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| | Address | | One Allen Center, 500 Dallas Street, Suite 3000 | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies. Collective Bargaining, Union Representation Elections and Unfair Labor Practice Charges, EEOC Claims, Employee Leave including FMLA and USERRA, Employment Litigation including defense of civil rights, Employee Benefits, including ERISA, MPPA, HIPAA, Employment Discrimination including Title VII, ADEA, ADA, Government Relations, Labor Relations, Immigration, Fair Labor Standards Act, including Wage and Hour, Government Contracts, including Davis-Bacon Act and Service Contract Act, Mine Safety Law (MSHA), Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA), WARN Act, Non-Compete and Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Secret Litigation, and offers diversity management counseling and training services. | | Firm Size: 400 | Representative Clients:
AIG American General; American Habilitation Services, Inc.; America Textile Manufacturers Institute; ARAMARK; Baker Hughes Inc.; CB&I Construction, Inc.; The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies; Circle K Corporation; Cumis Insurance Society, Inc.; Dell Inc.; D.R. Horton, Inc.; Duke Energy Corporation; Eastman Chemical Company; El Paso Corp.; Equistar Chemicals, LP; Exxon-Mobil Corporation; Fluor Daniel, Inc.; HoustonWorks USA; Intercontinental Terminals Company; Kettle Restaurants, Inc.; Kinder Morgan; Lyondell-Citgo, Inc.; Mariner Health Care, Inc.; Mercedes-Benz; Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas; National-Oilwell, L.P.; Nissan Motor Manufacturing Corporation U.S.A.; Occidental Petroleum Corporation; OfficeMax; Pfizer, Inc.; SAVASeniorCare; Sonic Automotive, Inc.; State Farm Insurance Companies; Sysco Corporation; The Home Depot; Tyco; Valero Energy Corporation; Vopak; Wachovia Corporation; Washington Mutual Bank; Wells Fargo Bank; West-Point Stevens Inc.; Whirlpool Corporation; W.R. Grace & Co.; Zachry Construction Corporation. |
Other Office Locations of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.
Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Tampa, Florida, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.A.
Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Morristown, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Dallas, Texas, U.S.A.
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
| | —————————— | | Jeffrey C. Londa (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., 1952; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas. Education: Tulane University; University of Texas at Austin (B.A., with honors, 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D, 1975). Order of the Coif; Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi. Notes and Comments Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1974-1975. Executive Editor, Texas Labor Letter, 1992-2000. Listed in: one of five "top-notch" labor and employment lawyers in Texas, "Go-To-Guide," published by Texas Lawyer, 2002; "Best Lawyers in America," 1995—; first tier of Texas Employment Lawyers in Chambers USA Client Guide, 2004 to present; "Super Lawyer," 2003 to present; Texas Monthly listing (Top 100 Lawyers), 2004. Author: "Texas Employment Codes Plus," (O'Connor's 2000 to present); "Federal Employment Codes Plus," (O'Connor's 2003 to present); Chapter 7, "Workers' Compensation Retaliation," Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce Employment Law Handbook. Adjunct Professor, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, Employment Discrimination, 1998—. Member, Panel of Arbitrators (Employment and Commercial), American Arbitration Association. Member: Houston (Council Member and Chair, 1999-2000, Labor and Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Business and Chambers of Commerce (State Chair, Employment Relations Committee; Board of Directors; Executive Committee); Houston Management Lawyers Forum (Chair, 1983); Legal Affairs Committee, American Public Transit Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Management Labor Law; Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Labor Relations; Employment Law. Email: Jeffrey C. Londa | | James Alfred Southerland (Shareholder) born Johnson City, Tennessee, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Georgia and Texas. Education: University of Tennessee (B.A., with high honors, 1983; J.D., with honors, 1986). Tennessee Law Review, 1984-1986 (Student Materials Editor, 1985-1986). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Wagner Labor Law Moot Court Team. Member, American Employment Law Council. Associate Editor, Texas Employment Law Handbook. Chapter Chair, Employment Discrimination Law (Third Edition), 1998 Supplement. Co-Author, Federal Employment Jury Instructions. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Employment Defense; Wrongful Termination Defense; Immigration Law. Email: James Alfred Southerland | | F. Barham Lewis, Jr. (Shareholder) born Nacogdoches, Texas, 1953; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.B.A., 1975); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1987). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; TIDA; TLA. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Personal Injury; Jury Experience. Email: F. Barham Lewis, Jr. | | Ethel J. Johnson (Shareholder) born Texarkana, Texas, January 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: Siena Heights College (B.S., 1987); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1991). National Order of Barristers. Listed in Chambers USA 2006 Client's Guide for America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Member: Houston (Member, Employment Law Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Ethel J. Johnson | | Michael D. Mitchell (Shareholder) born Big Spring, Texas, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., 1989); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1992). Order of the Barristers. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Michael D. Mitchell | | David J. Comeaux (Shareholder) born Corpus Christi, Texas; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 2000, Virgin Islands. Education: Michigan State University, The School of Hospitality Business (B.A., with honors, 1987); University of Houston (J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Member: State Bar of Texas; Virgin Islands Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Hospitality Industry Liaison Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Litigation. Email: David J. Comeaux | | Stephen E. Hart (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, January 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas. Education: Oakland University (B.A., cum laude, 1991); University of Michigan (J.D., 1994). Law Clerk for Hon. Kenneth M. Hoyt, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, 1994-1995. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Stephen E. Hart | | Carolyn A. Russell (Shareholder) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Bowdoin College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1998). Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation. Email: Carolyn A. Russell | | James R. Staley (Shareholder) born Rockledge, Florida; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., cum laude, 1995); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Litigation; Client Counseling. Email: James R. Staley | | —————————— | | Lenore L. Espinosa (Associate) born Weslaco, Texas; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2001); American University, Washington College of Law (J.D., 2004). Articles Editor, International Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; Hispanic National Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; International Law. Email: Lenore L. Espinosa | | Mrs. Natalie M. Roberts (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 2001); University of Oklahoma College of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) and Oklahoma (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Mrs. Natalie M. Roberts | | Morgan M. Culbreth (Associate) born Nacogdoches, Texas, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., Political Science, 2003); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Employment and Labor Law. Email: Morgan M. Culbreth | | Flyn Flesher (Associate) born Oxford, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Rice University (B.A., 2004); Marshall-Wythe School of Law, College of William & Mary (J.D., 2007). Author: Note, "Cross-Gender Supervision in Prisons and the Constitutional Right of Prisoners to Remain Free from Rape," 13 Wm. & Mary J. Women & L. 841 (2007). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment(100%). Email: Flyn Flesher | | —————————— | | Dennis C. Gardner (Of Counsel) born Mason City, Iowa, 1941; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Aerospace Engineering, 1963; M.S. Aerospace Engineering, 1964); South Texas College of Law (J.D., with honors, 1974). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1965-1967]. Special Agencies: Transportation Research Board - Transit Cooperative Research Program; American Public Transportation Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Government Contracts; Transportation; Commercial Contracts; Contract Litigation; International Commercial Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Contracts; Commercial Real Estate Litigation. Email: Dennis C. Gardner | | Robert L. Ivey (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Memphis (B.A., 1972; M.A., 1974); University of Tennessee (J.D., with highest honors, 1988). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Class Action Defense; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Non-union/Traditional Labor Work; Workplace Safety and Health. Email: Robert L. Ivey | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 600 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 2100. Telephone: 404-881-1300.
Austin, Texas Office: 301 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250. Telephone: 512-344-4700.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: One Federal Place, Suite 1000, 1819 Fifth Avenue North. Telephone: 205-328-1900.
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Office: Governor's Place, 33 Bloomfield Hills Parkway, Suite 120. Telephone: 248-593-6400.
Charleston, South Carolina Office: 211 King Street, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1808. Telephone: 843-853-1300.
Charlotte, North Carolina Office: 201 South College Street, Suite 2300. Telephone: 704-342-2588.
Chicago, Illinois Office: Twenty-Fifth Floor, Two First National Plaza, 20 South Clark Street. Telephone: 312-558-1220.
Cleveland, Ohio Office: 127 Public Square, 4130 Key Tower. Telephone: 216-241-6100.
Columbia, South Carolina Office: 1320 Main Street, Suite 600. Telephone: 803-252-1300.
Dallas, Texas Office: 700 Preston Commons, 8117 Preston Road. Telephone: 214-987-3800.
Greensboro, North Carolina Office: 2725 Horse Pen Creek Road, Suite 101. Telephone: 336-375-9737.
Greenville, South Carolina Office: The Ogletree Building, 300 North Main Street, P.O. Box 2757. Telephone: 864-271-1300.
Kansas City, Missouri Office: 4717 Grand Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 816-471-1301.
Los Angeles, California Office: 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 5300. Telephone: 213-239-9800.
Indianapolis, Indiana Office: Suite 4600, 111 Monument Circle. Telephone: 317-916-1300.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: International Place, Tower II, 6410 Poplar Avenue, Suite 300. Telephone: 901-767-6160.
Miami, Florida Office: 701 Brickell Avenue, Suite 2020. Telephone: 305-374-0506.
Morristown, New Jersey Office: 10 Madison Avenue, Suite 402. Telephone: 973-656-1600.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: Fifth Third Center, Suite 800, 424 Church Street. Telephone: 615-254-1900.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Office: 1600 Market Street, Suite 2020. Telephone: 215-419-6530.
Phoenix, Arizona Office: Esplanade III, 2415 East Camelback Road, Suite 800. Telephone: 602-778-3700.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Office: Four Gateway Center, 444 Liberty Avenue, Suite 400. Telephone: 412-394-3333.
Raleigh, North Carolina Office: 2301 Sugar Bush Road, Suite 600, P.O. Box 31608. Telephone: 919-787-9700.
Ridgeland, Mississippi Office: 100 Concourse, Suite 204, 1052 Highland Colony Parkway. Telephone: 601-360-8444.
San Antonio, Texas Office: 2700 Weston Centre, 112 East Pecan Street. Telephone: 210-354-1300.
San Francisco, CA Office: Steuart Tower, One Market Plaza, Suite 1300. Telephone: 415-442-4810.
St. Louis, Missouri Office: 7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 650. Telephone: 314-802-3935.
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands Office: The Tunick Building, 1336 Beltjen Road, Suite 201. Telephone: 340-714-1235.
Tampa, Florida Office: 100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3600. Telephone: 813-289-1247.
Tucson, Arizona Office: 6760 N. Oracle Road, Suite 200. Telephone: 520-544-0300.
Washington, D.C. Office: Fifth Floor, 2400 N Street, N.W. Telephone: 202-887-0855.
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