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Experience

• Represents employers in employment-related litigation in federal and state courts in Virginia
• Has been counsel of record in over 50 employment cases in the Western District of Virginia
• Recently obtained summary judgment for nation's largest retail pharmacy chain in ADA disability discrimination lawsuit
• Recently retained to represent one of the world's leading wealth management companies that was sued in a non-compete case in Virginia
• Successfully prosecuted trade secrets case resulting in $245,000 settlement for local manufacturer
• Obtained summary judgment in sex discrimination lawsuit filed against global retailer with operation in Virginia
• Procured summary judgment for Fortune 100 insurer in race discrimination case filed in Roanoke
• Retained by Executive Officer of Fortune 500 retailer to negotiate his executive employment contract with the Company
• Successfully represented management in several Union labor arbitration cases involving discharge or contract interpretation issues
• Acquired summary judgment for local college in tenure denial case
• Obtained summary judgment in ADA disability discrimination case against national bank
• Achieved partial summary judgment for Fortune 500 automotive supplier in sexual harassment and retaliation case
• Obtained defense verdict for local sheriff in race discrimination lawsuit; defense verdict affirmed on appeal
• Procured dismissal of wrongful termination case filed against health care employer by terminated nurse
• Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 500 company in Title VII equal pay case
• Procured summary judgment for employer in FLSA overtime lawsuit
• Represented several local businesses faced with Union organizing efforts and/or campaigns.
• Successfully conciliated case against local construction company in which EEOC had found "cause" in support of EEOC charge
• Obtained preliminary injunction for local software company in trade secrets and business conspiracy case
• Successfully represented local utility company as to several unfair labor practice allegations filed against it with the National Labor Relations Board
• Mediated several employment-related cases on behalf of local companies in this region
• Obtained dismissal of Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) case filed against one of the nation's largest food service distribution companies
• Achieved summary judgment in ADEA case arising out of reduction in force by local manufacturer

Education

• University of Notre Dame Law School: J.D. cum laude, 1989
• College of William and Mary: B.A. 1986