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703.684.4333
mbarnsback@dimuro.com
MICHAEL E. BARNSBACK
is a partner in the law firm of DiMuroGinsberg and Vice-President of Marketing and Operations for the
Civil Workplace, Inc.
Mr. Barnsback represents clients primarily in the areas of employment law and
complex civil litigation. Mr. Barnsback represents employers
and employees in all aspects of federal and state employment
law litigation from administrative hearings before the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission and local human rights commissions
to forma0l trials in federal court. He also counsels and provides
seminars to employers on issues of compliance with the complex
array of federal and state laws governing the employer/employee
relationship.
Before his association with DiMuroGinsberg, Mr. Barnsback served as a federal judicial law clerk in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. During law school, Mr. Barnsback was a legal assistant for the Federal Judicial Center in Washington, DC.
Mr. Barnsback lectures frequently on Human Resources compliance requirements and other areas of employment law. He is an active member of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association and the Alexandria Bar Association. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. Barnsback served as a Hearing Officer for the Fairfax County Civil Service Commission, presiding over the appeals of employee grievances.
Mr. Barnsback received his B.A. degree in Sociology from the College of William and Mary, his M.A. degree in Sociology from George Mason University , and his J.D. degree from George Mason University.
Mr. Barnsback is admitted to the Bar of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Publications and Speeches:
- Editor, Virginia Employment Law Letter, M.Lee Smith Publishers
- “Fundamental Issues in Virginia Human Resources Law,” National Business Institute, April 2, 2003
- “Superior Deposition Strategies in Virginia Civil Trial Practice,” National Business Institute, September 20, 2002
- “State and Federal Personnel Laws in Virginia,” Lorman Educational Services, July 24 and 25, 2002
- "Frequently Asked Questions: Human Resources and Temporary Staffing," Office Systems '97, February 1997
- "Human Resource Departments Finally Get Some Respect," Office Systems '97, March 1997
- Interviewed in "Personal Liability Faces Managers," Smart Workplace Practices, December 1996
- Americans with Disabilities Act: What You Need to Know Now, The Civil Workplace, Inc., 1996
- The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993: What You Need to Know Now, The Civil Workplace, Inc., 1996
- Sexual Harassment: What You Need to Know Now, The Civil Workplace, Inc. 1996
- "Review of Published District and Appellate Court Opinions," Rule 11: Final Report to the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of the Judicial Conference of the United States (Federal Judicial Center, 1991)
Speeches on Employment & Labor Issues:
- "Document Retention and Destruction," National Business Institute, November 2006
- ADA, FMLA and Workers Compensation in Virginia: "Family and Medical Leave Act," Lorman Education Services, August 2002
- "Employment Practices Liabilities," Professional
Development Series, Human Resources Association-National
Capital Area, June 20, 2001.
- "Answering Your Questions About The Family And
Medical Leave Act," Time Off In Virginia: State And Federal
Laws On Employee Leave, Vacations And Holidays, Lorman
Education Services, February 7, 2001.
- "Title VII Update: Summary of Fourth Circuit
Decisions Since Faragher and Burlington July 1998 - July
1999," February Fiesta, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association,
February 12, 2000.
- "Implementing Progressive Discipline Policies
that Improve Employee Performance," Progressive Discipline,
Coaching and Termination Law, Council on Education Management,
February 9, 2000.
- "Sexual Harassment: Primer and Up-date on Current
Developments," Annual Employment Law Update, Fairfax
Bar Association CLE, May 18, 1999.
- "Sex, Good Order and Discipline: Comparing the
cultural, social and disciplinary treatment sexual harassment
receives in military and civilian work environments," American
Bar Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, Ontario, August
1, 1998.
- "Federal Civil Post Trial Motions," Post Trial
Motions in Federal and Virginia State Courts, Fairfax
Bar Association CLE, May 14, 1998.
- "Termination Clinic: 'Dynamite or Dud' Assessing
Potential Explosive Employment Decisions," Seventh Annual
Employment Law Update, Virginia CLE, Richmond, Virginia,
March 24, 1998.
- "Sex, Good Order and Discipline: Comparing the
cultural, social and disciplinary treatment sexual harassment
receives in military and civilian work environments," American
Bar Association Mid-year Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee,
January 31, 1998.
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