James H. Shoemaker, Jr.

James H. Shoemaker, Jr. is a trial lawyer with over 20 years of experience, specializing in employment law, Fair Labor Standards Act, and False Claims Act/whistleblower cases. He has litigated more than 70 cases to verdict and settled hundreds through negotiation and mediation. Notably, he represented the successful whistleblower in the U.S. ex rel Williams v. Reckitt Benckiser Group cases, resulting in settlements of $1.4 billion and $600 million, and was involved in the $2.3 billion Pfizer recovery. He also obtained the largest FMLA verdict in Virginia and was named one of Virginia's ten...