Our Practice
Gillespie, Rozen & Watsky P.C. is a Dallas law firm that devotes its practice to labor and employment law. Although most of our cases are in federal and state courts in Texas, we appear regularly in courts throughout the country and before the National Labor Relations Board. Our firm's attorneys are devoted to representing individuals and unions in all aspects of labor and employment law.
Dedicated, Experienced, and Talented Lawyers
Our firm's attorneys have been the recipients of numerous awards for their legal work on behalf of workers and their commitment to equal justice under the law. Each of the firm's shareholders have been voted numerous times by their peers as "Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" by Super Lawyers.
In 2011 Super Lawyers honored Gillespie, Rozen & Watsky P.C., with numerous awards:
Hal Gillespie was named as one of the Top 10 Lawyers in Texas, Top 100 Lawyers in Texas, Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas, and a Super Lawyer in Plaintiff's Employment Litigation;
Yona Rozen was named as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Texas, Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas; Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas, and a Super Lawyer in Employment and Labor Law;
David Watsky was named as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas and a Super Lawyer in Plaintiff's Employment Litigation;
Cheryl Drazin, Joseph Gillespie, Jeanette Fedele, and James Sanford were also named as Rising Stars by Super Lawyer.
Employment Law
The Firm represents individual employees in all types of employment matters, including discrimination based on age, sex, race, national origin, religion, and disability, as well as retaliation claims based upon the assertion of protected discrimination complaints. We also represent individuals in claims involving breach of contract, whistleblowing, Sarbanes-Oxley, sexual harassment, covenants not to compete, defamation, slander, and the FMLA.
Labor Law
The Firm represents numerous labor unions whose members work in many different kinds of jobs. We handle cases under the National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, participate in labor-management negotiations, and litigate labor arbitration cases.
Overtime and Minimum Wage Violations
The Firm handles class action and collective action claims for unpaid overtime and misclassification under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Breach of Contract Litigation
The Firm handles complex breach of contract actions for individuals and businesses representing the plaintiff individual or plaintiff entity.