Edward Lee Isler

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2006.

1945 Old Gallows Road, Suite 650, Tysons Corner Vienna, Virginia 22182

(703) 748-2690

Firm: IslerDare PC

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Overview

Firm

IslerDare PC

Years In Practice

Phone Number (703) 748-2690

Edward Lee Isler is a native of the Washington Metropolitan Area and is a founding partner of IslerDare PC (formerly Ray & Isler, PC and Isler Dare Ray Radcliffe & Connolly, PC). Prior to establishing the Firm in 1997, Eddie spent seven years practicing labor, employment, and employee benefits law in Washington, D.C. with a national firm, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, and two years with a regional firm, Kruchko & Fries. Before beginning private practice, Eddie served a one-year term as judicial clerk to the Honorable James C. Turk, Chief Judge for the United States District Court, Western District of Virginia.

Eddie has achieved national recognition as a leading employment law attorney and maintains an outstanding reputation as an advocate for his clients’ interests in and out of the courtroom. He is a past Chair of the Virginia Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section and of the Planning Committee for the Virginia CLE Annual Employment Law Update.

Eddie resides with his wife and four children in Oakton, Virginia. He is an Elder at McLean Presbyterian Church, and also serves as Vice-Chair of the Board of Dominion Christian School.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Business Management

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Bar Admissions

District of Columbia

Admitted in 1989

Virginia

Admitted in 1987

United States Court of Appeals

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

United States District Court

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

United States District Court for the District of Columbia

United States District Court for the District of Maryland

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Awards

Lawyer of the Year recognition for Edward Lee Isler

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Employment Law - Management, Washington, D.C. (2024)

Litigation - Labor and Employment, Washington, D.C. (2024)

Employment Law - Management, Washington, D.C. (2021)

Litigation - Labor and Employment, Washington, D.C. (2019)

Litigation - Labor and Employment, Washington, DC (2017)

Employment Law - Management, Washington, DC (2016)

Named the Best Lawyers® 2021 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, DC
Named the Best Lawyers® 2019 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, DC
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© – 2006 to Present
Named the Best Lawyers® 2017 Litigation – Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Washington, DC
Honored as a leading employment defense counsel in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers For Business
Named “Top 10 Washington DC Super Lawyers” in Super Lawyers Magazine
Named a “Virginia Super Lawyer” by Richmond Magazine and Law & Politics
Named by Virginia Business Magazine to Virginia Legal Elite, Labor and Employment
Washingtonian Magazine, Best Employment Defense Lawyers in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area
AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell
College of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Fellow

Organizations & Affiliations

District of Columbia Bar

Labor Relations Section

Fairfax Bar Association

Employment Law Section

Virginia Bar Association

Labor and Employment Law Section

Education

College of William & Mary, JD

Graduated 1987

University of Virginia, BA

Graduated 1983