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Program Title: January 2025 Legal Update

Date and Time: Tuesday, January 28th, 8:30-10:00 am

Program Description:

Kick off the new year by equipping yourself with the knowledge to navigate the evolving landscape of Human Resources. This program will feature a panel of local legal experts from Woods Rogers and Gentry Locke, who will provide you with the latest legal updates and insights specifically tailored for HR professionals.

Why Attend?

Current Legal Landscape: Gain a comprehensive understanding of the most recent changes in labor laws, employment regulations, and compliance requirements that directly impact your role.

Future Challenges: Stay ahead by exploring anticipated legal trends and challenges that will shape the HR field in the coming year.

Expert Panel: Benefit from the collective expertise of our panelists, who will share practical advice and best practices to help you tackle your toughest HR challenges.

Interactive Q&A: Have your pressing questions addressed, providing you with actionable insights and solutions to implement in your organization.

Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow HR professionals and legal experts.

Don't miss this opportunity to empower yourself with the legal knowledge and tools necessary to navigate 2025 confidently. Join us for an informative and engaging session that will set the tone for a successful year ahead.

Speaker Bio:

Todd Leeson is the Chair of Gentry Locke’s Employment law practice group. He has over 35 years of experience representing Virginia employers in employment and labor law matters. He regularly litigates employment claims in Virginia. Todd also represents management in labor union matters. Todd is repeatedly named one of the Best Lawyers in America in Labor & Employment Law, and has regularly been named to various lists, including Virginia Legal Elite. As recent examples, in 2022, Virginia Lawyers Weekly named Todd a “Go-To Lawyer” for Employment Law, and in 2022 Best Lawyers in America named Todd the “Lawyer of the Year” (Labor law-management) in Roanoke.

Victor Cardwell counsels executive and human resources managers on a wide range of employer concerns—from harassment, sexual orientation and gender identity issues, retaliation, and discrimination. He offers guidance on workforce reductions, handbooks and agreements, unfair competition, wage and hour compliance, health and disability, discipline and discharge, employee leave, workplace violence, and labor/management relations—including union-organizing campaigns and union-avoidance techniques. He has significant experience before state and federal courts and administrative agencies, including the National Labor Relations Board. 

Victor lends legal counsel to many Roanoke-area nonprofit organizations including the Bradley Free Clinic, Center in the Square, Grandin Theatre Foundation, Mill Mountain Zoo, United Way of the Roanoke Valley, Science Museum of Western Virginia, and the Human Rights Council of the Commonwealth of Virginia. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Virginia Foundation of Independent Colleges. In September 2020, Victor was appointed to serve on the board of the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. In the past, he has served on the boards of the Science Museum of Western Virginia and the Virginia High School League Foundation. He has also been an active volunteer with Cosmopolitan International.

Tom Winn’s nationwide practice focuses on traditional labor/management issues, HR counseling, and employment litigation. He devotes much of his attention to labor/management relations and NLRB matters. Peers have commented that “he is one of the most recognized traditional labor lawyers in Virginia.” He represents employers across the country in collective bargaining, grievances/arbitrations, NLRB litigation, union organizing and decertification campaigns, strike management, and other issues under collective bargaining agreements. Tom has extensive experience representing government contractors regarding collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, Service Contract Act compliance, and related issues. He regularly serves as chief spokesman in union negotiations and has handled more than 100 labor arbitration cases.