David B. Block

David is a Shareholder and member of the Labor & Employment Practice Group at Maynard Cooper. He has held various positions of leadership in the Firm, including serving on the Executive Committee.

For 30 years David has collaborated with clients to help them face challenges and resolve disputes. David has handled a wide variety of lawsuits in federal and state courts. They include cases ranging from employment, trademark, and commercial disputes to real estate, premises liability, and serious injury cases.

Labor and Employment

David represents employers of all sizes, including some of the largest in the South. David’s priority is to help clients facing challenges make the best decisions they can for their business (and employees). David partners with clients to comply with the full range of federal and state employment laws. This includes consulting on wage and hour, safety and health (OSHA), FMLA, and anti-discrimination laws. David also supports clients facing sensitive discipline or termination situations. He assists clients going through reductions-in-force or implementing labor cost-saving strategies. David also helps clients develop employee policies and risk management strategies to reduce their risk of employment liability.

Although David knows that clients want to avoid litigation when they can, trial work remains an important part of his client service. David is an experienced trial attorney, having tried, and helped clients win, employment cases in federal and state courts.

David also works with clients to protect their intellectual property and trade secrets, including advising clients on non-compete and non-solicitation clauses.

Serious Injuries

David has experience representing clients in catastrophic injury cases. This includes defending worker’s compensation death cases, co-employee claims, premises liability for owners and employers when a contractor is injured on their property, as well as defending OSHA claims.

Higher Education

For over 25 years David has worked with colleges and universities, including highly-regarded HBCUs, providing general legal advice and representing them in litigation. David is also experienced in helping colleges and universities with employment and Title IX matters.

Manufacturing and Distribution

David has a long history of working with clients in the manufacturing and distribution space. He works with clients to meet the wide-ranging legal challenges these industries face daily, from labor and employment to workplace safety (OSHA) to immigration.

Defense and Aerospace

David is also closely aligned with Maynard Cooper’s Government Solutions Practice Group and has assisted defense and aerospace contractors with employment and litigation issues. He represents clients on Service Contract Act compliance issues and OFCCP matters.

David is rated AV Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell® and is listed in both The Best Lawyers in America© and Alabama Super Lawyers®. David has been named Best Lawyers’ 2016 Huntsville Litigation-Labor and Employment “Lawyer of the Year” in Huntsville.

David received his J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law and holds a B.A. from the University of Texas.

Mediation/Arbitration Areas of Practice

• Breach of Contract
• Business Litigation / Disputes
• Civil Litigation
• Commercial Litigation
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Law
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Federal Litigation
• Non-Compete Agreements
• Premises Liability
• Real Estate Disputes
• Title IX

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• Alabama Defense Lawyers Association
• Alabama State Bar Association
• Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• American Inns of Court

Civic Involvement

• Leadership Huntsville/Madison County, Inc., Past Board Chair
• Boys & Girls Clubs of North Alabama, Board Member
• Jewish Federation of North Alabama, Board Member
• Huntsville Committee of 100

• 05/11/20: "2020 Lunch & Learn - Government Contracts & Legal Perspectives" Huntsville/Madison County Chamber (Webinar)
• 04/16/20: "COVID-19 Webinar: Confronting Employment Issues" Birmingham Business Alliance (Webinar)