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- Practice Areas
Labor and Employment Law
Transportation
- Education
J.D. Washington & Lee University, Law Review, 1977
A.B. Dartmouth College, 1971 (Mathematics)
- Professional Recognition
Best Lawyers in America, Railroad Law and Transportation Law
Virginia’s “Legal Elite,” Virginia Business magazine - Memberships
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
Local Government Attorneys
Dartmouth Lawyers Association
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SAMUEL J. WEBSTER
, Member
Norfolk
Phone (757) 628-5518
Fax (757) 628-5566
swebster@wilsav.com
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Sam's practice areas include labor and employment law; railroad defense litigation; municipal liability, including employment matters and civil rights defense; general defense litigation.
Sam represents employers in all aspects of discrimination matters, from investigating and defending charges before the EEOC through trials federal and state courts. He has also represented management in employer-employee relations matters, wrongful discharge cases, and unemployment and workers’ compensation matters.
His transportation practice includes defending railroads in FELA, grade crossing and trespasser cases; Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act cases, including appeals; and employment discrimination and Railway Labor Act claims.
Relevant
Experience
- Obtained summary judgment in civil rights case for local municipality.
- Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 500 company in age discrimination claim brought by mid-level manager.
- Obtained summary judgment for Fortune 500 company in race discrimination and retaliation claim brought by mid-level manager.
- Successfully obtained injunctive relief for railroad in Railway Labor Act matters and successfully opposed FELA plaintiff’s claim for injunctive relief.
- Represents municipalities in civil rights (42 USC § 1983) litigation and employment-related matters.
- Successfully obtained dismissal of municipal liability wrongful death case.
- Successfully represented major manufacturer in defending discrimination charges before EEOC.
- Extensive experience in defending occupational Repetitive Strain Injury (carpal tunnel syndrome, back wear out, etc.) cases under FELA.
- Extensive experience in FELA trauma cases and grade crossing cases for railroads.
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