Dennis Clifford
Dennis Clifford is a former partner at an international law firm, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, where he also served as chair of the firm’s labor and employment section in Houston. He has worked on several hundred class or collective action lawsuits throughout his career. He is also a former faculty member with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) and a former mock trial coach at the University of Houston Law Center, where he taught trial advocacy skills for five years. For several years, he has been honored on the Super Lawyers® and Best Lawyers® lists, and he has been profiled by Chambers USA for his “noted expertise in unpaid compensation litigation.” Mr. Clifford is also Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, a distinction held by less than 1% of attorneys in Texas.
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, J.D. (2005)
Byron McCoy Excellency in Advocacy Scholarship
Advocate of the Year
Order of the Barristers
University of Houston, Clear Lake, B.A (2001)
Affiliations:
Member - American Arbitration Association, Mediation and Arbitration Panels for Commercial, Consumer, and Employment matters
Committee Member – American Bar Association, Fair Labor Standards Legislation Committee
Credentialed Distinguished Mediator – Mediator Credentialing Association
Member – Association of Attorney-Mediators
Council Member - HBA Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Former Chair - HBA Labor and Employment Section
Texas Board of Legal Specialization - Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law