Brock III, Samuel M.

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SamBrockSamuel M. Brock III
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Charleston, West Virginia
304.340.3888
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Mr. Brock's primary areas of practice are labor and employment law, and litigation services in the areas of employee benefits, environmental and energy law, and general business and commercial matters.

Representative Experience

  • Litigation, administrative practice and counseling under Title VII, ADEA, ADA, FMLA, Executive Order 11246 and other federal and state discrimination laws
  • Litigation, administrative practice and counseling under the NLRA, including union avoidance, collective bargaining and labor arbitration
  • Litigation and counseling related to covenants not to compete, trade secret protections and employee fiduciary duties
  • Litigation and counseling under the FLSA and other wage and hour laws and regulations
  • Litigation and counseling under ERISA, including benefits claims and fiduciary duties
  • Litigation, administrative practice and counseling related to OSHA and other safety and health requirements
  • Litigation and administrative practice in environmental and energy law
  • General business and commercial litigation

Education

  • West Virginia University, B.A. in Political Science, magna cum laude, 1978; B.S. in Economics, magna cum laude, 1978; Phi Beta Kappa
  • Marshall-Wythe School of Law, The College of William & Mary, J.D., 1981; Associate Editor, William & Mary Law Review

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

Affiliations

  • 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 and Presentations

  • Associate Editor: Trade Secrets: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
  • Associate Editor: Employee Duty of Loyalty: A State-by-State Survey (BNA Books)
  • Associate Editor: 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 secret protections, employee fiduciary duties and litigation of employment disputes

Other

  • Partner: Troutman Sanders, LLP (and predecessor firm, Mays & Valentine, LLP), Richmond, Virginia, 1988 - 2002
  • Industrial Relations Specialist / Labor and Employment Counsel: Virginia Electric and Power Company, Richmond, Virginia, 1984 - 1988
  • Associate: Eckert, Seamans, Cherin & Mellott, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1981 - 1984