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KBK clients above, from top left: Former Washington Commanders employee Emily Applegate testifies before House Oversight Committee; Dr. Christine Blasey Ford prepares to testify before Senate Judiciary Committee; COVID-19 whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright testifies before House Energy and Commerce subcommittee.

OUR LATEST NEWS & BLOGS

Statement from Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt – Attorneys for Woman Interviewed in the House Ethics Committee Investigation of Rep. Jimmy Gomez

August 19, 2026

Statement disputes Rep. Gomez’s public account Attorneys Lisa J. Banks and Sarah E. Nesbitt of Katz Banks Kumin LLP issued the following statement regarding the House Committee on Ethics investigation of Representative...

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KBK and LIUNA Announces Landmark Lawsuit Seeking More Than $2 Million in Stolen Wages and Damages

August 12, 2026

First lawsuit by a union under New Jersey’s “up-the-chain” wage theft law aims to hold contractors and developers accountable for unpaid construction workers JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The Laborers’...

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Case Update: Court Orders Kennedy Center to Pay Attorneys’ Fees and Costs in Chuck Redd Matter

August 11, 2026

Washington, D.C. — A Superior Court judge today ordered the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to pay attorneys’ fees and costs in their lawsuit against Chuck Redd, an acclaimed jazz drummer and...

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Saba Bireda Joins Katz Banks Kumin LLP; Rachel Green, Kelsey Woodford, and Katherine Wutchiett Promoted to Partner

August 11, 2026

Washington, D.C. (August 11, 2026) – Katz Banks Kumin LLP is proud to announce that leading civil rights and employment law attorney Saba Bireda has joined the firm’s Washington, D.C. office as a Partner. Ms. Bireda, who...

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Carolyn Wheeler Publishes ABA Journal Article on Culture Wars and Religious Discrimination

August 5, 2026

KBK partner Carolyn Wheeler is the author of a new article in the ABA Journal of Labor & Employment Law, a publication of the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor and Employment Law. In her article,...

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200,000 Downstate Assistants Sent Notice of $162 Million Class Action Settlement with Public Partnerships, LLC (PPL)

July 22, 2026

Last night, notice was sent to 200,000 personal assistants who were paid through PPL and provided services as part of CDPAP in New York City, Westchester County, and Long Island between March 1, 2025 and April 30, 2026 that...

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