Chambers and Partners USA

Texas Labor & Employment (Band 3)

According to Chambers USA 2011:

THE FIRM The team here has been dealing with an increasing number of collective and class actions involving wage and hour issues, discrimination and ERISA. It is also well known for its expertise in collective bargaining and other union-related work.

Sources say: "It gets things accomplished in a nonacademic, very proactive way, and is always working in our best interest."

KEY INDIVIDUALS Robert Sheeder focuses on litigation and counseling in areas such as discrimination, harassment, collective and class cases, union organizing, and wage and hour. "He is very bright, very intuitive, aggressive where he needs to be, but balanced with the other side," said one source. Tullos Wells handles labor and employment matters for Spurs Sports & Entertainment's practice and performance venues in San Antonio, Austin and elsewhere in Texas. He is praised for his "practical approach and ability to find the solutions and get things done in an expeditious manner." Amy Karff Halevy focuses on guiding business clients in the preparation and application of employment policies and procedures. She is "proactive, practical and strategic, while taking into account costs and our business culture." Jim Kizziar is an expert on the Disability Act and has become the firm's go-to guy on 'Obama-Care'. He is noted for being "very helpful at finding solutions."