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Stephen Richard Ricks
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
South Texas College Of Law
Mr. Ricks was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and moved to Sugar Land, Texas in 1980. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Lamar University in 1988. Thereafter, he attended South Texas College of Law and received his Juris Doctorate in 1993.
He was a graduate of Leadership Montgomery County Class of 2014 and remains active in that organization. He served as the Team Lead of the Employment Law Update for The Woodlands Chamber of Commerce in 2014. In the past, he served as a Director of the Amarillo Area Young Lawyers Association in 1999-2000. He also served on...
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Lionel Mark Schooler
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 49 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Business and Construction
The University of Texas School of Law
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Laura Gibson
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 39 years of experience
(713) 844-3003
711 Louisiana Street
Suite 1900 South Tower
Houston, TX 77002
Employment, Business and Securities
I am Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. My employment practice is limited to representation of management and high level executives. I am listed as a Best Lawyer in America 2009 in employment law (copyright 2008 by Woodward/White Inc. of Aiken, SC). I was selected as a Super Lawyer for 2004; 2007-09 by Law and Politics Magazine. I also handle commercial litigation in the areas of banking, energy and securities.
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Clayton Craighead
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
University of Houston - Main Campus
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David Schleicher
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Business
Baylor Law School
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Judith Batson Sadler
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
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Gabriel Assaad
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Vanderbilt University
Gabriel Assaad, Of Counsel at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born Rochester, New York. He attended the University of Florida and graduated with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1996. After graduation, he accepted a position with a consulting firm. He then decided he wanted to attend law school, so he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to attend Vanderbilt University.
Mr. Assaad graduated from Vanderbilt University with his J.D. in 2001 and accepted a position as an associate attorney at Dickstein Shapiro, LLP, in Washington, DC, where he focused on Patent Litigation. In 2004, he joined Paulson & Nace, a personal injury law...
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Laura Y. Rodriguez
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 21 years of experience
Employment, Maritime, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
St. Mary's University School of Law
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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Scott Daniel Smith
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Boston University School of Law and South Texas College of Law
Scott D. Smith is a seasoned trial lawyer who has obtained favorable verdicts for clients on both sides of the docket. Mr. Smith has experience in all phases of litigation in both state and federal courts throughout the United States, including resolving a broad array of business and commercial disputes, as well as having extensive experience representing financial advisers and financial institutions in financial services litigation in FINRA and AAA arbitration proceedings. He frequently represents financial advisers and financial institutions in employment disputes, securities enforcement actions, as well as regulatory and compliance matters, and assists his clients...
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Shaleigha M. Shepard
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 3 years of experience
Employment
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
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M. Colby Lewis
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney
Employment, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
Colby is a seventh generation Texas native who specializes in civil litigation and trial advocacy. A graduate of UT-Austin and the University of Houston Law Center, Colby began his career working on a team that obtained billions of dollars for stockholders who lost money to securities fraud committed by firms all over the United States – including an energy company called Enron.
Rivaling Colby’s passion for justice is his in-depth and intimate knowledge of the strategies and tactics of those attorneys he faces. He has spent many years in the trenches defending clients against wrongful injury lawsuits. He successfully defended his...
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Pete Patterson
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Employment, Business and Personal Injury
University of Houston - Main Campus
Houston Attorney Pete Patterson has been practicing law in the state of Texas for over 25 years, with a focus on oil and gas law, business litigation, and personal injury cases. Mr. Patterson was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1990 after receiving his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, where he was inducted into the prestigious Order of the Barristers. In his legal career, Mr. Patterson has amassed over $150 million in verdicts, settlements, judgments, and recoveries for his clients. He maintains membership in a number of respected associations, including the American Board of Trial...
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Dwain Gregory Capodice II
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 23 years of experience
Dwain Capodice joined Fernelius Alvarez Simon PLLC in June 2011. Previously, Dwain was an associate at a well-respected labor and employment law litigation boutique. During his more than 14 years as an attorney, he has reviewed more than a million pages of complex documentation in some of the country’s most high-profile matters. Dwain has extensive litigation experience practicing before state and federal courts and administrative tribunals.
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Dinesh Singhal
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 26 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
Franklin Pierce Law Center
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Marcos D. De Hoyos
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer
Employment
Vanderbilt University Law School
Marcos D. De Hoyos is a trial lawyer at Wiley Wheeler, P.C. Mr. De Hoyos graduated from Vanderbilt University Law School and has practiced employment law his entire career. Throughout law school, Mr. De Hoyos tailored his path to focus on litigation and advocacy by participating in organizations such as the Vanderbilt Moot Court Board as well as the Vanderbilt Mock Trial Board. Mr. De Hoyos also interned for Magistrate Judge Alistair E. Newbern of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee as well as for the United States Attorney’s Office. Both internships allowed Mr. De...
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James Alfred Southerland
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Employment, Administrative, Consumer and IP
University of Tennessee College of Law
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Amir Alavi
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Employment, Business and IP
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Don Foty
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney
Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Houston - Main Campus
Don Foty, partner at Kennedy Hodges, LLP, was born in Houston and raised in a small town in central Texas. In high school, he received numerous awards for his performance in the school military program and graduated summa cum laude. After high school, Mr. Foty attended the University of Texas at Austin where he studied finance and business honors--a program reserved for the top students. While working on his undergraduate degree, he also worked for a Fortune 500 company. He graduated with his B.B.A. in 2003.
After graduation, Mr. Foty attended law school at the University of Houston Law Center. While...
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Charles Keith Lea
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment
South Texas College Of Law
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Jakki Hansen
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Employment, Criminal Defense, Family and Personal Injury
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Anne Elise Kennedy
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 22 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Business and Construction
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Kandy Elaine Johnson Messenger
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
South Texas College of Law
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Emma Brockway
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 2 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
Emma grew up in Houston, Texas. She later moved to San Marcos, Texas and received a Bachelor of Arts in English at Texas State University. In college, she discovered her passion for justice and advocacy. After graduating from college, Emma knew she wanted to return to her roots and practice law in Houston.
Emma received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center. At UH, she gained valuable courtroom experience while interning for the Honorable Nancy K. Johnson of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. As an intern, she received exposure to high-profile trials...
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Brenton Joel Allison
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Personal Injury
Tulane University School of Law
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Jayd Arya Piercy
Pearland, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Employment, Business, Construction and Consumer
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Mark Taylor McDonald
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 61 years of experience
Employment, Bankruptcy, Business and Estate Planning
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
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Tim R Sutherland
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
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Frederick Hongyee Wen
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 19 years of experience
Employment, Business, Construction and Personal Injury
Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University
David P. Matthews
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Employment, Business, Criminal Defense and Environmental
South Texas College of Law
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Andrew Rhoden
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Entertainment & Sports and Estate Planning
American University Washington College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center
Andrew serves as a consultant for a wide variety of business sectors, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies implementing procedures to safeguard them against litigation. He is a certified Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA) Level II Civil Rights Investigator and a certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Trainer. Andrew has developed training programs related to workplace harassment prevention; EEOC; COVID-19 safety; and diversity & inclusion. He served on a corporate transaction team that made national news in 2021 for finalizing the acquisition of a $2.3 billion all-cash transaction in Texas.
Due to the passing of family members in Andrew's life, he...
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Ajay Choudhary
Stafford, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Employment and Immigration
SMU Dedman School of Law
I am available 24/7 for a free phone consultation. I have been named one of the top lawyers in Houston by Houstonia magazine. I have been a lawyer in Texas for more than 20 years. My office is open 7 days a week. I look forward to hearing from you.
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Raymond Lee Panneton
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and IP
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Every day, people come to our law firm on their personal or professional darkest day. Generally speaking, this sense of dread is simply due to being overwhelmed by the situation before them. As a lawyer, being able to shoulder our client's burdens and guide them through the litigation process is extremely rewarding.
A native of Fort Hood, Texas, I have built a national litigation practice based on my deep Texas roots. Practicing since 2013, I represent clients across Texas and nationwide facing complex business and intellectual property litigation, including non-compete violations, breach of contract matters, and fraud and misrepresentation.
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Ahson B. Wali
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Employment and Personal Injury
The University of Denver Sturm College of Law
I am a Houston native who practices Personal Injury, Employment Law, and Family Law. I have many years of experience handling a variety of challenging legal issues.
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Terrence B. Robinson
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Employment and Immigration
South Texas College of Law
TB Robinson is an experienced litigator with more than 31 years in the legal practice, concentrating his practice on the litigation of complex employment matters. He has been board certified for nearly 20 years by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization as a labor and employment law specialist. He has extensive experience advising and representing individuals and employers in a wide range of industries.
He represents individuals and employers in discrimination cases; wrongful termination suits; wage and hour, individual, and collective actions; and tort/contract disputes arising out of the employment relationship. He specifically handles cases arising under Title VII, the ADA,...
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Robert Wayne Cowan
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 22 years of experience
Employment and Asbestos
South Texas College of Law
Robert Cowan is a partner at Bailey Cowan Heckaman, PLLC where he oversees the firm’s award-winning trial and appellate briefing team. He is involved in all types of cases at BPB, including mesothelioma litigation, drug and medical device injuries, FLSA claims, dangerous products, and commercial litigation. Robert is a graduate of South Texas College of Law, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with his Juris Doctorate.
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Bruce Coane
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Employment and Immigration
Pennsylvania State University - University Park
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...
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Stanley Santire
HOUSTON, TX Employment Law Attorney with 52 years of experience
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation and Construction
University of Texas - Austin
A professional mediator with extensive trial experience, Stanley Santire is a highly experienced with advanced training in Alternative Dispute Resolution, He is dedicated to assisting lawyers and their client in resolving disputes. His several decades of experience includes construction, employment matters, non-compete-agreements, trade secrets, and business transactions. With an extensive background as a trial lawyer active in State and Federal Courts he understands the risks and issues that confront litigants. He is credentialed as an Advanced Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. Prior to establishing the Santire Law Firm, PLLC Stanley was Chief Legal Counsel...
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James Gerard Gumbert
Katy, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Employment, Business, Estate Planning and Probate
University of Houston Law Center
We are a Texas-based law firm with over thirty-three (33) years of experience providing professional legal services for Individuals and for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs). We offer Attorney Consultations via Videoconferencing (Video Chat) or Phone, and Serve All of Texas. We also offer Attorney House Calls--In-Person Attorney Consultations at your Location in and Around Katy, Texas. Consultations can be scheduled at your office, home, or a public meeting facility convenient to you (e.g., at local libraries and courthouses). A nearby conference room is also available for in-person consultations. Please contact us to see how we can help with your...
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Joshua A. Verde
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment
South Texas College of Law
Attorney Joshua A. Verde is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has been recognized as a Rising Star by SuperLawyers from 2016-2022 and is consistently top rated amongst Labor & Employment attorneys in Houston, Texas. The Verde Law Firm, PLLC was founded in 2012 by managing member Joshua A. Verde with the goal of bringing cost-effective legal representation to individuals and businesses who value competent, results-driven service. We represent individuals and businesses in labor and employment cases including wrongful termination, discrimination, retaliation, unpaid overtime (FLSA), and employment/severance agreements. In addition to...
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Tyler D Boyd
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Insurance Claims and Personal Injury
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Tyler motivates as a dedicated advocate, dynamic presenter and determined visionary. He brings exceptional speaking and negotiating skills along with a high level of focus, creativity and value to every case.
The Houston attorney handles a wide range of legal issues in the areas of business, commercial, contract, employment law, and personal injury. Mr. Boyd also serves as Staff Counsel for Houston Baptist University and General Counsel of Beechnut Street Inc. He is a member of the Houston Bar Association and the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA).
Tyler graduated from Texas Southern University, Cum laude, where he received his...