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James N. Zoys

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Biography

Mr. Zoys practices in the areas of employment and business litigation. He has successfully represented employers in all aspects of employment law, including the litigation of claims in federal and state courts involving breach of employment agreements, business torts, as well as discrimination claims arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, and the Texas Workers’ Compensation Act.

In the area of business litigation, he has successfully represented businesses in breach of contract claims, landlord/tenant disputes, as well as bad faith insurance claims brought under the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas DTPA.

Mr. Zoys received his bachelor’s degree in Economics from Austin College in 1996 and his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000, where he served as a research assistant to Professor William V. Dorsaneo III and as articles editor for the Computer Law Review and Technology Journal.

Areas of Practice

Business Litigation

Property Tax and Eminent Domain

Employment Law

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

Education

Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2000 (Juris Doctor)
Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1996 (Bachelor of Arts in Economics)

Awards & Honors

Texas Rising StarThomson Reuters 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 as published in Texas Monthly

Texas Super LawyersThomson Reuters, 2014-2020

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16475 Dallas Parkway, Suite 400
Addison, Texas 75001-6837
972-931-9901  |  972-931-9208 Fax
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Houston, Texas 77027-5111
713-621-8665  |  713-802-1471 Fax
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