Welter Law Firm - noncompete, trade secret, franchise lawyer, litigation attorney in MD DC VA

Eric A. Welter is the President of the Welter Law Firm. Eric left one of the largest law firms in the country in 2000 to found his practice. His driving passion was to establish a law firm that provides top quality legal representation to companies in a cost-effective manner. One of the firm’s clients experienced a 25% reduction in employment litigation expenses while still obtaining good results after moving its employment litigation to the firm.

Eric is an experienced trial lawyer who has represented national corporations in complex litigation, including class actions, involving a wide range of employment law, public accommodations and business issues. His practice focuses on employment law and litigation.

Eric’s practice also includes representing organizations in commercial litigation involving breach of contract, franchise disputes, or trade secret misappropriation cases.

Eric has also counseled and represented executives in contract negotiations and disputes.

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Work Experience:

Welter Law Firm, P.C., Herndon, Virginia, 2002-present.
Welter Law Firm, P.A., Edina, Minnesota, 2000-2001.
Hunton & Williams, McLean, Virginia, 1999.
Reed Smith Shaw & McClay LLP, McLean, Virginia, 1993-1999.
Judicial Clerkship, Hon. Donald S. Russell, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1992-93.

Education:

J.D., with honors, George Washington University, 1992.
B.A., Economics, cum laude, Boston College, 1989.

Publications and Honors:

Voted by peers as among the "Legal Elite: The Best Lawyers in Virginia" (Virginia Business) and rated among the best Employment & Labor attorneys in the Washington, D.C. metro area (Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers) and in Virginia (Virginia Super Lawyers).
"AV" rated by Martindale-Hubbell™.
At Large Representative, Equal Employment Opportunity Plan Committee, Loudoun County, Virginia (2006-2008).
Contributor to Workplace Law News (Society for Human Resources Management)
Legislative Representative, Fredericksburg Regional Society for Human Resources Management (2005-present).
Articles Editor, The George Washington Law Review.
Note, The Shareholder Proposal Rule: A Change To Certainty, 60 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1980 (1992) (cited in New York City Employees' Retirement Sys. v. S.E.C., 45 F.3d 7, 12 (2d Cir. 1995)).

Professional Activities and Bar Memberships:

Virginia Bar Association (Member, Labor & Employment Section).
Fairfax Bar Association (Chair, Employment Law Section 2004-2006; Program Director, Labor & Employment Section 2002-2004).
Member, Society for Human Resource Management.
Member, Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Sponsor, Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA)

Admitted to practice:

Virginia, District of Columbia, Maryland, Texas, California, Nebraska (inactive), Minnesota (inactive).
United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, the District of Maryland, the District of Columbia, the District of Minnesota, the District of Colorado, the Eastern District of Michigan; U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Personal Interests:

USA Water Polo Referee (ODP Head Referee, NE Zone)