Attorneys > John M. Bredehoft
Search Attorneys
Attorneys
Debra C. Albiston
Aaron J. Ambrose
Allison W. Anders
Michael E. Barney
Stanley G. Barr Jr.
Robert J. Barry
Anthony W. Basch
Daniel F. Basnight
Dale Truitt Berrett
R. Barrow Blackwell
Elaina L. Blanks
Wade A. Bowie
Megan Bradshaw
John M. Bredehoft
Thomas C. Broyles
Kristan B. Burch
Paul K. Campsen
Vonda W. Chappell
Matthew B. Chmiel
R. Ellen Coley
R. Johan Conrod Jr.
George L. Consolvo
Ann K. Crenshaw
Lawrence G. Cumming
Marc E. Darnell
Katie G. Davenport
Gregory R. Davis
Jason R. Davis
David M. Delpierre
Dustin H. DeVore
Brian O. Dolan
Jason A. Dunn
Frank A. Edgar Jr.
Shad C. Fagerland
Robert E. Farmer III
Ryan G. Ferguson
Terry C. Frank
Paul W. Gerhardt
Robert C. Goodman Jr.
David B. Graham
Laura Geringer Gross
Bradley A. Haneberg
Amy L. Harman
Nicole J. Harrell
Jill Roseland Harris
Philip L. Hatchett
Elizabeth G. Hester
R. Braxton Hill III
Saundra R. Hirth
William L. Holt
Barry W. Hunter
Richard L. Hurlbert Jr.
Auzville Jackson Jr.
Gus J. James II
David Kamer
E. Andrew Keeney
Kirkland M. Kelley
Scott W. Kezman
Otto W. Konrad
Charles E. Land
Alison V. Lennarz
Dennis T. Lewandowski
Richard C. Mapp III
Jeffrey L. Marks
Vincent J. Mastracco Jr.
Joseph T. McFadden Jr.
Alison M. McKee
T. Braxton McKee
Charles V. McPhillips
Sarah E. Messersmith
Christopher J. Mugel
Heather A. Mullen
Christy L. Murphy
Terence Murphy
E. Duffy Myrtetus
Stephen E. Noona
Thomas K. Norment Jr.
Patrick H. O'Donnell
W. Hunter Old
Christopher R. Papile
Marina Liacouras Phillips
Alexander W. Powell Jr.
Robert H. Powell III
Alfred M. Randolph Jr.
J. Bradley Reaves
Jonathan B. Reed
Drew S. Reiferson
John W. Richardson
Zachary B. Ring
C. Edward Russell Jr.
L. Scott Seymour
Mary Elizabeth Sherwin
Mark A. Short
Winthrop A. Short Jr.
Mark C. Shuford
Hunter W. Sims Jr.
Robert E. Smartschan
Anna Richardson Smith
Matthew W. Smith
J. Douglas Sorensen
W. Edgar Spivey
Jeffrey M. Stedfast
Michael B. Steele
James G. Steiger
Edward R. Stolle
Stephen E. Story
David J. Sullivan
Timothy O. Trant II
Hazel C. Uhlenhopp
| John M. Bredehoft Partner T (757) 624.3225F (757) 624.3169 jmbredehoft@kaufcan.com | |
| Download VCARD MH Rating Print PDF | |
John is a partner in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group of Kaufman & Canoles. His practice emphasizes litigation and litigation-avoidance strategies, and regularly includes discrimination and
harassment matters, executive contracts, trade secret and computer crime cases, and advice and litigation on covenants restricting post-employment competition.
Practice Areas
Representative Matters
- Defended multiple federal court collective actions alleging unpaid overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act, as well as other single-employee claims
- Successfully enforced many covenants restricting competition by former employees, including obtaining preliminary injunctions against unfair competition and money damages for violation of a valid covenant
- Successfully defended against many attempts to enforce invalid covenants, either by negotiated resolution or litigation, on behalf of new employers
- Serves as national counsel for large insurer providing advice on employment grievance arbitration agreements to insurers clients nationwide
- Successfully defended employers against many claims under federal anti-discrimination laws, including obtaining summary judgment for an employer in a race case where a supervisor admittedly used the n-word
Recognition and honors
- Best Lawyers in America; Labor & Employment Law, 1995-2010
- Norfolk Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year; Best Lawyers in America, 2010
- Americas Leading Business Lawyers; Chambers USA, 2004-2010
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition; Law & Politics, 2008-2009
- Virginia Super Lawyers; Law & Politics, 2007-2010
- Virginias Legal Elite; Virginia Business Magazine, 2009
- AV® Rated; Martindale-Hubbell
- Past member; Virginia State Bar faculty on Professionalism
- Current member; Virginia State Bar faculty on Professionalism for Law Students
- Lawyer of the Year; Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, 1996
Associations
- Virginia Bar Association; Chairman, Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, 2006-2007; Member, Governing Council, Section on Labor Relations and Employment Law, 1997-2009
- American Bar Association; Labor & Employment, Litigation
- District of Columbia Bar
- Virginia Continuing Legal Education Advisory Committee on Employment Law
Education
- Harvard College; A.B., magna cum laude in History, 1980
- Harvard Law School; J.D., cum laude, 1983
press and publication
- Kaufman & Canoles Named to 2010 Chambers USA
- 31 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 11 Named as Rising Stars 2010
- 39 K&C Attorneys Named Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite 2009
- 4 K&C Attorneys Named "Lawyers of the Year"
- 4 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named in Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers 2009
- 35 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2010
- 30 Attorneys Named Super Lawyers, 12 Named Rising Stars
- Kaufman & Canoles Named to Chambers USA 2009
- 36 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2009
- Kaufman & Canoles Announces New Partners (2008)
- 4 K&C Attorneys Named in Corporate Counsel Edition of Super Lawyers 2008
- Kaufman & Canoles Named to Chambers USA 2008: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- 34 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2008
- 28 K&C Attorneys Named as Super Lawyers & 8 Named as Virginia Rising Stars 2008
- Kaufman & Canoles named to Chambers 2007 Leading Business Lawyers List
- 30 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named in Virginia Super Lawyers 2007
- 34 K&C Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America 2007
- 28 Kaufman & Canoles Attorneys Named In Virginia Super Lawyers 2006