Cases
Representative Experience: Twenty years' experience representing employers in all areas of labor
employment law, including employment law litigation, labor-management relations,
business advice
counseling
Significant litigation experience in federal courts defending claims under the Fair Labor St
ards Act, the Family
Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act
Title VII
Extensive experience serving as lead trial
appellate counsel for employers responding to federal
state claims throughout the southeastern United States
Administrative practice before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Department of Labor
the National Labor Relations Board
Providing strategic advice to employers with regard to employment policies
critical decisions,
conducting internal audits of corporate compliance
Serving as lead negotiator in collective bargaining
representing employers in grievance
arbitration proceedings
in the defense of unfair labor practice charges
Frequent speaker at national
regional programs such as the American Bar Association, Federal Labor St
ards Legislation Committee Mid-Year Meeting, the SHRM Employment Law
Legislation Conference
the Virginia SHRM Annual Conference
Reported Cases: Beckner v. Tread Corporation, 2014 WL 6902328 (W.D. Va. 2014)
Minor v. Bostwick Laboratories, Inc., 654 F. Supp.2d 433 (E.D. Va. 2012)
669 F.3d 428 (4th Cir. 2012)
Media General Operations, Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 2007 WL 806023 (4th Cir. 2007)
Cook v. Kraft Foods Global, Inc., 2006 WL 1636743 (4th Cir. 2006)
Cook v. Nabisco, Inc., 2002 WL 727015 (4th Cir. 2002)
E.E.O.C. v. Mega Contractors, Inc., 2001 WL 475939 (4th Cir. 2001)
Dew v. Nabisco, Inc., 2000 WL 1227445 (4th Cir. 2000)
Doss v. Jamco, Inc., 254 Va. 362, 492 S.E.2d 441 (1997)
Fournier Furniture, Inc. v. N.L.R.B., 1996 WL 482688 (4th Cir. 1996)
