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Michael P. Jones

Associate

Recognized as a “Rising Star” by industry observers, Michael P. Jones appears before US federal and state courts and administrative agencies to defend clients facing discrimination, retaliation, and harassment claims arising under federal and state statutes, including Title VII, the ADA, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA), and the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. Mike also has experience litigating noncompetition agreements, and he draws on that experience to draft and advise clients on restrictive covenants.

Extended Profile

Mike litigates wage and hour claims under the Texas Payday Law and federal law, and defends clients facing claims of sexual harassment, gender discrimination, race discrimination, national origin discrimination, and workplace assault. He draws on this experience to advise clients about creating and implementing employment policies that comply with applicable statutes.

He also represented a client at arbitration before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

While in law school, Mike interned for Judge David Hittner at the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas, and Justice Jane Bland of the Texas First Court of Appeals.

Education

  • South Texas College of Law, 2009, J.D., Summa Cum Laude
  • University of Arizona, 2006, B.A., Magna Cum Laude

Admissions

  • Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Practice Group of the Year, Employment, Law360 (2017)

Winner, Texas Lawyer’s 2015 Texas Litigation Department of the Year for Labor and Employment 

Recognized, Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star" for Employment and Labor (2016)

Recognized, “Rising Star” in Employment Litigation by Texas Monthly Magazine (2014–2018)

Member, College of the State Bar of Texas

Member, Houston Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Member, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

 

Publications

10/17/2014 - Presenter, FLSA: Identifying Claims, Defending Claims, presented at the Handling Your First (or Next) Employment Law Case Seminar, Austin, Texas

3/29/2012 - Marsh and the Changing Landscape of Covenants Not to Compete, presented for a Continuing Legal Education Course

Spring 2010 - Comment, Looking to Purchase a Home? Buyer Beware: Not Even The Texas DTPA Can Fully Prevent Homebuilders From Utilizing Binding Arbitration, South Texas Law Review, Vol. 51 No. 3

2010 - The Twenty Eighth Annual John Marshall International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law: Brief for Respondent, The John Marshall Journal of Computer & Information Law, Vol. 27 No. 1