Alan Kabat

Alan Kabat

Bernabei & Kabat, PLLC • Washington, DC
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Contact

Email
Phone
(202) 929-3116
Address
1400 16th ST NW, Washington, DC, 20036, US

Professional

About

Alan Kabat received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Washington in 1983. He received a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University in 1990. Mr. Kabat received a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1998. He was a member of the American Criminal Law Review, and served as Editor-In-Chief for its Thirteenth Survey of White Collar Crime. Mr. Kabat is a member of the American Bar Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers’ Association (MWELA). He is currently co-chair of the Amicus Committee for MWELA. He also serves as discovery coordinator for a complex multidistrict litigation matter. Mr. Kabat has been admitted to practice law in Maryland since 1998, in the District of Columbia since 1999, and in Virginia since 2008. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, and Tenth Circuits; and the U.S. District Courts for District of Columbia, Maryland, and the Eastern District of Virginia. Mr. Kabat has represented a variety of matters including: employees with gender, race, and age discrimination claims against their employers, government and private-sector employees who reported illegal conduct in their workplace, non-profit organizations in constitutional challenges to government investigations, law firm partners moving from one law firm to another law firm, and individuals and organizations in defamation, non-compete, and tortious interference litigation.

Credentials

Education
1998 Georgetown University Law Center JD - Juris Doctor 1990 Harvard University PhD - Doctorate 1983 University of Washington BA - Bachelor of Arts
Languages
English

Recognition & Involvement

Awards
1998 First Prize for Georgetown Law, Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition, American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP)
Publications
2015 The Practical Lawyer Law Firms Penalizing Departing Partners? - That Goes Straight to the Penalty Box! 2012 National Law Journal Invasions of privacy: Congress and state legislatures are properly barring employers' demands for social-media passwords 2011 National Law Journal The SEC properly expanded protection for attorney whistleblowers 2009 National Law Journal Protect Whistleblowers 2008 National Law Journal Retaliation Rulings: The High Court Gets It Right
Associations
2000 - Present Metropolitan Washington Employment Laywers' Association Board Member, Co-Chair of Amicus Committee 1996 - Present American Bar Association Member 2002 - 2008 D.C. Bar Association Publications Committee, member 1996 - 1998 American Criminal Law Review Senior editor
Speaking
2009 Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference DC Employment Law Case Survey 2004 Fair Labor Standards Act: How to Avoid the Landmines and the Impact of the New Regulations FLSA Collective Actions from the Plaintiffs' Perspective
Updated: Mar 10, 2026