We are pleased to announce that Amy Elizabeth Smith has rejoined the Firm as an Associate in the Richmond office.  Amy litigates cases and advises clients on a range of labor and employment matters including those arising under Title VII, the ADA, the Equal Pay Act, FMLA, and FLSA, as well as state workplace law such as restrictive covenants and common law torts.  Amy also drafts and reviews employee handbooks and policies, restrictive covenants, employment agreements, severance agreements, and settlement agreements.  Amy previously worked in Isler Dare’s Northern Virginia office from 2014-2016.

Eddie Isler was inducted as a Fellow of the prestigious College of Labor & Employment Lawyers. The College of Labor & Employment Lawyers is a professional society honoring the leading lawyers nationwide in the practice of Labor and Employment Law. Fellows are nominated and undergo a rigorous review process before being inducted, and each Fellow is recognized as a distinguished member of the labor and employment community who promotes achievement, advancement, and excellence in the practice by setting standards of professionalism and civility, by sharing their experience and knowledge, and by acting as a resource for academia, the government, the judiciary and the community at large.

We are pleased to announce that Monica L. Hansen joined the Firm as an Associate. Monica litigates cases and advises clients on a variety of labor and employment matters including those concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Fair Labor Standards Act. Prior to joining IslerDare, Monica practiced at Hunton & Williams LLP in Tysons, Virginia. Monica graduated from George Mason University School of Law in 2014 and is currently admitted to practice in Virginia and the District of Columbia.

Mark Dare wrote “Unfair Competition” in Employment Law in Virginia. Mr. Dare is an editor of this book, published by the Virginia Law Foundation in September 2016 and called “the Bible” of Virginia employment law. For more information, go to www.vacle.org.

Eddie Isler was named the Best Lawyers© 2016 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” for Washington, DC.  Mark Dare was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” for Washington, DC.  Steve Ray, Michelle Radcliffe, Andrea O’Brien, and Steve Brown have also been recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© 2016, a leading peer-review survey of the legal profession. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year.”

Steve Ray, Eddie Isler, Mark Dare, and Steve Brown are listed in the 2016 edition of Virginia SuperLawyers in the categories of Employment & Labor and Employment Litigation: Defense. Alison Stuart is also listed as a Rising Star in Virginia.

Michelle Radcliffe and Andrea O’Brien have been recognized in The Best Lawyers Business Edition 2016: Women in the Law for their work in the practice area of Labor and Employment Law and Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law respectively.

IslerDare opened its new Richmond office. In June 2015, IslerDare opened a new office in downtown Richmond with the addition of three outstanding attorneys. Steven D. Brown, formerly a partner at LeClairRyan and Williams Mullen, has become a partner in the Firm and will lead the Richmond office. Joining Steve from LeClairRyan is Alison D. Stuart. The Firm is excited about this opportunity to broaden our ability to serve our client base throughout the Commonwealth with this strong group of attorneys. More details on each of our new colleagues can be found under the Attorneys link.

Eddie Isler was again named “Top 10 Washington DC Super Lawyers” in Super Lawyers Magazine in 2015.

Steve Ray, Eddie Isler, and Mark Dare were listed in the 2010-2015 editions of Virginia SuperLawyers in the categories of Employment & Labor and Employment Litigation: Defense. Eddie Isler was also listed as one of the Top 50 Lawyers in Virginia.

Eddie Isler was named “Top 10 Washington DC Super Lawyers” in Super Lawyers Magazine in 2013.

Eddie Isler was named as one of the top sixteen employment defense attorneys in the Washington, D.C. area in the 2009, 2011, and 2013 editions of Washingtonian magazine.

Eddie Isler and Steve Ray revised their publication, Virginia Employment Practices and Forms, published by Virginia CLE. The revised publication is available online at www.vacle.org.

The Firm authored “The Virginia Wage and Hour Handbook”, published by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce as part of its Legal Reference Series. Go to www.vachamber.com for more information.

Eddie Isler served as co-editor and contributing author of, Virginia Business Torts, published by Virginia Law Foundation. For more information, go to www.vacle.org.