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703.684.4334
bdimuro@dimuro.com
BERNARD J. DiMURO is the managing partner of DiMuroGinsberg and President
of the Civil Workplace, Inc. In 2001, 2002 and 2006, Virginia Business named Mr. DiMuro
one of Virginia's "Legal Elite" for his work in the fields of Civil Litigation and Employment Law. Mr. DiMuro is a recipient of a 1995 Trial Lawyer of the Year
Award from the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice and was named a finalist for the 2006 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.
Mr. DiMuro represents corporate clients in complex civil litigation before both federal and state
courts and administrative tribunals in the areas of business torts, corporate law, employment law,
product liability, professional liability, and defamation. He represents employers in all aspects
of federal and state discrimination and employment laws, ranging from federal claims for sexual
harassment, age, sex, and disability discrimination, fair labor standards and whistleblowing to
common law employment claims including wrongful discharge, defamation, negligent hiring and retention,
and privacy rights. Mr. DiMuro is qualified as an Expert Witness in state and federal courts on
matters relating to business torts, employment and labor, and professional responsibility.
As President of The Civil Workplace, Inc., Mr. DiMuro presents
in-house seminars to, and consults with, business entities and
employers on preventive maintenance in employment law to minimize
exposure to litigation, a service which he believes not only
serves the interests of the employer, but also the employees.
He further assists business clients in litigation management
and in the audit of legal fees and legal services.
Mr. DiMuro served as the Virginia State Bar's President
from June 2002 to June 2003. Mr. DiMuro has been a member of the State Bar's Executive
Committee (1995-97 and 2000-present) and the State Bar's Council since 1991. He co-chairs the
Advertising Task Force and the Standing Committee on Budget and Finance and is a member of the Task
Force on Corporate Counsel, Appellate Rules Advisory Committee and the Leadership Task Force.
Mr. DiMuro is currently the Bar Council's liaison to the Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee.
Mr. DiMuro has been a member of the Board of Governors of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association since 1997.
A renowned expert on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Mr. DiMuro serves on the State Bar's
Committee to Study the Code of Professional Responsibility and participates in the Virginia
Continuing Legal Education's program to teach ethics and professional responsibility to new
members of the Virginia State Bar. He previously served on the Virginia Disciplinary Board,
including a term as Chairman (1993-1995). Mr. DiMuro is also a former chairman of the Eighth
District Grievance Committee.
Mr. DiMuro is a member of the Board of Directors of the Special Olympics of Virginia. Since 1994,
he has supported the Special Olympics' efforts to increase awareness of their activities and
raise funds for its participants.
Mr. DiMuro received his B.A. degree in political science from
Northwestern University and his J.D. degree from George Washington
University National Law Center.
Mr. DiMuro is admitted to the Bars of the Commonwealth of Virginia,
State of Illinois, and the District of Columbia. He is admitted
before the U.S. Supreme Court and numerous federal courts.
Publications and Speeches:
- Co-Editor, Virginia Employment Law Letter, M.Lee Smith Publishers
- Rule Change Will Bolster Effective Disciplinary
System; "Virginia Lawyers Weekly", March 28, 1994.
- Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: An Emerging Area
of Law; Trial Magazine, Association of Trial Lawyers of
America, July, 1995.
- To Speak or Not to Speak: Public Employment and
the First Amendment; The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association, Spring, 1996.
Lectures on Employment & Labor Laws:
- Employment Law In Virginia: Age Discrimination,
Virginia CLE
- Annual Employment Law, Fairfax Bar Association
- 6th Annual Employment Law Update, Virginia CLE
- Employment Law Update, Alexandria Bar Association
- Council on Education in Management 7th Annual
Virginia Personnel Law Update
- "Defending Sexual Harassment Claims," National
Business Institute
- "The Borderline Employee: Keep or Fire?" Council
on Education in Management Annual District of Columbia Personnel
Law Update
- "The Borderline Employee: Keep or Fire?" Council
on Education in Management 6th Annual Virginia Conference
Personnel Law Update
- Metropolitan Washington Employment Law Association
Annual Seminar
- "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: The Law
& Litigation Tactics," Alexandria Bar Association
- "Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims Under Virginia
Law," National Business Institute
- "Damages Issues In Jury Trials," Virginia Bar
Association Annual Labor Conference
- Employment Law Update, Virginia State Bar CLE
- Council on Education in Management Personnel
Law Update Conference
Numerous private consultations and lectures as Founder and
President, The Civil Workplace, Inc.
Lectures on Professional Responsibility & Ethics:
- 31st Annual Advanced Business Law, Virginia CLE
- 19th Annual Trust & Estates Seminar, Virginia
CLE
- "Ethics in the Information Age," Alexandria Bar
Association
- "Ethics Update for Virginia Lawyers", Virginia
CLE
- "Ethics for Virginia Practitioners," Virginia
CLE
- "Ethics Update," Fairfax Bar Association Annual
Convention
- "Professionalism and Civility," Virginia Bar
Association
- "Ethics in Bankruptcy," Northern Virginia Bankruptcy
Association
- Annual Ethics Seminar, Virginia State Bar
- Virginia CLE: 1998 Ethics Course, Virginia CLE
- Professionalism Course, Virginia State Bar
- 29th Annual Advanced Business Law, Virginia CLE
- "Trial Now and Year 2000," Virginia Trial Attorneys
Association
- 18th Annual Construction Law & Public Contracts
Seminar, Virginia CLE
- 28th Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar, Virginia
CLE
- Ethics for Virginia Practitioners, Virginia CLE
- 6th Annual Ethics Seminar, Arlington County Bar
Association (1996)
- "Ethics for Virginia Lawyers: A Potpourri of
Hypotheticals," Virginia CLE
- "Ethics Update for Virginia Lawyers," Virginia
CLE
- "Ethics and the Association Counsel," 17th Community
Association Institute's Seminar
- 16th Annual Construction Law and Public Contracts
Seminar, Virginia CLE
- 26th Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar, Virginia
CLE
- "Ethical Considerations," First Annual Lawyers
Helping Lawyers Conference
- Annual Ethics Seminar, Arlington County Bar Association
- "Ethics Traps for Unwary Practitioners," Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Seminar
- Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Conference
- Annual Ethics Seminar, Prince William Bar Association
- A Disciplinary Process in Virginia - Practical
Advice," Virginia Law Foundation CLE
- Annual Ethics Seminar, Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association
- "Nuts & Bolts of the State Bar Disciplinary Process,"
Alexandria Bar Association
- Annual Convention Ethics Seminar, Virginia Trial
Lawyers Association
- Lawyers and Clients' Secrets and Confidences,"
VTLA 3rd Annual Paralegal Seminar
- Ethics Panel Seminar for U.S. Attorneys, Department
of Justice
- Fourth Annual Ethics Seminar, Arlington Bar Association
- "Bad Faith Litigation in Virginia," National
Business Institute
- "Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility,"
Arlington Bar Association
- "Ethical Issues For Everyday Practice," National
Education Network
- "Legal Ethics of Advocacy," Virginia Trial Lawyers
Association
- 18th Annual Meeting: "Ethics and Trial Advocacy,"
Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
- Open Forum on Ethics: "Ethics For The Trial Attorney,"
Alexandria Bar Association
- "Legal Ethics," Virginia Law Foundation CLE
- "Lawyer and Client - The Perils of Practice,"
Loudoun Bar Association
- "Child Abuse and Ethics," Fairfax County Bar
Association
- "Ethics and Professional Responsibility," Arlington
County Bar Association
- "Practical Considerations In The Ethical Practice
of Law," Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Conference
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