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Linda J. Broocks

Texas Employment Law Lawyer with 40 years experience

(713) 844-3002

The University of Texas School of Law5th Circuit, U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Supreme Court, West Virginia and Texas

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Robert J. Wiley

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Robert J. Wiley

Texas Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(713) 337-1333

Tulane University School of LawTexas, California and District of Columbia

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William W. Ogden

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William W. Ogden

Texas Employment Law Attorney with 41 years experience

(713) 844-3001

The University of Texas School of Law5th Circuit, U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Supreme Court and Texas

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Julie L. St. John

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Julie L. St. John

Texas Employment Law Attorney

(713) 337-1333

Tulane UniversityTexas

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Skyler Wynne Stephens

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years experience

(713) 629-1111 6310 Olde Pecan Drive
Ste. 200
Richmond, TX 77406

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Personal Injury and Products Liability

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Lionel Martin

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years experience

(281) 277-3066 12946 S. Dairy Ashford
Suite 220
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment and Business
University of Houston - Main Campus

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Lewis Miguel White

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years experience

(713) 799-9220 2717 Commercial Center Blvd. Suite E. 200
Katy, TX 77494

Employment, Criminal, Juvenile and Personal Injury

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Robert Corvo Jr

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 30 years experience

(713) 837-9894 7002 Glenwood Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77479

Employment, Communications, Consumer and IP
South Texas College Of Law

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James J 'James'Burnett

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years experience

(281) 340-2086 14090 Southwest Fwy
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment, Appeals, Business and IP

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Charles Milton Silverman

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 32 years experience

(281) 340-8400 12955 W Airport Blvd
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment, Business, Construction and IP

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Paul Tu

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years experience

(281) 238-3325 301 Jackson St
Richmond, TX 77469

Employment, Criminal, Divorce and Energy

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Matthew Bryan Abraham

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 17 years experience

(281) 240-1122 12818 Century Dr
Stafford, TX 77477

Employment, Business, Communications and IP

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Amy Jennings Jaasma

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(713) 320-6418 Contact Us 2245 Texas Drive Suite 300
Sugar Land, TX 77479

Employment

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Melissa Orozco Garcia-Martin

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 15 years experience

(281) 277-3066 12946 S. Dairy Ashford Road Suite 220
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment
South Texas College Of Law

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Kalandra N. Wheeler

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Kalandra N. Wheeler

Texas Employment Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(713) 337-1333

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Roger Topham

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Roger Topham

Texas Employment Law Attorney

(214) 528-6500

The University of Texas School of Law

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Pedro Pablo Ruiz

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 29 years experience

(281) 341-4457 500 Liberty St
Richmond, TX 77469

Employment, Appeals, Business and IP

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John Cruickshank Jr

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 44 years experience

(281) 342-2777 2121 3155
Richmond, TX 77469

Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer

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Jay Lapine Esq

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer

(713) 669-4065 16327 Ginger Run Way
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment, Business, Divorce and Family

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Cynthia Jane Marple

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years experience

(281) 546-9622 2210 Mill Creek Dr
Sugar Land, TX 77478

Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Criminal

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Deborah Ann Harris

Fort Bend County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(281) 396-2351 6301 S Stadium Ln
Katy, TX 77494

Employment, Administrative and Education
South Texas College Of Law

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Eric Lee Pines

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 22 years experience

(832) 533-3242 8544 West Bellfort, Suite 130
Houston, TX 77071

Employment and Workers' Comp
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles

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Chukwudi Egbuonu

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer

(713) 635-9488 10333 Harwin Drive
Suite 375D
Houston, TX 77036

Employment, Civil Rights and Consumer
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law

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Allecia Pottinger

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 22 years experience

(832) 930-0997 6300 West Loop South, Suite 610
Bellaire, TX 77401

Employment, Divorce, Family and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University

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Allecia Lindsey Pottinger, J.D., attended Texas Southern University where she received her Bachelor degree in Sociology, and Juris Doctorate. She became licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 1995 and started her solo-practice. In 1997, Allecia started working for the NAACP as the staff attorney and later became their legal program director. She is currently working as a hearing examiner for the Texas Education Agency and an independent practitioner who founded the Lindsey Pottinger Law Firm, PLLC. She was the recipient of the Houston Lawyers Associations’ Outstanding Service Award and the NAACP’s ALEX...

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Charles Marcellus Vethan

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 23 years experience

(713) 526-2222 3501 Allen Pkwy
Houston, TX 77019

Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Southern Methodist University

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Texas business attorney, Charles M.R. Vethan, earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence at Southern Methodist University School of Law in Dallas, Texas, and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, Canada. Mr. Vethan served as an editor for The International Lawyer, as well as authored articles on international letters of credit, the role of insurance defense counsel in complex litigation matters, and Implied Licenses in Copyrights. He also presented courses through the National Business Institute to attorneys and CPAs on corporate structure and governance. Mr. Vethan is one of less than 20 attorneys practicing in Texas who are...

(512) 236-8888 106 E 6th St Ste 950
Austin, TX 78701

(210) 824-2222 8700 Crownhill Blvd Ste 302
San Antonio, 78209

(978) 458-2222 5307 E Mockingbird Ln Ste 522
Dallas, TX 75206

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Bruce Coane

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 36 years experience

(713) 850-0066 5177 Richmond Avenue
Suite 770
Houston, TX 77056

Employment, Family and Immigration
Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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Mr. Coane received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honors from Penn State University in 1979. He received a Juris Doctor Degree in Law from the University of Houston in 1981, and is Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas and has been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United State Court of Appeals in Chicago, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Atlanta and San Francisco. He is also admitted to practice by the U.S. District Court for the Northern...

(305) 538-6800 407 Lincoln Road
Suite 11-B
Miami Beach, FL 33139

Susan Soussan

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Susan Soussan

Texas Employment Law Lawyer with 41 years experience

(713) 961-2880

University of Houston Law Center and The University of Texas School of LawTexas, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 5th Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

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John R. Walker

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 28 years experience

(713) 588-0446 1001 McKinney
Suite 300
Houston, TX 77002

Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Defense, Maritime and Workers' Comp
South Texas College of Law

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JOHN R. WALKER is a Partner in SBSB's Houston office. For the past almost twenty-five years, it has been my privilege to represent insurance and employer interests focusing on the defense of claims brought under the Longshore and Harbor Act, the Defense Base (DBA), the Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Instrumentalities Act, the Jones Act, and General Maritime and Admiralty Law. Additionally, John also has extensive experience in First Party Insurance Defense matters, representing employers, insurance carriers, and third parties in State, Federal and Appellate courts. Prior to joining the firm, John handled First Party Insurance Defense,...

(312) 525-8074 101 N. WACKER DRIVE
SUITE 2006
Chicago, IL 60606

(561) 990-1699 750 PARK OF COMMERCE BLVD.
SUITE 130
BOCA RATON, FL 33487

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Ruth Ann Kollman

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 28 years experience

(888) 351-3773 Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77027

Employment, Insurance Claims, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury

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Ruth A. Kollman is a 1990 graduate of Southern Methodist University School of Law. She has tried dozens of state and federal cases, both civil and criminal. She also has extensive state and federal appellate experience. She counsels attorneys throughout Texas in disciplinary rule compliance, in firms both large and small, in every area of practice. Texas courts have recognized her as an expert witness on legal ethics questions, and she has testified before the Texas Legislature regarding revisions to the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. She represents lawyers and judges in disciplinary proceedings and has...

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Melissa Ann Moore

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(713) 581-9001 440 Louisiana Street
Suite 675
Houston, TX 77002

Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
South Texas College Of Law

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Houston employment attorney Melissa Moore is the founder of Moore & Associates, a law firm dedicated to advocating for the rights of employees. She is a confident advocate with 15+ years of experience under her belt, and she has obtained numerous favorable outcomes for clients. Ms. Moore has been included in H Texas Magazine’s list of the Top 100 Labor and Employment Attorneys for the past five years in a row, and she has been selected for inclusion in the 2012 Edition of Texas Super Lawyers®.

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Beatriz Adriana Sosa-Morris

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 7 years experience

(844) 885-2267 5612 Chaucer Drive
Houston, TX 77005

Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
South Texas College of Law

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Attorney Beatriz “Bea” Sosa-Morris was born in McAllen, Texas, and raised in Angleton, Texas. She watched her parents' American dream come to fruition when they started their small business called "Angleton Tire Shop." At that moment, she knew that she wanted to realize her American dream and enter a profession in which she could assist others through difficult times in their lives. Her first job was at the family tire shop where she developed her work ethic. Her family turned a rundown fruit stand into a tire shop where every member of her immediate family has worked including...

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Kalandra N. Wheeler

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years experience

(713) 337-1333 1651 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77006

Employment and Administrative
University of Arkansas School of Law

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Kalandra N. Wheeler is a trial lawyer with Rob Wiley, P.C. representing employees in Dallas, Houston, and surrounding areas. Ms. Wheeler is dedicated to protecting the rights of employees and helping individuals understand what is often a confusing and stressful process. Ms. Wheeler represents employees with various types of claims, including those brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the American’s with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Ms. Wheeler also represents employees in governmental administrative proceedings, including those held before...

(214) 528-6500 2613 Thomas Ave
Dallas, TX 75204

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Anton Pal Montano

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years experience

(866) 316-2889 6575 West Loop South, Suite 500
Bellaire, TX 77401

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Tax
University of Alabama School of Law and Cornell University

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Anton Montano is the principal attorney of the Montano Law Firm PLLC, and has almost 19 years of experience licensed as an attorney and counselor at law in Texas. Mr. Montano focuses on assisting small businesses and individuals with their legal needs in business, employment, and tax law.

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Mr. Matthew D. Shaffer

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 31 years experience

(713) 524-3500 3200 Travis St, 3rd Floor
Houston, TX 77006

Free ConsultationEmployment, Elder, Environmental and Maritime
University of Houston Law Center and South Texas College of Law

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I have been a lawyer for over 23 years. I first represented the other side of the docket for large corporate clients. I joined this firm over 15 years ago and began my life's work of representing working men and women. I am one of a small percentage of Texas lawyers who is Board Certified as a Personal Injury Trial Lawyer by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. I am also a past chairman of The Texas State Bar’s Grievance Committee for District 4C. I have been named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine, an honor shared...

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Galvin Kennedy

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years experience

(888) 449-2068 711 W. Alabama Street
Houston, TX 77006

Employment and Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus

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Galvin Kennedy, founding partner at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born in the Chicago, Illinois, area. His parents divorced when he was young and he was influenced by watching his mother work to support her four children. When he was ten years old, his mother moved her family to Houston, Texas. After graduating from high school, Mr. Kennedy attended Northern Illinois University on a full scholarship as the captain of the university's prestigious national debate team. During his time on the debate team, he was awarded dozens of regional and national speaker awards. He graduated magna cum laude in 1992 with a...

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Robert J. Wiley

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 19 years experience

(713) 337-1333 1651 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77006

Employment, Administrative and Civil Rights
Tulane University School of Law

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Geoffrey Alan Berg

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 23 years experience

(713) 526-0200 3700 Buffalo Speedway
Suite 1150
Houston, TX 77098

Employment, Business and Consumer

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Geoffrey Berg is a partner and founder of Berg Plummer Johnson & Raval, LLP. His areas of practice include Business Litigation, Employment Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Government/Private Investigations and White-Collar Criminal Defense. Geoff has handled every kind of case from representing corporations in complex multi-million dollar commercial disputes to employment matters, arguments over oilfield trade secrets, government and corporate investigations.

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Michael Andrew Josephson

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 18 years experience

(713) 751-0025 1150 Bissonnet
Houston, TX 77005

Employment and Business
South Texas College of Law

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As a named partner in Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs & Josephson, L.L.P, I serve as an employment attorney at one of the preeminent Plaintiff oriented law firms in the country. I am licensed in both Texas and Pennsylvania, as well as all U.S. District Courts throughout Texas and the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. I have also been admitted pro hac vice in courts located throughout Alabama, California, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Texas. I serve as the lead attorney of my firm’s wage and hour practice, focusing on...

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William Fulton Broemer

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years experience

(713) 328-1101 3201 White Oak
Houston, TX 77007

Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Insurance Claims
University of Houston - Main Campus

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A graduate of the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Broemer practices almost exclusively in the areas of Labor and Employment Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Litigation and Plan Design/Compliance issues, and Risk Management. Mr. Broemer represents primarily self-insuring employers, employee welfare benefit plans, third party administrators, plan reinsurers, and local government plans. Mr. Broemer is also a leading member of the ABA's Labor and Employment Law Section and Employee Benefits Committee ("ABA-EBC"), as well as a contributing member of Sub-Committees on Welfare Benefits Plans, Federal Civil Procedure, and ERISA Preemption. Mr. Broemer has served in the past as the Management Chair of...

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Daniel W. Jackson

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 22 years experience

(713) 522-4435 3900 Essex Lane, Ste. 1116
Houston, TX 77027

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Insurance Claims and Real Estate
South Texas College Of Law

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David Wayne Hodges

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years experience

(713) 523-0001 711 W. Alabama Street
Houston, TX 77006

Employment, Appeals, Asbestos and Insurance Claims
University of Houston - Main Campus

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David Hodges, founding partner at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born in McAllen, Texas, and moved to Cypress when he was seven. He attended Cy-Fair Senior High School, and discovered he wanted to go to law school after participating in a mock trial in his senior government class. After graduation, he joined the Corps of Cadets and attended Texas A&M University where he earned his B.S. degree in 1989. After graduating from Texas A&M University, he was immediately commissioned in the Navy and deployed to the Persian Gulf. During Desert Storm, he often worked 20 hour days as an Aviation...

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Julie L. St. John

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney

(713) 337-1333 1651 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 77006

Employment and Administrative
Tulane University

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Laura Y. Rodriguez

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 15 years experience

(713) 378-0229 833 Yale St.
Houston, TX 77007

Employment, Maritime, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
St. Mary's University School of Law

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Law Office of Laura Y. Rodriguez represents individuals who have suffered serious injuries at work, on oil rigs and in vehicle accidents. Workers’ Compensation laws may help you recover financial compensation for medical bills and lost wages. Ms. Rodriguez completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Brownsville. During her studies at St. Mary’s University School of Law, she also attended the University of Innsbruck in Austria where she studied International Law.

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Stanley Santire

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 46 years experience

(713) 787-0405 7500 San Felipe, Suite 900
HOUSTON, TX 77063

Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Construction and International
Columbia Law School and University of Texas - Austin

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Stanley P. Santire is a highly experienced mediator with extensive training in Alternative Dispute Resolution, He assists lawyers and their client resolve disputes. He has extensive experience in employment matters, non-compete-agreements, trade secrets, business transactions, and construction issues, As a trial lawyer with extensive litigation experience, he understands the risks and issues that confront litigants, He is credentialed as a Distinguished Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Prior to establishing the Santire Law Firm, PLLC he was Chief Legal Counsel for Lockheed Aircraft International responsible for dealing with international disputes as well as negotiating mergers....

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Ned Gill III

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 27 years experience

(713) 271-8383 6575 West Loop South, 6th FL
Bellaire, TX 77401

Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Collections and Criminal
Thomas M. Cooley Law School

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Attorney Ned Gill III, is a reputed lawyer who has been committed to the field of family law for quite a handful of years. Belonging to a family associated with law and jurisdiction in Texas, Mr. Ned Gill III is undoubtedly a name with a high recall value amongst the people of Texas. Under his scope of work lies litigation/Mediation for divorce cases, arbitration and more. Being one of the most sought after professional lawyers in the arena of family law in United State, what distinguishes him is his intelligent and expert legal advice to all his customers seeking legal...

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Brian Elliott White

Harris County, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years experience

(713) 224-4878 2414 Sunset Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005

Employment, Asbestos, Insurance Claims and Maritime
South Texas College Of Law

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Attorney Brian White represents injured persons in personal injury matters. Brian has a very good reputation as a skilled trial attorney who will work tirelessly for his clients. Brian has obtained significant trial verdicts as well as settlements on behalf of clients across the United States.

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Shannon Lang

Harris County, TX Employment Law Attorney with 10 years experience

(800) 780-3132 440 Louisiana Street
Suite 900
Houston, TX 77002

Employment, Business and Securities
University of Virginia

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Ms. Shannon A. Lang is a dedicated attorney with extensive experience in complex business and commercial litigation. Ms. Lang attended San Diego State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in both Sociology and Biology. Before attending law school, Ms. Lang earned Master’s Degree in Forensic Science from Marshall University. In 2007, Ms. Lang graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with her Juris Doctor. Upon graduating law school, Ms. Lang worked as a law clerk for Judge Nancy Friedman Atlas in the Southern District of Texas before joining Covington & Burling. Ms. Lang honed...

(800) 780-3132 Houston, TX 77003

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Employment law governs the relationship between workers and their employers. This law, contained in federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions, specifies the rights and restrictions applicable to each party in the workplace.

This area of law regulates such issues as employee benefits, discipline, hiring, firing, leave, payroll, and health and safety in the workplace. It also encompasses non-compete agreements, retaliation, severance, unemployment compensation, pensions, whistle-blowing, worker classification, wage garnishment, work authorization for non-U.S. citizens, worker's compensation, and employee handbooks.

Both federal and state laws govern the relationship between employees and employers. Federal laws such as Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on certain characteristics. Many states have enacted their own laws similar to federal ones (and sometimes are more stringent). Cities and counties also can enact ordinances that affect employee rights, such as local minimum wage laws.

Employment lawyers can choose to accept only employees as clients, only employers, or both. Some attorneys focus on a specific area of employment law, such as workers' compensation, whistleblowing or discrimination, but many can handle a wide range of employment law issues.

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Exempt employee: An employee who is not entitled to the minimum wage or overtime pay protections of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

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