Specializing in business, labor and employment law, Mr. Burton provides counsel and training to directors and officers of companies on how to comply with their fiduciary duties, conflict of interest and other corporate governance policies. He is listed among “Legal Elite” in Virginia Business magazine and in The Best Lawyers in America © in employment law, management, labor law and employment litigation. In 2016, he was named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America © for Labor Law-Management in Norfolk. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Richmond School of Law and his Bachelor of Arts from Elon College. He lives in Virginia Beach.