Stephen Kohn

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Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto

Employment Law, Tax Law, Securities Law and 2 others

District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and 13 others

Elite Trial Lawyers Recognition, Super Lawyers Recognition and 7 others

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Stephen M. Kohn, along with his partners are America's leading whistleblower attorneys. He successfully represented the most important tax whistleblower in U.S. history (Bradley Birkenfeld) and won the largest whistleblower reward ever paid to an individual whistleblower ($104 million). Since 1984 his practice has focused exclusively on advocating for whistleblowers, expanding laws that protect and reward whistleblowers and litigating many cutting-edge cases. He has successfully represented whistleblowers under numerous state and federal laws, including the False Claims Act/qui tam laws, and established important precedent protecting whistleblowers under the First Amendment. Since 2009 his practice has expanded to helping international whistleblowers file claims in the United States for securities fraud, tax fraud and violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Mr. Kohn has served as lead counsel and prevailed in major precedent setting whistleblower cases both at trial and in appeals court rulings. Mr. Kohn worked with Congressional staff in proposing language incorporated into major whistleblower laws, such as the Dodd-Frank Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act. Many of his proposals were adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission during their historic whistleblower-rulemaking proceedings. Additionally, Mr. Kohn volunteers as the pro bono Executive Director of the National Whistleblower, where he has filed numerous amicus briefs on behalf of whistleblowers in key Supreme Court cases. Mr. Kohn wrote the first legal treatise on whistleblower law in 1985. His seventh book on whistleblowing, The Whistleblower’s Handbook was praised by the Wall Street Journal as essential reading for whistleblowers. In 2014 Mr. Kohn and his firm were recognized by the National Law Journal as among the top 50 plaintiffs law firms in the United States.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court

Various U.S. District Courts

Professional Experience

1988 - Current

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto

Partner

Partner in America's leading whistleblower rights law firm.

1984 - 1988

Government Accountability Project

Director of Corporate Litigation

Lead Supervisory Attorney on cutting-edge corporate whistleblower cases.

1984 - 1988

Antioch School of Law

Supervisor of Whistleblower Advocacy Clinic

Supervised 10 to 15 law students on whistleblower legal cases.

1982 - 1983

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Judicial Intern, Hon. A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Circuit Judge

Wrote Bench-memos and draft opinions for Judge Higginbotham.

Education

1984

Northeastern University School of Law

J.D. (1984)

1981

Brown University

M.A. (1981) | Political Science

1979

Boston University

B.S. (1979) | Social Education

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Awards

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Elite Trial Lawyers Recognition

National Law Journal

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Super Lawyers Recognition

Super Lawyers

Top 800 lawyers

Washingtonian Magazine

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Daynard Public Interest Fellowship

Northeastern University School of Law

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Plaintiff's Hot List

National Law Journal

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The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers

Martindale-Hubbell

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Fellow

National Endowment for the Humanities

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A-V Rating

Martindale-Hubbell

Top Lawyers

Washingtonian Magazine

Contacts

3233 P Street NW Washington DC 20007 Telephone: (202) 342-6980 Fax: (202) 342-6984

Videos

Banking: A Crack In the Swiss Vault

Swiss bank accounts offered people, including U.S. tax cheats, a safe place to hide money. But the largest Swiss bank has released formerly sacrosanct data on its U.S. customers because of tips provided by whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, who tells Steve Kroft some of the secrets Swiss bankers never tell.

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FBI Whistleblower John Roberts Interview

A 60 Minutes interview with FBI Whistleblower John Roberts, discussing retaliation in the FBI. [2004]

Join the movement to fight for stronger legal protections for whistleblowers who report fraud, waste, and abuse!

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Support NWC.
→ Donate to support NWC's work: http://bit.ly/2EWs2oS
→ Know Your Rights. Get your copy of The New Whistleblower's
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→ Report fraud using our confidential and secure form:
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FBI Crime Lab Scandal

A news piece on whistleblower Dr. Fred Whitehurst and the FBI Crime Lab Scandal.

Join the movement to fight for stronger legal protections for whistleblowers who report fraud, waste, and abuse!

Connect with us.
→ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/2EXOfmt
→ Facebook: http://bit.ly/2DpzM6O
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/StopFraud
→ NWC Website: https://www.whistleblowers.org/index.php
→ Our Blog: http://bit.ly/2FURoF0

Support NWC.
→ Donate to support NWC's work: http://bit.ly/2EWs2oS
→ Know Your Rights. Get your copy of The New Whistleblower's
Handbook: http://bit.ly/2mZx8uj
→ Report fraud using our confidential and secure form:
http://bit.ly/2BgC3uU

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Whistleblower Brad Birkenfeld Gets Record $104M for Exposing How UBS Helped Rich Evade Taxes

DemocracyNow.org - The IRS has announced a record $104 million reward to a whistleblower who exposed the largest tax evasion scheme in U.S. history. Former UBS AG banker Brad Birkenfeld first reported in 2007 that he and his colleagues had encouraged rich Americans to store more than $20 billion in offshore Swiss bank accounts and cheat the IRS. But after coming forward, Birkenfeld was prosecuted and convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to prison. Following Birkenfeld's release last month, on Tuesday the IRS vindicated his actions with the largest amount ever awarded under its whistleblower program. We're joined by Stephen Kohn, an attorney for Birkenfeld and executive director of the National Whistleblowers Center.

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Practice Areas

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

Securities Law

International Law

Human Rights, Imports & Exports

Gov & Administrative Law

Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs

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