David G. Webbert

David G. Webbert specializes in employment, civil rights, and complex litigation. He graduated magna cum laude from both Yale College in 1982 and Harvard Law School in 1985, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. David clerked for Judge Kenneth W. Starr of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and practiced for 5 years with a leading litigation firm in D.C. He has been listed three times as one of only five Maine lawyers on Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in New England. David is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is President of the Maine Employment Lawyers Association. The Chambers USA guide to leading lawyers has listed David as the top attorney for employees in Maine, describing him as “in a league of his own” for “pure courtroom horsepower” and commending his legal strategy skills: “If there is a hook to hang his case on, he will find it.” He is an elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the field of labor and employment law.

Harvard Law School

J.D. (1985)

1982 - 1985

Honors: graduated magna cum laude; editor of Harvard Law Review, 1983-1985

Activities: Publication:Note, A Proposal to Reform Criminal Forfeiture Under RICO and CCE, 97 Harv. L. Rev. 1929 (1984)

Yale University

B.A. | History Major

1978 - 1982

Honors: graduated magna cum laude

Chair, Trial Practice

Johnson Webbert & Young LLP

Current

President

Maine Employment Lawyers Association

1998 - Current

Leading organization in Maine for lawyers who specialize in representing employees and protecting their civil rights

Law Clerk

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

1985 - 1986

Judge Kenneth W. Starr

Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Supreme Court

Maine State Bar Association Summer Meeting, Sunday River, ME,

June, 2008

Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Issues

Maine Human Rights Compliance Seminar, Maine Human Rights Commission, Portland, ME

April, 2008

The ADA Restoration Act and the Proper Scope of Civil Rights Protections for Individuals with Disabilities

Society for Human Resource Management Maine State Council, Governmental Affairs Conference, Augusta, ME

March, 2008

Free Speech Limits on Permit Requirements for Parades and Marches

Meeting of the Regional Organization of Municipal Attorneys, Portland, ME

February, 2008

Recent Developments in Employment Law

Maine State Bar Association Conference on Employment Law, Augusta, ME

October, 2007

One of Only 5 Maine lawyers Among Top 100 Lawyers in New England

Super Lawyers for New England

2012

Third Time On Top 100 List

Listed among labor and employment lawyers

The Best Lawyers in America,

2009

2003 to Present

for Attorney Legal Services on Behalf of Maine Citizens with Disabilities

Disability Rights Center of Maine

2003

Top Attorney for Employees in Maine

Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers

2003

Justice Louis Scolnik Award in Recognition of Exceptional Work in Furthering the Cause of Civil Liberties

The Maine Civil Liberties Union

2000

Disability Rights Center of Maine

President

2010 - Current

Activities: Member of Board of Directors, 2004 to Present

American Law Institute

Elected Member

2006 - Current

Local Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Maine

Member

1998 - Current

The John Waldo Ballou Inns of Court, Bangor, ME

Member at Master Level

1998 - Current

National Employment Lawyers Association

Affiliate Head

1993 - Current

Maine

Since 1991

Maryland

Since 1986

1st Circuit

D.C. Circuit

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