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Anna Richardson Smith

Associate

T (757) 624.3288
F (757) 624.3169
arsmith@kaufcan.com

Anna is an associate in the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Representative Matters

  • Counsels employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Represents private and municipal employers in federal and state discrimination cases at both administrative and judicial levels
  • Defense of Fair Labor Standards Act claims including multiple employee cases
  • Provides ongoing employment advice to institutional employers, including professional corporations, colleges, and public school systems
  • Prevailed on motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment in federal cases alleging retaliation and discrimination

Recognition and honors

  • Virginia Rising Stars; Law & Politics, 2011
  • Law Clerk to the Honorable James E. Bradberry, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of Virginia; 2003-2004
  • Wake Forest Law Review, Senior Articles Editor
  • McGruder Farris Memorial Award
  • Carswell Scholar

Associations

  • Virginia Bar Association
  • Norfolk-Portsmouth Bar Association
  • Red Cross of Southeastern Virginia; Board Member

Admissions

  • Virginia Bar, 2003

Education

  • Wake Forest University; B.A., magna cum laude, 1994
  • University of New Mexico; M.A., 1995
  • Wake Forest University School of Law; J.D., 2003

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