Patice is an attorney with a diverse litigation practice and experience. She is licensed to practice law in Virginia, Florida, and in the District of Columbia. Patice focuses primarily on employment litigation defense, employment investigations, transportation law (FELA, SAA, LIA), general civil and commercial litigation, commercial and residential landlord-tenant litigation, and insurance defense. Patice is also the Chair of the firm’s E‑Discovery practice group.
She has extensive experience litigating cases in state and federal courts as well as in mediation. Through her litigation experience, Patice has garnered extensive knowledge in defending witness and document subpoenas and FOIA requests. As Chair of the firm’s E-Discovery group, she advises clients on all aspects of E-discovery, including litigation holds, custodial interviews/data collection and preservation, and review and production of electronically stored information (ESI). Patice has been involved in extensive discovery matters in complex litigation in both state and federal courts.
Patice is a member of The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list. In 2021, she was named to the list Best Lawyers in America for Insurance Law, Litigation – Labor & Employment, and Railroad Law. In 2019, she was named as an inaugural member of the Virginia Lawyers Weekly 2019 Influential Women of Law. She was the Roanoke Bar Association’s Young Lawyer of the Year for 2016 and also that year, was named an inaugural member of the Virginia Lawyers Weekly Up and Coming Attorneys. Virginia Super Lawyers selected her as a “Rising Star” in 2015 through 2021, consecutively. In 2018, she received the Drum Major for Justice Award from the Roanoke Valley chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 2014, she was awarded the Rev. F.E. Alexander Award for Excellence in Business by the Roanoke Chapter of the Urban Professional League.
In the community, Roanoke City Council appointed Patice as a Board Member of the Economic Empowerment and Advisory Board and serves as Chair of the EEAB’s Trust Committee. She also serves as a board member of Apple Ridge Farm and Ivies Incorporated of Roanoke Valley. Patice is a member of the Beta Chi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and is an active member of her church, Loudon Avenue Christian Church. She serves on the Black Disciples Endowment Fund and the Week of Compassion, both national ministry boards of the Disciples of Christ Church.
Thought Leadership
Published Articles
Subconscious Thoughts and Their Impact on the Workplace, Lynchburg Business, November/December 2018
The Big Yellow Taxi Has a New Look, Lynchburg Business, June 2015
Teaching Engagements
Civil Rights Law Seminar – W&L Law – Fall 2018
Seminars/Webinars
Lorman Landlord Tenant Seminars
Lorman Employment Law Seminars
Representative Matters
Employment/Internal Investigations
- Represent companies, government contractors, and school boards in internal investigation of and litigation arising from former executives’ alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.
- Led internal investigation of a national company into discrimination claims by high-ranking executives.
Employment Litigation Defense
- Leonard v. Electro-Mechanical Corp., 2014 WL 2769125 (W.D.Va. 2014)
- McBeth v. Shearer’s Foods, Inc., 2014 WL 883981 (W.D.Va. 2014)
- Arthur v. Pet Dairy, 2013 WL 6228732 (W.D.Va. 2013)
- Arthur v. Pet Dairy, 2013 WL 6073465 (W.D.Va. 2013)
ERISA
- McCall v. American Elec. Power System Long Term Disability Plan, 2012 WL 2236669 (W.D.Va. 2012)
Eminent Domain
- Lamar Co., LLC v. City of Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority, 2011 WL 8964506 (Va. Cir. Ct. 2011)
False Claims Act
- S. v. Armet Armored Vehicles, Inc., 2014 WL 7045008 (W.D.Va. 2014)
- Skinner v. Armet Armored Vehicles, Inc., 2014 WL 4243670 (W.D.Va. 2014)
Transportation
- Hollingsworth v. Norfolk Southern Ry. Co., 2010 S.E.2d 651 (Va. 2010)
Insurance Defense
- Cook v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co. (U.S.A.), 2013 WL 942384 (W.D.Va. 2013)
Intellectual Property (Trademark Litigation)
- Free Bridge Auto Sales, Inc. v. Focus, Inc., 2014 WL 521661 (W.D.Va. 2014)
Attorney Perspectives
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Open Registration: HR2023 Back on Track: WRVB’s 42nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars
August 30, 2023 -
FTC Proposes Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses
January 27, 2023 -
Virginia Values Act Provides New Protections for LGBT Residents and Workers
April 28, 2020 -
Don’t Get Twisted Up in Hair Discrimination
March 9, 2020
Speaking Engagements
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Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black | Back on Track: 42nd Annual Labor & Employment Seminars
October 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, 2023 -
Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program 19th Annual Fall Retreat | Advancing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to Build a Stronger Legal Profession
September 15, 2023 -
HR Virginia 2023 Annual Conference | Pay Equity Refresh: Balancing the Scales
April 25, 2023 -
Virginia Women Attorneys Association Roanoke Chapter | Pearls of Wisdom: Women in the Practice of Law (Panel)
March 8, 2023 -
Richmond's Morning News With John Reid | Employment and Litigation Defense Attorney Patice Holland Discusses Non-Compete Clauses, Podcast
January 13, 2023 -
Lawline | Gender Diversity in the Practice of Law
December 16, 2022 -
Virginia Bar Association Annual Conference on Labor & Employment | Handling Workplace Investigations Like a Pro
September 9, 2022 -
47th Annual Advanced Business Law Conference 2021 - Virginia CLE | Valuing Diversity and Recognizing Implicit Bias
September 24, 2021 -
Lynchburg SHRM | How an Employment Lawsuit Works
April 8, 2021 -
Virginia School Boards Association | Implicit Bias, Diversity and Inclusion
November 19, 2020 -
Virginia School Boards Association School Law Conference | Implicit Bias Training
June 5, 2020 -
IPMA-HR Virginia Chapter Regional Workshop | Strengthening Your Supervisory Skills in Employment Law
October 16, 2019 -
Richmond SHRM | HR on Mock Trial: Romance Gone Wrong (Allegedly)
September 19, 2019 -
International Public Management Association for HR – Virginia Chapter | Discrimination & Harassment in the #MeToo Era
March 12, 2019 -
International Public Management Association for HR – Virginia Chapter | Hot Topics in Your Employee Handbook
March 12, 2019 -
Virginia Women's Conference | Valuing Diversity and Recognizing Implicit Bias
November 17, 2018 -
Richmond SHRM | HR on (Mock) Trial: Racial Discrimination
September 20, 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
Recognition
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Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 70 WRVB Attorneys
August 17, 2023 -
Twelve WRVB Attorneys Named “Lawyer of the Year” for Roanoke and Norfolk
August 17, 2023 -
WRVB Attorneys Make Major Showing in Best Lawyers in America
August 16, 2022 -
Eighteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Named to 2022 Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars Lists
May 5, 2022 -
Forty-four Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers for 2022
August 19, 2021 -
Sixteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Are 2021 Virginia Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
May 6, 2021 -
Forty-one Woods Rogers Attorneys Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for 2021
August 20, 2020 -
Eighteen Woods Rogers Attorneys Selected as 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers
April 15, 2020 -
Twenty-two Woods Rogers Attorneys Named 2019 Virginia Super Lawyers
April 11, 2019 -
Patice L. Holland Named an Influential Woman of Law
January 17, 2019 -
Twenty-three Woods Rogers attorneys awarded honors by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
April 20, 2018 -
Woods Rogers’ Patice Holland Receives 2018 “Drum Major for Justice” Award from the RVSCLC
January 26, 2018 -
Twenty-one Woods Rogers attorneys awarded honors by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine
May 1, 2017