Mr. Norris routinely handles cases involving intellectual property rights, insurance defense, premises liability, labor and employment, and general civil litigation.

Mr. Norris was selected by his peers as a member of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in labor and employment law in Virginia Business Magazine.

• Charges and trials under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, ERISA, and the Labor Management Relations Act
• Union organizational campaigns and representational elections
• Collective barganing
• Strikes, boycotts and picketing
• Government compliance audits
• Job restructuring and downsizing
• Executive employment contracts and covenants not to compete
• Unfair Labor Practices charges and trials
• EEO investigations
• Labor arbitrations
• Preparation of personnel policies and handbooks
• Discipline and discharge counseling
• Substance abuse screening
• Whistle blower complaints
• Intellectual property disputes
• OHSA and VOSH investigations
• Investigations and hearings with the Virginia Department of Health Professionals

Representative clients include:

• Fortune 500 companies;
• Financial Institutions;
• A Retail Property Management Company;
• A Global Telecommunication Provider;
• A Nationwide Temporary Employment Company;
• A Top Ten Insurance Provider; and
• Many Leaders in the Construction Industry

Admitted to Practice:

• State Bar Admissions:
  • Virginia, 1997
  • Georgia, 1998
• Court Admissions:
  • The Supreme Court of the United States of America;
  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit;
  • The United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia; and
  • The Supreme Court of Virginia

Voluntary Bar Memberships

• Virginia Bar Association –
  Member, Section on Labor & Employment Law;
• American Bar Association –
  Member, Section on Labor & Employment Law;
• Richmond Bar Association
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys

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• Juris Doctor, Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, 1997
  • Editor, International Practitioners’ Notebook;
  • Member, Southeast Regional Negotiating Team
• Bachelor of Arts, Hampden-Sydney College, 1992

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• Panelist “Understanding Contemporary issues in Managing the Aging Workforce in Virginia,” NBI (2005)
• Moderator, “Making and Anticipating Objections,” Richmond Bar Association (2003)
• Panelist “FMLA Update 2002,” Council on Education in Management (2002)
• Moderator, “Depositions & Handling the Adverse Witness,” Richmond Bar Association (2002)
• Moderator, “Appellate Practice in the Fourth Circuit,” Richmond Bar Association (2001)
• “Employers And Their Independent Contractors: You May Not Always Avoid Title VII Liability With Just A Title,” Personnel Law Update, COEIM (2001)
• “Managing the Fair Credit Reporting Act,” Personnel Law Update, COEIM, (2000)
• Battered Women’s Employment Protection Act: Congress Seeks To Amend FMLA To Address Domestic Violence Personnel Law Update, COEIM (2000)
• Panelist, “FLSA” – Wage and Hour Law Update, Lorman Education Services (1998)

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• The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • Board of Trustees (2005-2011)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Services, Inc.
  • Board of Directors (2005-2008)
• Richmond Bar Association
  • CLE Committee (2001-2003; Chair 2005-2006)
  • Finance Committee (2003-2006)
• Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
  • Personnel Committee (2002-2005)
• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society
  • Paralegal (1993-1994)
  • Pro bono Hotline (1998-2002)

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