Ian Scharfman
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Houston, Texas
Practice Areas:
Civil rights,
Employee benefits,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employee,
Employment law - employer,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
University of Houston Law Center
Practice Areas:
Civil rights,
Employee benefits,
Discrimination,
Employment law - employee,
Employment law - employer,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
3131 Eastside St, Suite 446Houston, Texas, 77098
First Admitted: 1993, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://scharfmanlawfirm.com/ian-scharfman/
Bar / Professional Activity:
- State Bar of Texas - Labor and Employment Law Section - current member
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization Labor and Employment Law Exam Commission (2014-2017)
- Houston Bar Association: Labor and Employment Law Section
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1994
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1993
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 1996
- State of Texas, 1993
- Houston Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, Chair (2009-2010); Chair-Elect (2008-2009); Council Member (2006-2010); CLE Coordinator (2007-2008)
- Houston Young Lawyers Foundation - Chair (2001-2002), Vice-Chair (2000-2001), Treasurer (1999-2000), & Trustee
- Houston Young Lawyers Association, Director (1997-2000) and Various Committee Chairs
Special Licenses / Certifications:
- Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2000
Pro bono / Community Service:
- Anti-Defamation League-Current Regional Board Member - Southwest Region, Board Chair (2015), Various Other Officer Positions (2012-2014), Regional Board of Directors – Southwest Region (2011-present), Advisory Board of Directors (2010), Chair and Co-Chair of Various Regional Committees (2009-2013, 2019-2020), Glass Leadership Institute Participant (2008-2009)
- Fort Bend Education Foundation - Board of Directors (2021-present)
- Jewish Federation of Greater Houston - Public Affairs Committee (2024-present) Currently serving as a Subcommittee Co-Chair
- Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston - Co-Chair-Public Affairs Committee (2020-2022); Vice-Chair (2019-2020); Committee Member (2019-present)
- Fort Bend County Citizens Engagement Group - Chair - 2020-2021
- Anti-Defamation League, National Commissioner (2015-2018), Chair of National Committees (2015-2018), Associate National Commissioner (2013-2014), Various National Committees (2013-present)
- District 4 Nominating Committee of the Texas Bar Foundation, Committee Member (2007-2008, 2012-2013), Subcommittee Chair (2006-2007)
- Jewish Children’s Regional Service, Past member of the Board of Directors
Honors:
- Rated “AV Preeminent” by LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
- 2024 Texas Super Lawyers 2023 Texas Super Lawyers 2022 Texas Super Lawyers 2021 Texas Super Lawyers 2021 Texas Super Lawyers 2020 Texas Super Lawyers 2019 Texas Super Lawyers 2018 Texas Super Lawyers 2017 Texas Super Lawyers 2016 Texas Super Lawyers 2015 Texas Super Lawyers 2014 Texas Super Lawyers 2013 Texas Super Lawyers 2012 Texas Super Lawyers 2011 Texas Super Lawyers 2010 Texas Super Lawyers 2009 Texas Super Lawyers 2008 Texas Super Lawyers 2005 Texas Super Lawyers 2004 Texas Super Lawyers 2003 Texas Super Lawyers, Texas Monthly Magazine
- Named one of “The Best Lawyers in America” by Best Lawyers (in America), which is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners; 2012-2024: Litigation – Labor & Employment and 2024: Employment Law-Individuals, Best Lawyers (in America)
- Named 2013-2021 as one of the”Best Law Firms,” by Best Lawyers (in America), which is by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners., Best Lawyers (in America)
- Awarded Band 3 ranking by Chambers USA for 2024 Labor & Employment: Mainly Plaintiffs in Texas, Chambers USA
- Named a “Top Lawyer” by Houstonia Magazine; 2016-2017, 2019-2022 – Labor and Employment Law, Houstonia Magazine
- Named one of Houston’s “Top Lawyers” by H Texas Magazine: 2013-2016 – Labor and Employment Law; 2011 – Labor and Employment Law; 2007 – Labor and Employment Law; 2006 – Employment Litigation; 2005 – Labor and Employment Law, H Texas Magazine
- Life Fellow – Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Fellow – Houston Young Lawyers Foundation
Educational Background:
- The University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, Juris Doctor, 1993
- Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, Bachelor of Arts, 1990, 1990
White Papers:
- Please see a list of the articles presented and my speaking engagements found at my website http://www.scharfmanlawfirm.com/articles.cfm
Scholarly Lectures / Writings:
- Speaker/Panelist, Speaker/Panelist, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Houston Young Lawyers Association Continuing Legal Education, 2024
- Speaker, Speaker, Watch What You Say In The Workplace, Jefferson County Bar Association, 2019
- The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, Planning Committee for the 2011 and 2012 conferences
- State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial 2008 Continuing Legal Education Course, Planning Committee
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