The Scharfman Law Firm, PLLC - Houston, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

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• Scharfman, Ian On a Super Lawyers® List

Classes and Seminars

• Watch What You Say in the Workplace, Jefferson County Bar Association Employment Law Seminar, 2019
  
• Drafting and Negotiating Non-Competition Agreements, Bloomberg BNA, 2016
  
• Religious Accommodation and Discrimination in the Workplace, Texas Diversity and Leadership Conference, 2015
  
• Navigating the EEOC's Practice and Procedure, Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, 2015
  
• Religion and Politics @ Work, EEOC Training Institute – Technical Assistance Program Seminar, 2012
  
• Talking to the Employer’s Employees, National Employment Lawyers Association – Houston Chapter, 2012
  
• Non-Compete Agreements: Where Have We Come From and Where We Go from Here, University of Texas Law School 19th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, 2012
  
• Employment Law Ethics – When Can a Plaintiff’s Attorney Contact a Defendant Employer’s Employee? , Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Section “25” function, 2012
  
• Back to the Future: Proceeding Before and Litigating with the EEOC, University of Texas Law School 18th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, May 13, 2011
  
• The University of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Conference, Planning Committee, 2011 - 2012
  
• Speaker, Featured Television show Guest - Houston Bar Association Legal Lines Television Program
  
• Speaker, Featured Radio talk show Guest - Fox Affiliate KOLE 1340 AM, Beaumont
  
• Speaker, Quoted in the Houston Chronicle
  
• Speaker and Author at Various Other Seminars and Conferences

Pro Bono Activities

• Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region - Regional Board
• Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston-Co-Chair Public Affairs Committee (2020-present) (Vice-Chair 2019-2020), 2019 - Present
• Fort Bend Education Foundation - Board of Directors, 2021 - Present
• Fort Bend County Citizens Engagement Group - Chair (2020-2021), 2019 - Present
• Anti-Defamation League, Chair of 2 Nat'l Committees, and Vice-Chair of 1 Nat'l Committee (2015-2017 & 2017), 2015 - 2017
• Anti-Defamation League Southwest Region Board Chair, 2015
• Jewish Children's Regional Service - Prior Board of Directors

Representative Cases

• Carney v. Sabine Contracting Corp.
  • Citation: 914 S.W. 2d 651
  • Court: Tex. App. - Amarillo
  • Year: 1996
• Prevost v. Burns Int'l. Security
  • Citation: 126 S.W. 2d 301
  • Court: S.D. Texas
  • Year: 2000
• Bloch v. Dowell Schlumberger
  • Citation: 925 S.W. 2d 301
  • Court: Tex. App. Houston

Published Works

Articles

• Employment Law Claims
  The Scharfman Law Firm handles employment law claims for cases ranging from age and gender discrimination, to workers' compensation retaliation.
• Articles Drafted/Presented
  Attorney Ian Scharfman is a speaker, author and co-author.
• Cited Cases
  Read about Ian Scharfman's selected cited cases.
• Attorney Profile
  Ian Scharfman is the principal attorney in The Scharfman Law Firm, PLLC, a Houston, Texas law firm. Mr. Scharfman is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.