Agnis C. Chakravorty

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Education
  • University of Richmond, J.D., 1989
  • College of William & Mary, B.A., 1985
Bar & Court Admissions
  • 1989, Virginia Bar
  • 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • 1997, U.S. Supreme Court

Agnis C. Chakravorty is a principal in the firm. Agnis specializes in labor and employment law solely for management clients. Prior to Woods Rogers, Agnis was a principal at the Center for Employment Law, P.C.

Agnis is a member of the Labor and Employment sections of both the Virginia Bar Association and the American Bar Association, where he serves on The Developing Labor Law Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Virginia State Bar and the Roanoke Bar Association.  Agnis was the 1996 recipient of the Roanoke Valley Jaycees Outstanding Young Man Award and has been recognized for a number of years by Virginia Business Magazine as a "Legal Elite" in the field of Labor and Employment and is also listed in "Best Lawyers in America" and "Virginia Super Lawyers".

Agnis is a 1989 honor graduate of the University of Richmond School of Law, and a 1985 graduate of the College of William & Mary where he received a B.A. degree in Government and Religion.

Experience

  • Worked on model non-competition agreements for Fortune 500 company for employees nationwide.
  • Drafted handbook for one of Virginia's largest contractors.
  • Worked on re-organization issues for one of Virginia's largest private medical practices.

Professional Affiliations

  • Roanoke Bar Association, 2000 - 2002, Board of Directors
  • Virginia Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Section
  • American Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Section, Developing Labor Law Subcommittee
  • Virginia State Bar, Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management, National; Roanoke Valley; Lynchburg; New River Valley

Professional Activities and Honors

  • Board member, The Al Pollard Memorial Foundation
  • AV rate by Martindale Hubbell; Listed consistently: as a Virginia Legal Elite, Virginia Superlawyer and the Best Lawyers in America. Also listed as a Best Lawyer by Corporate Counsel Magazine.