Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trade Secret
- Labor & Employment
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Law Counseling
- Employment Litigation Defense
- Litigation
- Appellate
- Commercial Litigation
- General Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice (Litigation)
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
- 15 Woods Rogers Lawyers Honored as Super Lawyers and 5 Honored as Rising Stars
- Woods Rogers Recognized by Chambers & Partners
- 16 Woods Rogers Attorneys Honored as 2009 Legal Elite
- William B. Poff Named "Roanoke's Top Attorney" by The Roanoker Magazine - 8 Woods Rogers Attorneys Honored as Top Attorneys by The Roanoker Magazine
- 32 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named by Peers for Inclusion in Best Lawyers in America 2010
- 15 Woods Rogers Attorneys Featured as Super Lawyers and 4 Honored as Rising Stars
- Kemper, Layman and Poff Named Lawyers of the Year
- 18 Woods Rogers Attorneys Selected in Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
- 30 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named Best Lawyers in America 2009
- Woods Rogers Recognized by Chamber & Partners Publication
- Bill Poff receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the Roanoke Bar Association
- 19 Woods Rogers Lawyers Selected to Virginia Business Magazine's Legal Elite
- 28 Woods Rogers Lawyers Selected to Best Lawyers in America 2008
- 12 Woods Rogers Lawyers Honored as Virginia Super Lawyers!
- Woods Rogers PLC Recognized by Chambers & Partners: Poff, Jennings & Loftis listed as leading lawyers in litigation
Newsletters
- 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
- The Declaratory Judgment - A Better Way to Resolve Disputes
- Protecting Trade Secrets It’s What They Do, Not What They Know, That Counts
- 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
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Education
- Washington & Lee University, LL.B., summa cum laude, 1955
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1952
Bar & Court Admissions
- 1955, Virginia Bar
- 1959, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
William B. Poff is a former principal and now Of Counsel in the Roanoke office of Woods Rogers PLC. Bill has extensive experience in virtually all areas of Commercial and Civil Litigation. He has argued and tried cases in federal and state courts, including the Virginia Supreme Court, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Bill has been named in the Best Lawyers in America publication since its inception, and he served on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association from 1987 to 1990. Bill is a Member of the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and has served on the National Executive Committee since 1993. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers. He has served on the Rules Advisory Committee of both the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Virginia Supreme Court. Bill joined the Firm in 1959 after completing undergraduate work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and earning his LL.B. from Washington and Lee University summa cum laude, member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif.
Bill received The Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys(VADA) Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation in 2004. The VADA notes that Bill demonstrates the highest quality of ability and leadership in the legal profession and is often thought of as a role model.
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Virginia State Bar, 1981 - 1982, President
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1971 - 1972, President
- State Board of Education, 1971 - 1977, Member
- Roanoke Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member, 1987 - 1990, Board of Governors
- International Society of Barristers, 1985, Member
- International Association of Defense Counsel, 1975, Member
- Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, 1975, Member
- National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, National Executive Committee, Member
- America Inns of Court, Master