James Zoys

James N. Zoys Biography Mr. Zoys practices in the areas of employment and business litigation. He has successfully represented employers in all aspects of employment law, including the litigation of claims in federal and state courts involving breach of employment agreements, business torts, as well as discrimination claims arising under Title VII, ADA, ADEA, the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, and the Texas Workers Compensation Act. In the area of business litigation, he has successfully represented businesses in breach of contract claims, landlord/tenant disputes, as well as bad faith insurance claims brought under the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas DTPA. Mr. Zoys received his bachelors degree in Economics from Austin College in 1996 and his law degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 2000, where he served as a research assistant to Professor William V. Dorsaneo III and as articles editor for the Computer Law Review and Technology Journal. Areas of Practice Property Tax and Eminent Domain Business Litigation Employment Law Bar Admissions State Bar of Texas, 2000 U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma U. S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Education Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 2000 (Juris Doctor)Austin College, Sherman, Texas, 1996 (Bachelor of Arts in Economics) Awards & Honors Texas Rising Star Thomson Reuters 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 as published in Texas Monthly Texas Super Lawyers Thomson Reuters, 2014-2020