Law Firm Overview

The Cook Law Firm represents individuals who have been wronged in the workplace and are seeking to stand up for their rights.  As experienced Austin employment attorneys, we understand that employees can face a wide variety of unfair treatment at work, including breach of contract, overtime violations, discrimination, and whistleblower retaliation.  From the hourly worker being shorted on his overtime pay to the corporate executive fighting for her contractual rights to the technology professional defending against a non-compete agreement, we provide the representation and support you need to uphold the law and enforce your employee rights.

The Texas employment lawyers at the Cook Law Firm are based in Austin (principal office) and Houston and handle employment law matters throughout the State of Texas.  Emphasizing quality representation and the particular goals and needs of each client, the Cook Law Firm strives to bring justice to its clients in the form that best serves the clients represented.  To discuss your employment matter with a Austin employment lawyer at The Cook Law Firm, please call our firm or submit an online case review form.

Areas of Practice

• Employment Law -- Employee 95%
• Litigation & Appeals 5%
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam
• Civil Litigation
• Sex Discrimination
• Pregnancy Discrimination
• FMLA Retaliation
• Title VII Retaliation
• Workers' Compensation Retaliation
• Breach of an Employment Contract
• FLSA Overtime Payment
• Trade Secrets
• Non-compete Agreements
• Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Retaliation

Published Works

• Note, Farm Children as a "Major Identifiable Subgroup" under the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, 81 Tex. L. Rev. 1121, 2003
• Discovery Issues in Employment Litigation (Co-author With Joseph Y. Ahmad), July, 2005
• Texas Rules of Form (Co-editor), Tenth Edition

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Constitutional Law, Discrimination, White Collar Crimes, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) -- Employee, Municipal Employment -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Whistleblower -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Trade Secrets, Labor Law, Wage & Hour Laws, Litigation & Appeals, Whistleblower/Qui Tam