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Ian Scharfman

Ian Scharfman

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 30 years of experience
Employment, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower
3120 Southwest Freeway, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77098

    About Ian Scharfman

    Practice Areas
    • Employment
    • Sexual Harassment
    • Whistleblower
    Education
    • University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1993
      J.D.
      • Honors: Who's Who Among American Law Students
    • Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
      B.A.
      • Major: Political Science
      • Honors: Outstanding College Students of America
      • Honors: Dean's List
    Representative Cases
    • In re Methodist Healthcare System, 2004 WL 1903536 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2004)
    • Schwager v. Telecheck Srvcs., Inc., 2002 WL 31995012 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2002)
    • Prevost v. Burns Int'l Sec. Srvcs., Corp., 126 F.Supp.2d 439 (S.D. Tex. 2000)
    • Carney v. Sabine Contracting Corp., 914 S.W. 2d 651 (Tex. App.-- Amarillo 1996)
    • Bloch v. Dowell Schlumberger, Inc., 925 S.W. 2d 301 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1996)
    • Fuller v. Temple-Inland Forest Prod. Corp., 942 F.Supp. 307 (E.D. Tex. 1996)
    • In re Methodist Healthcare System, 2004 WL 1903536 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2004)
    • Schwager v. Telecheck Srvcs., Inc., 2002 WL 31995012 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2002)
    • Prevost v. Burns Int'l Sec. Srvcs., Corp., 126 F.Supp.2d 439 (S.D. Tex. 2000)
    • Carney v. Sabine Contracting Corp., 914 S.W. 2d 651 (Tex. App.-- Amarillo 1996)
    • Bloch v. Dowell Schlumberger, Inc., 925 S.W. 2d 301 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1996)
    • Fuller v. Temple-Inland Forest Prod. Corp., 942 F.Supp. 307 (E.D. Tex. 1996)
    Classes and Seminars
    • Watch What You Say in the Workplace, Jefferson County Bar Association Employment Law Seminar, 2019
    • Drafting and Negotiating Non-Competition Agreements, Bloomberg BNA, 2016
    • Religious Accommodation and Discrimination in the Workplace, Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference, 2015
    • Navigating the EEOC's Practice and Procedure, Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 2015
    • Religion and Politics @ Work, EEOC Training Institute – Technical Assistance Program Seminar, 2012
    • Talking to the Employer’s Employees, National Employment Lawyers Association – Houston Chapter, 2012
    • Non-Compete Agreements: Where Have We Come From and Where We Go from Here, University of Texas Law School 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2012
    • Employment Law Ethics – When Can a Plaintiff’s Attorney Contact a Defendant Employer’s Employee? , Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Section “25” function, 2012
    • Back to the Future: Proceeding Before and Litigating with the EEOC, University of Texas Law School 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2011
    • The University of Texas Law School, Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Planning Committee, 2011 - 2012
    • State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial, Continuing Legal Education Course, Planning Committee, 2008
    • Speaker, Featured Television show Guest - Houston Bar Association Legal Lines Television Program
    • Speaker, Featured Radio talk show Guest - Fox Affiliate KOLE 1340 AM, Beaumont
    • Speaker, Quoted in the Houston Chronicle
    • Speaker and Author at Various Other Seminars and Conferences

    Qualifications

    Bar Admissions
    • Supreme Court of Texas, 1993
    • Texas, 1993
    • U.S. Supreme Court, 2011
    • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1994
    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1993
    • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1996
    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2010
    Other Affiliations
    • State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Section
    • Houston Bar Association: Labor and Employment Law Section
    • Texas Board of Legal Specialization Labor and Employment Law Exam Commission, 2014 - 2017
    • Houston Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2006 - 2010 (Chair (2009-2010) and other council and leadership positions (2006-2009))
    • District 4 Nominating Committee of the Texas Bar Foundation, 2006 - 2013 (Subcommittee Chair (2006-2007); Committee Member (2007-2008), (2012-2013))
    • Houston Young Lawyers Foundation, 1999 - 2002 (Chair (2001-2002) and other council and leadership positions (1999-2001))
    • Houston Young Lawyers Association, 1997 - 2000 (Director and Various Committee Chairs)
    Fraternities and Sororities
    • Phi Gamma Delta

    Office Info

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    Ian Scharfman
    Phone:
    (800) 583-3213,(713) 255-2267
    Website:
    http://www.scharfmanlawfirm.com
    Address:
    3120 Southwest Freeway, Suite 450, Houston, TX 77098
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