Experience

Rogge Dunn Group, PC

• United States
• Law Practice
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Employment/Business Attorney (Partner)

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Representing employers/employees re trade secrets, noncompete/nonsolicit, executive compensation, discrimination, overtime, and whistleblowers. Litigating business-to-business disputes. Obtained jury verdict for plaintiff (former CEO) against his former employer re breach of contract claim. Representing employers/employees re trade secrets, noncompete/nonsolicit, executive compensation, discrimination, overtime, and whistleblowers. Litigating business-to-business disputes. Obtained jury verdict for plaintiff (former CEO) against his former employer re breach of contract claim.



Dallas Bar Association

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• DBA Home Project - Committee Member; Former Chairman

  • Jan 2011 - Present

  DBAHP partners with Habitat for Humanity to build a new home each year (29th in 2020!). DBAHP partners with Habitat for Humanity to build a new home each year (29th in 2020!).



Littler

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Employment Defense Attorney (Partner)

  • May 2014 - Oct 2020

  -Defend against FLSA claims re overtime and minimum wage (single plaintiff and collective actions). Obtained two unanimous jury verdicts in trials where salaried employees claimed unpaid overtime for FLSA misclassification. -Litigate and draft noncompetition/nonsolicitation/trade secret/NDA agreements, often by obtaining (or defending against) TROs, injunctions, or Rule 202 pre-suit depositions. -Defend employers against discrimination lawsuits and EEOC/TWC charges. -Advice re arbitration, hiring, overtime, handbooks, and contracts. Show less



Gruber Hurst Johansen Hail Shank

• United States

• Employment/Business Attorney

  • Jun 2011 - May 2014

  Employment Law: noncompetition, executive compensation, minimum wage, and discrimination. (1) seek injunctions re: noncompetition and trade secrets; (2) draft defense statements to EEOC and TWC re: discrimination/retaliation; (3) draft agreements: retention, release/settlement, noncompetition, and change-in-control; (4) revise handbooks; (5) advise employers regarding employee hiring, compensation, and termination; (6) second chair in TRO hearings agreements; (7) first chair in discovery hearings and motions to dismiss; and (8) depose corporate representatives and individuals. Business Litigation: trade secrets, fiduciary duties, and breach of contract. (1) defend telecommunications, aviation, real estate clients; (2) summarize special appearance issues to protect consultant; (3) obtain vacatur and dismissal of domesticated foreign judgment; and (4) second chair at hearings obtaining summary judgment for breach of contract and TRO in partnership dispute. Corporate Investigations: internal ethics investigation for company in health care industry. Show less



Los Angeles County and Ventura County

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Teacher, Professor, and Coach - High School and College

  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2008

  Taught high school world history. Coached high school football, basketball, and golf. College professor in Master of Education program. Taught high school world history. Coached high school football, basketball, and golf. College professor in Master of Education program.