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Joshua L. Rogers

Favorite Book: Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz

Joshua provides complete legal guidance to companies and governmental entities that seek to create a healthy work environment where management and staff flourish together.

As an attorney on Sands Anderson’s Labor and Employment Team, Joshua assists North Carolina organizations in navigating workplace conflicts. His work, which encompasses a wide range of employment law issues, includes internal investigations, employee complaints, and other personnel decisions. He particularly enjoys conducting third-party workplace investigations and helping employers discern what is causing conflict, whether there is legal exposure, and how they can best mitigate risk.

Before entering private practice, Joshua served for nearly two decades with the U.S. Department of Justice, defending federal agencies at all stages of litigation. While there, he conducted a wide range of investigations, recommended corrective measures, and advised management on litigation risks. He also represented management interests in discovery and at trial.

Joshua understands the importance of cultivating a supportive workplace culture while minimizing the likelihood of costly litigation. When litigation is unavoidable, however, he guides his clients from the earliest stages of an administrative complaint through trial and the appellate process. His wealth of experience includes litigating claims under Title VII, the ADA, ADEA, and Pregnancy Discrimination Act, as well as Section 1983.

In addition to his employment litigation experience at the Department of Justice, Joshua has represented federal agencies in cases involving the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Federal Tort Claims Act, Administrative Procedure Act, Freedom of Information Act, federal election laws, criminal statutes, and constitutional law.

Joshua has a wealth of appellate experience. He has argued before the D.C. or Fourth Circuits 25 times, and he has submitted more than 100 briefs to those courts.

Outside of the office, Joshua is a published author and national commentator on faith and family issues.

Education & Admissions

Education

University of Mississippi School of Law
J.D., 2004, cum laude

University of Southern Mississippi
B.A., 2001

Admissions

North Carolina

Mississippi

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

Honors & Recognitions

U.S. Attorney General's Award for Excellence

U.S. DOJ Honors Attorney

Affiliations

Community

Member, Public Sector Human Resources Association

Member, Society for Human Resource Management

Member, Wake Forest University Center for Private Business

Former Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Professional

North Carolina Bar Association Employment Law Section

Wake County Bar Association

Christian Legal Society

News & Insights

Events & Speaking Engagements

The Gift of Mental Diversity: A Discussion of ADHD, Autism, and the Benefits of Neurodiversity in a Law Firm, Moderator, June 2024

North Carolina Bar Association Expert Series: Ten Defenses (Minus One!) in Employment Discrimination Claims, Co-presenter, June 2024

Workplace Disabilities for Mental Health Disabilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Co-presenter, May 2024

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