I need a good employment attorney for non-compete clause.

Thank you.

nu awlins ag said:

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I need a good employment attorney for non-compete clause.

Thank you.

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Just to review the clause and advise on your options?

Yes. I've spoken with 4 attorneys today on the matter and 2 said there is a good case.

Ed Sullivan

Kind of vague - enforcement of a non-compete or trying to get out of one?

Trying to get out one….

I second Ed Sullivan. I've been across from him (on the employer side) and he is sharp.

Hard to enforce in Texas. I had a really nasty one from NY attorneys once. Any details you can share?

OP...post your email address and I'll shoot you a message.

"Hard to enforce" is far from true. The Texas Supreme Court has a couple of decades of guidance that provides a roadmap for exactly what needs to be in a non-compete with regards to consideration and reasonable restrictions. If an employment lawyer worth his salt helped prep the non-compete, I doubt it strayed too far from the formula.

But the main issue with these, as pointed out, is cost and time. A pissed-off former employer can make things incredibly difficult and expensive if they want to, with ex parte TRO, expedited discovery (i.e. significant requests for production, forensics, and depositions in an accelerated timeframe) and a full-blown TI hearing, which could put you on ice until final hearing -- which in Harris County, for example, could be years down the road. Yes, then you could "get out of it", but at what cost and time?

Best hope in these scenarios is an agreement at an early stage.

Appreciate all the responses! I may have found a few. Again thank you for your input.

I think the poster The Wonderer might still be in the employee side of the game. Not sure.

Texaggie7nine said:

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I think the poster The Wonderer might still be in the employee side of the game. Not sure.

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I handle non-competes (have three doozies in litigation right now), but my shop is at max capacity until the end of the year and a few transactions close.

So as to not start another thread, I'll hijack this one. I need an attorney to review a "golden handcuff" retention agreement and answer some questions so that I make sure I understand it.

I don't think this is complicated, just want to validate the various ways I expect to be screwed out of my money by this sorry employer.

Any attorneys on this board or other recommendations for a simple deal like that?

Jack Cheese said:

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So as to not start another thread, I'll hijack this one. I need an attorney to review a "golden handcuff" retention agreement and answer some questions so that I make sure I understand it.

I don't think this is complicated, just want to validate the various ways I expect to be screwed out of my money by this sorry employer.

Any attorneys on this board or other recommendations for a simple deal like that?

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Julian is my go-to outside EE guy

https://www.julianfrachtmanlaw.com/

maroon barchetta said:

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Ann Margret. Sexy as hell. Even in a choir robe.