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$20 Million Landmark Whistleblower Trial Under Virginia Law Advanced by Virginia Employment Law
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law is representing Dr. Thomas Bolton in what is believed to be the first jury trial brought under the Virginia Whistleblower Protection Act. Dr. Bolton, a Roanoke Valley emergency physician, alleges he was wrongfully terminated b…
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Virginia Employment Law Files Dual Whistleblower and Hostile Workplace Lawsuits Against City of Roanoke
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law, led by attorney Thomas E. Strelka, is representing two former high-ranking city finance officials in separate $5 million lawsuits alleging a toxic workplace culture under Roanoke’s prior leadership. Plaintiffs Yen Thuy Ha,…
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Virginia Employment Law Files 1st Amendment Wrongful Termination Lawsuit for Former Spotsylvania Superintendent
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law, led by attorney Thomas E. Strelka, represents former Spotsylvania County Superintendent Mark Taylor in a wrongful termination and First Amendment lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia…
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Virginia Employment Law Challenges Retaliation in $15 Million Whistleblower Case
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law, led by attorney Thomas E. Strelka, represents Dr. Michele Hollis, a Hanover County emergency physician, in a $15 million whistleblower lawsuit against two emergency department staffing companies owned by a Canadian private eq…
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Virginia Employment Law Defends First Amendment Rights in Retaliation Lawsuit Against Roanoke County School Officials
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law, through attorney Thomas E. Strelka, represents Roanoke County Supervisor Martha Hooker in a federal lawsuit alleging her termination from the school system was illegal retaliation for exercising her constitutional rights. The…
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Virginia Employment Law Resolves Federal Title IX Lawsuit Against VMI
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law successfully resolved a federal lawsuit against the Virginia Military Institute’s Board of Visitors through private mediation in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The case involved a prospective s…
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Virginia Employment Law Files $5 Million Lawsuit Alleging Religious Discrimination at Hollins University
August 12th, 2025
Virginia Employment Law, representing former Hollins University Vice President Steven Laymon, has filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for supporting Jewish students who reported antisemitic harassment on ca…
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Nurse Practitioner Claims $10M from Carilion in Defamation Suit
September 16th, 2024
Virginia Employment Law is suing Carilion hospital and an administrator for defamation in the Roanoke City Circuit Court. As published in the Roanoke Times, Zhan Wang worked for Carilion in 2023 when false information about her performance as a nurse…
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Roanoke Bar Association Awards Brittany Haddox with Young Lawyer of the Year
September 16th, 2024
The Roanoke Bar Association awarded Brittany Haddox Young Lawyer of the year at its June, 2024 meeting and luncheon. Ms. Haddox received the award for her “outstanding contributions to the law and to the Roanoke Bar Association.” Ms. Hadd…
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Virginia State Bar Recognizes Tommy as Pro Bono Champion
September 16th, 2024
For the second year in a row, the Virginia State Bar recognized Tommy Strelka for his outstanding contributions to pro bono representation. Tommy was selected along with a handful of other attorneys across the Commonwealth of Virginia for their contr…
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