Education
University of Richmond School of Law, J.D. 2012
Cum Laude
Washington & Lee University, B.A., 2009
Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
State
Virginia (2012)
Federal
U.S. District Court
— Eastern District of Virginia
— Western District of Virginia
— Western District of Michigan
U.S. Court of Appeals
— Fourth Circuit
Partner
Email: lkomisin@islerdare.com | vCard
Lindsey Strachan Komisin is a Partner at IslerDare P.C.’s Richmond, Virginia office.
Lindsey’s practice focuses on representing employers in state and federal court and advising clients on a variety of labor and employment matters including those arising under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, FLSA and state wage and hour laws. Lindsey also has experience in complex litigation and class action litigation matters, including defending misclassification actions. Lindsey also works with her clients to provide preventive advice and counsel on employment law issues.
Prior to joining Isler Dare in 2019, Lindsey practiced with Jackson Lewis in the Richmond, Virginia office. Lindsey graduated from the University of Richmond School of Law in 2012 where she served as the Executive Editor for the Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, as a member of the Moot Court Board, and as a Teaching Assistant.
Lindsey is a Richmond native and is an active member of the Richmond community. While at Washington & Lee, Lindsey earned NCAA All-America accolades as a member of the Women’s Swim Team.
Professional and Community Involvement
Bar Associations
Virginia Bar Association, Labor Relations and Employment Section, Update on Law Developments Committee Chair
Richmond Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee Member (2014-2020)
Virginia State Bar, Conference of Local and Specialty Bar Associations, Executive Committee Member
Virginia State Bar, Harry L. Carrico Professionalism Course Faculty
Other Associations
National Home Delivery Association, Women’s Council Member (2018-2020)
Pro Bono and Community Involvement
Greater Richmond Stop Child Abuse Now (“SCAN”), Board of Young Professionals, Chair (2016 - 2022), Advisory Council (2023 - present)
Washington and Lee University, Alumni Board of Directors, President (2018 - 2023)
Children’s Home Society of Virginia, Junior Board Member (2016-2019)
Washington and Lee University, Richmond Alumni Chapter, President (2015-2017)
Honors
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - 2024
Recognized in the Virginia Business Magazine as Virginia’s Legal Elite - 2022
Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers - Employment and Labor Law - 2022 and 2023
Recognized as a Rising Star in Virginia Super Lawyers in the category of Employment and Labor - 2022
Received Richmond Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year Award - 2021
Publications
Perspective of a Female Attorney, Virginia Lawyer Vol. 69/No. 4 (December 2020) [Author]
Exempt or Nonexempt?: New Salary Level Requires Employers to Revamp Pay Practices, Reprinted from the spring 2020 issue of the VBA Journal with permission of The Virginia Bar Association and author Lindsey A. Strachan
Arbitration agreements and class waivers after Epic Systems: A practice guide for employers, Richmond Times-Dispatch (October 7, 2018) [Author]
FLSA ‘Manager Rule’ Doesn’t Apply to Title VII Cases, SHRM Online (September 24, 2015) [Co-Author]
Attorney Blogs in the Wake of Hunter v. Virginia State Bar, Virginia State Bar Litigation Section Newsletter (Summer 2014) [Co-Author]
Congratulations, You’re a Lawyer! So, Now What . . . ?, Docket Call (Fall 2013) [Co-Author]
Re-Mapping Privacy Law: How the Google Maps Scandal Requires Tort Law Reform, Richmond Journal of Law and Technology, Vol. XVII Is. 14 (Summer 2011) [Author]
Professional / continuing legal education presentations
Co-Author and Speaker, “Whistleblower Claims in Virginia,” VBA 53rd Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law (September 2023)
Co-Author and Speaker, “Basics of Employment Discrimination,” Virginia CLE (2023)
Moderator, “Re-Engaging After COVID,” VSB Bar Leaders Institute (March 2023)
Co-Author and Speaker, “The Times Are A-Changing: The New Employment Law Landscape in Virginia",” Isler Dare Zoom Seminar, (May 2021)
Co-Author and Speaker, “Employee Benefits During the Pandemic: 2021 Trends and Developments,” Isler Dare Annual Benefits Client Seminar, (March 2021)
Co-Author and Speaker, “The Best Practices for Managing Employees During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Isler Dare Zoom Seminar, (October 2020)
Co-Author and Speaker, “Advanced FMLA Workshop: Demystifying Employer Requirements,” Isler Dare Client Breakfast Briefing, (November 2019)
Co-Author and Speaker, “National Home Delivery Association, Women in Home Delivery Breakout Session,” NHDA Annual Forum (August 2018)