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Practice concentrates on Labor and Employment Law and Civil Litigation
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Born Bellefonte, Pennsylvania; 1948
- Admitted
Virginia Bar, 1974
PRACTICE
AREAS
EDUCATION
- University
of Virginia (B.A., 1969)
- Georgetown
University Law Center (J.D., 1974)
EXPERIENCE
- More
than 25 years experience in the fields of Labor and Employment Law,
including Civil Litigation
- Practice
has encompassed virtually every substantive area of the law that
pertains to employment, including traditional Labor Law (National
Labor Relations Act), Wage and Hour Law, Employment Discrimination
Law, Labor Arbitration, Employee Benefits, Occupational Safety and
Health, Wrongful Termination, Employment Contracts, Non-compete
Agreements and Intellectual Property Protection
- Litigated
cases in state and federal courts
- Conducted
extensive management training seminars
Handled myriad administrative matters relating to employment
Admitted to Practice: Supreme Court of the United States; Supreme
Court of Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia;
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals
for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
REPORTED
CASES
- Carraway
v. Hill, 265 Va. 20; 574 S.E.2d 274 (Va. Sup. Ct.)
- City
of Virginia Beach v. Harris, 259 Va. 220, 523 S.E.2d (Va. Sup.
Ct.)
- Andrade
v. Mayfair Management Co. 88 F.3d 258 (4th Cir.)
- Shaffer
v. Farm Fresh, Inc., 966 F.2d 142 (4th Cir.)
- Chesapeake
Plywood Co. v. NLRB, 912 F.2d (4th Cir.)
- Westvaco,
Virginia Folding Box Div. v. NLRB, 795 F.2d 1171 (4th Cir.)
- Massey
Stores, Inc. v. NLRB, 631 F.2d 792 (4th Cir.)
- Dixon
v. Denny's Inc., 957 F.Supp 792 (E.D.Va)
- Shoemaker
v. Metro Information Services, Inc., 910 F.Supp. 259 (E.D.Va.)
- United
Paperworkers International Union v. Wisconsin Tissue Mills,
815 F.Supp. 302 (D. Wi.)
LEGAL
AFFILIATIONS
- American
Bar Association
- Virginia
Bar Association
- Virginia
State Bar
- Norfolk
& Portsmouth Bar Association
- Virginia
Beach Bar Association
COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT AND HONORS
- Cape
Henry Collegiate School, Board of Trustees 1996-present
- Virginia
Stage Company, Board of Trustees 1987-1995 (President, 1994-95)
- Best
Lawyers in America, Listed 1986-present
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