Firm Overview

An Experienced Employment Law Firm Located
in Houston, Texas with National Exposure

When the employment law attorneys at the Houston, Texas law firm of Shellist Lazarz, LLP make a commitment to handle your employment law case, they work hard to obtain the best outcome for you. We select our cases carefully, so we can assure that each client will receive our best efforts. Contact our employment law firm for an initial consultation on your potential employment law case. Whether you are in Houston, Texas or anywhere else, we welcome the opportunity to provide advice you need to get on with your life.

Discrimination Claims

We provide counsel for workers who have suffered from race, disability, national origin, religious, gender or age discrimination. We advocate for individuals who have experienced sexual harassment on the job, who have been retaliated against in violation of any whistleblower act or who have suffered reprisal for engaging in free speech. We handle cases against private and public employers -- from the initial consultation to federal or state lawsuits if necessary. We make every effort to ensure that our clients receive fair compensation for any employment-related injustices they have endured.

Executive Compensation and Severance Packages

We are proud of the range of professional services we offer our clients. We assist high-level employees with negotiations or legal actions related to executive compensation and severance packages, dealing with such matters as COBRA and retirement benefits, stock options, insurance issues, and golden parachutes. We can help craft or review separation agreements and deferred compensation plans. We see to it that our clients are not shortchanged in terms of profit sharing, stock options, health care benefits or pensions. Whether you are leaving a company due to a merger, lay off, change-in-control, termination, or resignation, we can help.

Administrative Hearings, Lawsuits

When conflicts arise or complaints need to be filed, we are experienced at handling administrative hearings for employees or employers before government agencies. These may include the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the Civil Service Commission, the Department of Labor, or the Texas Workforce Commission. When negotiations or administrative actions cannot resolve an issue, we file lawsuits in state and federal courts, including all Texas state courts, United States district courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the U.S. Supreme Court. We have won many significant successes for our clients, including a $1.3 million whistleblower verdict against the city of Houston … believed to be the largest such verdict against this city to date.

Our attorneys, Martin Shellist, Mark Lazarz, Todd Slobin, and Daryl Sinkule invite you to contact us to schedule a free or low-cost initial consultation on your labor or employment matter.

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