Luke J. Archer

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Associate Attorney

Luke J. Archer has years of experience practicing law, and his practice focuses on management-side labor and employment law and government contracts law.  He earned his law degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law and his bachelor’s, magna cum claude, from Rhodes College.  Luke is licensed to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.


Luke.Archer@praemialaw.com

703-399-3603 (phone)

703-871-5111 (fax)


Areas of Concentration

  • Helping government contractors and other employers grow their businesses, protect their opportunities, and achieve their goals
  • Employment litigation, including cases under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FLSA, FMLA, ERISA 
  • Employment law compliance, including equal employment opportunity, wage-hour, family and medical leave, and benefits 
  • Counseling and handling sensitive employment matters 
  • Executive employment agreements 
  • Preparation and review of policies and procedures 
  • Labor relations and employment law training 
  • Employment agreements, including non-competition and non-disclosure agreements
  • Non-compete and trade secret litigation 
  • National Labor Relations Board certification and decertification election campaigns 
  • Unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB 
  • Representation of employers in grievance and arbitration matters arising under collective bargaining agreements 


Admitted to Practice

Virginia 

Maryland

District of Columbia 

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia 

Practice Highlights

Didlake, Inc. and Public Service Employees Local Union 572, (LIUNA), 367 NLRB No. 125 (May 10, 2019).

Kandasamy v. Advanced Software Systems, Inc., 2019 WL 123894 (E.D. Va. Jan. 7, 2019).

Hatcher v. TM Associates Management, Inc., 2017 WL 4079536 (W.D. Va. Sept. 14, 2017).


Professional Activities

  • Odin, Feldman & Pittleman, P.C., Associate Attorney, 2015-2018
  • SRIS Law Group PC, Associate Attorney 2011-2015

Education

J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, summa cum laude

B.A., Rhodes College, magna cum laude