Barry represents clients in each of the firm’s practice areas. In employment law, he works with businesses of all sizes, non-profits, executives and professionals. For schools, he serves as outside general counsel and handles pressing and sensitive legal issues, compliance matters and strategic communications for independent schools. Barry gives presentations to clients, industry groups and at conferences on topics relating to independent schools, preschools and the workplace.
Virginia Super Lawyers, Rising Stars
Listed in labor and employment, 2021–present
Virginia state courts
Burtch Law PLLC
Attorney — Richmond, Virginia — 2018–present
Board of Veterans’ Appeals, Department of Veterans Affairs
Associate Counsel — Washington, DC — 2017–2018
University of Richmond School of Law
Richmond, Virginia — J.D.
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina — B.A.
Select Presentations
Hot Topics in Employment and School Law in Virginia Preschools
Richmond Area Directors — Richmond, Virginia — April 24, 2025
Students and Families: Best Practices and Policies for Operating Your Preschool
Baptist General Association of Virginia — Richmond, Virginia — August 2, 2024
Preschools and Parents: Best Practices in Parent-Facing Contracts and Policies
Preschool Association of Church Educational Directors — Midlothian, Virginia — April 9, 2024
Hot Topics in Employment and School Law in Virginia Preschools
Richmond Area Directors — Richmond, Virginia — April 20, 2023
Schooled in the Law: Recent Updates in Employment Law in Virginia
Virginia Association of Independent Schools Business Officers Institute — Loudoun, Virginia — March 30, 2023
Legal Considerations in Preschools in a Post-Pandemic Virginia
Richmond Area Directors — Richmond, Virginia — March 17, 2022
Protecting Your Church Organization in Today’s Legal Environment
Union Presbyterian Seminary Leadership Institute — Richmond, Virginia — July 24, 2019
Vendor Services Agreements: A Primer
Virginia Association of Independent Schools, Business Officers Institute — Charlottesville, Virginia — April 5, 2019
HR Law in Virginia’s Preschools
Richmond Early Childhood Association — Richmond, Virginia — February 19, 2019
Background Checks in Virginia’s Private Schools
Virginia Council for Private Education — Richmond, Virginia — December 13, 2018
Select Articles
Socioeconomic Integration and the Greater Richmond School District: The Feasibility of Interdistrict Consolidation
50 University of Richmond Law Review 397 — 2015
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
Labor and Employment section, member
Richmond Bar Association
Board of Directors, member
Various committees and subcommittees, former member