Shannon B. Schmoyer

Practice Areas

Ms. Schmoyer’s practice focuses on the representation of employers in:

*Employment litigation, including class actions and labor arbitration

*Counseling employers on all aspects of labor and employment law

*Advising management on strategic and complex employment decisions

*Conducting training programs for managers and supervisors on various employment-

related topics

Ms. Schmoyer has over 30 years of trial experience in both state and federal court. Her experience includes litigating claims brought under the:

*ADA

*ADEA

*FMLA

*FLSA

*Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

*Various state workers’ compensation acts

She has arbitrated unfair labor practice claims under the NLRA and has guided employers through union negotiations and corporate campaigns. She is also an experienced appellate lawyer.

Career

Shannon B. Schmoyer is a founding partner of Schmoyer Reinhard LLP. Before forming the firm, Ms. Schmoyer was a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she served as head of the San Antonio labor and employment law section. Ms. Schmoyer is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Professional Memberships

Chair Emeritus, Executive Council of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section

Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Member, San Antonio Bar Association

Member, Bexar County Women’s Bar Association

Member, Harvard University Native American Program

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas

U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Western Districts of Oklahoma

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 5th, 10th, and 11th Circuits

Education

Awards