Discovery Rules will Increase Rather than Curb Discovery Abuse |
Journal of Employment Discrimination Law |
2000 |
| Court Adopts Strict Test for Harassment Liability |
Legal Times |
1999 |
| Harassment vs. The Reasonable Employer |
Legal Times |
1998 |
| Blow the Whistle on Secrecy Deals |
Legal Times |
1998 |
| Are Employment Laws Doing Their Job?," |
The American Lawyer |
1997 |
| The Women to See |
The American Lawyer |
1988 |
| Whistleblowers Bill: For Employees Who Speak Out, a Shield |
Legal Times |
1988 |
| The Case of the Co-Opted Critic: Ralph Nader and Harvard Law School |
The Washington Monthly |
1978 |
| The High Citadel: The Influence of Harvard Law School |
Houghton Mifflin |
1978 |
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