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Lon R. Williams Jr.
Partner
Assistant
Barbara Ballard214.758.1688
Lon Williams advises, counsels and trains management concerning employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, equal employment opportunity, occupational safety and health, wage and hour, labor relations and related issues in the employment relationship. He is a trained mediator and has participated in more than 100 mediations, many of which involve employment issues. Mr. Williams has considerable experience representing management in traditional labor matters including negotiating collective bargaining agreements.
Mr. Williams has more than 30 years of human resource, labor and employment law experience in corporations and law firms.
Education
J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1977
M.S., Georgetown University, 1976
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1970
Bar Admissions
District of Columbia
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas
Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
Government Affairs/Advocacy Co-Director, Texas State Council (SHRM Affiliate) 2007 - present
Fort Worth Human Resource Management Association, President, 2004; Past President, 2005
Member of Dallas and Tarrant County, Texas, District of Columbia and American Bar Associations
American Bar Association, EEO Committee, Labor & Employment Law Section
Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Associations, Employment Law Section, Texas
Dallas and Tarrant County Bar Associations, ADR Section
The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, Trustee and Assistant Secretary
St. John's Episcopal School, President of the Board of Trustees, 2001-2002
Association for Retarded Citizens of Dallas, Trustee, 1996-2002; President, 1998-1999
SMU Alumni Association, Board Member, 1997-2000
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Chancellor, 1989 - present
City of Dallas Community Development Commission, Board Member, 1993-1999
Camp Summit Inc. , Board Member, 1995-1997
Child Advocates of Tarrant County Inc., 1993-1997; Board Member, 2005-2008
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Vestry, 1991-1993; 1994-1997
Dallas Can Academy, Board of Advisors, 1989-1990
Woodrow Wilson High School Community Foundation, Trustee, 2011-2012
Noteworthy
Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008, 2009-2011
Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2011
Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2012
