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Local Government and Public Officials

John A. Gibney, Jr. and Robert A. Dybing have extensive experience representing local governments and public officials in a broad range of legal matters. Representative clients include:

• Cities, Counties, and Towns
• The State Corporation Commission
• Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs
• Judges
• Commonwealth’s Attorneys
• Regional Jail Administrators and Staff
• Boards of Supervisors
• School Boards and School Administrators
• Clerks of Court
• Industrial Authorities
• Commissioners of the Revenue
• Police Chiefs and Officers
• Electoral Boards
• Universities and University Officials

In addition, Mr. Gibney and Mr. Dybing represent private clients in dealings with local and state government.

Among the types of matters handled for these clients are:

• Employment law (discrimination claims, grievances, litigation, etc.)
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Land use (zoning, CUPs)
• Drafting statutes and ordinances
• Civil rights and constitutional claims (see separate web page for Constitutional Law and Civil Rights Litigation)
• Election controversies
• Contempt of court charges (and other criminal charges brought against officials)
• Contract claims
• State law torts (defamation, negligence, wrongful death, false imprisonment, etc.)
• Seminars and courses of instruction for public officials

Mr. Gibney and Mr. Dybing have dozens of published cases relating to their representation of local governments and public officials, including matters before Virginia Circuit Courts, the Virginia Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of Virginia, the United States District Courts (Eastern and Western Districts), and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.