Prior to entering private practice in early 2003, Brock Brown spent over a decade working as an attorney for the federal government. Mr. Brown worked for the Department of Labor, Department of Justice (Office of Information and Privacy, now Office of Information Policy), and the FBI. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Brown was the Acting Unit Chief of the Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Section’s Litigation Unit and was a Top Secret Classification Authority. Mr. Brown has been involved in thousands of FOIA and Privacy Act matters. Mr. Brown is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia and the State of Texas, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. He has also been admitted pro hac vice to practice before other federal district courts. Mr. Brown is a member of the American Society of Access Professionals, and currently serves as its Immediate Past President. He has been a contributor to a number of publications on matters dealing with government information policies and practices. Mr. Brown currently practices civil matters, focusing primarily on the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act.
Mr. Brown received his J.D. from Texas State University in 1989.