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Benchmark Arbitrator Robert "Bobby" Lee

Lee & Braziel, L.L.P.
1801 N. Lamar, Suite 325
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone # (214) 749-1400
Cell # (214) 497-4077
Email: lee@l-b-law.com

Profession:
Labor and Employment Arbitrator/Mediator/Attorney

Work History:
Arbitrator with American Arbitration Association, 2005-Present; Partner with Lee & Braziel, LLP, 2005-present; Robert (Bobby) Lee & Associates, P.C., 2004-05; Head of Employment Law Section, Heygood, Orr & Reyes, L.L.P., 2002-04; Attorney, Littler Mendelson, P.C., 1997-02; Assistant City Attorney, Labor and Employment Section, City of Houston's Legal Department, 1993-97.

Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience:
Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association since 2005. Mediator in Employment Law Matters since 2006. Counsel in arbitrations dealing with all aspects of employment law. Assistant City Attorney for City of Houston on arbitrations involving union/municipal disputes dealing with discipline, termination, contract interpretation, promotions, and performance matters.

Experience:
Entire practice devoted to employment-law matters as neutral, or an attorney representing both employees and employers. This includes training, counseling and litigating matters on almost all aspects of labor and employment law, including, but not limited to, cases involving Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mine Safety and Health Administration, National Labor Relations Act, Railway Labor Act, Labor Management Relations Act, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, Texas Payday laws, intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, employer negligence, breach of employment contract, violations of Sabine Pilot, violations of non-compete agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets, breach of duty of loyalty, unfair competition, and miscellaneous employee/employer-related administrative ordinances. Also involved in union contract negotiations and grievances between union/municipal employees and employers. Part of practice devoted to counseling and training managers and employees on proper employment law practices.

Professional Licenses:
Admitted to the Bar: Texas, 1993; U.S. District Court: Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; Eastern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1996; U.S. Supreme Court, 1997. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1999.

Professional Associations:
State Bar of Texas (Employment Law Section); Former Board Member and Chair of Dallas Bar Association (Labor & Employment Law Section); Former Chair and Member of Tarrant County Bar Association (Employment Law Section); Society of Human Resource Management; National Employment Lawyers Association; Texas Employment Lawyers Association; J.L. Turner Legal Association.

Education:
University of Houston (BBA-1988); University of Michigan (JD-1993).

Publications and Speaking Engagements:
"Non-Traditional Workforce Issues: Joint Employers, Independent Contractors, and Special Employees," ADVANCED EMPLOYMENT LAW FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2007 ed.; "Labor and Employment Law Update," National Bar Association, 2001; "Preventing Unfair Competition, Protecting Confidential Business Information and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete," chapter 7, TEXAS EMPLOYER, 2002 ed.; "The Rights of Privacy in Texas and Employee Investigations," chapter 5, TEXAS EMPLOYER, 2001 and 2000 eds.; "Texas Law Related to Workplace Violence," chapter 4, TEXAS EMPLOYER, 1999 ed.; "Texas Employment Law Torts," chapter 3, TEXAS EMPLOYER, 1998 ed.; "Statutory Rights Afforded Texas Employees," chapter 6, TEXAS EMPLOYER, 1997 ed.

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: Speaker National Employment Lawyers Convention, San Antonio, 2017; Moderator for Judicial Panels in 2014 & 2015, Dallas Bar Labor & Employment Section; "21st Century Trends in Discrimination Laws," Texas Bar Advanced Employment Law Course, Dallas, 2012; "Changing Sides of the Docket," Texas Bar Labor & Employment Law Update, San Antonio, 2012; "Developments in Disability Discrimination Laws," Texas Bar Advanced Employment Law Course, Austin, 2011; "Non-Traditional Workforce Issues: Joint Employers, Independent Contractors, and Special Employees," University of Houston Advanced Employment Course, Dallas & Houston, 2006-07; "Best Practices to Help Effectively Administer FMLA Leave in Your Organization to Avoid Costly Mistakes," Council on Education in Management, Dallas, 2006; "Building an Employment Law Practice," Labor and Employment Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, 2005; "Labor and Employment Law - Plaintiff's Case," Texas Trial Lawyers Association, San Antonio, 2003; "The Defense Perspective," National Employment Lawyers Association, Dallas, 2003; "FMLA and WARN Act Compliance," Littler Breakfast Briefing, Dallas, 2001; "HR Competencies Under Attack," Texas Employer Seminar, Dallas, 2001; "Management Training Track - From Hiring to Terminations," Texas Employer Seminar, 2000; "Employment Law Update," Seminar of Human Resource Professionals, Denton, TX, 1998.