Raymond Lee Hogge

Ray Hogge is the founding member of Hogge Law.

Labor and employment law is the focus of Ray's law practice. Since 1989 Ray has represented public and private employers across Virginia in employment-related litigation, mediation, and administrative proceedings, and has advised and represented them in all aspects of labor and employment law, including hiring, firing, discharge, discipline, personnel policies, human resource management, workplace investigations, employment contracts, noncompete agreements, equal opportunity in employment, wage and hour laws, executive compensation, employee benefits, workers’ compensation, workplace safety, and employment risk management.

Ray is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and the University of Richmond School of Law, where he served as Lead Articles Editor of University of Richmond Law Review and was admitted to the Phi Delta Phi National Honor Society. He has served as chairperson of the Employment Law Section of the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys and chairperson of the Personnel Section of the International Municipal Lawyers Association. He is an active member of the Virginia State Bar, the Virginia Bar Association, the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, the American Bar Association (Employment Law Section, Litigation Section), the Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, the Hampton Roads Society for Human Resource Management, and the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce. He is a frequent speaker on labor and employment law issues, and his writings have been published in journals including the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s Municipal Lawyer and the Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys’ Journal of Civil Litigation.

Ray is a native of Hampton Roads, and resides in Norfolk with his wife of over 20 years and their three children. He is a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Norfolk, Virginia.

University of Richmond School of Law

J.D. (1988) | Law

1985 - 1988

Honors: Phi Delta Phi legal honor society.

Activities: University of Richmond Law Review, Lead Articles Editor; University of Richmond National Moot Court Team.

College of William and Mary

M.A. (1983) | Economics

1983

Activities: Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity

Judicial Clerk

United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division

1988 - 1989

American Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law

Member

Current

Virginia Bar Association, Section of Labor and Employment Law

Member

Current

Society for Human Resource Management

Member

Current

Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Employment Law Section

Past Chairperson

Current

International Municipal Lawyers Association, Personnel Section

Past Chairperson

Current

Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Committee

Past Chairperson

Current

Virginia State Bar  # 29445

Member

1988 - Current

Virginia

Since 1988

4th Circuit

Since 1988