Burt H. Whitt

Burt H. Whitt is the Chairman of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Burt has extensive experience exclusively representing management in all matters involving the employer-employee relationship.

He routinely represents and counsels employers in wrongful discharge claims, accusations of discrimination or harassment, covenants not-to-compete, and government audits of employment practices.

Burt and his team offer employers one on one counseling as well as management training, including the widely recognized and well-attended Employment Law Update. These proactive measures help employers save time, money and energy by avoiding litigation.

Education:

• Wake Forest University; B.A., magna cum laude, 1974
• University of Virginia School of Law; J.D., 1978

Associations:

• American Bar Association; Labor and Employment Law Section, Litigation Section
• Virginia Bar Association; Initial member of Governing Council, Chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Section, 1994-1995
• Virginia Law Foundation; Chairman of CLE Labor and Employment Law Committee, 1996-2005
• Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association

Representative Matters:

• Litigated numerous wrongful discharge cases establishing the rights of Virginia employers
• Handled many covenant not-to-compete cases, including a number of cases that have reached the Virginia Supreme Court
• Defended employers against claims under federal anti-discrimination laws
• Defended against attempts to enforce invalid covenants on behalf of new employers