Thomas R. Bagby

Thomas R. Bagby is a principal at Woods Rogers. He represents employers in litigation in state and federal courts and administrative agencies around the country.

He also regularly counsels employers on workplace-related issues that include affirmative action policies, ADA and FMLA issues, discipline and discharge, discrimination, noncompetition issues, sexual and other harassment.

Tom is a presenter at the Woods Rogers Labor and Employment Seminars held annually. A Roanoke native, Tom joined Woods Rogers in 1995.

Previously, he worked in the Washington, D.C., office of a national law firm where he represented national and international clients in labor and employment law. Tom is a past president of the Virginia Bar Association (VBA), and is the immediate past president and a past chairman of Woods Rogers.

Tom frequently speaks or is quoted in the media about the changing landscape and regulations involving labor and employment law. He is co-author of Labor & Employment Law in Virginia: A Business Guide for Employers, published by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Virginia Lawyers Weekly also recognized Tom in its 2014 Leaders in the Law class.

Tom has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America, including being named Roanoke Labor and Employment“Lawyer of the Year” in 2014. He is a Fellow of the Roanoke Bar Association and a Class of 2015 Fellows of the Virginia Law Foundation. Virginia Business magazine designates him as a member of its Legal Elite list.

Tom’s community outreach has included service on the boards of directors of many local community organizations.