Top best Labor Lawyers Near me in ZIP 23219

Ms. Queen, our Senior Associate, is dedicated to employment law. After earning her bachelors degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Ms. Queen earned her law degree from Syracuse University College of Law, graduating with cum laude honors. She began her career with the New York Attorney General’s Office, winning a competitive position as a legal intern. She then interned with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York. Joining the Lawrence and Associates Employment Law Team in 2002, she has since represented clients before the Department of Health Professionals, Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. District Court, Commonwealth of Virginia Court, EEOC Administrative Hearings and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mark Passero is an experienced trial attorney and counselor – practicing exclusively in employment law for nearly his entire career. Mark’s practice focuses on all aspects of employment law, including individual claims and class actions in federal and state courts and before administrative agencies. Mark litigates matters and provides counsel relating to all types of employment claims: wage and hour disputes, whistleblower retaliation (including under the False Claims Act, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)), employment discrimination (ADEA, Title VII, ADA, and state law claims), wrongful discharge, breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of restrictive covenants, and tortious interference. Mark also has significant experience conducting workplace investigations and arbitrating and mediating matters to successful resolutions.. After graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Mark spent nearly a decade at national and global law firms (Fox Rothschild and Reed Smith) focusing his practice on employment law, litigation, and counseling. Mark then leveraged that experience and founded his own employment law firm, Passero Employment Law – using his experience to guide workers and small businesses though negotiations, litigation, and workplace disputes. Mark is honored to join the experienced team at LawrenceQueen and continue his career helping employees and small businesses.. In his practice, Mark values communication and understanding above all. While he is a passionate advocate, he understands that each client and case is different. He will provide honest and direct advice that not only analyzes the law but considers the realities of each case.. When not working, Mark spends as much time as he can traveling and visiting friends and family with his wife Ashley, three boys, and two dogs.

I am an employment lawyer. I specialize in workplace antidiscrimination laws. As a prosecutor, I enforced the law and stood up for victims. As an Assistant Attorney General, I resolved employment claims for Virginia state agencies. I help employees with employment issues and stand up for them in the courtroom. I advise employers regarding policies, procedures and legal claims. Whether you are an employee facing discrimination or harassment in your workplace or an employer who needs to conduct an investigation or plan a training, I am here to help with your employment matters.

Eric is located in Richmond, Virginia and is licensed there and in Washington. He practices nationwide in the areas of Labor and Employment, focusing on traditional labor law and union avoidance, employment litigation, and Appellate law. He has particularly strong experience in complex matters and class action litigation and has extensive appellate experience at all levels of state and federal courts.

Douglas represents employers, executives and professionals in virtually all matters arising in the workplace. He also handles a wide variety of business disputes. His practice encompasses both counseling and litigation, in state and federal court and before various administrative bodies. Douglas works with clients through a variety of workplace issues, including: employment discrimination and retaliation; wage and hour; employment agreements and other workplace contracts; separation agreements and severance plans; human resource policies and procedures; employee handbooks; employee benefits; leaves of absence; hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline issues. Douglas also advises clients on restrictive covenants (such as non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure provisions), trade secret protection, business torts, and defamation. Douglas conducts preventative and compliance training, various types of employment audits, and workplace investigations. In addition, he speaks to employers, trade associations, bar groups and law students on a variety of employment and other legal topics.

Call Today for a Free Consultation.. Chris Pitera is a trial attorney practicing personal injury law at the firm of Cannella & O’Neal. Chris represents persons who have been injured through no fault of their own in courts throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is an experienced, passionate, and effective attorney-advocate. His main focus is promoting his clients’ total recovery. To that end, he works tirelessly and zealously so that his clients can obtain the best possible recovery in their case.. Prior to joining Cannella & O’Neal, Chris was an Assistant Attorney General with the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. In that capacity, he has tried numerous civil cases to verdict, settled hundreds more, and recovered millions of dollars for his clients. Among other things, Chris handled property damage claims on behalf of the Virginia Department of Transportation. He also handled hundreds of medical lien reductions on behalf of MCV Hospital, so he understands how to best maximize recoveries for plaintiffs.. Chris is a member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia State Bar – Young Lawyers Conference, Richmond Bar Association, and American Bar Association.. Chris has the highest rating of “Top Attorney” and received the Clients’ Choice Award for 2016 through 2020. He was named 2021 Virginia Rising Star by SuperLawyers.. Chris received his undergraduate degree from the State University of New York – Stony Brook, where he graduated magna cum laude and a member of the prestigious Honors College. Before going to law school, Chris was a White House and Congressional intern. He went on to receive his law degree from Liberty University School of Law, where he was the Student Works Editor for the Liberty Legal Journal, member and traveling competitor of the Moot Court Board, Vice-Chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board, and elected among his peers as 2L Senator. He also received the distinguished Spirit of Liberty Award, an honor granted by the faculty to one graduating law student.. In addition to his formal education, Chris has received Certificates of Training from the National Trial Advocacy College (Charlottesville, VA), NAAGTRI Depositions Training Course (Santa Fe, NM), and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration (Staunton, VA).. Chris resides in the greater Richmond area with his wife and two children.

Betsy Davis focuses on advising management in all areas of labor and employment law. She also represents employers in state and federal courts in the areas of Title VII, age discrimination, fair labor standards, family and medical leave, wrongful discharge, covenants not to compete, and breaches of employment contracts and handbooks, as well as other state and federal employment issues. She counsels and represents clients in investigation and defense of EEOC, DOL and NLRB charges and VEC claims.. Betsy uses her litigation experience to counsel clients with a goal of eliminating risk and placing the client in the best position should litigation arise. She provides clients with advice on how to comply with the statutory framework of federal and state employment laws, including the FLSA, FMLA, ADA, ADAAA, ADEA, Title VII, COBRA, and the WARN Act. Betsy routinely reviews and develops employee policies, handbooks, offer letters, employment contracts, separation agreements, and other related documents. She is frequently contacted by our clients to assist in handling difficult termination and hiring issues, as well as sensitive matters involving restrictive covenants and trade secrets.. She is rated AV-Preeminent, the highest rating issued by Martindale-Hubbell, and has been named in Virginia Business magazine's Legal Elite as well as Virginia Super Lawyers' Rising Stars.

Ashley R. Passero, a managing member at LawrenceQueen, appreciates what is at stake when employees and employers face challenges in the workplace. Clients can rely on Ms. Passero to provide an honest, straightforward assessment of their case, and to partner with them to negotiate, or litigate, a successful resolution. For the past ten years, Ms. Passero has practiced almost exclusively in the area of employment law, representing both employees and employers in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies on a variety of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misclassification, whistleblower, and wage and hour. Ms. Passero also advises and litigates on behalf of clients with respect to both contractual and tort-based claims that arise from the workplace, including employment agreements, fiduciary duties, tortious interference, and defamation.. Before joining LawrenceQueen, Ms. Passero was an employment attorney at a management-side employment law firm in Richmond, Virginia, where she focused on counseling employers and litigation. Previously, Ms. Passero was an employment attorney at a law firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Ms. Passero received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Richmond and her law degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, graduating both with magna cum laude honors.. When not working, Ms. Passero enjoys traveling, trying new local restaurants, and spending time with her husband Mark and their three sons. Ms. Passero is also an adjunct instructor for Virginia Commonwealth University’s Office of Continuing and Professional Education, teaching business law.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Richmond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Richmond and surrounding areas.

Experienced Labor attorney serving clients in Richmond and surrounding areas.