Stewart R. Pollock

Stewart Pollock practices in the firm’s litigation section, where his work includes commercial litigation, product liability defense, breach of contract, and fraud cases. He has appeared in courts across the country on behalf of businesses, individuals, and government entities in the full range of simple to complex civil matters. Because of the broad scope of his practice areas, Stewart understands how claims or defenses asserted in one action may impact parallel litigation so that he can identify and anticipate consequences and develop a comprehensive, cost effective, and intentional litigation strategy at the outset of each case.

Stewart represents a diverse range of clients in cases involving personal injury, product defects, premises liability, construction litigation, and trade secret misappropriation. Whether it’s a simple dispute for non-payment of invoices, environmental contamination, or multi-million dollar commercial property fraud claim, he has the experience necessary to vigorously litigate while guiding the client through the uncertainties of the legal process.

Stewart has also been successful with high-stakes complex civil litigation, including numerous class actions, multi-district litigation, and mass torts. Much of his practice at Moran Reeves Conn focuses on defending products liability claims, where he litigates high-profile cases involving auto, agricultural, and industrial component manufacturers in state and federal court. He has prepared multiple successful motions for class certification and drafted pleadings that became boilerplate as they were adopted by law firms across the country. At a personal level, he gets a lot of satisfaction from the intellectual challenges of litigating novel claims and defenses, whether it’s a newly enacted statute, creative application of existing law, or highly technical cases involving cyber security, data breaches, and software vulnerabilities.

Stewart also represents small businesses, whether they’re “mom-and-pop” shops, local contractors, or regional financial institutions. Stewart understands that not every case requires the resources appropriate for bet-the-company litigation; he will work to develop a strategy commensurate with the needs and risks of each individual case. At Moran Reeves Conn, Stewart is able to work with clients to develop creative and affordable fee structures tailored each specific client.

Stewart is part of MRC’s emerging cannabis and commercial hemp practice and a founding board member of the Virginia Cannabis Industry Association. The firm is equipped to assist clients navigate the complex and constantly evolving state and federal regulations, whether you are directly involved in the industry as a cultivator, manufacturer, distributor, or laboratory or indirectly as a physician, investor, or lender.

Prior to joining Moran Reeves Conn, Stewart practiced in San Francisco, California at Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, where his practice included products liability, personal injury, employment, and environmental cases, and later at Edelson PC, where he worked primarily on privacy, breach of contract, and fraud class actions involving emerging technologies.

Stewart is also involved with his local community. At MRC, he mentors summer associates, sharing his love of litigation and civil procedure with the upcoming generation of lawyers. He also volunteers with Central Virginia Legal Aid Society on landlord-tenant matters. Outside of the office, he enjoys powerlifting and exploring the Chesapeake Bay with his family.