Paul Nason focuses exclusively on employment and labor law and litigation. He represents employers in state and federal court cases involving employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, breach-of-contract, employment torts, and unfair competition. He has defended numerous local, regional, and national employers in federal and state court litigation.
Mr. Nason has extensive experience representing employers before various federal and state administrative agencies, including the EEOC, Department of Labor, NLRB, OFCCP, Texas Commission on Human Rights, and New Mexico Human Rights Commission. He also counsels employers on compliance with state and federal employment and labor laws, including providing daily advice and counsel to human resources, legal, and executive personnel on employee discipline and termination matters.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, Washington and Lee University School of Law, 1992
- B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude, University of Texas at Arlington, 1989
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1997
- New Mexico, 1992
Admitted To Practice
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Representative Experience
- Representation of numerous local, regional, and national employers in federal and state court litigation.
- Daily advice and counsel to human resources, legal, and executive personnel on employee discipline and termination matters and compliance with state and federal employment and labor laws.
- Representation of employers with union work forces in collective bargaining negotiations, unfair labor practice litigation and grievance arbitrations.
- Representation of employers in wage and hour audits by the United States Department of Labor and various state labor departments.
- Representation of employers on employee-related legal issues arising from mergers, acquisitions, reorganizations and reductions-in-force.
- Negotiation of executive employment and separation agreements.
Professional History
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Selected as one of the nation’s Most Powerful Employment Attorneys (Up-and-Comers) by Human Resource Executive magazine and Lawdragon (2012)
- Selected as a Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine (2009, 2010)
- Member, State Bar of Texas, Employment and Labor Law Section
- Member, American Bar Association, Employment and Labor Law Section
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
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