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Richard G. Vernon
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Areas of Practice:
 Employment and Labor

Phone:
(301) 907-2818

Fax:
(301) 347-1799

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Mr. Vernon leads the firm’s Employment and Labor Group. A 1965 graduate of Haverford College and a 1968 grad­uate of Columbia University School of Law (N.Y.), he previously served on the staff of the General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), in Washington, D.C. and as a trial attorney in the NLRB’s regional office in Philadelphia. He has been in private practice since 1972. He represents private corporate employers in a wide variety of industries, ranging in size from small to very large firms with hundreds of employees, and represents one of Maryland’s largest cities, in all matters that involve employment and the workplace. 

In particular, Mr. Vernon defends employers against all workplace claims made either by individuals (applicants, employees, and former employees) or by governmental agencies or other organizations. Of particular note is the fact that in the past 16 years, administrative agencies have ruled against Mr. Vernon’s clients in only two of well more than 100 discrimination cases. Mr. Vernon’s wide-ranging practice also involves extensive counseling and advice relating to compliance with all applicable employment statutes and regulations and with judicial and administrative rul­ings, principally in an effort to reduce the risk of litigation. Of note here is the fact that he has successfully counseled employers in over 1000 employee discipline or discharge matters, with the end result that either no administrative charge or other claim was ever filed or that any charge filed was dismissed. Mr. Vernon also is the author of articles on various employment issues and frequently speaks on EEO issues, including about employers’ rights and obligations with respect to employees who have health-related conditions. 

Mr. Vernon is a member of the Maryland and District of Columbia bars and is a member of the Maryland, Montgomery County, and District of Columbia Employment Law sections. He also served as Chairman of the EEO Committee of the Labor Relations Section of the District of Columbia Bar from 1992 - 1995.

Honors and Awards
Finalist, 2004 Washington Business Journal "Top Washington Lawyers", Employment Law Category

Named by Washington SmartCEO Magazine as 1 of 35 lawyers in the "Greater Washington Legal Elite"

Member, International Who's Who of Professionals

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