Virginia Wooten

Virginia advocates for clients in courtrooms throughout North Carolina, where she focuses her practice on civil litigation defense. She is passionate about helping clients resolve matters constructively and advising clients on minimizing risk before litigation arises.

She concentrates her practice in the areas of employment and municipal law before federal and state courts and agencies, as well as handling a variety of premises liability issues, including safety and security related issues, for public entities, non-profits, and private companies. She has defended public entities in lawsuits involving claims of wrongful termination, discrimination, and constitutional violations in federal and state courts. She has represented public officials and police officers in various claims of constitutional violations, and has defended various types of premises liability claims for public and private companies. In addition, she has handled appeals to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, the Supreme Court of North Carolina, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Virginia was recognized as a 2019 “North Carolina Rising Star” by Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. No more than 2.5% of lawyers in the state are eligible to receive this recognition.

She earned her juris doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology. She has a B.A. in History from Davidson College.

Articles, Presentations, and Publications

• “Peeling Back the Label: Current Trends in False Labeling Claims,” In-House Defense Quarterly, Spring 2018
• “Tips for Hiring Your Seasonal Help,” At Your Service, July 2016
• “Waiting and Watching in Silence: Closed Captioning Requirements for Online Streaming Under National Association for the Deaf v. Netflix, Inc. and the CVAA.” North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, 2012