Representative Experience

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LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

• Successfully obtained and defended against TROs and injunctions in both state and federal court regarding non-competition, non-solicitation, and trade secrets.

• Successfully defeated conditional class certification of wage and hour lawsuit involving individuals working in the oil and gas industry.

• Obtained summary judgment dismissal of restrictive covenants that did not comply with Texas’ Covenants Not to Compete Act.

• Obtained dismissal of breach of contract and defamation claims brought by former student/employee against private Texas university.

• Obtained summary judgment for west Texas healthcare organization on age and disability discrimination claims brought by former employee.

• Obtained dismissal of sexual harassment and retaliation claims brought by former employee against east Texas manufacturer.

• Obtained summary judgment for national security staffing firm on age discrimination claim brought by former employee.

• Obtained summary judgment for east Texas hospital and healthcare organization on disability discrimination and “reasonable accommodation” claims by former maintenance employee.

• Obtained summary judgment on claims of sexual harassment and breach of employment contract claims brought by former employee against Dallas-based sports clothing distributor.

• Obtained summary judgment on workers compensation retaliation claim brought by former employee against El Paso-based employment staffing company.

• Obtained summary judgment on hostile work environment claim brought by former physician against west Texas healthcare clinic.

• Obtained declaratory judgment that the president of a Dallas-based chemical sales company was not subject to arbitration in his individual capacity, including a judgment awarding attorney fees.

• Obtained summary judgment for east Texas hospital and healthcare organization on sexual harassment and retaliation claims by former clinic medical assistant.

• Obtained Rule 91a dismissal of whistleblower claims against El Paso-based non-profit employer, including a judgment awarding substantial attorney fees.

• Obtained favorable results on behalf of numerous employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Texas Workforce Commission. 

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COMMERCIAL LITIGATION                                                               

• Represented high profile public servant in complex multi-party litigation involving billion-dollar Dallas Police and Fire Pension Fund and successfully preserved corpus of the funds pending legislative reform.

• Represented former member of oil and gas company in complex multi-party business divorce resulting in highly favorable outcome for client.

• Represented closely-held corporation in successful ouster of shareholder/officer in litigation involving allegations of numerous breaches of fiduciary duties.

• Obtained dismissal of fraud and breach of contract claims brought by former student against private university.

• Represented physician-owned professional limited liability corporation in business divorce that resulted in the ouster of minority owner on extremely favorable terms.D            D

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