Lynne Bernabei
Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC
Lynne Bernabei has been litigating whistleblower cases, employment discrimination, and civil rights cases for over thirty years. She is a named and founding partner of Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC in Washington, DC, where she handles discrimination cases across the United States.
Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC, is nationally recognized for expertise in whistleblower law, employment discrimination law, sexual harassment law, civil rights and civil liberties matters and retaliation claims under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We are deeply committed to working for the public interest by protecting the rights of women and minorities and those whose disclosures shed light on matters of public safety and health. We work for social justice by providing high-quality legal representation to individuals and groups. Bernabei & Kabat clients come from all walks of life and across the labor market. We represent non-citizen workers seeking redress for their employers’ willful blindness to on-the-job sexual harassment, executives fighting sex and race discrimination at major U.S. companies, people with disabilities working in government agencies and at prestigious universities, and whistleblowers working for major manufacturers and at nuclear facilities. Bernabei & Kabat litigates in federal and state courts and before administrative tribunals and arbitration panels.
Ms. Bernabei received a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1972. In 1977, she received a J.D. degree, cum laude, also from Harvard Law School. Ms. Bernabei clerked for the Honorable William B. Bryant, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, from 1977-1978.
PRACTICE AREAS:
Washington DC Employment Lawyer, Washington DC Federal Employment Lawyer, Washington DC MSPB Lawyer, Washington DC Employment Discrimination Lawyer, Washington DC Whistleblower Lawyer, Washington DC Employment Agreement, Washington DC Severance Agreement, Washington DC Sexual Harassment Lawyer
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Credit Cards Accepted
- District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Bar
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- Maryland
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Italian: Spoken, Written
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- Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC
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- Honorable William B. Bryant, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,
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- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1977)
- Honors: cum laude
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- Harvard University
- B.A. (1972)
- Honors: magna cum laude
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- 2006-Present
- The Best Lawyers in America
- Best Attorneys in Washington, D.C.
- Washingtonian Magazine - 2002 - 2018
- 2007 - 2018
- Superlawyers
- National Employment Lawyers Association
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- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
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- Labor Law Journal
- Member, Editorial Board
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- American Bar Association
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- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
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- District of Columbia Bar
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- Law firms Penalizing Departing Partners? – That Goes Straight to the Penalty Box!
- The Practical Lawyer
- Ethical Duties and Standards in Disqualifying, Retaining, and Communicating with Expert Witnesses
- The Brief (American Bar Association)
- Invasions of privacy: Congress and state legislatures are properly barring employers’ demands for social-media passwords
- National Law Journal
- The SEC properly expanded protection for attorney whistleblowers
- National Law Journal
- Protect whistleblowers
- National Law Journal
- Arbitrator
- American Arbitration Association ("AAA")
