Olivia primarily focuses on advising employers on compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws.

Get To Know Olivia

Olivia focuses her practice on management-side employment issues. She devotes much of her time to counseling HR managers and employers on compliance with federal and state employment laws. Additionally, Olivia has experience with education law, from K-12 schools to institutions of higher learning.

Olivia offers comprehensive training on essential topics, such as employer obligations and responsibilities, harassment and discrimination, and effective management practices. Her workshops tackle various issues such as navigating challenging interpersonal relationships in the workplace and developing meaningful leadership skills to improve managerial teams. 

Olivia first joined Woods Rogers as a summer associate in 2021 and returned as an associate in 2022. She earned her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law. While in law school, Olivia interned for an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she developed her interest in employment law.

Olivia grew up in Richmond, Virginia, and then studied environmental policy and planning at Virginia Tech. In her free time, Olivia is an avid reader and self-proclaimed foodie.

Experience

  • Frequently presents annual harassment and discrimination training to employees and management of both large and small companies.
  • Provides regular support in defending EEOC charges, both through the mediation and investigation phases.
  • Successfully litigates unlawful detainer actions for residential landlords.
  • Manages dynamic case load to prosecute administrative and quasi-criminal offenses in Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court.

Credentials

Education

American University Washington College of Law, J.D.

Virginia Tech, B.S.

Admissions

Virginia

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia

U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Affiliations

  • Mill Mountain Zoo, Board Member
  • Pa’lante Family Technology Center, Board Member
  • Roanoke Valley SHRM, Legislative Co-Chair
  • Roanoke Bar Association
  • Ted Dalton Inn of Court
  • Virginia Women Attorneys Association

News & Insights

  • Seminar
    Woods Rogers 45th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar
  • Speaking Engagement
    Plaintiff & Defense Attorney Panel|
  • Speaking Engagement
    Employee Handbook Essentials: Best Practices for Effective Workplace Policies|
  • Speaking Engagement
    Workplace Law: Expect the Unexpected – Legal Updates and Practical Advice|
  • Speaking Engagement
    What's the Tea? Updates on Commonwealth Laws|
  • Alert
  • Speaking Engagement
    BRHRA Employment Law Seminar
  • Seminar
    Fall 2025
    2025 Labor & Employment Seminars|
  • Speaking Engagement
    Employment Law Updates|
  • Speaking Engagement
    Competing Interests|
  • Alert
  • Speaking Engagement
    Employment Law Updates - Lynchburg|
  • Speaking Engagement
    Annual Employment Law Seminar|
  • Alert
  • Speaking Engagement
    October 22, 23, 28; November 13, 14, 2024
    From Tense to Tranquil: 43rd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars 

Other Publications & Media

  • 35th Annual Employment Law Update Seminar, Materials Contributing Author, Virginia Bar Association, 2026
  • 34th Annual Employment Law Update Seminar, Materials Contributing Author, Virginia Bar Association, 2025

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