Lynne Bernabei

Attorney Lynne Bernabei is a partner with Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC, in Washington, D.C. Nationally ranked as one of the top trial attorneys in the country, Ms. Bernabei has more than 43 years of total legal experience, and she provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout the greater Washington, D.C., metro and mid-Atlantic regions and across the United States who have legal needs involving any of the following:

· Employment litigation involving sexual harassment, discrimination and other serious workers' rights violations

· Whistleblower protection

· Civil rights and civil liberty matters

· Contract disputes and executive compensation

Widely regarded as a leader in her field, Ms. Bernabei has appeared on various national radio and television news programs, including 60 Minutes and NPR, as well as many print publications such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. She also serves on the Labor Law Journal's editorial board, and she has taught continuing legal education classes for the American Bar Association and other legal organizations. She has also published numerous articles and conducted lectures and seminars on a variety of legal topics.

In honor of her outstanding professionalism and legal abilities, Ms. Bernabei has earned consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America along with an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell. She has also received Top Lawyer designations from Leading Lawyers and Washingtonian Magazine, and Lawdragon named her among the top 500 leading plaintiff employment lawyers in the country. She also received recognition as having secured one of the largest verdicts ever awarded in Washington, D.C., for an employment law claim.

A 1972 magna cum laude graduate of Harvard University, Ms. Bernabei obtained her Juris Doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School in 1977. She is admitted to practice in Washington, D.C., as well as before the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. Along with maintaining a successful trial practice, she is also an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, and she is an active member of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers and the National Employment Lawyers Association, among her other professional affiliations.

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