Douglas Robinson Burtch

Douglas represents employers, executives and professionals in virtually all matters arising in the workplace. He also handles a wide variety of business disputes. His practice encompasses both counseling and litigation, in state and federal court and before various administrative bodies.

Douglas works with clients through a variety of workplace issues, including: employment discrimination and retaliation; wage and hour; employment agreements and other workplace contracts; separation agreements and severance plans; human resource policies and procedures; employee handbooks; employee benefits; leaves of absence; hiring, firing, compensation, and discipline issues. Douglas also advises clients on restrictive covenants (such as non-competition, non-solicitation, confidentiality, and non-disclosure provisions), trade secret protection, business torts, and defamation. Douglas conducts preventative and compliance training, various types of employment audits, and workplace investigations. In addition, he speaks to employers, trade associations, bar groups and law students on a variety of employment and other legal topics.