Munsch Hardt Attorney Downey Named Employment & Labor Super Lawyer

Super Lawyers — Corporate Counsel Edition
January/February 2010

Munsch Hardt, a law firm with over 100 attorneys and offices in Dallas, Houston and Austin, Texas, announced that Mark D. Downey was named a Texas "Super Lawyers," which will be published in the January/February 2010 Corporate Counsel Edition by Key Professional Media, Inc. He was recognized in the Labor & Employment practice group.

Published since 2008, the Corporate Counsel Edition is a directory of a nationwide attorneys selected by those named to the Super Lawyers list in business related practice areas. Polling, research and selection are performed by Law & Politics, a publication of Key Professional Media, Inc.

Mark Downey
Mark focuses his practice on Employment & Labor and has defended management for several Fortune 100 companies and smaller public or privately held corporations. He advises and trains clients on state and federal employment issues consisting of employee benefits, discrimination, and wage and hour matters. Mark's experience has included appearances before state and federal agencies and regulatory boards, litigation in both state and federal courts, defense of class actions and appearances before courts of appeal. Some of these employment related matters include age, race, national origin, disability and sex discrimination charges, sexual harassment claims, wrongful termination suits, defamation actions, family leave issues, employee benefits, health and safety matters, and wage and hour disputes. Mark is a frequent speaker and author on employment and labor related issues and assisted in the development of the employment law pattern jury instructions for use in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He received his Juris Doctor from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and Bachelor of Arts from Southern Methodist University.

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