Top best Employment Lawyers Near me in ZIP 78746

The O'Brien Law Firm is likely the only law firm in Texas that focuses *exclusively* on representing employees and executives (never employers) in unpaid compensation and employment contract disputes. I am used to employees coming to me with feelings of frustration and helplessness. I understand. My job is to use my experience and expertise to give you power and leverage against an employer who won't pay you what you've earned and/or to negotiate (and sometimes force) a better result. Once you hire my firm to help you, you no longer have to try to figure out the solution yourself.. We typically take on cases pursuing unpaid compensation for a fee rate of 1/3 of your recovery. That means you do not pay my firm any money up front to go after your unpaid compensation, and my firm only gets paid if and when you get paid. At the same time, I always have an eye on your overall best interests when advising you on your options.. I'm a former Texas assistant attorney general and a former Texas Workforce Commission hearing officer. I'm specifically board certified in Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, which I was awarded in 2016 due to my extensive knowledge and experience from representing employees since 2008. I'm also a Fellow with the Texas Bar Foundation and a member of the Texas Employment Lawyers Association - an employees' rights organization.. When you contact me through Avvo, your information is confidential and goes directly to me for my review. Contact me today if you are looking for help from a specialist getting paid what you're owed. A case review is free and there's no risk in reaching out to me to see if I can help you. And for a fee, I frequently do one-time and ongoing consulting on anything related to employment agreements, including proposed severance agreements, non-compete issues, and equity agreements.

Tanner Scheef is an Associate Attorney at Kaplan Law Firm.. After receiving her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin, she received the Leon Jaworski Scholarship for Outstanding Advocacy to Baylor Law. Tanner graduated with honors from Baylor Law on the Public Interest Track with a Special Distinction in Litigation.. Tanner has a passion for advocacy, having competed in the courtroom since the age of 14 and having won “Outstanding Advocate” at four national mock trial competitions at Baylor Law. After returning to Austin, Tanner began coaching her undergraduate mock trial team, allowing her to give back to the next generation of trial lawyers.. Tanner’s passion for public interest extends to helping victims of abuse in civil and criminal cases. She was the Co-Founder of Baylor Law H.E.A.L. (Help, Educate, Advocate, Learn), training law students on how to best represent victims. Tanner extends this passion to her work at Kaplan Law Firm, helping victims in the employment context.

Our firm represents executives and physicians for their work-related problems, both legal and strategic. We specialize in handling non-competes, executive and physician contracts, Texas Medical Board defense, and negotiations both going into and exiting positions.. Barbara Gardner is board-certified in labor and employment graduated Number 1 in her law school class. With 20+ years experience in the field, including many trials and appeals, she will go to bat for you.

Mr. Pugh was born and raised in Austin, Texas and has resided in the area for the last 40 years. He received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from the University of Texas in 1999. He received his law degree from the University of Texas and was licensed to practice law in the State of Texas in 2005 and before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas in 2005 as well.Mr. Pugh began his legal career with Slater Kennon & Jameson in 2002, while still a student at the University of Texas Law School. Since that time, he has concentrated his practice in the area of civil litigation with primary emphasis in the areas of commercial litigation, collections, real estate, and consumer protection (DTPA).Mr. Pugh practices in state and federal courts and is a member of the State Bar of Texas, Travis County Bar Association, and Texas Young Lawyers Association.. Areas of Practice:. Litigation Percentage:. Bar Admissions:. Education:

I practice primarily employment law on behalf of employers.  I provide legal counsel to both small and large companies concerning termination and management of employees and compliance with various laws relating to the workforce. I draft various types of employment agreements and policies.  In addition to defending traditional employment law claims, I have also litigated cases involving non-competition and theft of trade secret issues. I have argued at state and federal appellate courts and have represented clients in front of various arbitration panels and at trial.. My partner and I also conduct independent investigations into employee complaints.  We have been retained by other law firms and directly by employers.  Our investigation practice is national in scope.  We have traveled extensively throughout the United States and internationally to conduct our investigations.I graduated in the top of my class from the University of Texas with a Plan II major and was elected Phi Beta Kappa. I attended the University of Texas School of Law where I again graduated with honors, after serving on the Texas Law Review. I clerked for Judge Lee Yeakel, now of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin. I practiced with Baker Botts LLP before co-founding Hutcheson Bowers LLLP with my long-time colleague, Shannon Hutcheson.

George's practice focuses on business litigation, labor and employment law, commercial transactions, and insurance law. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in both state and federal court. George counsels his business clients on best practices to lower the risk of litigation and employment-related disputes and to ensure the clients are ready to mount an effective defense if litigation occurs. He regularly counsels clients on issues relating to hiring and termination, commercial contracts, wage and pay laws, Title VII and discrimination, and corporate compliance. When disputes arise, George draws on his trial experience to help clients resolve complex commercial lawsuits while minimizing business interruption. He believes that the best results come from being fully prepared and able to try the case if necessary. George has tried cases in every federal district in Texas, and has represented clients before a variety of state and federal regulatory agencies. George was elected to the Board of Directors in September of 2013.. A native Austinite, George began his practice in the Litigation Section of the Texas Attorney General’s Office. As an Assistant Attorney General, he conducted numerous jury trials involving complex constitutional issues. After 3+ years with the AG's office, he entered private practice in Austin with a large regional firm, where he handled a wide range of litigation-intensive cases relating to commercial and individual disputes, employment, insurance matters, and construction. George is a graduate of Rice University (2001) and The University of Texas School of Law (2004).. George enjoys time with his family, mentoring emerging companies and volunteering through local organizations such as Volunteer Legal Services and People Fund. He is a member of the Austin Young Chamber of Commerce (board member), the Austin Chamber of Commerce, the Texas Bar Foundation (fellow), Austin Young Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association.

Employment Law Litigator who defends employers in all areas of employment law and is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Daniel grew up in a military family, lived in a variety of places throughout his life, and ultimately attended high school in San Antonio. It was in San Antonio that Daniel earned his Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. From there, Daniel attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in 2007. Daniel then graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center in 2010. While in law school, Daniel interned with Houston federal district judges Sim Lake and Gray Miller.. For the first seven years of his career, Daniel solely represented employers in all sorts of employment related disputes, most recently at a prominent international labor and employment law firm. Daniel has extensive experience in wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination litigation. Daniel has jury trial experience, has litigated numerous cases through a final disposition, and has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of his clients. Daniel has also successfully defended his litigation wins on appeal.. Daniel and his wife, Laura, are raising three energetic children in Austin, Texas. When he finds free time, Daniel is an avid outdoorsman, runner, and fisherman.

Caitlin has been on the vanguard of the struggle for civil rights and racial justice in Texas for eleven years, spending the past nine years litigating impact employment claims for low-income immigrant workers. As a Senior Managing Attorney at the Equal Justice Center, Caitlin litigated dozens of employment claims for hundreds of workers in state and federal court. In the process of recovering over $1 million in unpaid wages and damages from unscrupulous employers, Caitlin has developed an expertise in handling individual, multi-plaintiff, and complex class action claims, on issues ranging from wage theft, to workplace sexual harassment, race discrimination, disability discrimination, labor trafficking, and more. Caitlin has argued and won dispositive motions, cross-examined witnesses at trial, and successfully resolved numerous cases in mediation and arbitration, including on behalf of monolingual Spanish-speakers. In 2023, Caitlin won a trial in federal court seeking unpaid wages and overtime for four construction workers.. Prior to litigation, Caitlin was the Director and Co-Director of the Equal Justice Center’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals immigration legal services program. In law school, Caitlin held clerkships at Human Rights Watch in New York, and at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania.

Before deciding to open his own law firm, Kevin spent eight years as an equity shareholder in the world’s largest labor and employment law firm representing management, and he co-founded its Austin office.  As a newly-licensed attorney, Kevin was selected by then-Texas Attorney General (current-United States Senator) John Cornyn for membership in the Attorney General's Honors Program, Class of 2001.. Successful Litigator: Skilled and efficient defense of clients in state and federal court, administrative proceedings, and private arbitrations. Recent victories include the dismissal of two contested OSHA citations following trial, defense verdict in whistleblower/retaliation case for national trucking company, defense verdicts in two age discrimination arbitrations involving large insurance carrier, defense verdict in federal civil rights case against school district, favorable ruling in traditional labor arbitration involving large healthcare provider, and defense verdicts in two employment discrimination/tort cases against automobile dealership chain. Also proficient in all aspects of summary judgment and motion practice.. Trusted Advisor: Counsels clients on pressing employment issues, such as terminations and suspensions, the enforcement of non-compete agreements, dealing with difficult employees, and handling disability accommodation and leave requests. Responds quickly to client inquiries and endeavors to provide clients with business-focused, concrete advice upon which they can make real-world management decisions.. Representation of Management in Discrimination, Harassment, and other Employment Litigation. Representation of Management in OSHA and Workplace Safety Matters.  Kevin devotes significant attention to helping clients resolve OSHA matters.  He counsels clients through OSHA investigations and has successfully challenged citations in administrative proceedings before the Occupational Health and Safety Review Commission (OSHRC).. Representation of Executives in Employment Agreement, Noncompete, and Severance Agreement Negotiations. Occasional Representation of Employees in Discrimination and Wrongful Termination Matters

Austin Kaplan is the founder of and lead attorney at Kaplan Law Firm, PLLC, an employment and civil rights boutique law firm that represents individuals.. He is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.. He received national recognition for successfully suing a Texas County Clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses in 2015.  In 2016 was won the Austin under 40 Lawyer and  “Austinite of the Year.”  He is the Past President of the Austin Young Lawyers Association, a Super Lawyer Rising Star, Super Lawyer, Texas Bar Foundation Fellow, former Austin Bar Pro Bono Committee Chair, and a past Chairperson of the City of Austin's Ethics Commission.  He graduated magna cum laude with a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law.