David G. Webbert
Johnson Webbert & Young LLP
- Biography
David G. Webbert specializes in employment, civil rights, and complex litigation. He graduated magna cum laude from both Yale College in 1982 and Harvard Law School in 1985, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review. David clerked for Judge Kenneth W. Starr of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and practiced for 5 years with a leading litigation firm in D.C. He has been listed three times as one of only five Maine lawyers on Super Lawyers list of the Top 100 lawyers in New England. David is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America and is President of the Maine Employment Lawyers Association. The Chambers USA guide to leading lawyers has listed David as the top attorney for employees in Maine, describing him as “in a league of his own” for “pure courtroom horsepower” and commending his legal strategy skills: “If there is a hook to hang his case on, he will find it.” He is an elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, the highest recognition by colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the field of labor and employment law.
- Practice Areas
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Legal Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Fees
- Free Consultation
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Credit Cards Accepted
VISA and MC
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Maine
- Since 1991
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- Languages
- English:
Spoken, Written
- Professional Experience
- Chair, Trial Practice
- Johnson Webbert & Young LLP
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Current
- President
- Maine Employment Lawyers Association
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1998 –
Current
- Leading organization in Maine for lawyers who specialize in representing employees and protecting their civil rights
- Law Clerk
- United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
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1985 –
1986
- Judge Kenneth W. Starr
- Education
- Harvard Law School
- J.D. (1985)
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1982
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1985 - Honors: graduated magna cum laude;
editor of Harvard Law Review, 1983-1985 - Activities: Publication:Note, A Proposal to Reform Criminal Forfeiture Under RICO and CCE, 97 Harv. L. Rev. 1929 (1984)
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- Yale University
- B.A. | History Major
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1978
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1982 - Honors: graduated magna cum laude
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- Awards
- One of Only 5 Maine lawyers Among Top 100 Lawyers in New England
- Super Lawyers for New England
- 2012
- Third Time On Top 100 List
- Listed among labor and employment lawyers
- The Best Lawyers in America,
- 2009
- 2003 to Present
- for Attorney Legal Services on Behalf of Maine Citizens with Disabilities
- Disability Rights Center of Maine
- 2003
- Top Attorney for Employees in Maine
- Chambers USA Guide to Leading Business Lawyers
- 2003
- Justice Louis Scolnik Award in Recognition of Exceptional Work in Furthering the Cause of Civil Liberties
- The Maine Civil Liberties Union
- 2000
- Professional Associations
- Disability Rights Center of Maine
- President
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2010 –
Current - Activities: Member of Board of Directors, 2004 to Present
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- American Law Institute
- Elected Member
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2006 –
Current -
- Local Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the District of Maine
- Member
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1998 –
Current -
- The John Waldo Ballou Inns of Court, Bangor, ME
- Member at Master Level
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1998 –
Current -
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- Affiliate Head
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1993 –
Current -
- Maine Civil Liberties Union
- Legal Panel Member
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1992 –
Current -
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Maine State Bar
 # 007334
- Member
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1991 –
Current -
- Maine Trial Lawyers Association
- Member
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1991 –
Current -
- Maine Bar Journal
- Member of Editorial Committee
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1996 –
2008 -
- Publications
- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties at the U.S. Supreme Court
- Maine State Bar Association Summer Meeting, Sunday River, ME,
- June, 2008
- Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Issues
- Maine Human Rights Compliance Seminar, Maine Human Rights Commission, Portland, ME
- April, 2008
- The ADA Restoration Act and the Proper Scope of Civil Rights Protections for Individuals with Disabilities
- Society for Human Resource Management Maine State Council, Governmental Affairs Conference, Augusta, ME
- March, 2008
- Free Speech Limits on Permit Requirements for Parades and Marches
- Meeting of the Regional Organization of Municipal Attorneys, Portland, ME
- February, 2008
- Recent Developments in Employment Law
- Maine State Bar Association Conference on Employment Law, Augusta, ME
- October, 2007
- In Defense of Whitney
- Maine Bar Journal
- May, 2007
- Interview: A Conversation with George Z. Singal
- Maine Bar Journal
- July, 1999
- Book Review of Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation
- Maine Bar Journal
- January, 1998
- Representing ClientsBefore the Maine Human Rights Commission
- Maine Lawyers Review
- September, 1996
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