Mr. Harrison is a native of Nashville who is licensed and practices in both Texas and Tennessee. He is certified as a labor and employment law specialist by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice is devoted exclusively to the representation of employers in matters of personnel policies and practices, labor and employment litigation, wage-hour compliance and other workplace issues.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Baylor University, Mr. Harrison attended the University of Virginia School of Law and focused his studies on labor and employment topics. After graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Hon. Sidney A. Fitzwater of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas. Thereafter, Mr. Harrison joined McFall Law Firm, a Texas labor law boutique that merged with Ogletree Deakins in January 2000.
Experience
Mr. Harrison has extensive experience in the litigation of claims in state and federal courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States. See, e.g., Forbus v. Andrews Distrib. Co. of North Texas, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26116 (N.D. Tex. 2005); Taylor v. Nickels & Dimes, Inc., 2002 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14549, aff’d., 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 13103 (5th Cir. 2003); Piper v. Kimberly-Clark Corp., 970 F. Supp. 566 (E.D. Tex. 1997); EEOC v. The Turtle Creek Mansion Corp., 1995 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12788 (N.D. Tex. 1995), aff’d., 82 F.3d 414 (5th Cir. 1996). A particular specialty is the design and enforcement of alternative dispute resolution programs and mandatory arbitration agreements. See Garrett v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 449 F.3d 675 (5th Cir. 2006); Gannon v. Circuit City Stores, Inc., 262 F.3d 677 (8th Cir. 2001); Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Curry, 946 S.W.2d 486 (Tex. App. – Forth Worth 1997, no writ).
Tennessee
Texas
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Supreme Court of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Eighth, and Tenth Circuits
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
Education and Honors
- Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine
- BTI All-Star for outstanding client service
Professional Activities
- State Bar of Texas
- Nashville Bar Association
- Special Legal Counsel Marketplace Chaplains USA (Former Director)
- Society for Human Resource Management (Lecturer)
- HR Southwest Conference (Lecturer)
- Ogletree Deakins Hospitality Practice Group
- Tennessee Hotel & Lodging Association
- Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Independent Contractors – Endangered Species?" - Knoxville and Nashville - October 12, 2010 - October 13, 2010
- Ogletree Deakins Briefing - "Fair Labor Standards Act: The Basics" - Nashville - October 2008
- Conference on Consumer Finance Law - "Defenses to Union Organizing" - Oklahoma City - October 1999
- HR Southwest Human Resources Conference - "Our Side of the Story: Communicating Employment Decisions with Clarity and Conviction" - 1999
- Meadows Foundation/Center for Nonprofit Management - "Employment Law: Hiring, Supervising, and Firing" - 1998/2001
- Society for Human Resource Management - "Arbitration Agreements" - McAllen - 1998
- National Association for Church Business Administrators - "Employment Law Update" - 1987/2005
In The News
- July 13, 2011 - Ogletree Deakins Publication - "Turbans, Veils and Head Scarves: How to Handle Religious Dress in Restaurants and Hotels"