Lynne Bernabei

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

Harvard Law School

J.D. (1977)

1977

Honors: cum laude

Harvard University

B.A. (1972)

1972

Honors: magna cum laude

Partner

Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC

Current

Clerk

Honorable William B. Bryant, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,

1977 - 1978

Law firms Penalizing Departing Partners? – That Goes Straight to the Penalty Box!

The Practical Lawyer

October, 2015

Ethical Duties and Standards in Disqualifying, Retaining, and Communicating with Expert Witnesses

The Brief (American Bar Association)

November, 2013

Invasions of privacy: Congress and state legislatures are properly barring employers’ demands for social-media passwords

National Law Journal

July 23, 2012

The SEC properly expanded protection for attorney whistleblowers

National Law Journal

August 9, 2011

Protect whistleblowers

National Law Journal

March 16, 2009

Arbitrator

American Arbitration Association ("AAA")

2006-Present

The Best Lawyers in America

Best Attorneys in Washington, D.C.

Washingtonian Magazine - 2002 - 2018

2007 - 2018

Superlawyers

National Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association

Member

Current

Labor Law Journal

Member, Editorial Board

Current

American Bar Association

Member

Current

College of Labor and Employment Lawyers

Member

Current

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 1977

Maryland

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