Thomas M. Winn, III

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Education
  • University of Richmond, J.D., cum laude, 1993
  • Duke University, A.B., 1990
Bar & Court Admissions
  • 1993, Virginia Bar
  • Supreme Court of Virginia
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
  • 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
  • 1998, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
  • 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
  • 1999, U.S. Supreme Court

Tom Winn, a principal in the firm, represents management in the full range of labor and employment law issues. Tom represents employers in litigation before state and federal courts and administrative agencies. Tom also handles labor arbitrations, negotiations, strike-related activities and other issues under collective bargaining agreements. He counsels management in union avoidance campaigns, and regularly handles litigation before the NLRB.

In addition, Tom advises and trains management clients on a wide range of workplace issues ranging from employee handbooks and agreements, discipline and discharge issues, ADA and FMLA compliance, workplace harassment and discrimination, substance abuse, affirmative action policies, and non-competition issues.

Tom graduated from Duke University in 1990, majoring in political science and psychology. He graduated cum laude from the University of Richmond School of Law in 1993.

Tom is named in The Best Lawyers in America in the Labor and Employment practice area, has been cited by Virginia Business magazine's "Legal Elite" in the Labor and Employment category and has been cited by Super Lawyers Magazine in the Employment and Labor category.  Tom is a past chairman of the Employment Law Section of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys. Tom has authored and co-authored numerous articles in various publications, including The Journal of Civil Litigation and The University of Richmond Law Review. Tom is co-author of Labor & Employment Law In Virginia: A Business Guide For Employers, a book published through the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

Published Opinions

  • Employment Litigation
  • Tanaka v. ITT Corporation and IBEW, Local 1260 (AFL-CIO), 2007 WL 3129518 (D.Hawaii 2007) (LMRA Section 301);
  • Hale v. Broadspire Services, Inc., 232 Fed.Appx. 278, 2007 WL 1455142 (4th Cir. 2007) (ERISA);
  • Darden v. Cardinal Travel Center, 493 F.Supp.2d 773 (W.D.Va. 2007) (Title VII);
  • Bateman v. Therapeutic Innovations, Inc., 2007 WL 460828 (W.D.Va. 2007) (Title VII);
  • Hale v. American Elec. Power Ltd Plan, 2007 WL 664511 (4th Cir. 2007) (ERISA);
  • Peffer v. Emtech Laboratories, Inc., 2006 WL 3761625 (W.D.Va. 2006) (Title VII, Pregnancy Discrimination Act);
  • Hale v. Kemper Nat. Services, Inc., 2005 WL 3533416 (W.D.Va. 2005) (ERISA);
  • Hale v. Kemper Nat. Services, Inc., 2005 WL 3263054 (W.D.Va. 2005) (ERISA);
  • Moses v. Yokohama Tire Corp., 110 Fed.Appx. 340, 2004 WL 2291394 (4th Cir. 2004) (ADEA);
  • Thomas v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Inc., 31 Fed.Appx. 101, 2002 WL 376687 (4th Cir. 2002) (Title VII);
  • Glover v. Oppleman, 178 F.Supp.2d 622, 2001 WL 1453903 (W.D.Va. 2001) (Title VII);
  • E.E.O.C. v. Optical Cable Corp., 169 F.Supp.2d 539, 2001 WL 1272201 (W.D.Va. 2001) (Title VII);
  • Thomas v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 2001 WL 34790222 (W.D.Va. 2001) (Title VII);
  • Childress v. Appalachian Power Co., 230 F.3d 1351, 2000 WL 1294253 (4th Cir. 2000) (ADA);
  • Childress v. American Elec. Power Co., 205 F.3d 1332, 2000 WL 219759 (4th Cir. 2000) (Title VII, ADA, ADEA, ERISA);
  • Bolinsky v. Carter Machinery Co., Inc., 69 F.Supp.2d 842, 1999 WL 1018667, 81 Fair FEP Cas. (BNA) 441 (W.D.Va. 1999) (ADA);
  • Childress v. Appalachian Power Co., 155 F.3d 558, 1998 WL 417278 (4th Cir. 1998) (ADA);
  • Scearce v. Halifax County, Va., Slip Copy, 1996 WL 500948 (4th Cir. 1996) (Section 1983);
  • Bennett v. Federal Paper Bd. Co., 73 F.3d 356, 1995 WL 756349 (4th Cir. 1995) (Title VII);
  • Cole v. Appalachian Power Co., 903 F.Supp. 975, 1995 WL 684636 (S.D.W.Va. 1995) (Title VII)
  • Labor Arbitrations and NLRB Proceedings
  • ITT Industries Night Vision, Roanoke, Virginia Plant and IUE/CWA Local 82162, 126 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 1252 (Heekin, 2009) (discharge);
  • ITT Corporation, Systems Division, Ft. Benning and Columbus Metal Trades Council and IBEW Local 613, 125 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 402 (Holley, 2008) (discharge);
  • American Electric Power company (Appalachian Power Company, Bluefield, WV and Individual Grievant, 123 Lab. Arb. (BNA) (Trotter, 2007) (discharge);
  • ITT Industries Night Vision, Roanoke, Virginia Plant and IUE/CWA Local 82162, 118 LA (BNA) 1504 (Cohen, 2003) (rescission of resignation);
  • Kentucky Power Company, American Electric Power Corp. and IBEW Local 978, 2003 WL 23182290 (Harlan, 2003) (supervisor performing unit work);
  • ITT Industries Night Vision, Roanoke, Virginia Plant and IUE Local 162, 118 LA (BNA) 437 (Duff, 2003) (discharge);
  • Yokohama Tire Corp. and USWA Local 1023, 117 LA (BNA) 5 (Sergent, 2002) (discharge);
  • Yokohama Tire Corp. and USWA Local 1023, 117 LA (BNA) 509 (Sergent, 2002) (discharge);
  • Appalachian Power Company and Individual Employee, 2001 WL 574288 (Heekin, 2001);
  • American Electric Power and IBEW Local 978, 114 Lab. Arb. (BNA) 501 (Hewitt, 2000) (discharge);
  • Appalachian Power Company, Philip Sporn Plant, and UMWA District 17, Local 5396, 1997 WL 1068767 (Hewitt, 1997) (discharge);
  • Appalachian Mach. and Rebuild Co., 317 NLRB 1343, 151 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 1088 (1995) (discharge)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association, Member, Labor and Employment Section; Development of the Law Under the NLRA Committee; Equal employment Opportunity Committee
  • Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Employment Law Committee, Past Chairman
  • Virginia Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section; Past Young Lawyers Division Liaison to Labor and Employment Council
  • Roanoke Bar Association, Member
  • Virginia State Bar, Member, Bar Exam Grader, Former YLC Circuit Representative
  • Roanoke Society for Human Resource Management, Member
  • New River Valley Society for Human Resource Management, Member
  • Appalachian Society for Human Resource Management, Member

Professional Activities and Honors

  • Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Roanoke Valley, Graduate, Backbone Club, Former Member
  • Boy Scouts of America, District Committee, Former Member, District Camporee Committee, Former Chairman, Eagle Scout Board of Review, Former Chairman
  • Opera Roanoke, Former Board Member
  • Youth Services Citizens Board, Past Chairman
  • Pastoral Counseling Center, Former Board Member
  • Pathfinders for Greenways, Former Board Member
  • Roanoke City Task Force on Youth, Former Board Member, Past Chairman
  • DePaul Community Resources, Past President
  • Second Presbyterian Church, Finance Committee
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