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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 anonymous | April 23, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Education
Honest and Supportive Lawyer
Nick has been attentive and supportive during a very sensitive education case that I have had. He is great with communication and provided me with great advice and preparation I needed for a hearing. He helped me make difficult decisions and goes above and beyond to make sure his clients feel that th...
Posted by Mary | May 07, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Education
Absolute Professional
Mr. Simopoulos is a true the professional, providing the expertise I needed to succeed in my grade appeal. His approach supported all the facts with just right touch and tone focusing on the impact I highly recommend Mr. Simpoulos for those in need of an expert attorney in education law.
Posted by James | May 01, 2020 | Employment & Labor
Provided Great Service and Advise.
I was experiencing a work related issue and contacted Mr. Simopoulos for his advise and guidance. Mr. Simopoulos provided invaluable guidance and outlined a course of action and necessary steps to take to defend and protect myself. I would highly recommend Mr. Simopoulos's assistance should you requi...
Posted by Davida | February 02, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Civil Rights
Grateful for his guidance and assistance
Nick was highly recommended by another parent from my child's Catholic school in Richmond. We needed an attorney versed in civil rights and education to right a wrong we experienced. This was the 1st time I ever hired a lawyer and was not sure what to expect. He truly exceeded any expectations I had...
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
Legal Answers
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