PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Alan Banov

Founder and principal, Alan Banov Associates, 1980.
Alan has mediated over 300 civil cases including personal injury, breach of contract, civil rights, labor litigation, and employment cases. More than 60 were settled in mediation.

Kensington, MD

T. 301-588-9699

abanov@banovlaw.com

Background

Mr. Banov can be an effective mediator, particularly in employment cases where he has considerable experience and expertise in labor and employment law.

Between 1971 and 1979 he handled and litigated dozens of cases in the Office of the General Counsel at the National Labor Relations Board. In 1980 he started his own practice, focusing on employment and labor cases. While about 99% of his clients have been individual employees or groups of employees, on occasion, he has represented employers and unions as well. Additional Detail Below

Afiliations
Montgomery County Office of Human Rights
Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Distinctions
National Employment Lawyers Association
Co-Chair, NELA National Convention, June 2000

Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association -President, 1998- 2000

Experience

Mediator, Superior Court of District of Columbia
Mediator, Montgomery County Human Relations Commission
Mediator, Circuit Court of Montgomery County
National Labor Relations Board, Office of General Counsel
Private law practice - employment and labor litigation

Education

The George Washington University National Law Center, Washington 1971
J.D. with Honors, February 1971;

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
A.B. in Political Science and History, June 1967

Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
District of Columbia Bar
Court of Appeals of Maryland
U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia

Profile Detail

Alan Banov, an honors graduate of George Washington University National Law Center, worked for the National Labor Relations Board for 8 years and started his law firm in 1980. For almost 40 years he practiced employment and labor law. Most of his cases involved various sorts of discrimination in the workplace. He was recognized as a very good employment lawyer and was twice elected President of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association. In his practice he learned that settlements, sometimes before litigation, were the best course for his clients.

In Mr. Banov mediating civil rights cases for the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, and in 1998 he began mediating civil cases for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In 2001 was accepted as a mediator for the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. While his forte as a practitioner was employment law, most of the cases he has mediated for the courts include personal injury cases, breaches of contract, foreclosures, and construction disputes. Nonetheless, his vast experience as an employment law can definitely benefit parties who wish to mediate employment and labor law issues.