Suite 3700
Houston, Texas 77002
United States
Mr. Watson is a partner in the Wage & Hour Litigation Practice Group in Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s Houston office. Mr. Watson has a broad range of litigation experience in labor and employment law and complex litigation. He is the Houston office leader of the Wage and Hour Litigation Practice Group and regularly defends employers across the country in wage and hour class and collective actions brought under the Fair labor Standards Act and similar state laws.
Mr. Watson’s practice also includes representing employers in disputes with executives over breach of contract and wrongful termination claims as well as the defense of employers in employment discrimination cases under Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Texas Labor Code and other statutory and common law causes of action.
Mr. Watson serves at the Houston office representative to the firm’s Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm’s Labor & Employment Department and is a frequent speaker on employment related topics.
Mr. Watson was recognized as a “Super Lawyer” in 2014 and was selected as a “Best Lawyer” by The Best Lawyers in America for 2015.
Areas of Practice | 1) Workplace Counseling & Solutions, 2) Wage & Hour Litigation, 3) Wage & Hour Audit, 4) Assessment, 5) and Counseling, 6) Labor & Employment, 7) Government Compliance and Enforcement Actions, 8) Complex Discrimination Litigation, 9) Commercial Litigation and 10) Appellate Advocacy |
Law School | University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1990) |
Education | University of Texas (B.B.A., 1986) |
Bar Member / Association | Texas State Bar Associations |
Most recent firm | Seyfarth Shaw LLP |
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