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Best Employment Lawyers in Austin

Ranked by how many employment cases each attorney has actually handled in Travis County, from public court records — not by self-reported practice areas.

Filings on file
1,024
Ranked attorneys
692
Most cases
129
John Foster Melton
Years covered
1999–2020
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Filings by year

1999–2020
1999: 5 filings'992000: 44 filings2001: 49 filings'012002: 64 filings2003: 46 filings'032004: 57 filings2005: 56 filings'052006: 42 filings2007: 50 filings'072008: 56 filings2009: 72 filings'092010: 41 filings2011: 45 filings'112012: 43 filings2013: 45 filings'132014: 52 filings2015: 51 filings'152016: 41 filings2017: 52 filings'172018: 41 filings2019: 52 filings'192020: 20 filings'20
Peak 2009 · 72 filings
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Employment attorneys

ranked by case count
  1. 01John Foster MeltonThe Melton Law Firm · Austin129cases
  2. 02Paul Andrew SchornOffice of the Judge Advocate General · Washington70cases
  3. 03Kell Ascher SimonThe Law Offices of Kell a. Simon · Austin41cases
  4. 04Gary L. Bledsoe31cases
  5. 05James C. HarringtonNone · Austin23cases
  6. 06Robert NotzonLaw Office of Robert S. Notzon · Austin21cases
  7. 07Bruce A. GriggsOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart · Austin17cases
  8. 08Brian S. Greig16cases
  9. 09Russell Scott CookThe Cook Law Firm15cases
  10. 10Robert W. SchmidtRobert W. Schmidt Law Firm · Austin14cases
  11. 11Thomas Andrew NesbittNesbitt Legal PLLC · Austin14cases
  12. 12Kerry Vincent O'BrienO'Brien Law Firm · W Lake Hills14cases
  13. 13Gregory Lenn ReedBemis Roach & Reed · Austin12cases
  14. 14Dominic C. AudinoThe Law Offices of Dominic Audino · Marble Falls12cases
  15. 15Wylie Emmett KumlerGermer Beaman & Brown, PLLC · Austin12cases
  16. 16Nancy L. PattersonMorgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP · Houston11cases
  17. 17Alicia R. DulebaJackson Walker LLP · Austin10cases
  18. 18Connie CornellCornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton, L.L · Austin10cases
  19. 19Daniel B. RossRoss * Scalise Law Group · Austin9cases
  20. 20Edward Mason SmithCornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton LLP · Austin9cases
  21. 21James Matthew DowJackson Walker LLP. · Austin9cases
  22. 22Gregory D. JordanLaw Offices of Gregory D. Jordan · Burnet9cases
  23. 23Shafeeqa W. GiarrataniOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. · Austin9cases
  24. 24Susan Perry BurtonCornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton · Austin8cases
  25. 25Michael W. Fox8cases
  26. 26Scott Anthony BrutocaoCornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao LLP · Austin8cases
  27. 27Wayne Nicholas Justice Krause YangTexas Riogrande Legal Aid · Austin8cases
  28. 28Emily Susannah FrostFrost Domel PLLC · Austin8cases
  29. 29Stephanie Simons RojoThompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP. · Austin8cases
  30. 30Austin Harris KaplanKaplan Law Firm · Austin8cases
  31. 31Sherrard L. HayesHayes Law PLLC · Austin7cases
  32. 32Joanna Lippman SalinasFletcher Farley Shipman & Salinas · Austin7cases
  33. 33Patrick S. RichterRigby Slack Lawrence Berger Pepper & Comerford, PLLC · Austin7cases
  34. 34Randy HowryHowry Breen LLP · Austin7cases
  35. 35Michael James GoldenThe University of Texas School of Law · Austin7cases
  36. 36Peter Joel BartonTexas Civil Rights Project · Houston7cases
  37. 37Elaine Fawcett EdwardsEscamilla & Poneck, LLP · San Antonio7cases
  38. 38Julie Christine TowerTeacher Retirement System of Texas · Austin7cases
  39. 39Jennifer A. PowellEichelbaum Wardell Hansen Powell & Muñoz, P.C. · Austin6cases
  40. 40James Jude SullivanLaw Office of James Sullivan6cases
  41. 41Michael William Balcezak6cases
  42. 42Gunnar P. SeaquistBickerstaff Heath Delgado and Acosta LLP · Austin6cases
  43. 43Tonia Lea LucioRichards Rodriguez & Skeith LLP · Austin5cases
  44. 44P. Clark AspyNaman Howell Smith & Lee, PLLC · Austin5cases
  45. 45Jeffrey Rollins DavisDavis Law Firm · San Antonio5cases
  46. 46Robert F. ScheihingBrock Guerra Strandmo Dimaline Jones, P.C. · San Antonio5cases
  47. 47Geoffrey D. WeisbartWeisbart Springer Storm Hatchitt, LLP · Austin5cases
  48. 48Ellen SprovachThe Federal Employee Rights Law Firm · Houston5cases
  49. 49Michael DeponteJackson Lewis P.C. · Dallas5cases
  50. 50Edmond S. MorelandMoreland Verrett, P.C. · Wimberley5cases
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Other practice areas in Austin

Civil Litigation 10,993Debt & Contracts 7,056Personal Injury 6,244Divorce 3,859Protective Orders 2,519Tax 2,162Family Law 2,162Felony Defense 1,827Child Custody & Support 1,069Misdemeanor Defense 415Property & Real Estate 203Criminal Defense 174Adoption 111

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Case counts reflect employment matters in Travis County public court records matched to each attorney's State Bar of Texas record. A higher count indicates more experience handling this case type in this county; it is not an endorsement or a measure of outcomes. Filing totals count each case once, so they are lower than the sum of the per-attorney counts above.