Chris W. Burks
Get Paid What You Are Owed!
Represent businesses and employees in breach of contract disputes and labor and employment law matters involving misclassification, minimum wage, overtime and off-the-clock violations across the county.
Licensed in Texas and Arkansas, and with federal court appearances in Ohio, California, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Mississippi.
Weekly research, draft, and file pleadings and argue cases before state and federal court and administrative tribunals. Represent individuals and families in a variety of matters including successfully winning lawsuits against the City of Little Rock over a taxi license monopoly and also over political fundraising.
Also has represented individuals and families in a variety of matters including child and adult guardianships, adoptions, custody and visitation disputes, child support cases, divorces with business valuation issues, as well as breaches of fiduciary duties in probate.
Represented political party and counseled client weekly on contract formation and litigation avoidance, state regulatory and election law, campaign finance and First Amendment law. Coordinated with multiple stakeholders and leaders across a large political and campaign structure.
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Education Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Arkansas
- Arkansas Judiciary
- ID Number: 2010207
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- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 24105111
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Punchwork, PLC
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- Attorney
- wh Law
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- General Counsel
- Democratic Party of Arkansas
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- Member Attorney
- Sanford Law Firm
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- Commissioner
- Pulaski County Election Commission
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- Columnist
- The Log Cabin Newspaper
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- Law Clerk
- Federal District Court, Western District of Arkansas
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- Local Counsel
- Christopher Burks P.A./The Overton Firm
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- Law clerk
- U.S. District Court
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- Judicial Clerk
- 20th Judicial District, 5th Division Circuit Court
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- University of Arkansas School of Law
- J.D. (2010)
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- Davidson College
- B.A. (2010) | Political Science
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- State Bar of Texas # 24105111
- Member
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- Arkansas Bar Association
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- Pulaski County Bar Association
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- Arkansas Trial Lawyer Association
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- National Employment Lawyers Association
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- Is the Trend Back to Sovereign Immunity?
- The Arkansas Lawyer
- The Right to Work: The Rise in Occupational Licensing Litigation Comes to Arkansas
- The Arkansas Lawyer
- Employment Law and Retaliation: a quick guide for trial lawyers
- Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association Docket
- Changes in Joint Custody Law
- The Arkansas Lawyer
- Arkansas Election Law Changes, Batesville Rotary Club
- Sovereign Immunity, Faulkner County Bar Association, Conway Arkansas
Joint Custody
- Q. I work for a city in Arkansas. They are requiring that comp time is taken and not pay overtime.
- A: That is illegal under Arkansas law. Arkansas law requires comp. time be credited as 1.5. You should speak to an attorney about it. There are a few very technical exceptions to the law, but your situation doesn't seem to fall into those exceptions
- Q. Can an employer stop paying an hourly wage and switch u beginning next week to solely commissions.just got the news toda
- A: Thanks and in Arkansas they can change to pay you commissions so long as you still make a minimum wage. If you work as an employee for a week and don't get paid anything, that is a minimum wage violation
- Q. Am I required to supervise students off contracted time for free.
- A: Thanks and no you are not required to work more than the time you are contracted for. Working off the clock is illegal in Arkansas.
