King is a member of Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black’s (WRVB) Appellate Law, Higher Education, and Labor & Employment practice groups. He assists employers with employment law litigation, labor-management relations, and also offers counsel to businesses on employment-related matters.
Best Lawyers in America named King as the 2023 Roanoke “Lawyer of the Year” for both Employment Law-Management and Labor Law-Management.
King regularly counsels and represents colleges and universities throughout Virginia, and leads the efforts of WRVB’s Higher Education team. He is an active member of the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) and a frequent speaker at a wide variety of higher education conferences such as CUPA-HR (College and University Professional Association), the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia (CICV), and WRVB’s own Higher Education seminars. In addition, King currently serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and previously taught at the William & Mary Law School. His experience working for and within higher education institutions gives him valuable insight into the myriad issues facing higher educational institutions.
King’s experience as a labor and employment attorney includes defending claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Title VII. He has extensive experience providing strategic guidance to clients on conducting internal audits of corporate compliance, employment policies, and other critical decisions. King also assists federal contractors in preparing affirmative action programs and represents them during government audits. King has served as lead negotiator in collective bargaining and has represented employers in grievance and arbitration proceedings.
King received an AV Preeminent Rating from Martindale-Hubbell for Employment Litigation and is recognized by Chambers USA-America’s Leading Business Lawyers for Labor and Employment Law. He is a frequent speaker at national and regional programs for organizations such as the American Bar Association, the Federal Labor Standards Legislation Committee, and Virginia SHRM.
King serves on the Board of Directors for United Way of the Roanoke Valley and Virginia’s Blue Ridge Works, of which he is immediate past chair. King is an advisory board member for Roanoke Public Library and is former Legislative Affairs Chair for the Roanoke Valley Society of Human Resources Management.
He is a contributing author to The Family and Medical Leave Act treatise, published by BNA (2nd Ed.).
A native of Roanoke, Va., King earned a J.D. from the William & Mary Law School and his B.A. from the University of Virginia. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of the Western District of North Carolina, the U.S. District Courts of the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Eleventh Circuits. King is licensed by the Virginia State Bar, the North Carolina State Bar, and the West Virginia State Bar.
Thought Leadership
Publications
An Employment Law Guide: Employee Rights and Employer Responsibilities in Virginia (2021), Co-author
Employment Law in Virginia (2020), Co-author
Teaching Engagements
Labor & Employment Law Practicum – W&L Law – Fall 2018
Attorney Perspectives
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Open Registration: HR2023 Back on Track: WRVB’s 42nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars
September 22, 2023 -
NLRB Targets Severance Agreements
April 13, 2023 -
Are Your Highly Compensated Employees Exempt Under FLSA?
March 16, 2023 -
OFCCP Update: Possible Public Disclosure of EEO-1 Information
September 12, 2022 -
COVID-19 Legal Round Up and Looming 2022 Deadlines
December 21, 2021 -
Judge Strikes Down Some DOL Employee Leave Regulations Under FFCRA (Coronavirus and the Law)
August 24, 2020 -
Unemployment Qualifications and Benefits Under the CARES Act (Coronavirus and the Law)
April 15, 2020 -
Letting Employees Go – Is it a Furlough or Layoff, and Does it Matter? (Coronavirus and the Law)
April 10, 2020 -
Summer Issues – Employee Wellness Plans
July 19, 2019 -
Supreme Court Allows Class Action Waivers
May 25, 2018
Featured Posts
Speaking Engagements
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TRGroup Human Resources Conference | Human Resources Roundtable
September 27, 2023 -
TRGroup Compliance and Risk Management Conference + TRGroup Human Resources Conference | Legal Update & HR Hot Topics and HR Roundtable
September 27, 2023 -
New River Valley SHRM Annual Legal Update Session | Big 3 Agency Update
September 21, 2023 -
Tennessee Credit Union League Annual Convention | Legal Updates and Hot Topics in Employment Law
May 18, 2023 -
HR Virginia 2023 Annual Conference | Staying Fresh: Federal & State Legal Updates
April 25, 2023 -
Virginia Bar Association Annual Conference on Labor & Employment | NLRB Update
September 10, 2022 -
Charlottesville SHRM | Legal Update 2022
February 8, 2022 -
Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance | Vaccine Mandate Implementation: Details Employers Need to Know
November 9, 2021 -
Charlottesville SHRM Annual Conference | Make a List and Check it Twice: Legal Update on Virginia’s New Employment Laws
October 12, 2021 -
VBA 51st Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law | NLRB Update
October 1, 2021 -
Virginia CLE | 30th Annual Employment Law Update Seminar 2021
May 4, 2021 -
HR Virginia Annual Conference 2021 | Airtight Writing: Protect Your Workplace with Better Job Descriptions
April 14, 2021 -
HR Virginia Annual Conference 2021 | Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Employees with Competing Interests
April 11, 2021 -
Virginia Medical Group Management Association | The Intersection of HIPAA, Patient Privacy, and the Nosy Employee
March 23, 2021 -
Virginia College and University Professional Association for HR | What’s New in the Biden Administration
March 9, 2021 -
Charlottesville SHRM | 2021 Legal Update
February 9, 2021 -
CUPA-HR Virginia Chapter | CUPA-HR Virginia Legal Update
December 15, 2020 -
Charlottesville SHRM | Airtight Writing: Protect Your Workplace and Your Employees with Better Job Descriptions
November 10, 2020 -
Virginia Tech Roanoke Center | Airtight Writing: Protect Your Workplace and Your Employees with Better Job Descriptions
August 12, 2020 -
Virginia Credit Union League | Virginia’s Updated Workplace Standards & EFMLA
August 5, 2020 -
Virginia Tech Roanoke Center | Emergency Leave and FLSA: Post COVID-19 and Beyond
July 29, 2020 -
Virginia MGMA | HR-Employee Evaluations, Interview Techniques, Hiring the Right Person
September 23, 2019 -
New River Valley SHRM 2019 Legal Seminar: The Counsel You Keep | 2019 Employment Law Updates
September 19, 2019 -
Virginia Bar Association Annual Conference on Labor and Employment Law | Hot Issues With the NLRB
September 13, 2019 -
Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia | Hot Button Legal Issues in HR
May 22, 2019 -
Association of Government Accountants | Federal Employment Laws Every Leader Should Know
April 25, 2019 -
Virginia College & University HR Professionals | Hot Topics in Employment Law
April 12, 2019 -
Virginia SHRM Annual Conference | Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
April 8, 2019 -
Virginia Society of CPAs – Roanoke Chapter | Federal Laws Every Leader Should Know
January 24, 2019 -
5th Annual Shenandoah SHRM Legal Update | Headline News and Updates from the EEOC, DOL, & NLRB + #MeToo
September 19, 2018 -
CUPA-HR Virginia Chapter Annual Conference | Hot Topics in Employment Law
May 2, 2018 -
VA State SHRM Annual Meeting | Federal Agency Developments in the New Trump Era: What’s New at the EEOC, DOL, and NLRB
April 23, 2018 -
Va. Association of Chiefs of Police | Employment Law Update
March 28, 2018 -
Blue Ridge Human Resources Association | Employment Law Seminar
March 14, 2018
Seminars + Events
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Stronger Together: WRVB 2022 Labor & Employment Seminars
October 6 - October 24, 2022 -
40th Annual Labor & Employment Webinar Series
October 7 – November 4, 2021 -
HR LifeLine: 2020 Labor & Employment Webinar Series
Every Thursday in October, 2020 -
2019 Labor and Employment Seminar Series
October 2 - November 5, 2019 -
37th Annual Labor & Employment Seminar Series
September 20 - October 17, 2018 -
Key Legal Issues in Higher Education
March 1, 2018
Recognition
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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 70 WRVB Attorneys
August 17, 2023 -
Seven WRVB Attorneys and Three Practice Groups Ranked by Chambers USA
June 1, 2023 -
Thirty-Seven WRVB Attorneys Named to 2023 Virginia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
May 1, 2023 -
70 WRVB Attorneys Named to 2022 “Legal Elite”
November 29, 2022 -
WRVB Attorneys Make Major Showing in Best Lawyers in America
August 16, 2022 -
Six Woods Rogers Attorneys and Three Practice Groups Ranked by Chambers USA
June 1, 2022 -
Eighteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Named to 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars Lists
May 5, 2022 -
Attorneys King Tower and Patrick Bolling Named as Newest Woods Rogers Principals
January 10, 2022 -
26 Woods Rogers Attorneys Named “Legal Elite” or “Rising Stars”
December 1, 2021 -
Forty-four Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022
August 19, 2021 -
Six Woods Rogers Attorneys and Two Practice Groups Ranked by Chambers USA
May 24, 2021 -
Sixteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Are 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
May 6, 2021 -
31 Woods Rogers Attorneys Listed as “Legal Elite” and “Rising Stars”
November 30, 2020 -
Forty-one Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2021
August 20, 2020 -
Six Woods Rogers Attorneys Ranked by Chambers USA
April 27, 2020 -
Eighteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Selected as 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers
April 15, 2020 -
“Legal Elite” Ranking Lists 30 Woods Rogers Attorneys
December 10, 2019 -
Thirty-nine Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2020
August 16, 2019 -
Five Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Chambers USA
May 24, 2019 -
Twenty-two Woods Rogers Attorneys Named 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers
April 11, 2019 -
Virginia Business Names 26 Woods Rogers Attorneys as 2018 “Legal Elite”
December 5, 2018 -
Five Woods Rogers Attorneys Named a Roanoke Lawyer of the Year
August 16, 2018 -
Thirty-nine Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America
August 16, 2018 -
Twenty-three Woods Rogers attorneys awarded honors by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
April 20, 2018 -
Twenty-four Woods Rogers Attorneys Named by Virginia Business as 2017 “Legal Elite”
December 1, 2017 -
Thirty-six Woods Rogers Attorneys Are Recognized by Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2017 -
Chambers USA Guide Recognizes Three Woods Rogers Attorneys and Two Practice Areas
June 13, 2017 -
Twenty-one Woods Rogers attorneys awarded honors by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
May 1, 2017