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Kenneth Wu

  • Bankruptcy, Civil Rights, Employment Law ...
  • District of Columbia, Illinois
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Biography

Prior to co-founding Lopez & Wu, PLLC, Mr. Wu specialized in representing federal employees at the internationally recognized law firm of Passman & Kaplan. Mr. Wu has years of experience representing federal employees in discrimination cases at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") and appeals at the Merit Systems Protection Board. Mr. Wu has also developed an expertise litigating private sector employment cases in federal court.

During law school, Mr. Wu interned for EEOC Vice Chair Paul Igasaki, where he reviewed federal and private sector cases involving race, sex, disability, and age discrimination. Mr. Wu also worked as a law clerk at Vladeck, Waldman, Elias & Engelhard in New York City, where he also specialized in employment discrimination law.

Mr. Wu is from Illinois and graduated from Northwestern University where he majored in Molecular Biology and minored in Art History. Before law school, Mr. Wu worked as a research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland.

Mr. Wu graduated from Washington University School of Law in May 2003 where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Global Studies Law Review.

Practice Areas
    Bankruptcy
    Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
    Civil Rights
    Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
    Employment Law
    Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
    Gov & Administrative Law
    Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
    Immigration Law
    Asylum, Citizenship, Deportation Defense, Family Visas, Green Cards, Immigration Appeals, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas, Student Visas, Visitor Visas, Work Visas
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
District of Columbia
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Illinois
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Education
Washington University School of Law
J.D.
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Northwestern University
B.A. | Molecular Biology, Art History
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Honors: Departmental Honors in Biology, David Shemin Fellowship, Cancer Research Award
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Professional Associations
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of DC
Partners Forum Co-Chair
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Wesley Housing Development Corporation
Board Member
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Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Washington, DC
Member
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National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Member
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Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association
Member
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Publications
Articles & Publications
Compensatory Damages in the Federal Sector
BNA Employment Discrimination Report
Contributor to Federal Employees Legal Survival Guide
Workplace Fairness
The Protruding Nail Gets Hammered Down: Discrimination Against Foreign Workers in Japan
Washington University Global Studies Law Review
Websites & Blogs
Website
Website
Contact & Map
Lopez & Wu, PLLC
1818 Library St.
Suite 500
Reston, VA 20190
Telephone: (703) 835-6145