Walker F. Crowson

Practice Details

• Firm Information
  Position

  Partner

  Firm Name

  Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.
• Representative Cases & Transactions
  Cases

  Representative Experience: Labor & Employment Cases
  Other Matters: Defended national shoe company in age discrimination lawsuit that went to verdict after trial
  Defended local credit union in workers' compensation retaliation lawsuit that went to verdict after trial
  Represented national timeshare company in sexual harassment litigation in federal court
  Represented local beer distributing company in workers' compensation retaliation claim at arbitration
  Represented national auto parts retailer in federal court litigation alleging age discrimination
  Represented Arizona surgical implant device company in federal court litigation to enforce restrictive covenant
  Represented national software retailer in employee raiding
  restrictive covenant litigation
  Represented local governmental entities in whistleblower retaliation, gender
  age discrimination,
  sexual harassment claims
  Represented national automobile dealership in claims involving age discrimination
  racial harassment
  Represented numerous clients, including national home improvement retailer, national home medical equipment supplier,
  national auto parts retailer, in claims involving workers' compensation retaliation
  disability discrimination
  Represented numerous clients, including multiple industries, in claims involving sexual harassment
  Represented local
  national clients in defending claims before the EEOC, Texas Workforce Commission, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions,
  Arizona Civil Rights Division
  Defended clients in Department of Labor (DOL) audits investigating various issues, including unpaid wages, independent contractor status
  exempt/non-exempt status
  Drafted numerous employee h
  books, policies
  procedures for companies
  Provided anti-harassment
  EEO training to companies
  Served as neutral investigator in workplace investigations involving allegations of sexual harassment, discrimination,
  retaliation issues
  Represented clients in unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board
  Business & Commercial Litigation
  Other Matters: Served as outside general counsel to various companies, including one of the largest private employers in El Paso, Texas
  Represented creditors, including financial institutions, factoring companies
  car loan lenders in collection litigation, including suits for breaches of promissory notes
  guarantees as well as sequestration, repossession, garnishment,
  foreclosure matters
  Represented general contractors, subcontractors
  suppliers in a wide array of commercial
  construction litigation, including claims under the Texas McGregor Act, the Miller Act,
  New Mexico materialman
  mechanic's lien laws
  Represented financial institutions in commercial
  home equity foreclosure lawsuits
  Represented commercial l
  lords in eviction proceedings
  other l
  lord/tenant disputes
  Mediation & Arbitration Practice: Has mediated over 200 employment lawsuits as a mediator
  Arbitrates employment law matters for the American Arbitration Association as a panel member of the AAA's Roster of Employment Neutrals as well as in private, ad hoc arbitrations