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Nicholas F Simopoulos
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If you are looking for an attorney who handles education and employment matters, you have come to the right place. Having received Avvo's Client Choice Award from 2020 to 2025, I am a highly-experienced federal and state litigator who practices education law and employment law throughout Virginia. I focus my education law practice on all matters affecting students, including academic integrity, conduct, discipline, due process, disability, accommodations, and Title IX. I focus my employment law practice on employees and matters affecting their employment, including job offers, compensation, wages, disability and accommodations, discrimination, sexual harassment, termination, retaliation, contracts, non-compete and other restrictive covenant agreements, and severances. Over the years, I have successfully advised and represented hundreds of employees and students to not only know their legal rights but to also defend them. For all of my clients, I provide personalized attention and cost-effective legal services. With more than two decades of in-the-trenches experience, I make protecting your rights my mission. Don’t suffer an injury in silence or feel you are alone. Contact me for an initial consultation of your case. The best and quickest way to reach me directly is through my website's contact us form or by sending me an email directly.
Dedicated to defending and pursuing your rights. Education, Employment, and Civil Rights.
I assist students with all aspects of education, including but not limited to discipline, Title IX matters, IEPs, due process, tuition disputes, and grade appeals.
I assist employees with all aspects of their workplace, including but not limited to general employment advice, discipline, accommodations requests, and contract and severance agreement reviews.
Practice Areas
5
Practice Areas
Education
40%
Employment and Labor
40%
Wrongful Termination
10%
Personal Injury
5%
Fees and Rates
Awards
2025 2024 2023
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Licenses
Licensed in District of Columbia for 19 years
State: District of Columbia
Acquired: 2007
No misconduct found
Licensed in Virginia for 21 years
State: Virginia
Acquired: 2004
No misconduct found
Location
Online Presence
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Posted by Eddie | August 17, 2023 | Education
Great service
Outstanding consultation on Title IX questions. Pertaining to girls high school athletics. Thank you .
Nicholas Simopoulos
Replied last May 11, 2024Title IX is a constantly evolving area of education law. I was happy to assist you navigate it. Good luck and thanks for trusting me.
Posted by Helen | January 03, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Employment & Labor
Assistant Principal
Mr. Nick Simopoulos represented me in an employment dispute involving my demotion from assistant principal of a middle school to a classroom teacher position. I was given no warning, or a reason this happened by the school board. I held my administrative position for 14 years and never had a letter i...
Nicholas Simopoulos
Replied last January 16, 2023Thank you very much for this kind review. Employers are more than happy to use the leverage they have, unfairly so, against even their best employees. Kudos for asserting your employment rights, Helen, and allowing me to assist you in this most important task. I wish you and your family all of the best!
Posted by anonymous | December 05, 2022 | Education
Consultation for Special Education services
We are in a current IEP battle with our public school and needed to understand if the services and accommodations we are seekin are reasonable and what to do if we continued to be denied/strung along. Mr. Simopoulos gave us critical information on relevant laws/acts that helped add gravitas to our IE...
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Replied last January 16, 2023Thank you for trusting me with what I feel is one of the most important things in life - the education law rights of children, who are so vulnerable, and their future. I wish you all of the best and it was a pleasure working with you.
Posted by Michelle | December 02, 2022 | Hired Attorney | Education
Best Education Lawyer in VA
Nick was the best attorney in education law. He is very passionate on education also. When I hired Nick I knew I was in great hands. I trusted him and felt like he was family more than a lawyer. Great advocate for his clients and he always kept in the loop of what was going on. Nick has my vote ...
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Replied last January 16, 2023Michelle, thank you for this review and your thoughtfulness. I am happy we achieved a positive result in your education law dispute. We just needed to hold the establishment's feet to the fire to ensure justice. I wish you and your wonderful family the best in 2023!
Posted by Ashley | November 28, 2022 | Employment & Labor
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Nicholas provided a free phone consultation. I initially contacted him after hours and had a phone consultation the next morning. He was very knowledgeable on employment law and gave me his professional opinion on the information I provided to him. I would definitely seek out his services in the futu...
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Replied last November 29, 2022Thank you for your kind review! It was my pleasure to talk with you, and I wish you all the best in this situation.
Nicholas F Simopoulos's Lawyer Endorsements
"I endorse this lawyer. Nick and I have a client in common. We have joined forces to assist our mutual client, and because of this I've been able to witness his impressive legal knowledge and skill firsthand. I fully endorse this lawyer as a reputable and honorable attorney whom clients can trust."
"I’ve known Nick for a long time and had the privilege of working with him at the Virginia Attorney General’s Office. I have watched Nick practice law and have witnessed his legal skills first hand. He is a highly skilled litigator and is equally lethal in the appellate setting. He’s one of the best I’ve seen. Anytime I have an issue arise in the context of federal practice, Nick is the first attorney I turn to for wise counsel. He is truly a great mentor to me, I know his clients love him, and he’s one of the most capable lawyers I know. I am proud to endorse Nick."
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Experience
Honors
2025
Schools and Education Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2025
Legal Elite List - Labor and Employment Law, Virginia Business Magazine
2025
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2024
Top 100 Plaintiff's Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
2024
Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers
2023
10 Best Employment Lawyers in Richmond, Virginia, Expertise.com
2023
#1 of Top 10 Best Employment Lawyers in Richmond, LegalDirectorate.com
2022
Legal Elite for Civil Litigation, Virginia Business Magazine
2022
Top 11 Best Richmond Employment Lawyers, Expertise.com
2022
Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association
1999
Phi Beta Kappa, University of Virginia
Work Experience
2013 - Present
Adjunct Professor, College of William & Mary Law School
2015 - 2018
Manager of the General Civil Litigation & Trial Unit, Office Of The Virginia Attorney General
Associations
2018 - Present
Virginia Trial Lawyers AssociationBoard of Governors Labor and Employment Section Chair
2018 - 2020
Museum District AssociationBoard Member and Liaison to the City of Richmond
Education
2004
George Mason University School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1999
University of Virginia
BA - Bachelor of Arts
Speaking Engagements
2023
Spring 2023 Semester
Advanced Legal Practice and Writing Professor
2018
OAG Annual Education Section Conference
Troubling Lessons Learned from Recent Title IX Litigation
2015
Virginia Department of Transportation Conference
Sovereign Immunity and the Virginia Tort Claims Act
2015
OAG Education Conference
What’s in a Title? Some Helpful OAG Considerations in Title VII and Title IX Litigation
2015
Crisis Intervention Training
Civil Liability and Qualified Immunity
2009
LGA Annual Conference
From Vine to Bar, Cultivating Newcomers to Local Government Practice: A Sweeping Overview of Local Government Issues and Practice
2009
A Day in the Life of Litigators
A Day in the Life: Litigators
Publications
2023
The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Volume 30 Number 1, 2023
The Virginia Human Rights Act: Protecting All, or Only Some, Employees from Discrimination?
2014
The Journal of Civil Litigation, VADA
The Virginia Good Samaritan Statute, Code § 8.01-225: Some Good Deeds Should Go Unpunished
2010
The Journal of Civil Litigation, VADA
The Virginia Business Conspiracy Act: is a Criminal Conviction a Prerequisite to a Civil Action for Treble Damages?
2009
The Journal of Civil Litigation, VADA
The Inadmissibility of Private Rules in a Negligence Action
2008
The Whisper, DRI
A Successor Corporation’s Liability for Punitive Damages
Languages
Greek
English
Activity
Legal Answers
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Q&A
Is it possible to sue the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC)?
13 Dec 2022
Q&A
Servicing defendant
05 Dec 2022
Q&A
My 13 daughter has been sexually harassed by another girl at school. Do I have recourse?
30 Nov 2022