Victoria L. Eslinger

Vickie Eslinger practices in the area of general and business litigation, labor and employment as well as in the firm's international practice.

Ms. Eslinger has extensive experience with discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, wage and hour, payment of wages, and employment contract claims, as well as claims based on non-competition and non-disclosure agreements.  She also has extensive experience drafting executive employment and severance agreements.

Ms. Eslinger has served for a number of years as a member of the faculty of the Harvard University Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Course. She formerly practiced law with O'Melveny & Myers in Paris, France, and is fluent in French, Spanish and Italian.

A frequent lecturer at South Carolina Bar seminars, Ms. Eslinger has also served on numerous boards of directors of local civic organizations.

In 2004, the University of South Carolina School of Law honored Ms. Eslinger with the Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award. Ms. Eslinger received the honor in recognition of her more than 30 years of practicing law. It is given to USC law graduates who have made "a significant contribution to the legal profession" and exemplify "the highest standard of professional competence, ethics, and integrity."

• Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law
• Best Lawyers in America - Labor & Employment Law and Family Law
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers - Labor and Employment Law
• USC Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award
• YWCA - TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry) Award

• 18 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina's "Super Lawyers"
• 38 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Names To "The Best Lawyers in America 2008"
  Thirty-eight attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 – including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more.
• Legal Publisher Recognizes Ten Nexsen Pruet Attorneys For Excellence; Three Practices Areas Again Rated No. 1
  Ten Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named among the top legal practitioners in their fields in the 2007 edition of the Chambers USA Guide, and three of the firm’s practice areas were rated No. 1 in South Carolina.
• 32 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named to 2007 Edtion of "Best Lawyers in America"
  Thirty-two attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC have been named to the 2007 edition of Best Lawyers in America – including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more.
• Americans with Disabilities Act UPDATE - Employment Law Briefing Covers Recent Developments
  Employers constantly struggle with how to apply important ADA requirements to day-to-day issues that arise in the workplace. Please join us for a free breakfast briefing for employers about recent developments under the ADA.

• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas
• Employment Law Update - October 2006
  On August 17, 2006, President Bush signed the 900-plus page Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA"), putting in place many reforms to federal tax and employee benefit laws intended to strengthen the nation's private employer retirement system.
• Employment Law Update - September 2006
  General Statement to Human Resources May Put Employer On Notice of Sexual Harassment By Co-Worker.
• Employment Law Update - August 2006
  U.S. Supreme Court Expands Anti-Retaliation Provision of Title VII
• Employment Law Update - July 2006
  Fourth Circuit Holds Employee Has No Automatic Right To Job Restoration Following FMLA Leave
• Employment Law Update - June 2006
  Recent Decisions Highlight Importance Of Background Checks for Employers
• Sexual Harassment

• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - ADA Update - May 2006
• Quarterly Employment Law Breakfast Briefing - January 2006