Employment Law

If you are looking for an experienced employment lawyer focused on the client's needs and goals, you have come to the right place. attorney Lori Searcy is committed to working with progressive employers who seek to make the workplace better for employees and with employees who have suffered serious wrongs because of illegal employment practices.

Ms. Searcy enjoys her work, and she views the opportunity to ensure workplace fairness by being a powerful advocate for principled positions as a blessing. Helping employers comply with labor and employment laws provides immeasurable, positive benefits to workers and employers alike. Similarly, rooting out employment discrimination, unfair compensation structures, and other types of illegal workplace misconduct ensures a positive work environment that benefits employers and employees.

EEOC Complaints & Employment Lawsuits

When an employment relationship goes wrong, you need a trusted and experienced employment lawyer on your side. The firm has deep experience and success in handling EEOC complaints and litigating virtually all types of employment lawsuits.

Employment Contracts

The firm regularly drafts, reviews, interprets and enforces employment contracts, severance and separation agreements, non-disclosure agreements, non-compete agreements, and non-solicitation agreements.

Employment Law Counsel for Businesses

The firm serves as employment law counsel to companies in Virginia and the District of Columbia who need an experienced employment lawyer to ensure compliance with the patchwork of federal, state, and local employment laws that affect employers every day.

Company Handbook and Policies

In addition to providing everyday employment law advice, the firm drafts company policies and employee handbooks. Call the firm for special rates on our employment law start-up package, which includes compliance training, standardized employment law forms, and drafting of a company handbook.

Federal Employee Rights Lawyer

As a veteran of the U.S. Army and a former federal employee herself, Ms. Searcy has a special interest in the rights of federal employees.