Arlene F. Klinedinst
Practice Focus:
Labor and Employment
Contact Information
Norfolk Office
500 World Trade Center
Norfolk, Virginia 23510
(757) 446-8504
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Arlene is of counsel with Vandeventer Black and concentrates her practice in all areas of Labor & Employment Law. She advises and represents a variety of organizations and businesses, including many construction companies, on a broad range of employment issues, including discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour claims, VOSH/OSHA citations and covenants not to compete. She also has a strong background in advising employers on preventative measures such as handbooks and policies, evaluations and job descriptions, discipline and discharge, drug testing policies, legal compliance and union avoidance.
Arlene received her BA in Labor Studies from Penn State University and her JD from Temple University School of Law.
Before attending law school, Arlene worked as a human resources professional for Consolidation Coal Company. Prior to entering private practice, she served as a staff attorney to the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board, and later to the Governor’s Budget Office in Pennsylvania.
Arlene was selected by her peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America for Labor and Employment Law since 2005. She also has been recognized as one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” among Labor and Employment lawyers by Virginia Business magazine. Arlene is a frequent speaker before management and civic groups on a wide variety of labor and employment law topics.