John B. Flood is an experienced litigator with more than 35 jury trials.

Mr. Flood practices in the areas of employment law, labor law, and mine safety.  Mr. Flood represents clients in litigation in federal and state courts at the trial and appellate levels, in labor arbitrations, and before the Mine Safety and Health Administration.  Mr. Flood represents clients in a wide variety of industries, including real estate, transportation, hospitality, defense contracting, retail sales, and mining. 

Mr. Flood gained extensive litigation experience while serving for twelve years in the Air Force Judge Advocate General’s Corps.  Mr. Flood prosecuted and defended over 60 criminal cases before military judges and juries, and worked in two different positions for the Air Force as a labor and employment lawyer.  Mr. Flood resigned from the Air Force, receiving an honorable discharge in 2005 at the rank of Major, to enter a full-time private law practice with Ogletree Deakins.

While in private practice, Mr. Flood served as co-counsel in a five-week jury trial in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County on behalf of a large real estate company in a lawsuit against a competitor and a former manager.  Mr. Flood conducted direct and cross examinations of experts as well as fact witnesses.  Mr. Flood also delivered the closing argument concerning the former employee’s counterclaims.  The jury returned a verdict in favor of the firm’s client on several claims, including the counterclaims of negligent misrepresentation, fraud, and violation of Maryland wage law concerning a net profit bonus.

Mr. Flood also served as co-counsel while defending a large government contractor in a lawsuit alleging Title VII gender discrimination and violations of the Equal Pay Act in the U.S. District Court for Maryland. Mr. Flood’s cross-examination of the plaintiff was described by the client as “exceptional.”  The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant on all counts. 

Mr. Flood has defended clients in several industries in lawsuits featuring claims of discrimination and retaliation in violation of Federal and state laws, as well as claims of overtime violations and retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act.