Virginia Beach
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Compare 33 top rated Virginia attorneys serving Virginia Beach.
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(757) 337-2727
1240 Perimeter Parkway
Suite 404
Virginia Beach,
VA 23454
Free ConsultationVirginia Beach, VA Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Employment, Criminal, DUI and Domestic Violence
Seton Hall University School of Law
If you have been arrested for a serious offense, and the fate of your liberties and livelihood depends on the outcome of negotiations with prosecutors, or a trial in criminal courts — when experience matters in the defense attorney you select — Invictus Law, aggressively defends your rights. Attorney Eric Leckie is an experienced trial lawyer in both state and federal criminal law. As an active duty Marine Officer, he spent nearly 12 years as a Judge Advocate. During that time, Eric Leckie served as a prosecutor, operational law advisor, and staff judge advocate for numerous commands in...
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Barry Rowell
Virginia Beach, VA Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
(757) 432-2500
3500 Virginia Beach Blvd Ste 110
Virginia Beach,
VA 23452-4460
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Workers' Comp
Regent University School of Law
Barry Rowell is a partner at Klein Rowell & Shall PLLC (KRS Law). Prior to forming this new partnership, Barry was a partner at Valverde & Rowell, PC, from 2006 to 2019. From 1995 to 2006, Barry was employed with a Fortune 50 Company, working in the human resources and legal department. Barry has successfully responded to and mediated hundreds of charges of employment discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment Practice Agencies in more than 40 states. Barry has a wide range of experience advising corporate clients on complex employment issues including...
Employment
American University
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and IP
Widener University Delaware School of Law
Employment, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Thomas Lucas
Virginia Beach, VA Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
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(757) 410-2293
1403 Greenbrier Parkway, Suite 225
Chesapeake,
VA 23320
Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Regent University and Regent University School of Law
Chris is a seasoned business attorney and litigator with experience helping businesses in both private practice and as a Corporate Counsel to a large franchisor with over 4,000 franchisees internationally.
Chris has handled commercial disputes for clients in state and federal courts around the country in matters ranging from basic contract disputes to multi-million dollar “bet the company” lawsuits. Prior to becoming an attorney, he was the C.I.O. for an Internet Service Provider in Buffalo, NY.
Chris teaches as a adjunct professor at Regent University.
Chris was named a 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 ‘Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers magazine, a distinction received...
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(757) 200-3274
Janaf Office Building - Suite 208
5900 E. Virginia Beach Blvd.
Norfolk,
VA 23502
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Criminal and Divorce
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Cindra M. Dowd is a 1987 graduate of Duke University. She earned her law school degree from The Dickinson School of Law in 1991. Upon graduation from law school, Ms. Dowd served as a law clerk for The Honorable Hal J. Bonney, Jr. of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.
Ms. Dowd is a member of the Virginia State Bar and its Litigation Section, the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association, the Tidewater Bankruptcy Bar Association where she served as its President from 2001-2002, the Boyd-Graves Conference and formerly she was a member of the James Kent American...
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Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Products Liability
The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law
I have an extensive litigation practice with a focus on state and federal court litigation in the practice areas of personal injury, Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA); automobile, motorcycle & trucking accidents; wrongful death; medical malpractice; and employment.
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Joshua Jewett
Norfolk, VA Employment Law Attorney with 11 years of experience
Employment
Regent University School of Law
Joshua Jewett advocates for employees’ rights in all types of employment law matters before federal and state courts, as well as in administrative and grievance hearings. Mr. Jewett has represented numerous individuals across a broad spectrum of industries. In addition to representing employees in litigation type settings, Mr. Jewett advises management and decisionmaker employees in both the private and federal sector who are facing disciplinary action, possible termination, or are being forced out. Mr. Jewett has helped clients in these situations either keep their jobs or peacefully exit from their situations by obtaining a negotiated severance package.
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Employment
University of Richmond
Ray Hogge represents and advised Virginia public and private employers, and Virginia executives and professionals, in all aspects of labor and employment law.
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Reid H. Ervin
Norfolk, VA Employment Law Lawyer with 51 years of experience
Employment and Education
University of Virginia School of Law
With 40 plus years of experience, Reid Ervin has represented numerous individuals across a broad spectrum of industries on all levels of the company hierarchy. He has been recognized for his work as both a Virginia and Hampton Roads Super Lawyer and as a Virginia Legal Elite in the field of labor and employment law. Mr. Ervin is also among the few attorneys in the region who represent children and their parents against public schools in education law matters. As the principal of the firm, Mr. Ervin has provided a caring environment over the years for the firms many...
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Employment
University of Richmond School of Law
Ray Hogge is the founding member of Hogge Law.
Labor and employment law is the focus of Ray's law practice. Since 1989 Ray has represented public and private employers across Virginia in employment-related litigation, mediation, and administrative proceedings, and has advised and represented them in all aspects of labor and employment law, including hiring, firing, discharge, discipline, personnel policies, human resource management, workplace investigations, employment contracts, noncompete agreements, equal opportunity in employment, wage and hour laws, executive compensation, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, and employment risk management.
Ray is a graduate of the College of William and Mary...
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Offers Video ChatEmployment, Insurance Claims, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of Richmond School of Law
Brandon is a lifelong Virginian who grew to love Hampton Roads during his time at Christopher Newport University. After graduating from "CNU," Brandon attended law school at the University of Richmond. There, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Law & Technology as well as the President of the Moot Court Board. During law school Brandon interned at a large civil defense firm in Norfolk. After graduating Brandon worked briefly as an Associate there before deciding that he could better help the community by working for Employees, Plaintiffs, and Small Businesses.
Brandon's practice focuses on employment law, family law,...
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Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
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Kenneth Golski
Norfolk, VA Employment Law Attorney with 27 years of experience
Employment, Business, Criminal and Elder
William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
Ken Golski concentrates his practice on general business matters such as contract review and negotiation, corporate formation, collection issues and other matters a small, large, or individual business owner may face. He also has extensive experience in employment law, civil litigation, and criminal law. Ken is a member of Golski Law Group in Norfolk, Virginia, was a Senior Trial Attorney for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, represented the City of Virginia Beach and the Virginia Beach Public Schools as a member of the Office of the City Attorney of the City of Virginia Beach, and served as...
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Employment, Bankruptcy, Family and Foreclosure Defense
Employment, Business, Divorce and Estate Planning
Employment, Business and Securities
University of Texas School of Law
Employment and Business
College of William and Mary
Wendy McGraw
Norfolk, Virginia Employment Law Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Employment, Business, Maritime and Personal Injury
Employment
William & Mary School of Law
Employment
Univ of Illinois COL
Dean T. Buckius
Norfolk, VA Employment Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(757) 446-8600
101 West Main Street, Suite 500
500 World Trade Center
Norfolk,
VA 23510
Employment
Employment and Business
University of Virginia School of Law
Lisa Bertini
Norfolk, VA Employment Law Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Employment, Administrative and Business
Employment and Administrative
Employment and Family
Tulane University Law School
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Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Richmond
James H. ("Jamie") Shoemaker, Jr. became an associate in the law firm of Patten, Wornom, Hatten & Diamonstein ("PWHD") in 1993 after spending two years with a large firm based in Norfolk, Virginia. He became a partner in PWHD in 1996. His practice includes all areas of employment law, False Claims Act (whistleblower) and Fair Labor Standards Act (overtime) litigation matters. He has tried over seventy cases to verdict in state and federal courts of record, before arbitration panels, Administrative Law Judges and other forums. He has successfully resolved several times this number through settlement and mediation. Jamie has...
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Employment
University of Virginia School of Law
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(757) 903-2665
Bush Corporate Center
485 McLaws Circle
Williamsburg,
VA 23185
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Divorce and Insurance Claims
College of William and Mary
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(757) 881-9881
12350 Jefferson Avenue
Suite 300
Newport News,
VA 23602
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Consumer
University of Virginia School of Law
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
Daniel Basnight
Newport News, VA Employment Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Employment, Business and Real Estate
Problems in the workplace?
Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.
This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.
Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.
Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.
Essential job functions:
The fundamental job duties of the employment position that the individual with a disability holds or desires. The term essential functions does not include marginal functions of the position.
Exempt employee:
An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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