Page TitleAttorney Profile Michael L. Spekter Attorneys Washington District of Columbia

Michael L. Spekter
Michael L. Spekter
Suite 500
1090 Vermont Ave NW
Washington, DC 20005-4905

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Phone:

(202) 223-8112

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(240) 235-4441

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http://www.spekterlaw.com

Areas of Practice	Litigation Percentage	Bar Admissions
Education	Published Works	Representative Cases

Special Qualifications:

Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Baltimore Law School, 1420 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD

Regular Speaker before employment seminars of the District of Columbia Bar Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)  

As an attorney and an individual I have demonstrated a lifelong dedication to representing individuals who suffer discrimination and reprisal-- with documented results.

General Counsel to Cancervive, the Cancer Survivor's Network Brentwood California

General Counsel to ADFA, The France-USA Association of Medical Professionals Dealing with issues of Pain Management

Assisted the District of Columbia Council in providing written testimony on the 2001 amendments to the D.C. Whistleblower Protection Act.

Areas Of Practice:: Wrongful Terminations; Unlawful Suspensions; Performance Appraisals; Grievances; Drug Testing; Whistleblower Protection under the WPA; EEOC; Negotiating and Drafting Contracts of Employment; Drafting and consulting on Non Compete Clauses; Recovering Unpaid Commissions and salary

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Maryland, 1990; Arizona, 1975; District of Columbia, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court, 1986; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit; U.S. District Court District of Arizona; U.S. District Court District of Maryland; U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia

Education:: Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975; Juris Doctor; Honors: Deans List; University of Arizona; Masters Program in English Literature; Honors: EPDA Fellow; Villanova University, Villanova, PA; Bachelors of Arts, Honors Program; Honors: cum laude

Published Works:: "The New Whistleblower Protection Act: Fine Tuning Disclosure Protection" Michael L. Spekter, Esq., Federal Merit Systems Reporter, Volume 89, Number 4E, May 1989; "Lawyers Lounge" Stuart Stiller Prize for creative writing by a member of the D.C. Bar, The District Lawyer, 1989

Representative Cases:: Raphael v. Okyiri, 740 A.2d 935 (D.C. 1999); Zenian v. District of Columbia Office of Employee Appeals, 598 A.2d 1161 (D.C. 1991); Berube v. General Services Administration, 820 F.2d 396 (Fed. Cir 1987); A.Z. v. Tom Ridge, Director Department of Homeland Security; $650,000 jury verdict compensatory damages for violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 01-2358 GK (District of Columbia District Court 2004); John M. Killeen v. Office of Personnel Management; reversing OPM determination of retirement benefits due to Federal Air Traffic Controllers who mix part time and full time work during their federal careers, 04-3033 (Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2004)

Past Employment Positions:: Office of Special Counsel (MSPB), instrumental in establishing the parameters and procedures for whistleblowers in the Federal Government, Lead Litigation Attorney; Pima County Public Defenders Office, Tucson Arizona, Supervisory Attorney

Birth Information:: 1949