New Location!
On September 1, 2007, after practicing in downtown D.C. for 27 years, we moved to downtown Silver Spring! Our offices, in the Silver Spring Metro Plaza complex, are nicer, and we have better amenities. We are still very convenient to the Metrorail, and are quite accessible by buses (both Metrobus and Ride On) and by car. We are subletting from Gary M. Gilbert and Associates and plan to be here at least five years!

New Associate!
Rachelle Ware, who was our law clerk in 2006-07, graduated from George Washington University Law School in May, and has rejoined us. She took the Virginia Bar this summer and on October 29 was admitted to the Virginia Bar. Congratulations, Rachelle! Rachelle is now an associate in the firm.

Mr. Banov’s Democratic Party Activities
In September 2006 Mr. Banov was re-elected to the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee as an at-large member, and in October he was elected Vice-Chair by his MCDCC colleagues. He is also Chair of the MCDCC Issues Committee.

His contacts with elected officials in the County and State have proven helpful in his efforts to promote legislation which helps employees. For example, he is currently asking Maryland legislators to change the Maryland law which limits what attorneys can charge claimants in unemployment appeals, Md. Ann. Code, Labor and Employment, Sec. 8-507(b). By regulation, the limit is only $100, though this can be increased through a petition. With other members of MWELA, Mr. Banov is talking with Maryland Senators and Delegates about changing the law and regulation.

In the primary election on September 2002, Mr. Banov was elected to the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee (MCDCC) as an at-large member. He has been serving on various committees on the MCDCC. Previously he was president of the District 18 Democratic Caucus (which consists of Kensington and parts of Chevy Chase, Wheaton, and Silver Spring).

In October 2003 he served, with some judges, in a Georgetown University Law Center conference, "Litigating Employment Cases: Views from the Bench." He helped moderate and spoke on trial tips.
As you can see elsewhere on the site, by early January 2004, we will have moved to 1819 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-3830. We were on that block in 1999-2000, before moving to our current location. We look forward to showing you our new offices!

Activities and publications in 2002:

• March 2002, Mr. Banov distributed a paper at a joint meeting of the D.C. Trial Lawyers Association and the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, on Intake and Screening of Employment Cases, a topic he spoke on at the Georgetown University Law Center Conference the previous October.
• March 2002, Mr. Banov was elected president of the District 18 Democratic Caucus in Montgomery County. . Mr. Banov has previously served as treasurer, secretary, and vice-president of the Caucus. He is also an Area Coordinator for the County Party.
• November 2002, Mr. Banov spoke at the Lorman Education Services seminar on "Federal and State Personnel Laws," in Washington.

Activities and publications in 2001:

• July 2001 Mr. Banov participated in a seminar on "The Financial Side of Human Resources," sponsored by Lorman Education Services, and he is scheduled to participate in three more conferences in 2001.
• The summer 2001 issue of Employee Rights Quarterly (Vol. 2, No. 1) includes his article, "When May Employees Sue States under the Federal Civil Rights Acts"
• In 2001 Mr. Banov participated in three seminars sponsored by Lorman Education Services, on "The Financial Side of Human Resources," "Federal and State Personnel Laws," and "Wage and Hour Issues"
• In October 2001 he served on a panel of judges during a Georgetown University Law Center conference, "Litigating Employment Cases: Views from the Bench." His topic was intake and evaluation of employment cases.