SHAREHOLDER
Christopher L. Kurzner (Shareholder) born Miami, Florida, December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida; 1991, Texas; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third, Fifth, Ninth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida. Education: University of Virginia, 1983-1985; Baylor University (B.B.A., 1987); University of Florida (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Alpha Chi; Gamma Beta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Justice Campbell Thornal National Moot Court Board, 1988-1990. Author: "1994 Amendments to Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure," Vol. II, No. 4, The Record, Journal of the Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, The Florida Bar, 1994. Co-Author: "Winning at Trial is Not Enough and Losing at Trial Need Not Be Fatal: Protecting the Record for Appeal and Preserving Error," Advanced Evidence Seminar, The Florida Bar, March 15, 1995; "Tips for Defending High Gross-Out Factor Cases," Texas Lawyer, February 24, 2003. Editor, The Record, Journal of the Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, The Florida Bar, 1993-1995. Law Clerk, Honorable Peter T. Fay, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1990-1991. Chairman, Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, The Florida Bar, 1997-1998. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products and General Liability Litigation; Professional Services; Appellate; Banking; Financial; Mass Tort Litigation; Construction; Insurance; Retail; Transportation; Real Estate; Labor; Employment.Email: Christopher L. Kurzner
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
James F. Parker, III (Senior Associate) born Austin, Texas, January 22, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1997); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2000). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Young Lawyers' Association. Reported Cases: Davis v. Coastal International Security, 275 F.3d 1119 (D.C. Cir. 2002). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action; Age Discrimination in Employment; Collective Bargaining; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employee Discipline; Employee Drug Testing; Employee Leasing; Employee Privacy; Employee Rights; Employer Intentional Torts; Employer Liability; Employer Rights; Employment Arbitration; Employment at Will; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Civil Rights; Employment Claims; Employment Class Actions; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Employment Rights; Employment Termination; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Executive Employment Law; Executive Severance Contracts; Executive Transfers; Fair Employment Practices; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; International Employment Contracts; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Relations; Labor Strikes; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Negligent Hiring; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Outsourcing; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Prevailing Wage Litigation; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment; Union Contract Negotiations; Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); Union Elections; Union Organization; Wage and Hour Law; WARN Act; Whistleblower Litigation; Workplace Violence; Wrongful Termination Defense.