Stephen E Brown

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment

Experience

Steve Brown is a seasoned Labor and Employment law attorney who represents, defends, and counsels management and employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His extensive experience includes drafting and enforcing employment contracts and defending against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other employment law issues, including class and collective actions. He is well-versed in traditional labor law, advising management on maintaining a union-free workforce, handling unfair labor practice charges, collective bargaining, labor arbitrations, strikes, and other labor disputes. Steve also advises clients on emerging employment law issues such as employee arbitration agreements, non-compete agreements, management and employee training, and affirmative action and workplace diversity.

A skilled litigator and trial attorney, Steve has handled all areas of dispute resolution, including state and federal court trials, arbitrations, administrative litigation, and mediation. He has defended numerous cases involving discrimination and harassment, wage and hour disputes, class and collective actions, wrongful termination, breach of contract, workers’ compensation retaliation, and OSHA actions. He has also prosecuted and defended unfair competition claims, including misappropriation of trade secrets, employee raiding, and customer solicitation. Steve frequently practices before state and federal agencies such as the EEOC, NLRB, and OSHA, as well as in state and federal courts and private arbitrations.

In 2002, Steve was inducted as a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. He is a member of the Dartmouth Lawyers Association and previously served as Dartmouth's Enrollment Director for Alabama. Steve has chaired both the Labor and Employment Section and the Workers’ Compensation Section of the Alabama Bar Association, served on the Executive Committee of the Birmingham Bar Association twice, and participated in numerous other Bar committees. He is a Fellow and Charter Member of the Atticus Finch Society and a Fellow of both the American and Alabama Law Foundation.

Education