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Houston Wage and Hour Class Actions Lawyer
Overview
Don Foty is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He was born in Houston, Texas and raised in San Marcos, Texas. After graduating summa cum laude from high school, he attended the University of Texas at Austin where he studied finance and later advanced to the business honors program, where selection is reserved only for the top students. During college, he worked for a Fortune 500 company while completing his studies.
After graduating from the University of Texas at Austin, he attended the University of Houston Law Center. He was very active in Law Center activities and was a member of the Mock Trial Team. After graduating from law school, he immediately began helping personal injury victims and workers whose rights were being denied by their employers. Since then, he has represented thousands of clients in nearly every state in the country and has recovered millions of dollars for them.
He is listed as one of the top 40 lawyers in Texas under the age of 40 by the National Trial Lawyers Association and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. He has also been recognized as a "Rising Star" in Texas by the Super Lawyers publication and was listed as one of Houston's top lawyers by Houstonia magazine. He is frequently interviewed to discuss current legal topics and many of his cases have been featured in the Houston Chronicle, the Houston Press, and by the American Association for Justice.
Some of his trial verdicts and settlements include:
- $10.7 million verdict in a daycare abuse case
- $4.35 million settlement in a wage and hour class action
- $2.8 million settlement in a wage and hour collective action
- $2.3 million settlement in a wage and hour collective action
- $1.1 million settlement in an industrial accident case
About Donny J. Foty
Practice Areas
- Wage and Hour Class Actions
- 18-Wheeler Truck Accidents
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injuries
- Pharmacy Malpractice
- Industrial Accidents
- Workplace Injuries
- Products Liability
- Recalled Product
- Commercial Litigation
- Breach of Contract
- Unfair Competition
- Fraud
- Negligent Misrepresentation
- Breach of Fiduciary Duty
- Deceptive Trade Practices
- Wrongful Termination
- Employees Rights
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
Specialties and Certifications
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Other Affiliations
- The State Bar of Texas (Member)
- Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (Member)
- American Association for Justice (Member)
- The Houston Trial Lawyers Association
- The Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- National Employment Lawyer's Association
- American Bar Association (Member)
- The College of the State Bar of Texas
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
J.D.
Honors: Student Attorney, University of Houston Consumer Law Clinic
Honors: Member, Mock Trial Team
Law Journal: Journal of Texas Consumer Law, Member - University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.B.A.
Honors: Business Honors Program
Honors: Member, Honors Business Association
Honors: Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Major: Finance and Business Honors
Past Positions
- Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Legal Clerkship
- Business Litigation Division of the City of Houston Legal Department, Legal Internship
- Merrill Lynch, Internship
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Donny J. Foty
Included on the 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2020 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2019 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2018 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2017 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2016 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2015 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2014 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2013 Texas Super Lawyers list
- 2012 Texas Super Lawyers list
Honors
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2012 - 2013
- Top 40 Lawyers Under Age 40 - National Trial Lawyers Association, 2011 - 2013
- Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Named one of Houston's Top Lawyers by Houstonia Magazine, 2013
- Named a "Rising Star" by Texas Monthly and Thomson Reuters, 2009 - 2013
- Member, College of the State Bar of Texas, 2008 - 2013
- Top 10 under 40 by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys
Office Information
Address
2 Greenway PlazaSte. 250 Houston, TX 77046
Phone
Fax
- 713-523-1116
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Weekend appointments: Yes, Weeknight Appointments: Yes
Websites
- http://www.hftrialfirm.com (Overtime and Wage Claims)
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