Welcome to Alan Banov and Associates, one of the premier employment law firms in the Washington, DC area. Alan Banov has practiced labor and employment law for over 30 years and represented thousands of employees in both the private sector and government service. (See attorney profiles) While no lawyer can guarantee success, Alan Banov and Associates has won six-figure jury verdicts and has settled individual client cases for as much as $165,000 and class-action cases for as much as $14.8 million. Some of his court decisions were groundbreaking cases and are now cited in law journals. Alan Banov and Associates handles virtually all aspects of the employment relationship (see areas of practice) and can refer you to top professionals, such as accountants, employment counselors, therapists, and vocational rehabilitation experts who can help you in ways we cannot and can provide comprehensive support to you throughout our representation. If you visit us, you will find a difference here. We listen. We take time to learn your specific circumstances. We understand that this is a challenging time in your life and may well involve hard decisions. Our goals, as your advocates, are to: Quickly diagnose the merits of your case, your legal rights and obligations Obtain the best possible results for you under the circumstances of your case.

Mr. Banov is an experienced mediator and litigator who can see both sides of a conflict and has proven to be helpful in assisting parties to settle their civil court and administrative cases without litigation ("out of court").

He has been mediating for the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights (MCOHR) since 1994, and he has served as a mediator for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia since 1998. All of the cases at MCOHR have been discrimination cases - with allegations of employment, public accommodations, or realty discrimination. Some have produced payments to the complainants; others have been resolved by non-monetary relief.

After undergoing strenuous training, Mr. Banov became a mediator for Superior Court almost twenty years ago. He has mediated well over one hundred cases. Most involved personal injuries, but some have concerned breaches of contract, employment, and real estate issues. He has been successful in helping many litigants settle their disputes. The process of Mediation in Superior Court is described in relative detail at http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/public/aud_mediation/mediatecivil.jsf

Mr. Banov may use facilitative and evaluative techniques in assisting the parties understand the strengths and weaknesses of their arguments. If a party wants to know Mr. Banov's view of the case, he is not afraid to share it privately with the party. That sometimes helps a party realize that its claims or defenses may not be persuasive to a judge, commissioner or jury.