Mr. Hart has successfully represented numerous public and private employers in employment-related lawsuits and arbitration proceedings.  Mr. Hart has won summary judgment dismissal in cases involving claims brought under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as claims asserting age, race, sex, and religious discrimination and harassment, retaliation, torts, and wage and hour claims.  Mr. Hart has also successfully defended the enforceability of employment arbitration agreements in trial and appellate courts.

Mr. Hart has successfully argued several cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and has won many other cases before that court on the strength of the briefs alone, without the necessity of a hearing.  Mr. Hart has also won several appeals before the Texas Court of Appeals.  Mr. Hart’s success in cases before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Texas Court of Appeals has resulted in published opinions.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Hart served as a law clerk for the Honorable Kenneth M. Hoyt, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas.