Over the course of her twenty nine years in practice, she has acquired a broad civil litigation experience, helping clients in employment issues and liability disputes. She was listed by Virginia Business Magazine among the Commonwealth’s "Legal Elite," specializing in employment law and litigation and recognized in 2011 by Virginia Lawyers Weekly in its selection of Influential Women of Virginia.
Included in her skills are the following areas:
Linda has considerable experience working on behalf of employers in addressing their employment law needs. Underlying her representation is a strong principle of finding the right approach to achieve the employer’s goals. She has successfully represented employers in cases with issues involving Family and Medical Leave Act, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, discrimination on the basis of sex, race and ethnicity, wrongful termination, retaliatory discharge, defamation, assault and battery and others.
She has represented employers in state and federal courts across Virginia and in front of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, Virginia Employment Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She has also lectured on many occasions on FMLA, Title VII, EEOC and Virginia Workers’ Compensation topics.
In addition, she has handled numerous civil litigation cases for clients involving claims of products liability, defamation, premises liability, trespass and many others.
Staff:
Bobbie McNeil (Litigation Paralegal)
(D): 540-725-3377
(E): bmcneil@faplawfirm.com
Pat Kennerly (Workers' Compensation Paralegal/Legal Assistant)
(D): 540-725-3394
(E): pkennerly@faplawfirm.com
Susan Houk (Paralegal/Legal Assistant)
(D): 540-725-3386
(E): shouk@faplawfirm.com
Education:
- College of William and Mary (B.B.A., 1979)
- Washington and Lee University School of Law (J.D., 1982)
Areas of Practice:
- Employee Relations & Policies
- Subrogation
- Civil Litigation
- Workers’ Compensation
Bar Admissions:
- Virginia Bar, 1982
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1983
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2002
Professional Honors, Affiliations and Activities:
National:
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation (1995 - present)
- Member - American Bar Association (1983 - present)
State:
- Recognized by Virgina Lawyers Weeky in its selection of Influential Women of Virginia 2011
- Selected annually as one of Virginia's Super Lawyers Specializing in Civil Litigation, Virginia Super Lawyers magazine
- Named as one of Virginia's "Legal Elite" Specializing in Litigation, Virginia Business magazine (December 2001 Edition)
- Named as one of Virginia's "Legal Elite" Specializing in Employment Law, Virginia Business magazine (December 2000 Edition)
- Past Chair - Standing Committee on Lawyer Discipline, Virginia State Bar (1995 - 1996), member (1992-1996)
- Past member - Sixth District Disciplinary Committee - Virginia State Bar (1988 - 1991)
- Member - Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and the Defense Research Institute (1985 - present)
- Past member - Professionalism Course Faculty - Virginia State Bar (1988 - 1991)
- Member - Virginia Bar Association (1983 - present)
Community Honors, Affiliations and Activities:
- Member - Economic Development Authority, City of Roanoke, Treasurer (2009 - present), member (2004 - present)
- Member - Board of Trustees North Cross School (2010 - present) Executive Commitee member (2011 - present)
- Member - Roanoke Women's Foundation (2010 - present)
- Past member - Board of Directors & Executive Committee - The Roanoke Symphony Society (1997 - 2000)
- Past member - Board of Directors & Executive Committee - United Way of Roanoke Valley (1997 - 2001)
- Past member - Board of Directors - Roanoke Region, First Citizens Bank (1998 - 2009)
- Past member - Board of Directors - Roanoke Bar Association (1990 - 1991)
