Practice areas
23 years, 300 cases
23 years, 6 cases
23 years, 300 cases
23 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
---|---|---|---|
MD | Active | 2015 | 03/30/2022 |
DC | Good Standing | 2000 | 02/25/2021 |
NY | Currently registered | 1998 | 02/24/2022 |
Legal answers | 10 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
---|---|---|
Pro Bono Advocacy Award | Federal Circuit Bar Association | 2011 |
Lawyer of the Year | Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association | 2010 |
Michael D. Cooley Award | George Washington University Law School | 1997 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
---|---|---|
Co-Manager/Member | Kator, Parks & Weiser, PLLC | 1999 - Present |
Adjunct Professor | George Washington University Law School | 2001 - 2004 |
Assistant District Attorney | New York County District Attorneys Office | 1997 - 1999 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
---|---|---|
Federal Circuit Bar Association | Past Co-Chair, Merit Systems Protection Board Committee | 2000 - Present |
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association | Past Treasurer, Current Board Member | 1999 - Present |
National Employment Lawyers Association | Member | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
---|---|---|
Federal Employee News Digest | Obama's Appointments Show Commitments to Federal Employee Rights | 2009 |
Federal Employee News Digest | Federal Workplace Issues Facing the Obama Administration | 2008 |
Federal Employee News Digest | EEOC Non-Pecuniary Compensatory Damage Awards | 2007 |
George Washington Law Review | Outing Privacy Litigation: Toward a Contextual Strategy For Lesbian And Gay Rights | 1997 |
George Washington University Law Review | Unfair Labor Practices –– Pension Plans and the Postmodern Employee | 1996 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
---|---|---|
George Washington University National Law Center | JD - Juris Doctor | 1997 |
Brown University | B.A. | 1994 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
---|---|---|
American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section Midwinter Meeting | Federal Sector Class Actions | 2012 |
Excel | Federal Sector Class Actions | 2011 |
National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference | Representing Federal Employees Before the MSPB | 2010 |
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference | Navigating the Requirements for Statutory Claims in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC | 2010 |
Excel | Federal Sector Class Actions | 2010 |
Excel | Litigating Federal Sector Class Actions | 2009 |
Case name | Outcome |
---|---|
Hatcher v. VA | Settlement- $5 million dollars |
Heffernan v. HHS | Termination of priest reversed by EEOC and MSPB |
Burden v. SSA | Settlement- $7.8 million dollars |
Barker v. Department of Army, EEOC Case No. 150-A0-8022X | Discrimination Found; $300,000 in compensatory damages awarded, plus additional economic damages |
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Kristin Alden, Employment and labor Attorney on Sep 11, 2012
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
Cathy Harris is an outstanding lawyer who thoroughly understands federal sector employment law. I have known Cathy professionally for over a decade and have participated on professional panels with her. I highly endorse her.
Robert Seldon, Class action Attorney on Feb 9, 2011
Relationship: Supervised lawyer
Cathy Harris is one of the real stars in the employment and civil rights bar in Washington, D.C., and has distinguished herself over the years tackling many difficulty and worthy cases and succeeding in them.
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