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Location: Arlington, Virginia, USA
(703) 841-1100

Jeffrey Rhodes

Jeffrey Rhodes

Jeffrey Rhodes

Partner

Biography

Jeffrey Rhodes is an accomplished civil litigator, and a leading business and employment lawyer. In his over 22 years of practice, Mr. Rhodes has litigated in courts around the country. Admitted in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., he advises companies and executives, representing them in the structuring, drafting, and defending of their corporate transactions and employment practices to help accomplish their business goals. Jeffrey has received the highest AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability.

Mr. Rhodes is also recognized as one of the top employment lawyers in Northern Virginia. His practice focuses on employment disputes in the areas of non-competes, compensation, wage and hour, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wrongful discharge, whistleblower, severance, and benefits issues. He also represents federal employees in Equal Employment Opportunity, retaliation, and whistleblower claims.

A consummate litigator, Mr. Rhodes has litigated jury and bench trials throughout his career. While most of his work has been on the defense side, where he has effectively defended multi-million-dollar claims, he also has obtained a multi-million-dollar verdict on the plaintiff side and fights for clients on both sides of the aisle.

Mr. Rhodes has litigated civil cases in the state and federal courts in Virginia, Maryland, and D.C. In arguing before the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Mr. Rhodes had the privilege of presenting argument to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, sitting by designation.

Jeff Rhodes has taught other lawyers the law in numerous programs in the areas of employment law, business law, and civil litigation.

Areas Of Practice

CONTRACT LAW

  • Preparation, Review and Revision of Business and Transactional Contracts
  • Preparation and Revisions of Clients’ Standard Form Business Contracts
  • Real Estate Purchase and Sale Contracts
  • Construction Contracts

BUSINESS LAW

  • Litigation involving claims of:
    • breach of contract
    • breach of fiduciary duty
    • fraud
    • tortious interference
    • theft of trade secrets
    • breach of confidentiality agreements
    • conspiracy
    • conversion
  • Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships
    • Formation
    • Preparation of Organizational Documents
    • Preparation of Resolutions, Consents, and Other Documentation of Decisions Made
  • Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements
  • Registered Agent Services

EMPLOYMENT LAW

  • Employment Contracts
  • Termination Agreements
  • Enforcement of Non-Competition Agreements
  • Severance Agreements
  • Employment Handbooks

CIVIL LITIGATION

  • Federal and State Courts
    • in Virginia and the District of Columbia
    • including Mediation and Arbitration
  • Contract Claims
  • Real Estate Matters
  • Employment Law
  • Recovery of Attorney’s Fees
  • Local Counsel Services
  • Appeals

CREDITOR’S RIGHTS

  • Enforcement of and Execution upon Judgments
    • Garnishments
    • Judgment Liens
    • Debtor Interrogatories
  • Fraudulent Conveyances and Transfers
  • Prejudgment Attachments
  • Domestication of Foreign Judgments
  • Vacating of Default Judgments

Education & Credentials

University Attended:

  • George Washington University, BA, English Literature, Summa Cum Laude

Law School Attended:

  • Washington & Lee University School of Law, JD, Cum Laude

Honors:

  • “Legal Elite” by Virginia Business magazine (2022-2019, 2015-2009).
  • “Top Lawyers” by Northern Virginia magazine (2015).
  • “Power Player” by SmartCEO magazine (2013, Finalist).
  • “Super Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters (2022-2017).
  • “Rising Star” by Thomson Reuters (2014-2011, 2009).

Classes Taught to Other Lawyers:

  • EEOC Onsite Investigations: Employer Best Practices for Preparing and Cooperating with Investigators — Strafford Publications — Mar. 3, 2020, Feb. 22, 2017.
  • Employment Law: Advanced Issues and Answers – National Business Institute (NBI) — Sep. 13, 2019.
  • Human Resources Law from A to Z – NBI — Feb. 14, 2017.
  • The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit — NBI — Dec. 11, 2015.
  • Comprehensive Employment Law: Hiring Strategies and Decisions and ADA and FMLA Updates and Considerations — Sterling Education Services (SES) — Aug. 21, 2014.
  • Comparative Employment Law: Virginia, D.C., and Maryland — Lawline.com — Apr. 2014.
  • A Primer in Virginia Employment Law – Lawline.com — Sep. 28, 2010.
  • Northern Virginia Circuit Court Comparative Jurisdiction CLE — Joint program of No. Va. Bar Associations — May 8, 2009.
  • Electronically Stored Information: Computer Data Issues in Litigation — Arlington County Bar Association — Sep. 18, 2008.

Publications:

  • “Accommodating Diversity: EEOC Publishes Guidance on Religious Garb and Grooming” — Virginia Lawyers Weekly (quoted extensively by author), May 5, 2014.
  • “Keeping Up with Non-compete Law in Virginia” — Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 21, No. 16 (Sep. 25, 2006).
  • Virginia Wage and Hour Handbook — Virginia Chamber of Commerce, 2005.
  • “Changes by Obama Will Reshape Labor Law” — Virginia Lawyers Weekly, November 17, 2008.
  • “Expedited Review of Temporary Injunctions” — Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Vol. 22, No. 16, September 24, 2007.
  • “Responding to Job Reference Requests” — Atlantic Coast In-House, January 2007.
  • Virginia Employment Law Basics — Dulles Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) — March 16, 2011.
  • Business Law Best Practices — Arlington County Bar Association — March 12, 2009.
  • “Background Checks, What’s Allowed and What Isn’t” — Inside Business (Hampton Roads Business Journal) (quoted extensively by author), February 7, 2011.
  • “6th Circuit: Changes in Relationship to Subsidiary Did Not Interfere with Pension Rights” — SHRM Court Report, March 29, 2010.
  • “The Civil Peace Order: An Effective Tool to Stop Harassment of Your Client” — The Advocate, Maryland State Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Section, Vol. 24, No. 2, Winter 2008.

Court Admission:

  • Virginia State Bar (The Supreme Court of Virginia and all lower state courts)
  • District of Columbia Bar (The District of Columbia Court of Appeals and all lower state courts)
  • Maryland State Bar (The Maryland Court of Appeals and all lower state courts)
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
  • United States District Court for the District of Columbia
  • United States District Court for the District of Maryland
  • United States Court of Federal Claims