Katz, Marshall & Banks

Debra S. Katz Chairs ALI-ABA CLE on Advanced Employment Law and Litigation

Matt — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:33:11 +0000

Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Debra S. Katz served as a planning chair for a continuing legal education course on Advanced Employment Law and Litigation, presented at the 24th Annual ALI-ABA Course of Study from March 22, 2012 to March 24, 2012. Ms. Katz also presented during the CLE on developments in the areas of whistleblowing litigation and discrimination litigation.

Avi Kumin Helps Present CLE on Abusive Discovery Tactics to D.C. Bar Association

Matt — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:33:51 +0000

Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Avi Kumin served as a co-presenter on the topic of “Dealing with Annoying and Sometimes Abusive Discovery Tactics” during a continuing legal education course for the District of Columbia Bar Association. Also presenting were Magistrate Judge John M. Facciola of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and Michael F. Williams of Kirkland & Ellis.

Avi Kumin Helps Present Workplace Sexual Harassment CLE to D.C. Office of Attorney General

Matt — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 16:31:41 +0000

Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Avi Kumin served as a co-presenter on the topic of “Sexual Harassment in the Workplace” for three presentations to the D.C. Office of the Attorney General on February 22, February 29, and March 7, 2012.

Debra S. Katz Teaches D.C. Bar CLE About Opening Statements and Closing Arguments

Jill Knapp Carmody — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:00:55 +0000

On February 9, 2011, Debra Katz served as faculty of the D.C. Bar CLE Essential Trial Skills Series teaching about Opening Statements and Closing Arguments.

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Lisa J. Banks Moderates USERRA Panel at 2012 Government Liaison Program

Jill Knapp Carmody — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:36 +0000

Katz, Marshall & Banks partner Lisa J. Banks served as moderator of a panel discussion during the 2012 Government Liaison Program, hosted by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. The Program took place from January 22-24 at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, DC.

On Monday, January 23, Banks co-moderated a panel focused around the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”), entitled “Veterans Rights and Expanded Protections – USERRA, expanded affirmative action obligations, enforcement.” Ms. Banks has successfully represented employees in discrimination and whistleblower protection cases at both the trial court and appellate levels for over fifteen years. In addition to Ms. Banks, the panel featured Sharon Alexander and Chris Kuczynski of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Keir Bickerstaff and Nora Carroll from the U.S. Department of Labor, and Delora Kennebrew, Employment Section Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice. The panel was co-moderated by Karen Buesing, an attorney from Akerman Senterfitt who primarily represents employers.

Recent Improvements in Protections for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers in the Workplace

Matt — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:53:25 +0000

KMB partner David J. Marshall presented on “Recent Improvements in Protections for Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblowers in the Workplace” as part of the D.C. Bar’s continuing legal education program on Changing Currents in Employment Law 2011: Recent Trends and Developments.

Julie Zibulsky

Matt — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:10:31 +0000

Julie Zibulsky joined Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP in September, 2011.

Ms. Zibulsky received her J.D. from The University of North Carolina School of Law, with highest honors, in 2010. Following law school, she clerked for the Honorable Judge R. Lanier Anderson, III, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. While in law school, she served as an Articles Editor of the North Carolina Law Review and as an officer of the Pro Bono Board. As a student attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic, Ms. Zibulsky represented juveniles in delinquency cases in Durham County. She received her Bachelor of Arts in both Psychology and Law, Policy, and Social Change, magna cum laude, from University of Rochester in 2005.

During the summer of 2009, Ms. Zibulsky served as a law clerk at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, Special Litigation Division. At the EEOC, she evaluated potential appeals to the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals and conducted interviews with charging parties. At the Public Defender, she researched systemic criminal justice issues that detrimentally affect defendants, and assisted in preparing a brief of amicus curiae submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia regarding Brady violations. During the summer of 2008, she served as a law clerk at Public Citizen Litigation Group, working on cases related to consumer protection and access to courts.

Prior to law school, Ms. Zibulsky taught third grade general education for two years in Charlotte, North Carolina as a Teach For America corps member.

Ms. Zibulsky is admitted to practice in New York.

David J. Marshall Serves as Panelist for OSHA Whistleblower Law Training

Matt — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:51:05 +0000

David J. Marshall serves on a panel of two attorneys who represent whistleblowers and two who defend companies against whistleblower claims at OSHA’s national training conference in Orlando, Florida. The conference, which is titled “Protecting and Preserving Voice in the Workplace: Strengthening Whistleblower Protection,” is OSHA’s first national training conference for its 150 whistleblower investigators and 30 related legal staff from the Department of Labor’s national and regional solicitors’ offices.

David J. Marshall Presents Paper on Corporate Whistleblower Protections to D.C. Bar

Matt — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:30:25 +0000

KMB partner David J. Marshall presented a paper on “New Corporate Whistleblower Protections and Incentives” to the D.C. Bar. Marshall’s presentation focused on the whistleblower-incentive provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act, which direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to award 10 to 30 percent of its recovery for securities violation to whistleblowers who provide “original information” leading to a successful enforcement action.

Avi Kumin Gives Presentation to D.C. Bar on Drafting Severance Agreements

Matt — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:22:15 +0000

KMB partner Avi Kumin gave a presentation on “Drafting Severance Agreements and Related Issues” at the District of Columbia Bar Association in Washington, DC.