Kevin Holden Named Managing Shareholder of Jackson Lewis' Richmond Office
RICHMOND, VA (July 24, 2014) – Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s largest and fastest-growing workplace law firms, is pleased to announce Kevin D. Holden has assumed the role of Richmond office Managing Shareholder.
“Since joining Jackson Lewis in October 2009, Kevin has demonstrated a commitment to the growth of the Mid-Atlantic Region,” said Firm Chairman Vincent A. Cino. “We are confident our Richmond office will continue to flourish under his leadership.”
Mr. Holden has more than 25 years of experience representing management and defending against individual and class claims brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Title VII, and the American’s with Disabilities Act, and regularly litigates the enforceability of non-compete agreements, claims for unpaid wages, and various other workplace torts. His practice takes him before numerous state and federal courts, as well as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor.
In addition to his litigation practice, a substantial amount of Mr. Holden’s time is devoted to counseling large and mid-size companies, business owners, and health care groups — regional, national, and local —on a variety of work place issues in an effort to ensure awareness of and compliance with applicable employment laws and avoid the disruption, expense and uncertainty of litigation. He is a frequent lecturer on a variety of workplace issues, is the current Vice-Chair for the executive committee for the Labor and Employment Section of the Virginia Bar Association and will be the Chair of that committee starting January 1, 2016.
Mr. Holden, who has achieved Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating (AV Preeminent) has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America since 2009, in Virginia Super Lawyers since 2008, and in Virginia Business magazine as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” since 2007.
Mr. Holden received his B.S., with honors, from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business and earned his J.D. cum laude from the Indiana University School of Law, Bloomington.
Jackson Lewis’ Richmond office can be reached by calling (804) 649-0404.
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About Jackson Lewis
Founded in 1958, Jackson Lewis is dedicated to representing management exclusively in workplace law. With over 770 attorneys practicing in 55 locations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico, Jackson Lewis is included in the AmLaw 100 and Global 100 rankings of law firms. U.S. News - Best Lawyers "Best Law Firms" named Jackson Lewis the 2014 "Law Firm of the Year" in the Litigation-Labor and Employment category. The firm was also named a Tier 1 National “Best Law Firm” in Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management; and Litigation – Labor & Employment, and earned a spot on the BTI Power Elite for being recognized by corporate counsel as one of the top law firms in building and maintaining client relationships. The firm’s wide range of specialized areas of practice provides the resources to address every aspect of the employer/employee relationship. Jackson Lewis has one of the most active employment litigation practices in the United States, with a current caseload of over 6,500 litigations and approximately 550 class actions.
Jackson Lewis is a founding member of L&E Global Employers’ Counsel Worldwide, an alliance of premier employment law boutique firms and practices in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific Region.
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