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  • 5.0/5.0

    Stellar Experience with Rosa M. Koppel. I am writing to express my gratitude for the exceptional legal assistance Rosa Koppel provided in my EEOC case. She demonstrated deep understanding of the intricacies of employment law and the ability...
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  • 5.0/5.0

    Hands down, Ms. Rosa M. Koppel at the Law Offices of Larry J. Stein, LLC is the most talented, thoughtful, and committed employment law attorney I have ever met. She and Mr. Stein make a truly incredible team, ensuring the client is heard,...
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  • 5.0/5.0

    I am in a senior management role with the Federal government. I retained the services of Ms Rosa Koppel, an attorney with the Law Offices of Larry J. Stein, L.L.C., on two separate occasions concerning employment issues relating to discrimi...
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  • 5.0/5.0

    Ms. Rosa is an excellent attorney. She is very knowledgeable and attentive to her clients. She is organized, flexible, timely and responsive. I could call, email or text Ms. Rosa anytime. She was up front about my case and she strategies ef...
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  • 5.0/5.0

    I am so grateful to have been referred to Attorney Larry J Stein, Esq. His impressive breadth of knowledge and expertise in the specific field of employment law was just what I needed for my case and he championed my cause throughout the en...
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Rosa M. Koppel, Esq. specializes in employment and labor law. Before joining The Law Offices of Larry J. Stein, LLC, as Counsel, in August of 2014, Ms. Koppel practiced employment and labor law for 30 years in the Federal Government as legal adviser, litigator and Assistant Director of Litigation at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, then as Deputy General Counsel at the United States Merit Systems Protection Board and, for the last six years of her Federal career, as Solicitor at the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

At the FLRA, Ms. Koppel litigated before the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Federal District Courts, the EEOC, and the MSPB. She also advised management and human resources on employment law, drafted employment policies, and served as the agency's chief legal adviser to the Presidential appointees and all other employees, designated agency ethics official, chief Freedom of Information Act officer, and privacy officer. Having served as a Federal employee, labor and employment law litigator and adviser, manager of attorneys and support staff, senior executive, and ethics official, Ms. Koppel offers clients a unique and multi-faceted perspective on the practice of employment and labor law.

Ms. Koppel also is a Member of the Personnel Appeals Board, an independent entity established by the General Accounting Office Personnel Act of 1980 (GAOPA) to adjudicate disputes, issue decisions and order corrective or disciplinary action, as appropriate, involving employees (and applicants for employment) of the U.S. Government Accountability Office. She became the Vice Chair in October 2020, and the Chair in October 2021.

Practice Areas:

Federal Labor and Employment Law, Employment Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Hostile Work Environment, Disability Retirement, Disciplinary or Adverse Actions, Retaliation, Severance Agreements/Non-Compete Clauses

Admitted:  
Ms. Koppel is a member of the Bars of the District of Columbia, Virginia and New York, as well as the Bar of the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the U.S. District Courts for the District of Columbia and the Eastern District of Virginia.

Law School: 
New York University School of Law