David Schlottman

Practice Areas

Business Immigration & Compliance; Labor & Equipment; Trial & Appellate Litigation

Career

David Schlottman is an advisor and litigator who focuses on complex cases involving employees, the workplace, and related business disputes. He has wide-ranging experience in helping clients with business problems and lawsuits involving wage-and-hour issues, employee competition, theft of trade secrets, contract claims, compensation disputes, employment discrimination and retaliation, and union-related disputes.

David distinguishes his practice through preparation, knowledge of the rules, exceptional work product, and accessibility and responsiveness to clients. Whether the case is big or small, David strives to deliver creative and tailored case strategies in line with a client’s business objectives and cost expectations.

David stays current on relevant legal trends through regular participation in local bar activities and assisting with continuing legal education presentations. Additionally, David has served as a contributor to the influential treatise Employment Discrimination Law, which is published by the American Bar Association’s Section of Labor & Employment Law.

Professional Memberships

Dallas Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Section

State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section, Council Member, 2018-2020

Board of Directors of Community Partners of Dallas (CPD), Member, 2017-Present

Publications

“Fifth Circuit Requires District Courts to Follow More Stringent Standard to Certify FLSA Collective Actions,” Jackson Walker Insights (January 2021)

“The Workplace Mobility Act of 2019: Will Congress Ban Employee Non-Competes?” Jackson Walker Insights (November 2019)

Employment Discrimination Law, 2015 Cumulative Supplement, 5th Ed. – Chapter 28 Contributor

In Critical Condition: Diversicare General Partner, Inc. v. Rubio, Marks v. St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, and the State of Healthcare Liability Claims in Texas, 62 BAYLOR L. REV. 526

Education