Lisa J. Banks

Ms. Banks is a founding partner of Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLP, in Washington, D.C. where she concentrates her practice on employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and Title IX claims, as well as on contractual employment disputes. Ms. Banks has extensive experience representing plaintiffs in negotiations, arbitration, and litigation - at both the trial and appellate levels. Ms. Banks has brought and argued cases in state and federal courts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, and has argued numerous cases before the United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and D.C. Circuits. She has been named among the best attorneys in Washington D.C. by Washingtonian Magazine, Best Lawyers, and Super Lawyers, and is regularly asked to provide commentary to local and national media on employment law issues. Ms. Banks is an active member of the American Bar Association, the National Employment Lawyers Association, the District of Columbia Bar Association, and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association.