Dean T. Buckius
Practice Focus:
Labor & Employment
Litigation
Contact Information
Norfolk Office
500 World Trade Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
(757) 446-8620
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Dean is a partner with Vandeventer Black and concentrates his law practice in all areas of labor and employment and employment-related litigation. He advises and represents businesses on a broad range of employment issues including union avoidance, discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour claims, VOSH/OSHA citations, trade secrets, employment contracts and covenants not to compete. Dean represents clients in state and federal courts, as well as in administrative forums and before arbitrators and mediators.
Dean received a B.A. from The College of William & Mary and a J.D. (cum laude) from the Wake Forest University School of Law, where he was a member of the Wake Forest Law Review.
Dean is licensed to practice in Virginia and North Carolina. He is a member of the Society for Human Resource Management and Downtown Norfolk Council and is an alumnus of Leadership Hampton Roads. He served as a member of the executive council of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Virginia Bar Association. He also serves as a Chairman for the City of Norfolk Employee Grievance Panel.
Dean was selected by his peers as one of Virginia Business’ “Virginia Legal Elite” in the field of Labor and Employment Law. He is a frequent speaker before management groups on a wide variety of labor and employment law topics. He is listed in “The Best Lawyers in America” in the field of Labor and Employment Law.