Top Employment Lawyers From Virginia

In Virginia, employment disputes—such as wrongful termination, discrimination, unpaid wages, or retaliation—are taken seriously and approached with legal precision and respect for individual rights. Whether you’re protecting your livelihood or ensuring workplace compliance, thoughtful and experienced counsel matters. Virginia’s employment laws reflect a balance of tradition, fairness, and constitutional principles. Explore a carefully selected list of top Virginia employment attorneys—known for their respectful approach, clear guidance, and commitment to resolving workplace issues with integrity across the Commonwealth.

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Charles M. Henter
Legal Specialization: Education, Employment, Immigration
Practice Areas: Citizenship & Naturalization, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment-Based Immigration, Family-Based Immigration, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, ...
Gary Mitchell Coates
Legal Specialization: Consumer, Employment, Family, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Animal & Dog Bites, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, Construction Accidents, ...
James K. Cowan
Legal Specialization: Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Discrimination, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Social Security & Disability, ...
Courtney Toomath-West
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Wage & Hour Laws
Michael C. May​
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Family
Practice Areas: Alimony, Assault & Battery, Business Litigation, Child Abuse & Neglect, Child Custody, Child Support, DUI & DWI, ...
Richard H. Matthews
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Constitutional, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Financial Markets & Services, Government Contracts, Litigation, ...
Kevin D. McInroy
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Appeals, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, ...
P. Todd Sartwell
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment, Estate Planning, Family, Lawsuits & Disputes, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Adoption, Alimony, Assault & Battery, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Child Custody, Child Support, ...
Thomas E. Ullrich
Legal Specialization: Business, Civil Rights, Employment, Intellectual Property
Practice Areas: Antitrust & Trade Law, Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Copyright, Discrimination, ...
Robert T. Hicks
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Intellectual Property, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Commercial Real Estate, Copyright, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, ...
J. Thomas Spiggle
Legal Specialization: Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Social Security & Disability, Whistleblower, Workers' Compensation, Wrongful Termination
Matthew W. Light
Legal Specialization: Business, Education, Employment, Environmental, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Employee Benefits, Land Use & Zoning, Nonprofit Organizations, Probate, ...
Martin P Hogan
Legal Specialization: Business, Criminal Defense, Employment
Practice Areas: Assault & Battery, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, DUI & DWI, Discrimination, Drug Crime, Juvenile, ...
Jonathan M. Sumrell
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment
Practice Areas: Cannabis Law, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Mergers & Acquisitions, Sexual Harassment, Social Security & Disability, Workers' Compensation, ...
John S. Buford
Legal Specialization: Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Class Action, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Wrongful Termination
Dirk McClanahan
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Entertainment & Sports, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, International, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Administrative, Business Litigation, Construction & Development, Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, ...
Richard M. Volin
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Lawsuits & Disputes
Practice Areas: Arbitration, Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Financial Markets & Services, ...
Joshua Erlich
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Appeals, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws
Page Gravely
Legal Specialization: Employment
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Social Security & Disability, Wrongful Termination
Jamie Shoemaker
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Aviation Accidents, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, ...
Adam S. Nadelhaft

Adam S. Nadelhaft

  • Charlson Bredehoft Cohen Brown & Nadelhaft P.C.
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
Ben Glass
Legal Specialization: Employment, Personal Injury
Practice Areas: Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Employee Benefits, Insurance Claims, Motorcycle Accidents, Slip & Fall Accidents, ...
Meade A. Spotts
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Environmental, Health Care, Lawsuits & Disputes, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appeals, Banking & Finance, Construction & Development, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, Land Use & Zoning, ...
Ronald Gates
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment
Practice Areas: Banking & Finance, Business Litigation, Contracts & Agreements, Creditor Debtor Rights, Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, ...
Steven P. Gould
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Foreclosure, Franchise, Dealership & Partnership, Limited Liability Company (LLC), ...
Eric M. Lemmer
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment, Real Estate
Practice Areas: Contracts & Agreements, Corporate & Incorporation, Employee Benefits, Government Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate, Wage & Hour Laws, ...
James B. Wood
Legal Specialization: Employment, Immigration
Practice Areas: Admiralty & Maritime, Citizenship & Naturalization, Contracts & Agreements, Employee Benefits, Land Use & Zoning, Litigation, Visa & Permits, ...
Charles G. Meyer III
Legal Specialization: Civil Rights, Employment
Practice Areas: Business Litigation, Class Action, Contracts & Agreements, Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Employment Litigation, Financial Markets & Services, ...
Deborah Yeng Collins
Legal Specialization: Business, Employment
Practice Areas: Discrimination, Employee Benefits, Litigation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination
Jackson C. Key
Legal Specialization: Employment, Estate Planning
Practice Areas: Employee Benefits, Trusts, Wills & Living Wills, Wrongful Termination

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