Patrick J. Maher

35 years of experience practicing labor & employment law.  He has handled scores of individual and class action lawsuits in state and federal courts in Texas and California, as well as hundreds of administrative proceedings before the EEOC, DOL, OFCCP, OSHA, Texas Workforce Commission, and California Department of Fair Employment and Housing.  Mr. Maher has handled multiple noncompetition and trade secret lawsuits.  He has advised numerous employers with respect to employment policies and practice. Mr. Maher is experienced in the preparation of numerous employment agreements.

Education

• J.D., with high honors, The University of Texas School of Law, 1981
• B.S., with highest honors, Santa Clara University, 1978

Admission to Practice

• Texas
• U. S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth and Ninth Circuits
• U.S. District Court, Central, Eastern, and Northern Districts of California

• State Bar of Texas Board of Directors
• Tarrant County Bar Association, Board of Directors
• Dallas Bar Association
• College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Phi Beta Kappa

• State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section, 27TH Annual Labor and Employment Law Institute – “The Competitive World of Non-Competes” – Houston – August 20, 2016
• Fort Worth Business Professionals Networking Group – “Fair Labor Standards Act Basics” – Fort Worth – June 24, 2015
• Mid-Cities Human Resource Association – “Best Practices in ADA, FMLA, Workers’ Compensation and other Leave Laws” – Arlington – March 4, 2015
• 23rd Annual Advanced Employment Law Course, TexasBarCLE – “Noncompetes and Trade Secrets: a Continuing Evolution” – Dallas – January 23, 2015
• TexasBarCLE – “ABCs of Departing Employee Claims” – Webinar – December 17, 2014
• Cowtown Executives Association – “Top Four Employment Mistakes” – Fort Worth – February 21, 2013
• 21st Annual Advanced Employment Law Course, TexasBarCLE – “Damages in Employment Litigation” – Dallas – January 16, 2013
• State Bar of Texas Labor & Employment Law Section, 2012 Labor and Employment Law Institute – “Employee Healthcare Update: Where Are We Now?” – San Antonio – September 14, 2012
• TexasBar CLE – “The Affordable Care Act Going Forward: Armageddon or Millennium?” – Webcast – July 18, 2012
• Lorman Educational Services – “Wage and Hour, Employment Law Update” – Fort Worth – January 12, 2012
• Lorman Educational Services – “Best Practices in ADA, FMLA, Workers’ Compensation and Other Leave Laws” – Dallas – January 10, 2012
• Fourth Annual All-Star CLE Program, Emerging Legal Issues, Trends, and Updates Tarrant County Bar Association – “Which Way the Wind Blows: Evolving Employee Whistleblower Protections” – Fort Worth – May 19, 2011
• Fourth Annual All-Star CLE Program, Tarrant County Bar Association – “Which Way the Wind Blows: Evolving Employee Whistleblower Protections” – Fort Worth – May 19, 2011
• TexasBarCLE, 19th Annual Advanced Employment Law Course – “Employer Responsibilities under the Healthcare Reform Act” – Austin – January 14, 2011
• 21st Annual Labor & Employment Law Update, Labor & Employment Law Section, State Bar of Texas – “Evolving Ethical Rules in a Changing Legal Landscape: Attorney Mobility, Firewalls, and Billing” – San Antonio – September 17, 2010

• July 7, 2021 – SHRM Online – “Texas Supreme Court Issues Two Key Pro-Arbitration Decisions”
• 2019 – James Publishing (Co-Editor) – “Texas Employment Law”
• May 2016 – S. Tex. College of Law XXXV Corporate Counsel Review 74 – “Noncompetes and Trade Secrets: a Continuing Evolution”
• 1980 – 58 Tex. L. Rev. 1099 – “Private Preemption of State Labor Laws: A Constitutional Objection”

• November 2, 2021 – Law360 – “4 Takeaways After Texas Fed. Judge Tackles Bostock’s Scope”
• February 27, 2020 – Bloomberg Law – “White House’s EEOC Staff Cut Plan Highlights Dwindling Workforce”
• May 27, 2016 – San Antonio Express-News and Politifacts – “Wendy Davis wrongly says Texas among states with no ‘equal pay’ law”

• Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®
  • Employment Law – Management (2006-2025)
  • Labor Law – Management (2006-2025)
• Named the Best Lawyers® Dallas Labor Law – Management Lawyer of the Year (2025)
• Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine (2003 – present)
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (since 2010)