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Firm Description:
Neel, Hooper and Banes, P.C., which was established in 1972, is limited to the representation of management in all phases of labor and employment law and employee relations. Our services broadly include union avoidance; defending claims of discrimination arising under various civil rights acts before administrative agencies and courts; representing employers in wrongful termination suits and other employment related litigation; handling claims arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other federal and state wage-related statutes; defense of OSHA matters; defense of claims of violation by employers of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; representation of employers in contract negotiations and grievances under collective bargaining agreements; representing employers before the National Labor Relations Board; assisting employers in drafting and seeking enforcement of employment contracts; and ongoing advice and counsel regarding employment issues, including the review, development and implementation of company policies and employee handbooks.
While we continue to handle more traditional labor work such as union organizational campaigns, unfair labor practice trials, arbitrations and the like, the bulk of our case load since the late 1980's has been in representing employers in various forums on claims of discriminatory treatment. Over that period, we have handled to conclusion at the trier of fact level, cases involving alleged sex (including sexual harassment), age, race, national origin, disability or retaliation discrimination; alleged breaches of employment contracts created by oral promises and/or handbooks or other written pronouncements; claimed breaches of an alleged good faith and fair dealing obligation; alleged discriminatory treatment because of an employee's filing a workers' compensation claim or complaining about unsafe practices; slander, libel, blacklisting, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and alleged tortious interference with contractual relationships.
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Biographies:
James M. Neel
James M. Neel, born Edinburg, Texas, May 31, 1938; admitted to bar, 1962, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals; Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Pan-American College; University of Texas (B.A., 1960); legal education, University of Texas (LL.B., 1962). Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1961-62. Fraternities: Phi Delta Phi; Chancellors. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, 1979. Contributing Co-Author, Texas Association of Business Employment Law Handbook, 1992. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Vice-Chairman, Labor Law Section, 1973-74; Chairman, 1974-75); Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Specialization, 1975; Texas Association of Business Employment Law Subcommittee, 1985 to present.
Samuel E. Hooper
Samuel E. Hooper, born Thomas, Oklahoma, April 5, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Oklahoma; 1970, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Oklahoma State University; University of Oklahoma (B.B.A., 1964); legal education, University of Oklahoma (J.D., 1967). Fraternities: Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Oklahoma Law Review, 1965-67. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, 1979. Member: Houston, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Sections on Labor and Employment Law and Litigation); Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Specialization, 1975; Industrial Relations Research Association (Board Member, Houston Chapter, 1990 to present); and Defense Research Institute.
Terrance B. Robinson
Terrence B. Robinson, born St. Louis, Missouri, November 29, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Missouri - St. Louis (B.A. and B.S., 1986); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association.
Linda Hursey Evans
Linda Hursey Evans, born E. St. Louis, Illinois, July 24, 1949; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Preparatory education, Southern Illinois University (B.S. 1971); legal education, South Texas College of Law (J.D. 2000). Phi Delta Phi Highest Grade Award-Administration of Estates; Director, Council for Alternative Resolution. Member: American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association.
M. Grae Griffin
M. Grae Griffen, born Fayetteville, Arkansas, June 2, 1972; admitted to bar, 2001, Georgia; 2004, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Preparatory education, University of Kansas (B.S., graduate with distinction, 1994); legal education, University of Tennessee (J.D. 2001); Dean's List, Spring 1999. Contributing Editor, The Developing Labor Law, Fifth Edition. Member: State Bar of Georgia; State Bar of Texas.
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