Larry J. Rector

Specialization

• Appellate
• Criminal defense
• Criminal/White collar
• Discrimination
• EEOC/HRC investigations & litigation
• Employment law
• General litigation
• Labor & employment law
• Mandolidis
• Medical leave (FMLA)
• Negligent hiring
• Occupational injury
• Reductions in force
• Wage & hour claims
  

   

About Larry's Practice

Larry J. Rector has focused his more than twenty years of practice in the area of labor and employment law. He concentrates his practice on employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, wage and hour, industrial injuries, and mine safety and health. In addition to counseling clients, Mr. Rector has an active trial and appellate practice. He is licensed to practice in West Virginia, the District of Columbia, Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania, and Texas state courts and numerous federal district and appellate courts including the United States Supreme Court. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and the West Virginia Super Lawyers.

Education

• University of Nebraska School of Law, J.D., with high distinction
  - Order of the Coif
  - Executive Editor, Nebraska Law Review
  - National Moot Court Team, Member
• Morningside College, B.A.

Major Publications & Speaking Engagements

• Editor, West Virginia Employment Law Letter (since 1995)
• Co-author, point/counterpoint employment law column for The West Virginia Lawyer
• Quoted, "Alt-right protests: Protected off-duty activity or cause for termination?" HR Hero Line, August 16, 2017
• Regularly addresses professional organizations and clients in the areas of labor and employment law and lectures at the West Virginia University College of Law

Professional Recognition

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
• Recognized in West Virginia Super Lawyers

Admitted to Practice

West Virginia; District of Columbia; Kansas; Missouri; Pennsylvania; Texas; numerous federal district and appellate courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court