Joseph D. Gebhardt Washington, District of Columbia
| Managing Partner | |
| phone | (202) 496-0400 |
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Joe Gebhardt, a Harvard Law School graduate and the Firm's founder and managing partner, has extensive courtroom, class action, and appellate experience over his 37 year legal career. With a longstanding commitment to employee rights and individual rights, Mr. Gebhardt focuses on employment law, employment discrimination, civil rights, class actions, and civil service law. One of Washington, DC's original public interest lawyers at the Dobrovir & Gebhardt firm, Mr. Gebhardt founded Gebhardt & Associates, LLP nearly 20 years ago to provide high quality legal representation and strong advocacy for justice for employees in the federal courts and the federal agencies.
Credentials:
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Extensive courtroom, class action, appellate, negotiations, deposition, and administrative hearing experience during 37 years of active law practice
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Rated AV (the highest lawyer’s rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
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Currently listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers (Martindale-Hubbell), Super Lawyers (Law & Politics), and the Washingtonian Magazine Top 1%
- Areas of Practice:
- Federal Employment Law
- Employment Discrimination and Civil Rights
- Class Actions, Multi-party Cases, and Complex Litigation
- Civil Service Law
- Settlement Negotiations and Mediation
- Executive Severance Agreements
- Federal Administrative Hearings (MSPB, EEOC)
- Whistleblower Rights
- Labor Law and Collective Bargaining
- Wage and Hour Litigation
- Expert Witness in Employment Law
- Evaluation of Complex Cases
- Minority Business Studies (under Croson and Adarand)
- Public Interest Law and Public Policy Advocacy
- Corporate Counsel for Small Businesses and Non-profit Organizations
- Corporate Counsel for Trade, Employee and Civic Associations
- Bar Admissions:
- Maryland, 1981
- District of Columbia, 1972
- U.S. District Court District of Maryland, 1985
- U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 3rd Circuit, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1996
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1977
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 2001
- Education:
- Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1971
J.D.
Honors: Student Member, HLS and Harvard University Committees on Governance
Honors: President, Harvard Law-Graduate Democratic Club - Cornell College, Iowa,
1968
B.A.
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Student Council President
Honors: Varsity Football and Wrestling
Major: History
- Published Works:
- The Offenses of Richard M. Nixon: A Guide To His Impeachable Crimes (Co-Author), New York Times Book Co., 1974
- Blueprint for Civil Service Reform, a Fund for Constitutional Government report, (a catalyst for the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978) (Co-Author), 1976
- Honors and Awards:
- Rated AV (Highest Lawyer's Rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers (Law & Politics)
- Washingtonian Magazine Top 1%
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- Member
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
- Member
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
- Member
- Federal Circuit Bar Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Gartrell, Alexander & Gebhardt and Alexander, Gebhardt, Aponte & Marks (Gebhardt & Associates was part of this firm for 3 years), Partner, 1991 - 1994
- Dobrovir & Gebhardt, Washington, DC, Partner, 1980 - 1990
- Dobrovir & Gebhardt public interest law firm, Washington, DC, Associate, 1973 - 1980
- Center on Corporate Responsibility, Staff Counsel, 1973
- Democratic National Committee, Staff Counsel, 1972
- Center for Political Reform, Staff Counsel, 1971 - 1972
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Summer Intern, 1970
- Democratic National Committee, Summer Intern, 1969
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Chair, Vice Chair, and Federal Commissioner, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin, 1978 - 1983
- Chair, Advisory Council, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 1988 - 1990
- Member, Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) and Maryland Democratic Central Committee, 1986 - 1990
- Speaker and elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1976
- Speaker and elected Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1974
- President, Glen Mar Park Community Association, Bethesda, MD, 1977 - 1978
- Team manager and coach, Potomac Soccer Association, Potomac, MD, 1987 - 1992
