Mr. Brock's primary areas of practice are labor and employment law and litigation services in the areas of employee benefits, environmental, energy, and general business and commercial law matters.
Education
- West Virginia University, B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, 1978
- The College of William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D., 1981
Experience
- Litigating, advising and counseling under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, Executive Order 11246 and other federal and state discrimination laws
- Litigating, advising and counseling under the NLRA, including union avoidance, collective bargaining and labor arbitration
- Litigating and counseling regarding covenants not to compete, trade secrets and employee fiduciary duties
- Litigating and counseling under the FLSA and other wage and hour laws and regulations
- Litigating and counseling under ERISA, including benefits claims and fiduciary duties
- Litigating, advising and counseling related to OSHA and other safety and health requirements
- Litigating in the areas of environmental and energy law and general business and commercial law
Distinctions
- Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Litigation – ERISA Law in Charleston, W.Va., 2024, 2020 & 2014
- Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Management and Litigation - ERISA
- Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers
- Phi Beta Kappa, West Virginia University
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar; Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania State Bar
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and District of Columbia Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, and Western District of Pennsylvania
Memberships
- Energy and Mineral Law Foundation. Various presentations and papers on employment issues
- Virginia Bar Association Sections on Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, Former Member of Executive Council for Labor and Employment Law
- American Bar Association Sections on Litigation and Labor and Employment Law, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities, Former Management Co-Chair of Sub-Committee on Covenants Not To Compete, Trade Secrets and Employee Duty of Loyalty
Publications & Presentations
- Chapter Editor, Trial Techniques for the Labor and Employment Law Practitioner, Bloomberg/BNA, 2019
- Author and Editor: Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
- Author and Editor: Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
- Author and Editor: Covenants Not To Compete: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
- Author and Editor: Tortious Interference with Covenants Not to Compete: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
- Midwinter Meetings of ABA Labor and Employment Law Section, Committee on Employee Rights and Responsibilities: Various presentations and papers on covenants not to compete, trade secrets, employee fiduciary duties and litigation of employment disputes