Rod Tanner
Top rated Employment & Labor attorney in Fort Worth, Texas
Practice Areas:
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
Education Qualification:
The University of Texas School of Law
Practice Areas:
Employment law - employee,
Sexual harassment,
Wage & hour laws,
Whistleblower,
Wrongful termination
6300 Ridglea Place, Suite 407Fort Worth, Texas, 76116
First Admitted: 1976, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.rodtannerlaw.com/rod-tanner.html
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board of Governors, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2021
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1980
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1995
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma, 2021
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 2021
- Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1981
- Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995
- United States Supreme Court, 2005
- Chair, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section, 1995
- Member, Dallas Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
- Member, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section , 1976
- Chair, Tarrant County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section , 1998
- Member, State Bar of Texas, 1976
- Member, American Association for Justice, 2021
- Founding Member, Texas Employment Lawyers Association , 1995
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- Co-Chair, National Employment Lawyers Association Labor Law Practice Group, 2005
- Director, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee, 2014
- Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates, 2019
- Fellow, The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, 2006
Representative Clients:
- International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; IAMAW, District Lodge 776; International Union; United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America; UAW Local 218; Teamsters Local Union 767, 2022
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Board Certified Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1991
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Chair, Planning Committee – The University of Texas School of Law Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2022
Honors/Awards:
- Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 Texas Lawyers, Texas Super Lawyers Top 100 Texas Lawyers, Thompson Reuters, 2019
- U.S. News & World Report named Tanner and Associates, PC as a Tier One Law Firm in Dallas-Fort Worth in the practice area of Employment Law - Individuals. , Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms -- Employment Law-Individuals, Tier One/Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. New & World Report, 2022
- U.S. News & World Report named Tanner and Associates, PC as a Tier One Law Firm in Dallas-Fort Worth in the practice of Litigation - Labor and Employment. , Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Litigation -- Labor and Employment, Tier One/Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. New & World Report, 2022
- U.S. News & World Report named Tanner and Associates, PC as a Tier One Law Firm in Dallas-Fort Worth in the practice area of Labor Law - Union. , Best Lawyers, Best Law Firms, Labor Law-Union, Tier One/Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. New & World Report, 2022
- Texas Super Lawyer, Thompson Reuters, 2003-2021, Texas Super Lawyers, Thompson Reuters, 2021
- Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2020, Texas Super Lawyers, Thompson Reuters, 2020
- Best Labor and Employment Attorney in Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth Business Press, Best Labor and Employment Attorney in Tarrant County, Texas, Fort Worth Business Press, 2001
- One of Texas' Top 16 Labor and Employment Attorneys, Texas Lawyer, Feb. 2001, One of Texas' Top 16 Labor and Employment Attorneys, Texas Lawyer, 2001
Educational Background:
- The University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1976
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. with Honors, Major : English Literature, 1973, 1973
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Author – The Judge, the Philosopher and the Personal Privacy Exemption of the Freedom of Information Act, Tarlton Law Library Legal Bibliography Series, 1976
- Author/Speaker – NLRA at the Millennium: Selected Issues, Tarrant County Bar Association Annual Labor and Employment Law Update, 1998
- Author/Speaker – An Overview of the ADA: An Introduction and Legislative Background, South Texas College of Law, Americans with Disabilities Act Seminar, 1992
- Author/Speaker – Electromation and Beyond: Employee Participation Programs Under the National Labor Relations Act, The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 1994
- Course Director – State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law Course, 1996
- Author – Anatomy of a Strike, Texas Lawyer, 1997
- Author/Speaker – Dealing with Rambo Litigators, National Employment Lawyers Association/Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter, 1997
- Author/Speaker – Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Fort Worth Paralegal Association, 1997
- Author/Speaker – Taking the Deposition of Key Witnesses, State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law Course, 1999
- Author/Speaker – Ghettoes in the Workplace: Race and Gender Segregation, The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 1998
- Author/Speaker – Federal and State Case Law Update, National Employment Lawyers Association/San Antonio Chapter Annual Seminar, 1999
- Author/Speaker – Remedies in Employment Cases, The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 1999
- Co-Author/Speaker – Recent Developments in Employment Law, Baylor University School of Law General Practice Institute, 2001
- Author/Speaker – Recent NLRA Developments Affecting Nonunion and Unionized Employers, The University of Texas School of Law Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2001
- Author – Recent Developments In Employment Class Actions, National Employment Lawyers Association/Dallas Chapter Annual Seminar, 2001
- Author/Speaker – State Employment Tort Law Update, National Employment Lawyers Association/Dallas Chapter Annual Seminar, 2003
- Author/Speaker – Selected Federal Labor Law Issues, Northern District of Texas/ABA Federal Law Clerks Training Conference, 2001
- Author/Speaker – Discipline and Privacy in The Workplace in An Electronic Age, National Academy of Arbitrators/Industrial Relations Research Association – North Texas Chapter Annual Labor-Management Conference, 2002
- Author/Speaker – Fair Labor Standards Act Update, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Update, 2002
- Author/Speaker – State Tort Law Update, The University of Texas Law School Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2002
- Speaker – Mock Trial of Non Competition/Confidentiality Agreement Case, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Seminar, 2002
- Author/Speaker – Selected Post Sturgis Developments Under National Labor Relations Act, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Southern Regional Conference, 2002
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under National Labor Relations Act, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Update, 2003
- Author/Speaker – State Tort Law Update, Tarrant County Bar Association Seminar, 2003
- Author/Speaker – State Employment Tort Law Developments, The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2003
- Speaker – Economic Activity Under National Labor Relations Act, American Bar Association Regional Institute, 2003
- Author/Speaker – Texas Employment Tort Law Developments, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Employment Law Conference, 2003
- Author/Speaker – Recent First Amendment Developments in Employment Cases, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Employment Law Conference, 2005
- Author/Speaker – Constructive Discharge, The University of Texas Law School Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2004
- Author – Employees May Sue for Constructive Discharge Under Title VII, Tarrant County Bar Association Bulletin, 2004
- Author/Speaker – Texas Commission on Human Rights Act: Procedures and Remedies, State Bar of Texas Legal Assistants Division, 2004
- Co-Author – Discovery Tactics in Employment Cases, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Employment Law Conference, 2004
- Speaker - A Trial Practicum: Charge Conferences, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2005
- Author – To § 9(B) Or Not § 9(B), Texas Lawyer, 2005
- Author/Speaker – Brave New World of Employment Discrimination Law After Desert Palace, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2005
- Author/Speaker – Non Competition Agreements, Tarrant County Bar Association Bench Bar Conference, 2006
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under National Labor Relations Act, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section, 2005
- Author – Non Traditional Labor Law, State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law Course, 2006
- Conference Chair, Employment Law Update, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2006
- Moderator – Union Organizing Activities in Texas: 2005 and 2006 Developments, The University of Texas School of Law Thirteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2006
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, State Bar of Texas Advanced Employment Law Course, 2008
- Author/Speaker – Developments in Religious Discrimination Law, National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2006
- Author – Application of National Labor Relations Act to Non Union Workplaces, The Employee Advocate, Spring/Summer 2006
- Author/Speaker – Religious Discrimination Law, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Employment Law Conference, 2006
- Author – Recent Developments in Religious Discrimination Law, State Bar of Texas Advanced Employment Law Course, 2007
- Speaker – Proving/Defending a Discrimination Case/Retaliation and the New Landscape After White v. Burlington Northern, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Webcast, 2007
- Moderator, Cross-Examination: Tips and Traps, Tarrant County Bar Association Third Annual Trial Practice Series: Masters at Work, 2007
- Faculty Member – Labor Arbitration, The Center for American and International Law/Annual Labor Law and Labor Arbitration Short Course, 2007
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, The University of Texas School of Law Fourteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2007
- Author/Speaker – Protected Concerted Activity in Non Union Workplaces, National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2007
- Co-Author/Speaker – Pleading, Proving and Collecting Damages in Employment Cases, The University of Texas School of Law Seventeenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2010
- Author/Speaker – Religious Discrimination Law, The University of Texas School of Law Fifteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2008
- Author – Religion in the Workplace, State Bar of Texas Employment Law Update, 2008
- Author/Speaker – Religious Discrimination in the Workplace, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2008
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law Course, 2009
- Co-Author/Speaker – Legislative Developments -- ADA Amendments Act, Employee Free Choice Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2009
- Author/Speaker – The Employee Free Choice Act: A Brave New World, The University of Texas School of Law Sixteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2009
- Author/Moderator – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, The University of Texas School of Law 21st Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2014
- Author/Speaker – Mandatory Arbitration of Statutory Employment Discrimination Claims Under Collective Bargaining Agreements, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Regional Conference, 2010
- Author/Speaker – Interstate Battles Over Covenants Not to Compete/Injunctive Relief, State Bar of Texas Advanced Labor and Employment Law Course, 2011
- Author/Speaker – National Labor Relations Act in the Age of Facebook, The University of Texas School of Law Eighteenth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2011
- Author/Speaker – Employment Law Developments in the Age of Facebook, Tarrant County Bar Association All-Star CLE Conference, 2011
- Author – Social Media and Protected Concerted Activity Under the NLRA, AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Bulletin, 2011
- Author – Social Media and the National Labor Relations Act, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2012
- Co-Author/Speaker – Social Media: Trap for Employees or Employer? State Bar of Texas Advanced Employment Law Course, 2013
- Author/Speaker – Not Your Grandfather’s NLRA: A New Era of Enforcement by the NLRB, The University of Texas School of Law Twentieth Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2013
- Co-Author/Speaker – The NLRB: Back in Business in a Big Way, State Bar of Texas Advanced Employment Law Course, 2014
- Contributing Author, Chapter 18 – Procedures and Remedies Under Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, Chapter 24 – Discrimination Based on National Origin, Religion and Other Grounds, Texas Employment Law (James Publishing, Inc.), 2016
- Co-Author/Speaker – Service Contract Act: An Overview, Section 4(c) and Federal Enclaves, AFL-CIO Lawyer Coordinating Committee's 34th Annual Union Lawyers Conference, 2015
- Co-Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, The University of Texas School of Law 22nd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2015
- Author/Speaker – Recent Developments in Whistleblower Retaliation Law, Texas Employment Lawyers Association Annual Conference, Fall 2015
- Co-Author/Speaker – Recent Developments Under the National Labor Relations Act, The University of Texas School of Law 23rd Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2016
- Co-Author/Speaker – Strikes and Lockouts and Practical Bargaining Tips, The Center for American and International Law 54th Annual Course on Labor Law and Labor Arbitration
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- State Bar of Texas Best Legal Writing Award for 2007, 2007
Industry Groups:
- Labor Organizations
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