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VDOT Settles 2nd Race-Based Discrimination Lawsuit – Roanoke Times: http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/vdot-settles-nd-race-based-discrimination-lawsuit/article_fb8c8163-59d2-5178-a51c-e27e30688f89.html

Tommy has been listed as a member of Virginia Business Magazine’s Legal Elite in the category of Labor / Employment Law for 2014. Less than ten of the seventy-seven lawyers across the state to receive this distinction represent employees like T…

VDOT Employee Wins Racial Bias Case, but VDOT Faces Second Action – Roanoke Times: http://www.roanoke.com/news/local/vdot-employee-wins-racial-bias-case-but-vdot-faces-second/article_7384bc99-f910-5a61-9ed2-c6116c9567d9.html; Richmond Times-Dis…

Prison Guard Wins Title VII Retaliation Verdict – Virginia Lawyers Weekly: http://valawyersweekly.com/2014/10/08/prison-guard-wins-title-vii-retaliation-verdict/

Giles County Sheriff Being Sued for $3 Millions by County Supervisor – WDBJ 7: http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/giles-county-sheriff-being-sued-for-3-million-by-county-supervisor/26972110

State Whistle Blower Statute Supports Bowman Claim – Virginia Lawyer’s Weekly. Tommy was interviewed and quoted regarding state Bowman claims (wrongful termination, the exception to the Virginia “at-will work” doctrine) in rel…

Charges Dropped Against Second Defendant in Fatal Roanoke Shooting – Roanoke Times: http://www.roanoke.com/news/crime/roanoke/charges-dropped-against-second-defendant-in-fatal-roanoke-shooting/article_42e8d33d-a847-544e-8e96-63fee7665ca1.html

Manager Can Sue for Retaliation – Virginia Lawyers Weekly: http://valawyersweekly.com/2014/02/19/manager-can-sue-for-retaliation/