Burt H. Whitt

Practice Areas

Government & Municipal Law; Labor & Employment

Career

Burt is the founder and past Chair 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.

Burt was recently inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Additionally, he is a former Chairman of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association and is a frequent speaker at CLE and industry events.

Professional Memberships

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; YMCA of South Hampton Roads; Board of Directors