Barry Rowell
Klein Rowell & Shall PLLC
- Biography
Barry Rowell is a partner at Klein Rowell & Shall PLLC (KRS Law). Prior to forming this new partnership, Barry was a partner at Valverde & Rowell, PC, from 2006 to 2019. From 1995 to 2006, Barry was employed with a Fortune 50 Company, working in the human resources and legal department. Barry has successfully responded to and mediated hundreds of charges of employment discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment Practice Agencies in more than 40 states. Barry has a wide range of experience advising corporate clients on complex employment issues including discrimination, harassment, disability, wage and hours, family medical leave matters, and a wide range of other workplace issues. Barry has represented clients before the Virginia Employment Commission, Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, numerous state agencies and in both federal and Virginia state courts.
Barry was born in Suffolk, Virginia and lives in Virginia Beach, where he enjoys spending time with his two daughters.
- Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Civil Rights
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Discrimination, Employment, Fair Housing, Police Misconduct, Privacy Law
- Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Virginia
- Since 2006
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- Professional Experience
- Partner
- Klein Rowell & Shall PLLC
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2019 –
Current
- Partner
- Valverde & Rowell, PC
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2006 –
2019
- Barry was a partner at the law firm of Valverde & Rowell, P.C. focusing his practice primarily on Employment, Workers’ Compensation, Business, and Immigration Law.
- Legal Compliance
- Lowe’s Companies, Inc.
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1995 –
2006
- Successfully responded to and mediated charges of employment discrimination filed with the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Fair Employment Practice Agencies in more than 40 states. Advised corporate clients on complex employment issues including discrimination, harassment, disability, wage and hours, family medical leave matters, and a wide range of other workplace issues.
- Education
- Longwood University
- B.S. | Psychology
- Honors: Gamma Sigma Alpha Academic Honors Society
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- Regent University School of Law
- J.D. | Law
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- Professional Associations
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Member
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2007 –
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- Hampton Roads Society for Human Resource Management
- Director
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2007 –
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- American Trail Lawyers Association
- Member
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2006 –
Current -
- American Bar Association
- Mamber
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2004 –
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