EDITORIAL REVIEW

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A champion for wronged execs, employees and unions, he won for the Dallas Firefighters Association and has taken on TXU and Spencer’s Gifts.


He’s a champion for whistle-blowers, unions and wronged employees.


Nothing slips by Hal "Rattlesnake" Gillespie, who fights for the underdog. "He's a tough, hard-nosed litigator who's good at what he does," say competitors. The plaintiffs' lawyer was lead counsel in a ground-breaking whistleblower suit under Sarbanes-Oxley for an executive at energy company TXU, and he represented a former employee of cyclist Lance Armstrong in claims of fraud and infliction of mental distress. In the early 1990s, Gillespie forced the Dallas transit system to honor its labor union's grievance procedures. He beat Spencer Gifts on behalf of a sales executive who claimed the company discriminated against him.


VISITOR RATINGS (on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being best)

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RICK WORTHEY
relationship: represented me (Labor Law) rates/fees: Good Deal comments: The Best		service 10 expertise 10 quality 10 overall 10 recommend? yes

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AREA OF PRACTICE
Employment Law and Union Side Labor Law
 
EDUCATION
Law School: University of Texas, J.D., with honors, 1972
College: University of Texas, B.A., with honors, 1969
 
Hal K. Gillespie is a shareholder of the law firm of Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky, Motley & Jones, P.C. Since 1972, Gillespie has been engaged in extensive federal and state court trial and appellate practice. He represents individual clients and unions in civil trials, appeals, arbitration and mediation involving discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, Sarbanes-Oxley, breach of contract and employment matters. Gillespie has been rated one of the top 100 Texas Super Lawyers since 2003. Gillespie is a Fellow in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, an Associate in the American Board of Trail Advocates, past Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, and former member of the Labor Law Advisory Commission of the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
 
THE LAW FIRM
 
GILLESPIE, ROZEN, WATSKY, MOTLEY & JONES, P.C. practices exclusively in employment and labor law on the side of employees and unions. Hal Gillespie and Yona Rozen practiced law together for nearly a decade before launching the firm, together with David Watsky, in 1990. Together with Susan Motley and James Jones, the shareholders are committed to providing first rate legal representation to employees who have disputes with companies and to labor organizations.
 
Dedicated to recognizing and meeting the needs of its clients, the firm offers practical, successful solutions, coupled with aggressive, effective advocacy. Shareholders Gillespie, Rozen, Watsky and Motley are Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. All the shareholders were named “Super Lawyers” by Texas Monthly in 2005 or past years. Together with associates and staff, GRWM&J strives to provide the highest quality representation while seeking justice in the workplace for all it clients.
 
ACHIEVEMENT MATTERS
 
All of the GRWM&J shareholders are known for working hard to resolve cases by settlement but not shying away from necessary trials. The shareholders have handled significant cases in various areas of employment and labor law and competed successfully with larger firms that represent employers. Even in large class action and collective action cases, which GRWM&J shareholders have litigated nationwide, the firm is able to supply the resources and the talent to successfully resolve these complex matters. The firm cares about future impact, not just the size of its cases. All the shareholders take pride in offering high quality representation.
 
BEATING THE ODDS
 
What satisfies the lawyers at GRWM&J most is continuing to fight against long odds and much bigger firms, and continuing to win. Firm lawyers regularly fight for the little guy. In the context of major corporations, even a top executive becomes the little guy when going against the company. “We fight the trend that says it is harder these days to bring lawsuits against big companies, and we survive and thrive as a law firm, Gillespie says. “We’re growing while doing good work for good people.”
 
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