Mr. Shumaker's practice focuses on employment law litigation and counseling of employers regarding compliance with various state and federal laws to mitigate risk, such as in disability accommodation, discrimination, employee discipline, wage and hour, restrictive covenants, independent contractor agreements, worker misclassification, and reductions in force.

In his 30 years of practice, Mr. Shumaker has represented employers in all facets of employment litigation. As lead counsel and in supervisory management of litigation teams, Tom has successfully litigated Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, and commercial torts in state and federal courts in multiple jurisdictions. Mr. Shumaker has extensive experience in case investigations, taking and defending depositions, analyzing and valuing cases, defense strategy, and settlement negotiations. This is demonstrated by his high success rate for summary judgement and prevailing at numerous trials, administrative proceedings, mediations, and AAA arbitrations.

Prior to joining O’Hagan Meyer, Mr. Shumaker’s served 14 years as in-house council for a Fortune 300 international corporation in the transportation industry, with over 30,000 employees across 22 states and Canada, where he managed Labor & Employment law, whistleblower practice, and supervised inside and outside counsel litigating hundreds of labor law, employment law and personal injury lawsuits. After retiring from his corporate responsibilities, he founded Employment Law Virginia, where he assisted executives, businesses and professionals in a wide variety of workplace-related litigation, employment disputes and counseled business owners on legal and regulatory compliance risk mitigation.

Shumaker’s prior practice with two national firms involved commercial litigation and appellate work in numerous federal courts on behalf of large, multi-state employers, including Bayer, Proctor & Gamble, University of Pittsburgh Medical System and PNC Bank.

Mr. Shumaker served 14 years as an Infantry Officer in the USMC and 5 years as County Councilman on the Allegheny County Council in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which has provided him with insight & strategic advantage in matters involving disputes with local governments and state agencies.

Mr. Shumaker received his B.S. in mechanical engineering, cum laude, from the United States Naval Academy in 1986, where he was a collegiate swimmer and recipient of the Arleigh Burke Scholarship. He received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law in 1994, where he served as Executive Editor of the University of Pittsburgh Law Review and President, Phi Alpha Delta. He is a 2012 graduate of the Executive Leadership Series, University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a 2008 graduate of Lead Virginia