OSHA & VOSH Defense
Our Expertise
We represent employers across manufacturing, construction, transportation, health care, retail, and other sectors on the full spectrum of occupational safety and health issues governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Virginia’s State Plan, administered by the Virginia Occupational Safety and Health program within the Department of Labor and Industry. Our work spans proactive compliance counseling, site-specific standards in construction, shipyards, maritime terminals, longshoring, agriculture, and general industry, and the requirements that accompany them, including personal protective equipment, fall protection, electrical and fire protection, hazard communication, training, recordkeeping, inspections, and required employee notifications.
We often help clients proactively ensure compliance, minimizing business disruption from future government investigations and inspections at worksites. We also assist clients in determining whether a workplace incident requires reporting and other critical issues that may affect the likelihood of a government inspection.
When regulators scrutinize an operation, we manage incident response in the critical first 24 hours, guide employees for interviews, respond to document requests, and defend employers through citations, abatement negotiations, and enforcement proceedings in administrative and judicial venues. We also handle whistleblower and anti-retaliation matters arising under federal and Virginia law.
Our bench includes attorneys who have defended complex, high-stakes matters involving fatalities, catastrophic injuries, and multi-location investigations. The team is fluent in coordinating overlapping exposures, including wrongful death, property damage, and indemnity disputes arising from contractor and subcontractor relationships. We routinely help clients exit investigations without citation, reclassify serious items, or reduce penalties through targeted abatement and evidence-driven negotiation. When disputed citations proceed to litigation, we are experienced trial attorneys capable of succeeding in the courtroom, at administrative hearings, and on appeal.
