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Christopher D. Jones
Longview, TX Employment Law Attorney with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Baylor University
Over 27 years of experience representing the injured and families in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Cases. Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
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Bill Hommel
Tyler, TX Employment Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
(903) 596-7100
5620 Old Bullard Road, Suite 115
Suite 200
Tyler, TX 75703
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
I have been a trial lawyer for over 35 years and have chosen to focus my practice on representing individuals who have been victimized by unscrupulous employer and government officials. Whether it is an unlawful termination, a failure to pay overtime wages or an excessive use of force by law enforcement, I am firmly committed to defending the rights of people that have been harmed.
If you feel like your your rights have been violated, please do not hesitate to contact my office.
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Charles D. Cowan
Tyler, TX Employment Law Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
St. Mary's University School of Law
WE PROVIDE VERY AGGRESSIVE TOP NOTCH LEGAL REPRESENTATION in all Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Texas Workers' Compensation Injury Claims; 18 Wheeler\Big Truck Injuries or Death; Medical Malpractice Cases; Unpaid Overtime Claims and Wrongful Termination cases. Additionally, we offer competent and experienced Criminal Defense for the criminally accused.
C. D. "Chuck" Cowan is a fifth generation native East Texan who knows the law, the language and the landscape very, very well. He was admitted to The State Bar of Texas in 1990 ; The U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas in 1991; The U. S. District Court, Northern District...
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M. Shane McGuire
Tyler, TX Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Appeals and Personal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
PRACTICE AREAS:
While Shane can handle any personal injury law case, he specializes in auto accident cases, including car accidents, truck accidents, and motorcycle accidents.
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PERSONAL LIFE:
A graduate of Whitehouse High School and UT Tyler, Shane McGuire has been in East Texas for most of his life. And he has no desire to ever leave (almost literally, as he doesn’t even care to travel, much less pack up and move).
Shane absolutely adores his bride (“The Fair Tish,” as he often calls her) and their two kids.
In Shane’s off-time, you may find Shane:
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Megan Daic
Bryan, TX Employment Law Lawyer
1716 Briarcrest Drive
3rd Floor
Bryan, TX 77802
Free ConsultationEmployment, Bankruptcy, Business and Consumer
University of Houston - Main Campus
Megan Daic is the Founder and Owner of Daic Law. She started Daic Law with one main goal in mind: to create a client-driven law firm that focuses on the needs of people in the community. She understands that life can be difficult at times, and there are unexpected situations and tragedies that people are forced to confront on a day-to-day basis. Megan’s hope in starting this firm was and is to help people during their time of need and make the process as simple and clear as possible.
Daic Law is a general practice law firm that focuses on Consumer...
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Craig William Carlson
Bryan, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
A former JAG Officer with the U.S. Army, Carlson Law Firm Managing Partner, Craig W. Carlson had a vision of legal services deeply rooted in customer service from the very inception of his firm. His dream for a different kind of law firm that put clients first soon became reality, expanding from a single location in Killen, Texas to 11 statewide office locations.
A graduate from the University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Carlson left his position of Senior Trial Defense Counsel in 1994. The experience he gained in the Army helped him jumpstart his practice in the...
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James Daniel Woodall
The Woodlands, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Employment, Business, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
Mr. Woodall is a trial attorney with experience in insurance subrogation, coverage and defense litigation, construction law, commercial litigation, labor and employment, and real estate. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Woodall also provides special counsel services to small and mid-size businesses in a variety of industries such as construction, roofing, manufacturing, and distribution. He is fully dedicated to understanding his clients’ businesses and helping them achieve their goals and objectives through risk management, contract negotiations, reviewing, negotiating and documenting real estate and business transactions, and resolving labor and employment issues.
After graduating from Baylor University in Waco Texas in...
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Lance Andrew Bowling
The Woodlands, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(832) 585-1823
6700 Woodlands Pkwy
Suite 230 #445
The Woodlands, TX 77382
Employment, Arbitration & Mediation, Civil Rights and Entertainment & Sports
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
A graduate of Cornell University's School of Industrial & Labor Relations - one of the foremost labor relations schools in the world - and the University of Memphis' School of Law, Lance has devoted his work life to the law of the workplace. This has included single-handedly leading labor & employment law for 2 mid-sized international companies and leading and helping to lead labor & employment law functions for 2 of the world’s largest corporations.
Over the course of his legal career, one of Lance's focuses has been on traditional labor law. He has represented and advised management clients...
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Danny Clark Wash
Waco, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 54 years of experience
Employment, Business, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
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April L. Walter
The Woodlands, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 18 years of experience
(832) 263-3693
1400 Woodloch Forest Drive
Suite 400
The Woodlands, TX 77380
Employment and Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Tina Snelling
Bryan, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Employment, Administrative and Legal Malpractice
For the past twenty years, Tina Snelling of the Snelling Law Firm has developed a reputation as the lawyer to call when you need someone to solve a complex legal problem-either at trial or on appeal. She has been called the "law lawyer" because of her ability to help navigate difficult legal terrain in contract and tort law, regulatory and administrative law, insurance law, business law and employment and labor law. Trial attorneys frequently call Ms. Snelling to help select juries, prepare and argue the jury charge and to argue all as-a-matter-of-law motions. In fact, during one...
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Shawn A. Latchford
Longview, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 13 years of experience
(903) 757-8449
Nelson Bumgardner Albritton P.C.
204 N. Fredonia Street
Longview, TX 75601
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, IP and Personal Injury
Baylor Law School and Albion College
Shawn’s practice includes a wide variety of civil litigation including: intellectual property litigation (patent, trademark, and trade secret), commercial litigation, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and employment law. This broad practice has given him experience in many different aspects of litigation including: case assessment and research, discovery, motion practice, trial preparation, hearing presentation, and trial presentation. Shawn has tried multiple jury trials to successful verdict as lead trial counsel and has been selected by Thomas Reuters as a Rising Star in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.
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Kevin Andrew Forsberg
Montgomery, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
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Teresa Lynn De Ford
The Woodlands, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 28 years of experience
(281) 466-2305
4840 W. Panther Creek Drive
Suite 201
The Woodlands, TX 77381
Employment, Business, Divorce and Family
University of Houston - Main Campus
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Wayne Douglas Haglund
Lufkin, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Employment, Business, Criminal Defense and Education
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David Schleicher
Waco, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Administrative and Business
Baylor Law School
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Ronald Stutes
Tyler, TX Employment Law Attorney with 38 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Insurance Defense and Municipal
Ron Stutes’ practice is focused upon providing a wide variety of counseling and litigation-related services to municipal clients. He has experience in lawsuits regarding constitutional challenges to ordinances, environmental matters, land use issues, code enforcement, utility and franchise matters, municipal bonds, bankruptcy, federal
grants, and annexation. Mr. Stutes has tried lawsuits involving these issues in both state and federal court.
Mr. Stutes also has extensive experience appearing before state administrative agencies regarding utility and environmental issues. He has successfully challenged federal administrative rulings in the United States appellate courts.
Mr. Stutes’ experience, both on staff with the City of Dallas and in private...
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Alejandro Acosta
El Paso, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
Attorney Alejandro Acosta III is a partner at the firm of Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro, P.C., in El Paso, Texas. An El Paso native, Mr. Acosta dedicates his practice to personal injury law, serving clients New Mexico and Texas.
Mr. Acosta earned a bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas, and attained his law degree from the Arizona State Law School/ Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Additionally, he holds an Indian Law Certificate and has worked with various tribal nations in the state of Arizona.
Licensed to practice law since 2008, Mr. Acosta is admitted in Texas and...
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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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John Paul Valdez
El Paso, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Board Certified Attorney representing employees in work injury and wrongful termination cases.
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Stacy L. Cole
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Business
SMU Dedman School of Law
Mr. Cole is Board Certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and focuses his practice on representing employees in disputes against employers. In doing so, Mr. Cole has represented hundreds of clients in numerous employment claims, including but not limited to claims for unpaid overtime wages, minimum wage violations, discrimination, retaliation, FMLA violations, breach of employment contract, non-compete agreements, wrongful termination, hostile work environment, and employee grievance hearings. Although most of the firm's employment claims are handled through administrative agencies, Mr. Cole and the firm also has experience representing clients in litigation.
Mr. Cole has...
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Andrew Rhoden
Dallas, 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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Simon Safir
Allen, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 3 years of experience
Employment, Animal, Arbitration & Mediation and Business
University of Oklahoma College of Law and Florida A&M University College of Law
During law school, Simon interned with the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) where he assisted families with release from detention centers, visa applications, and removal proceedings.
Simon interned as a Certified Legal Intern for the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association and Florida A&M University College of Law Legal Clinic as a Guardian Ad Litem, representing the best interest of children inside and outside of the courts.
Simon also interned with a boutique law firm in Dallas, assisting their clients with commercial real estate, intellectual property, social media, tax planning, employment law, and...
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Beatriz Adriana Sosa-Morris
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
South Texas College of Law
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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Steve Kardell Jr.
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Securities
University of Houston Law Center
For more than 40 years, Mr. Kardell has dedicated his practice to complex employment law issues with a focus on whistleblower law and corporate internal investigations.
He has represented executives and employees in the first cases brought in the state and federal courts in Texas dealing with non-retaliation rights under a corporate code of ethics. He has also represented a number of Wall Street whistleblowers who have disclosed improprieties that led to the financial markets implosion, including Richard Bowen, the Citibank whistleblower whose testimony before Congress is generally credited as the stimulus for the current Department of Justice prosecutions of...
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Matthew M Rossetti
Austin, TX Employment Law Attorney with 12 years of experience
(512) 430-1150
Sentient Law, Ltd. 7000 N Mopac Expressway, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731
Free ConsultationBusiness, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
Matt Rossetti is the founder of Sentient Law, Ltd. He brings over a decade of experience with technology and software development in addition to his experience as a business attorney. He works with a variety of companies, entrepreneurs, and inventors in multiple areas, including, but not limited to: blockchain, brick and mortar, construction, cryptocurrencies, ecommerce, healthcare, and virtual reality. Matt is passionate about working with companies from the idea stage to fundraising and/or exit as well as professional boxers and motorsports competitors.
Matt was a founding member of the Forbes Legal Council, he serves as General Counsel to the Council on...
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Charles Marcellus Vethan
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
Employment, Business, IP and Trademarks
Southern Methodist University
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...
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Susan E. Hutchison
Fort Worth, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Civil Rights and Personal Injury
Texas Tech University School of Law
Susan Hutchison is a Board Certified Personal Injury specialist in the state of Texas. She has extensive experience on both sides of employment law disputes in the courtroom, having previously been an employment defense attorney for corporations.
In 1994, she started her own practice to fight for the rights of employees who have been wrongfully terminated, have lost wages, or have been targets of harassment in the workplace.
To schedule your free consultation with the Fort Worth Employment Law & Personal Injury Attorney, visit online or call 817-336-5533.
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David M. Curtis
Dallas, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Business and Civil Rights
SMU Dedman School of Law and University of Oklahoma College of Law
For over 35 years, David has successfully guided individuals, small and large businesses through regulatory landscapes and continues to ensure his business clients are advantaged by prompt and innovative counsel. His litigation skills have been tempered coast-to-coast achieving remarkably brilliant outcomes. He is a graduate of the University Of Oklahoma College Of Law and holds a Masters of Law Degree(Labor)from Southern Methodist University. He was elected to membership in the American Law Institute and elected a Fellow in the College of Labor & Employment Law, David is the father of six children and an active civic leader.
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Robert J. Wiley
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 24 years of experience
Employment
Tulane University School of Law
Robert J. Wiley is dedicated to advocating for employees in Employment Law disputes across the State of Texas. Rob represents clients before administrative agencies in addition to state and federal courts. Recognized for his experience, knowledge and skill, Rob is a Board Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law.
Rob received his B.S. from Vanderbilt University, and earned his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law. He has been honored as a Texas Super Lawyer and Rising Star since 2012.
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Steven Eugene Clark
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 46 years of experience
Employment, Business, Construction and IP
University of Houston - Main Campus
I have over 40 years of experience in cases involving business law, intellectual property, employment and labor law, healthcare law, civil litigation, personal injury defense and probate matters. I am licensed in Texas and Louisiana, admitted to all federal courts in Texas, the ED La., Federal Circuit, 5th Circuit and 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and US Supreme Court. I am a Texas SuperLawyer, AV-rated by Martindale Hubbell, and Lead Counsel rated in Business law. I am a Bet the Company Litigator.
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Jairo Nikov Castellanos
Austin, TX Employment Law Attorney with 8 years of experience
Austin, TX 78701
Employment
The University of Texas School of Law
Mr. Castellanos is a strong advocate for employee rights who understands that problems in the workplace can create some of the most troubling times in a person’s life. Mr. Castellanos works tirelessly to ensure that justice is carried out for each of his clients. He represents clients in both state and federal courts, as well as various administrative law hearings and unemployment disputes.
Mr. Castellanos’ practice focuses on representing employees against employers in discrimination cases. He also focuses on unpaid wages claims, unpaid overtime claims, whistleblower claims, and contractual disputes.
Mr. Castellanos is a graduate of the University of Texas School of...
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Linda Broocks
Houston, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 46 years of experience
Employment, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Securities
The University of Texas School of Law
Linda Broocks is partner in the Houston office of Kean Miller. She joined the firm in 2017 and maintains an active practice in trials and appeals of complex commercial, securities, personal injury, employment and real estate cases.
Linda is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is also a certified mediator, with experience mediating a variety of civil suits, and an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
Linda has been recognized by Thomson Reuters among the Texas Super Lawyers in civil litigation defense in every year of voting. She was...
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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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Raymundo Eli Rojas
El Paso, TX Employment Law Attorney with 14 years of experience
Employment, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Immigration
University of Kansas School of Law
Raymundo Eli Rojas serves the border region offering legal services in immigration and theft of wage cases as well as nonprofit formation and development. Rojas is a attorney who always call you back within 48 hours and frequently serves his community through his legal services or community organizing. Honoring his worker and immigrant roots, he is an advocate for immigrant and worker rights.
An advocate of community, people's, and rascuache lawyering, Raymundo Elí ? Rojas has been a proponent of immigrant rights and an advocate of workers for more than 15 years. His work has extended from the U.S.-Mexico border region...
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Charles Julius Ruhmann
El Paso, TX Employment Law Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment, Animal, Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
St. Mary's University School of Law
Our civil litigation attorney Charles Ruhmann opened our personal injury and employment litigation practice with a single philosophy: People deserve a voice for justice. Our staff and Charles work directly with each of our clients throughout the case. We are responsive to our clients' needs and concerns, and remain approachable and personable from the moment our potential client walks in the door until our client receives their final settlement. After all, your case is about YOU. Our office philosophy is that our clients are our bosses and that we work for them and will be given the utmost respect,...
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Daniel B. Ross
Austin, TX Employment Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Free ConsultationEmployment and Personal Injury
Daniel B. Ross
Austin, Texas
phone (512) 474-7677
fax (512) 474-5306
Daniel B. Ross was born in Harvey, Illinois, in 1956 and grew up in Longview, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in the Plan II Honors Program with High Honors in May 1978. Upon graduation, he operated several successful businesses in Austin, Texas. After his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. Ross attended the University of Texas School of Law, from which he received his Juris Doctor in 1994. Mr. Ross was Associate Editor of the Texas Law Review, and was a...
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Levi Glenn McCathern
Dallas, TX Employment Law Attorney with 31 years of experience
Employment, Appeals, Business and IP
Baylor Law School
Levi G. McCathern, II is widely recognized as one of the premier litigation lawyers in Texas. He is Board Certified in both Civil Trial Law and Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, a double certification held by only 26 of the 87,000 attorneys in Texas.
Mr. McCathern specializes in catastrophic damage litigation and is frequently summoned to defend specialized, high-damage claims, including all types of commercial litigation. In addition, he has served as lead counsel for numerous jury trials and is regularly called upon to provide legal consultation to companies throughout the country.
Mr. McCathern serves as...
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Kalandra N. Wheeler
Houston, TX Employment Law Attorney with 18 years of experience
Employment and Administrative
University of Arkansas School of Law
Kalandra N. Wheeler is a trial lawyer with Wiley Wheeler, P.C. representing employees in 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 the...
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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.
Whether it's...