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Steven D. "Steve" Brown

Recognized by Best Lawyers® since 2011.
1111 East Franklin Street, Suite 1605 Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 489-5500
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Firm: IslerDare PC
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IslerDare PC


Years In Practice

32


Phone Number (804) 489-5500

Steven D. Brown is a Partner at IslerDare PC. Prior to joining the Firm and opening the Richmond office in June 2015, Steve was a partner with LeClair Ryan and Williams Mullen. Steve is the current Chair of the Virginia Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section.

Steve understands the business operations of the private and public employers he represents and he provides creative strategies to manage labor, employment and business issues.  He has over thirty years of experience in defending employers in a variety of industries in cases under various federal and state labor and employment laws before administrative agencies, state and federal courts, and before arbitration panels all over the United States. His practice includes defending employers in single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, collective actions, and class actions. With cases either decided favorably at the summary judgment stage before trial or obtaining a favorable verdict after a jury or bench trial, Steve is an experienced and effective trial lawyer. He has also successfully argued appeals before the Second, Fourth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeals as well as before the Connecticut Supreme Court and the Supreme Court of Virginia.  He also provides daily legal and strategic advice related to all labor and employment issues, including, but not limited to, hiring, employment agreements, wage and hour, progressive discipline, performance evaluations, investigations, leave issues under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, FMLA and ADA, workplace safety issues, termination of employment, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, trade secrets, non-competition, non-solicitation, and confidentiality covenants, severance and release agreements, employment and business related tort claims, workplace violence issues, labor and employment law audits, and labor and employment due diligence.  Steve has written numerous articles and lectured on a local, regional and national level on a variety of labor and employment law subjects.  Steve is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Richmond and the Chancellor for the Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church.

In the community, Steve provides mentoring to the James Madison University football program by working with players that are preparing for life after college football within the applicable NCAA guidelines. He is the Chair of the Virginia Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section. He is a member of the Dean’s Ambassadors Circle for the School of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?
Employment Law - Management
Labor Law - Management
Litigation - Labor and Employment
How is this lawyer compensated?
Hourly
This lawyer is compensated by clients, often based on an hourly fee.
Bar Admissions
North Carolina
Admitted in 2018
Virginia
Admitted in 1998
Florida
Admitted in 1994
Connecticut
Admitted in 1990
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States Supreme Court
Awards
Lawyer of the Year recognition for Steven D. Brown
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
Labor Law - Management, Richmond (2022)
Employment Law - Management, Richmond (2021)
  • AV® rated by Martindale Hubbell
  • Listed in Virginia Business magazine’s “Legal Elite” in the field of Labor/Employment
  • Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers – Employment and Labor Law
  • Listed in Virginia Super Lawyers as one of the top 25 lawyers in Richmond, Virginia
Organizations & Affiliations
Virginia Bar Association
Chair, Labor and Employment Section
American Bar Association
Member, Labor and Employment Section
Florida Bar Association
Member, Labor and Employment Section
National Institute for Trial Advocacy
Certified Instructor in Trial Advocacy
North Carolina Bar Association
Member, Labor and Employment Section
University of Richmond
Adjunct Professor of Employment Law & Policy, Leadership, Ethics and the Law, and Legal Issues in HRM
Work Experience
LeClair Ryan
2007 - 2015
Williams Mullen
1998 - 2007
Edwards & Angell
1995 - 1998
Broad and Cassel
1994 - 1995
Shipman and Goodwin
1990 - 1994
Education
Brooklyn Law School, JD
Graduated 1990
James Madison University, BS
Graduated 1984
Contact Details and Office Locations
Other: (804) 489-5500
1111 East Franklin Street, Suite 1605
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Richmond, Virginia 23219
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