Employment Law

Skelton & Woody PLLC represents employers here in all aspects of employment law and litigation. We have handled cases involving allegations of wrongful discharge, equal pay act claims, violation of wage and hour laws, workers’ compensation, discrimination, political firing, retaliatory discharge, as well as age, race and gender discrimination. Sometimes, we represent employers directly and at other times as defense counsel hired by insurers.

We do not accept contingency fee work and typically do not represent employees against employers.

In 2009-2011, our clients range from high-tech companies engaged in disputes concerning the hiring away of competitors’ employees, to medical technology companies and principals leaving one company to form a new one, to consulting firms whose employees departed to join competitors. For example, one matter we handled in 2010 involved representation of an employer in a high profile case involving rival Texas lobbying firms. For an article on the case, please see the following link: Lawsuit Between Rival Lobby Shops Shakes Profession.