Joe Whitcomb

Joe Whitcomb is the founder and president of Whitcomb, Selinsky, PC (WSM). In addition, he manages the firm and heads up the Government Procurement and International Business Transactions Law sections. As a result of his military service as a U.S. Army Ranger and as a non-commissioned officer in the Air Force, he learned mission accomplishment. While serving in the Air Force, he earned his Bachelor’s in Social Sciences and a Master’s in International Relations. His Master’s emphasis was on National Security and International Political Economics. After his military career, Joe attended law school at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

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Tenth Circuit Ruled On Contract Suit by Multistate Medical Commission

Joe Whitcomb: July 08, 2025

The Interstate Medical Licensure Compact Commission (IMLCC), an interstate agency formed by agreement among multiple states, sued Robert Bowling, its former director of information technology. The Commission alleged that Bowling breached...

Contract Dispute Breach of Contract

a cargo ship loaded with shipping containers docking at a busy port

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Belaustegui v. ILWU: Ninth Circuit Revives USERRA Promotion Claim

Joe Whitcomb: July 05, 2025

Leon Belaustegui filed suit against the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) and the Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) under the...

Employment Law Employment Discrimination USERRA

police car pulls over a civilian station wagon at the side of the road at night

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Thomas v. BCSO: Eleventh Circuit Upholds Termination Over Bias Claims

Joe Whitcomb: July 04, 2025

Detective Mark Thomas, a U.S. Army reservist employed by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO), filed suit alleging a hostile work environment...

Employment Law USERRA

a passenger aircraft docked at an airport and being serviced by a ground vehicle

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Clarkson v. Alaska Airlines: USERRA Rights Under Review

Joe Whitcomb: July 03, 2025

Eric Clarkson, a commercial pilot and Air Force reservist, filed suit against Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., alleging...

USERRA

Front view of a white passenger airplane at the boarding bridge

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Eighth Circuit Revived Antitrust Challenge to Completed Airline Merger

Joe Whitcomb: June 29, 2025

Allegation of anti-competitive merger under Section 7 of the Clayton Act In June 1997, Midwestern Machinery, Inc. and several individual plaintiffs...

Mergers & Acquisitions