Biography
Stuart has been practicing labor and employment law for more than 25 years. During this time, he has devoted his practice to representing management in a wide range of labor and employment law issues in litigation, business transactions, and traditional labor disputes. Stuart has been certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both labor and employment law since 1988.

Stuart has defended employers in employee-initiated litigation based on a wide variety of statutory and common law claims, including discrimination (based on race, age, sex, national origin, religion, and disability), retaliation, whistle-blowing, wrongful discharge, and benefits disputes, as well as restrictive covenant (non-compete) litigation and wage and hour (overtime) disputes. He represents employers in state and federal court, as well as before several administrative and enforcement agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, National Labor Relations Board, Texas Workforce Commission, and Department of Labor. He has extensive experience in representing government contractors and subcontractors in connection with federal government audits and claims, matters which are on the rise under the current Administration.

Since the 1980s, Stuart has provided labor and employment advice on countless corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, and asset purchases and sales, as well as related matters such as executive employment contracts, reductions in workforce, and change of control and retention agreements. Also, in recent years, Stuart has advised employers in connection with their obligations under U.S. immigration laws, an area of immense concern to U.S. employers.

In the traditional labor area, Stuart assists employers in such union-related matters as unfair labor practice charges, labor arbitrations, and negotiating collective-bargaining agreements. Over the years, Stuart’s clients on these matters have included oil, gas and chemical companies, food processors, healthcare institutions, and construction companies, to name a few.

Overall, Stuart has represented employers in a wide variety of industries, including financial, petrochemical, retail, media/entertainment, communications, computer software, health care, real estate, the arts, manufacturing, food packaging and services, and insurance.