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J. Robert Brame
Partner 
Court Square Building, 310 Fourth Street, N.E., Suite 300
rbrame@mcguirewoods.comP.O. Box 1288 Charlottesville, Virginia 22902-1288 F: 202.828.2978
2001 K Street N.W.
Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20006-1040 F: 202.828.2978    |
Mr. Brame devotes his practice to assisting clients facing significant employment challenges. He both counsels and represents a wide range of employers regarding collective bargaining, managing union-management relations and employment relationships.
He combines 40 years of litigation and negotiations with insights gained over three years as a member of the National Labor Relations Board. He has represented clients before the National Labor Relations Board, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, as well as before grand juries, and trial and appellate courts. He has also filed former comments on proposed regulations and authored amicus briefs to the NLRB and courts on behalf of employers and trade associations.
- Who's Who in the World
- Who's Who in America
- Who's Who in American Law
- Named a Virginia "Super Lawyer," 2007-2011
- AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
- Shareholder, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., 2000-2002
- Board Member, National Labor Relations Board, 1997-2000
- Associate and Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
- Manager of Labor and Antitrust Group, 1985-1987
- Manager of Labor Group, 1987-1991
- Manager of Antitrust Group, 1992-1997
- Co-editor, "Federal Employment Law Insider" (2004-2011)
- Co-author, Ch. 77, "Labor Law" in Haig (Ed.), Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (2nd Ed. 2007, 3rd Ed. 2011)
- Co-author, Equal Opportunity Law: Defending Fair Employment Cases (DRI 1976)
- Co-author, "Class Action Suits," Published in Proceedings of the 17th Annual Meeting of Virginia Trial Lawyers Association 49 (1976)
- Co-author, "The Immunity of Local Governments and Their Officials to Antitrust Claims After City of Boulder," 16 U. Rich, L. Rev. 705 (1982)
- Author, "How to Maintain the Labor Peace," in Allen (Ed.) How to Keep Your Company Out of Court, (Prentice-Hall, 1984)
- Author, "Antitrust Consideration in Mergers and Acquisitions," 19th Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar (1988)
- Author, "Robinson-Patman Damages - Fools Gold or Rainbow's End?" (1991 ABA Antitrust Law Spring Meeting)
- Author, "New Risks Posed by Temporary Workers," Stone Review (Jan./Feb. 2001)
- University of Virginia Law School, "Labor Law" (2006)
- "Essential Skills for the Judges of the National Labor Relations Board," National Judicial College, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, May 18, 2000
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Washington and Lee University Law School, Lexington, Virginia 1982; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 1989
- Advanced Employment Symposium, Nashville, Tennessee, September 17-18, 2010, "A Year of Employment Law Change"
- Panelist, "What is Next for the NLRB: Reforming to Elect the Needs of 21st Century Workers," Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C., June 16, 2008
- North Carolina Manufacturers Association, June 14, 2001, "Current Developments Before the National Labor Relations Board"
- American Staffing Association, May 3, 2001, "Current NLRB Developments Involving Contingent Workers"
- College and University Professional Association for Human Resources, March 9, 2001, "College and University Organizing: The Human Resources Challenge"
- Piedmont Associated Industries, February 21, 2001, "Politics, Promises, and Prognostications: An Update from Washington"
- U.S. Department of State, et al., February 2, 2001, "Bargaining Rights and Independent Contractors: A comparison of U.S. Labor and Antitrust Laws"
- Nuclear Industry Employment Association, December 13, 2000, "Recent Developments in Employee Rights"
- Maryland Bar Association, November 9, 2000, "Recent Developments: Epilepsy Foundation, Sturgis and FES"
- Associated Builders and Contractors, November 9, 2000, "The Board of the NLRB at the Turn of the Century"
- University of Pennsylvania Institute of Law and Economics, October 27, 2000, "Implications of the Board's Decision in St. Elizabeth's Manor"
- National Retail Federation, October 18, 2000, "The Board's Sturgis Decision: Implications for Employers"
- 39th Antitrust Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 1991, "Significant Recent Developments In Robinson-Patman Act Law Relating to Injury to Competition and Proof of Damage Standards"
- 38th Antitrust Spring Meeting, American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law, 1990, "Current Robinson-Patman Act Developments"
- 13th Annual Employment Law Seminar, Defense Research Institute, Inc. and Trial Lawyers Association, 1989, "Developments in Employment Discrimination Law"
- Fellow, College of Labor & Employment Employers
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Elected by the voters of Greene County, Virginia as a Director of the Culpeper Soil & Water Conservation Board (2006 and 2011); Vice Chairman (2009) and Chair (2010-Present)
- Rivanna River Basin Commission, Commissioner (2011- ) and Treasurer (2012- )
- Board of Directors, International Religious Freedom Watch (2000-Present)
- Chairman, Tenth Amendment Committee, Governor's Council on Self-Determination and Federalism (1994-1997)
- Chairman, Troop Committee, Scout Troop 440, Robert E. Lee Counsel, Boy Scouts of America (1982-1992)
- Elder, St. Giles' Presbyterian Church and Christ Presbyterian Church (1976-1992); Trinity Presbyterian Church (2009- )
- Richmond Area Salvation Army Advisory Board (1980-1996) (Chairman, 1992-1994)
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EDUCATION Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, LL.B., 1967 Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, B.A., cum laude with High Honors in Political Science, 1964 FRATERNITIES OR SORORITIES Phi Beta Kappa ADMITTED Virginia 1968 District of Columbia 2001 PLACE OF BIRTH Hopkinsville, Kentucky |