When a Non-Compete or Termination Ruling Misses the Law.

Non-Compete Rulings Often Turn on Pure Law

Challenging the Ruling on What You Can and Cannot Do.

Employment appeals challenge trial court rulings on termination disputes, non-compete and non-solicitation covenants, and trade-secret restraints. These cases often decide whether a person can work, and whether a business can protect its interests.

The enforceability of a restrictive covenant is frequently a question of law, judged against reasonableness standards and, in Virginia, a statute restricting non-competes for lower-wage workers. When a court applies the wrong standard or misjudges reasonableness, the error can be reviewed closely on appeal.

We handle employment and restrictive covenant appeals across Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., for employers and individuals, finding the legal error in an enforceability or termination ruling and briefing it for the most favorable standard of review.

Where We Come In

• ✓ A non-compete was enforced or struck on bad law
• ✓ A termination ruling misapplied the standard
• ✓ A trade-secret restraint went too far or not far enough
• ✓ The court misjudged a covenant’s reasonableness
• ✓ You prevailed and must defend the judgment
• ✓ An injunction is restraining you right now

Non-Compete Rulings

Challenge a covenant enforced or struck wrongly.

Termination Disputes

Appeal a legally flawed termination ruling.

Trade-Secret Restraints

Contest the scope of a restraint order.

Reasonableness Review

Appeal a misjudged covenant analysis.

Defending Judgments

Protect an employer or worker win on appeal.

Injunction Stays

Seek a stay of a restraining order.

Map the Deadlines

We confirm the jurisdictional dates first and file the notice of appeal on time. Nothing else matters until this is locked.

Build the Record

We assemble the transcripts and filings the appellate court relies on, and make sure the error is visible in it.

Choose the Issues

We isolate the few preserved errors with the best standard of review and the clearest path to changing the outcome.

Brief & Argue

We write tight, persuasive briefs anchored in the record and the law, and we are ready for the hard questions at argument.

“Restrictive covenant appeals are appealing, in the legal sense, because enforceability is so often a question of law. Whether a non-compete is reasonable in scope, geography, and duration, and whether it complies with statutory limits like Virginia’s restriction on low-wage non-competes, is something an appellate court can review without deferring to the trial judge. So when a court enforces an overbroad covenant, or strikes a reasonable one, there is real room to challenge it. These cases also often involve injunctions, which means moving fast matters as much as being right.”

Answers Before You Call