Washington, DC’s Top Lawyers for Whistleblowers for Over 35 Years.
The whistleblower lawyers at Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto have won many of the most prestigious peer reviewed recognitions. This means, we don’t pay to put awards on our site, we earn them. We do this through a dedication to our clients, hard work, and grit – the type of approach that has been helping our clients win for over 35 years.
Top Achievement
Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent®
Each of the lawyers of our firm have a AV Preeminent® rating from the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. This top rating is based on a peer review survey conducted by Martindale-Hubbell.
Rating Criteria
Rated (1.0-2.9)
The Peer Review Rated designation is the initial rating by Martindale-Hubbell which demonstrates that the lawyer has met the very high criteria of General Ethical Standing.
BV Distinguished (3.0-4.4)
BV Distinguished® is an excellent rating for a lawyer with some experience. A widely respected mark of achievement, it differentiates a lawyer from his or her competition.
✓ AV Preeminent (4.5-5.0)
AV Preeminent® is a significant rating accomplishment – a testament to the fact that a lawyer’s peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence.
“I saw firsthand what it meant in a case to have a whistleblower who was willing to help, who was willing to come forward, who was willing to point out corruption, legal violations, any number of issues. And I also saw the price they paid. So my view was quite firmly: these are partners in law enforcement and we should do everything we can to protect them.”
Other Top-Tier Awards
As Leading Legal Experts, We’re Honored to Have Won Several Prestigious Peer Reviewed Awards.
In 2024, Stephen M. Kohn was named as one of America’s Top 200 Lawyers. To receive this award, Forbes selects lawyers with stellar track records in their specialties, those who have broken barriers to emerge as leaders in their fields, and attorneys most respected by peers and clients.
In The National Law Journal selected our whistleblower law firm as one of the top 50-elite Plaintiff’s Law Firms in the entire United States. Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto was the only whistleblower law firm to be selected.
Twenty-five go-to teams for when the going gets tough.The Plaintiffs Hot List is The National Law Journal’s annual take on the top plaintiffs practices in the country, identified by asking its readers to nominate firms in the United States that have done exemplary, cutting-edge work on the plaintiffs side.
Recognizing 100 individuals that have made a material impact in the world of business ethics and compliance, founding partner Stephen M. Kohn was named #16 on Ethisphere Magazines 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics in its 2014 third quarter issue.
Annual Award Honors
Each Year, Our Firm Receives Awards From Several Leading Attorney Referral Websites.
Earning the Designation
What Does it Take to be the Best Whistleblower Law firm in the US?
35+ Years of Success
Experience
Pro Bono
Commitment
Winning
Results
Being the best whistleblower law firm is not achieved by awards alone, as many of these awards are not peer reviewed. In our almost four decades of experience, we know that being the best requires an unwavering commitment to protecting whistleblowers through strong representation and pro bono service.
Rulemaking
Our whistleblower attorneys work to ensure whistleblowers are protected and awarded.
Our Cases
We’ve represented whistleblowers in some of largest cases in history – some leading to record-breaking rewards.
$2 BILLION RECOVERED
Wilkinson blew the whistle on a $200 billion Russian money-laundering scandal that moved rubles out of Russia, converted them to dollars at Danske Bank Estonia Branch, then to moved the dollars to New York.
$104 MILLION REWARD
Wilkinson blew the whistle on a $200 billion Russian money-laundering scandal that moved rubles out of Russia, converted them to dollars at Danske Bank Estonia Branch, then to moved the dollars to New York.
Whistleblower Protected
Bunny Greenhouse served as the highest-ranking civilian-contracting official at the Army Corps of Engineers. She exposed a corrupt $7 billion no-bid contract to Halliburton for the repair of Iraqi oil fields following the 2003 invasion. She faced harsh faced retaliation, but ultimately won compensation and reforms.
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