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Law 2025: BURTON, DAVID C.
REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER FOR HAMPTON ROADS, WILLIAMS MULLEN, VIRGINIA BEACH
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Law 2025: BURTON, DAVID C.
REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER FOR HAMPTON ROADS, WILLIAMS MULLEN, VIRGINIA BEACH
Virginia Business //September 2, 2025//
Burton, who specializes in labor and employment law, has defended employers in federal court cases involving disability, the Family and Medical Leave Act and age discrimination.
He also has defended clients in claims brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and has represented management in labor contract negotiations and arbitrations.
After graduating from Elon College, Burton earned his law degree from the University of Richmond. He joined Williams Mullen in 1993 after clerking for the Virginia Supreme Court.
Burton has served on Williams Mullen’s board of directors since 2012 and was named the firm’s Hampton Roads managing partner in 2016. He chairs the Virginia Bar Association’s labor and employment law section council.
Burton, who served as King Neptune in 2018, is chair of the Virginia Beach Neptune Festival. He also is secretary of the Princess Anne Country Club.
FIRST JOB: Stock clerk at a Winn-Dixie grocery store in Chesterfield County
NEW LIFE EXPERIENCE: We are a dog family, but we recently bought a Maine Coon cat.
FAVORITE FASHION ACCESSORY: Bow tie
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