Practice Areas
- Labor & Employment
- Employment Law Counseling
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Labor Relations Experience
Speeches
- 28th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - Roanoke
- 28th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - Lynchburg
- 28th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar - Danville
News
- 33 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers in America 2011
- 32 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2010
- 30 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2009
- 28 Woods Rogers Lawyers Selected to Best Lawyers in America 2008
Newsletters
- Labor Group Alert - NLRB and DOL Updates
- Labor & Employment Update - Unions and NLRB Elections
- Labor & Employment Update - COBRA Subsidy / The Federal HIRE Act
- Labor & Employment Update - Interns
- Health Care Reform - An Overview for Employers
- Labor & Employment Group Update - Recess Appointments to NLRB, EEOC
- Labor & Employment Update - Private Sector Employees Say "No" to Unions
- Labor & Employment Update - COBRA Update / ICE / GINA
- Labor & Employment Update - Updated COBRA
- Labor & Employment Update - COBRA Changes and Benefits Expanded
- Labor and Employment Update - Arbitration of Age Claims
- Labor & Employment Update, EFCA February 2009
- Labor & Employment Update - Special Presidential Election Edition
- May 2008 Labor & Employment Update
Roanoke
T: (540) 375-2050
F: (540) 375-2577
Lynchburg
T: (434) 237-3332
F: (434) 237-3320
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Education
- University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1973
- University of North Carolina, A.B., 1966
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1974, Virginia Bar
- 1982, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Virginia
- 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- 1982, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Fifth Circuits
- U.S. Supreme Court
Bayard Harris serves on the faculty of the Business Department at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia where he teaches Labor Relations, Human Resource Management, and Business Law. Bayard also continues to practice law as a member of the Labor and Employment Law Group of Woods Rogers PLC.
A native of Washington, D.C., Bayard joined Woods Rogers in 1973. Since 1974, his practice has been concentrated in representing management clients in labor and employment law in a diverse range of manufacturing, retail, service and professional industries. In1991, Bayard founded and until 1998 served as President of The Center for Employment Law, pc, a private management labor firm. In 1993, Bayard founded and continues to serve as the President of Nathan’s Gift Foundation, a non-profit sponsor of youth educational programs.
Bayard received his law degree in 1973 (cum laude) from the University of South Carolina where he served as an author and editor on its Law Review. Bayard received his A.B. degree in 1966 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Bayard served on active duty as a lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1966-1970.
Bayard has been included in The Best Lawyers in America since 1983, in Who’s Who in American Law (6th Edition), Who’s Who in America, (Millennium Edition) and Virginia Business’ Legal Elite, 2000-2003.
Professional Affiliations
- Virginia Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Member
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Member
- Virginia State Bar, Member