What Makes for a Great Employment Lawyer?

When it comes to law, you want the best. Whether that’s employment law, business law, family, or criminal law. Here’s what you need to know about the best employment lawyer in Northern Virginia.

Best Lawyers in Northern Virginia

Northern Virginia Magazine compiles a list of top lawyers in NOVA. To do this, they sent surveys to Northern Virginia and DC lawyers, asking them to recommend other lawyers to whom they would refer family and friends. The attorneys with the most nominations were included on the list.

John C. Cook

John Cook, of Cook, Craig and Francuzenko strives every day to make a difference in the world. Whether that is through helping a client, negotiating a dispute, or managing serious litigation in court. John served as a mediator for over a decade in the District of Columbia Superior Court. He also served as a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for 11 years.

John’s colleagues agree he is the go-to person for employees. Based on surveys of active Virginia attorneys, Virginia Business magazine named John one of Virginia’s “Legal Elite” in its December 2004, 2005, and 2006 editions. “Super Lawyer” magazine selected him to the Super Lawyer list in 2006 and 2007, as well as 2011-2022. John was named to the Washington Post’s “Top Attorneys” list in the D.C. Metropolitan Area for 2013 and 2014, and to Northern Virginia Magazine’s “Top Attorney” list in 2016, 2020-2021. John has carried the coveted “AV” rating from MartindaleHubbell © for over 20 years. John has also lectured frequently and published articles on civil litigation and employment law issues.

Broderick C. Dunn

Broderick Dunn is a leader in the commercial litigation and employment bar and regularly writes and speaks about Virginia’s new employment laws, workplace harassment, workplace assault, social media in the workplace, and business torts.

Broderick is a member of the Executive Committee of the Virginia Bar Association Labor and Employment Section, the Leadership Committee of the Fairfax Bar Association’s Employment Section, and the Northern Virginia Black Attorney’s Association.

Broderick has been named to the “Super Lawyer” list by Super Lawyer magazine from 2019-2022, and was previously in the “Rising Star” list from 2015-2018. He has been listed in the Top 100 National Black Lawyers, as well as the Top “40 Under 40” list for the Top 100 National Black Lawyers. He has been named to Virginia Business Magazine’s “Legal Elite” list in 2019, 2020, and 2022. Broderick was selected for inclusion in Arlington Magazine’s and Northern Virginia Magazine’s “Top Lawyers” lists, in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

Best Employment Lawyer Northern Virginia

Both of these fine gentlemen are accomplished attorneys and very deserving of the title “Best Employment Lawyer Northern Virginia.” If you are in need of an experienced, knowledgeable attorney, please contact Cook, Craig, and Francuzenko today.