Successful results in union organizing and decertification campaigns, collective bargaining, unfair labor practice charges, strikes and picketing, labor arbitrations related to contract interpretation and employment decisions, including the successful defense of grieved terminations by high-ranking elected union officials.
Regularly represents corporate clients in trials in federal and state court and has argued before the Texas Supreme Court, the Texas Courts of Appeals, and the Third and Fifth U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals.
Argued before the Texas Supreme Court and obtained a unanimous decision in a case involving alleged unpaid stock options and a complex jurisdictional dispute.
Achieved favorable judgments in two multi-employee disparate impact and disparate treatment age and race discrimination lawsuits, one of which involved 35 plaintiffs.
Received favorable judgments in several OSHA trials, including several employee death cases and cases in which the penalties exceeded $1 million.
Handled class action and collective action lawsuits under ERISA, the federal discrimination laws, and the Fair Labor Standards Act, including successful litigation of class certification and negotiation of settlements.
Achieved favorable judgments in other lawsuits involving race discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination and other forms of discrimination prohibited under federal and state law.
Obtained summary judgments and dismissals in numerous cases involving all aspects of employment discrimination and common law claims related to the employment relationship.
Achieved favorable verdicts in commercial litigation matters concerning breaches of contract, stock options, and issues related to acquisitions of business entities.
Frequently enforces non-competition and non-solicitation covenants and prevents the misappropriation of trade secrets in state and federal courts through the attainment of restraining orders and injunctions and ultimate judgments.
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