Avi Kumin
Recognized since 2012
Washington, District of Columbia
Civil Rights Law
Employment Law - Individuals
Litigation - Labor and Employment
Avi Kumin is a founder and partner at Katz Banks Kumin. For over 20 years, Mr. Kumin has been successfully advising employees, resolving difficult situations with employers, and litigating employment and whistleblower claims.
Mr. Kumin’s practice focuses on whistleblower protection, sexual harassment and assault, contractual disputes, discrimination, retaliation, among other areas of employment law. He also represents employees in filing whistleblower reward tips with the federal government, such as award tips submitted to the SEC and CFTC. Mr. Kumin notably represented Curtis Ewbank, a Boeing engineer who filed an internal ethics complaint regarding the design process and safety of the 737 MAX plane, which was grounded worldwide following deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. He also successfully led a multi-plaintiff suit against Exxon-Mobil for religious and racial discrimination, which was later resolved, and achieved a total judgement over a million dollars in an arbitration lawsuit against a large restaurant corporation.
Mr. Kumin is President-Elect of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and serves on both the Executive Board and Board of Directors. For his outstanding legal work, he is regularly included in the annual rankings of The Best Lawyers in America® and Super Lawyers, and since 2021 he has been recognized by Chambers and Partners in Band 1 of employment plaintiff attorneys in Washington D.C.
Mr. Kumin received his J.D. from Yale Law School in 2000.
- E-mail: kumin@katzbanks.com
- Lawyer Page: https://katzbanks.com/attorneys-and-staff/avi-kumin/
- 11 Dupont Circle, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
- English
- Spanish
- Yale University, JD, graduated 2000
- Brandeis University, BA, graduated 1996
- District of Columbia, Supreme Court of the United States
- District of Columbia, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Bar Association
- District of Columbia, Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
- Maryland, U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- District of Columbia, District of Columbia Bar
- California, The State Bar of California
- American Bar Association - Member, Labor & Employment Law Section
- DC Bar Association - Steering Committee Member and Co-Chair, Labor & Employment Law Section
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association - Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association - Member
- United States District Court
10 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
- Civil Rights Law
- Employment Law - Individuals
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Chambers and Partners, Tier 1 attorney in "Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs," 2021-present
- Washington, D.C. “Super Lawyers,” 2017-present
- "AV" Rating (highest rating for experience and ethics), Martindale-Hubbell, 2011-present
- "Superb" (10.0) Rating from Avvo.com
- Co-Chair and Steering Committee Member, D.C. Bar Labor & Employment Section
- Lawdragon's "500 Leading Plaintiff Employment Lawyers," 2018-present
- Washingtonian Magazine “Top Lawyer”, 2017–present
- Qui Tam Law
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