R Joseph Barton

2000 College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law JD - Juris Doctor 1991 College of William and Mary BA - Bachelor of Arts

2014 AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell 2013 Washington D.C. SuperLawyer, SuperLawyers

2012 AAJ Trial Navigating the Unfriendly Skies of ERISA Reimbursement 2003 Florida Bar Journal Direct Evidence in Discrimination Cases Within the Eleventh Circuit: Why Judge Tjoflat was (W)right 2000 William and Mary Law Review Drowning in a Sea of Contract: Application of the Economic Loss Rule to Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation Claims 1999 William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal Utilizing Statistics and Bellwether Plaintiff Trials: What do the Constitution and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Permit?

2012 - Present American Bar Association Co-chair on Civil Procedure for the Employee Benefits Committee 2012 - Present American Association for Justice Publications Committee 2014 - 2016 American Association for Justice Co-chair, Class Action Litigation Group 2013 - 2014 American Association for Justice Chair, Employment Rights Section

2015 ABA Employee Benefits Committee Midwinter Conference Employer Stock: Can the Courts Make It Any More Interesting? 2014 DC Bar, Employee Benefits Tax Series Recent ERISA Litigation -- What to Do Now 2014 ABA ERISA Basics Drafting ERISA Complaints & Motions to Dismiss 2014 ABA ERISA Basics ERISA Claims: Standing, Jurisdiction and Preemption 2014 ABA Employee Benefits Midwinter Conference ESOP Litigation Update