R. Joseph Barton is a partner of Block & Leviton LLP, and is the Chair of the Firm’s Employee Benefits Group and the Firm’s Veterans/Servicemember Rights Group. He graduated from the College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (J.D. 2000), Order of the Coif. He is a member of the Editorial board of the William & Mary Law Review. His practice areas include a diverse array of complex and class litigation. His bar admissions are: California, District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, Eastern District of Michigan, District of Columbia, Southern District of California, Central District of California, Northern District of California, Eastern District of California, District of Maryland, Northern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Eastern District of Wisconsin, Western District of Wisconsin, District of North Dakota, Northern District of Illinois, District of Nebraska, and District of Colorado.