Thomas E. Ullrich

Tom Ullrich regularly represents corporate clients, throughout the United States, in cases involving employment discrimination, occupational and fleet safety matters, OSHA compliance and enforcement issues; contracts, including cases involving procurement and Uniform Commercial Code issues; and securities. In addition, he regularly develops corporate policies and procedures for clients, assists clients with federal contract compliance and audits, and guides clients through corporate governance issues. Mr. Ullrich has handled complex employment claims, including FLSA collective actions, Title VII and ADA class actions, OSHA administrative hearings and other employment, products liability and commercial matters in more than fifteen states, and has tried cases to verdict in many states. Mr. Ullrich serves as rapid response counsel for a national company, assisting in the identification of issues and direct investigation of serious occupational and fleet accidents.

Education:

• St. John's University, B.A., 1976; J.D., 1987

Admissions:

• Maryland State Bar, 1988
• New York State Bar, 1988
• Virginia State Bar, 1988
• West Virginia State Bar, 2003
• Pennsylvania State Bar, 2004
• United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 2011
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1988
• United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2014
• United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1995
• United States District Court for the Western District of New York, 2001
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004
• United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2005
• United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 2010
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1989
• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1989
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, 2003
• United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, 2003

Areas of Practice:

• Civil Litigation, Trial and Appellate Practice
• Trucking Litigation
• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Employment Litigation, including collective and class actions, OFCCP and OSHA Compliance
• Federal Practice
• Insurance Defense and Policy Coverage
• Workers' Compensation

Memberships & Awards:

• Virginia's Legal Elite, Virginia Business Magazine
• Best Lawyers in America
• Super Lawyers Magazine
• AV Rated with Martindale-Hubbell
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar
• New York State Bar
• Maryland State Bar
• Pennsylvania State Bar
• Virginia Trucking Association

Representative Experience:

• Worked as a workers' compensation investigator for New York State and later as an investigator for the Office of the New York State Attorney General
• Completed a judicial clerkship for the Honorable H. Emory Widener, Jr., of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit