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Austin Kaplan
FOUNDER & MANAGING ATTORNEY
Austin is an employment law and civil rights attorney and litigator serving clients in Austin, Texas and surrounding communities. Austin represents individuals in a wide range of employment and civil rights matters, including claims for breach of employment contract, breach of noncompete agreements, discrimination, overtime violations, wage and hour violations, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA violations, and marriage equality matters. Austin spends most of his days litigating cases for the Firm’s clients in state and federal court.

Protecting employees who have been sued by their former employers
Austin defends people who are sued for misappropriation of trade secrets, violations of non-competes (non-competition, non-solicitation, or no-hire agreements), and other contract matters by their former employers, or by other entities.
Advice and Counsel
Austin regularly provides advice to employees about their employment rights, what their options are at work, and how to negotiate a fair severance.
Austin Kaplan
FOUNDER & MANAGING ATTORNEY
Austin is an employment law and civil rights attorney and litigator serving clients in Austin, Texas and surrounding communities. Austin represents individuals in a wide range of employment and civil rights matters, including claims for breach of employment contract, breach of noncompete agreements, discrimination, overtime violations, wage and hour violations, whistleblower retaliation, FMLA violations, and marriage equality matters. Austin spends most of his days litigating cases for the Firm’s clients in state and federal court.
Protecting employees who have been sued by their former employers
Austin defends people who are sued for misappropriation of trade secrets, violations of non-competes (non-competition, non-solicitation, or no-hire agreements), and other contract matters by their former employers, or by other entities.
Advice and Counsel
Austin regularly provides advice to employees about their employment rights, what their options are at work, and how to negotiate a fair severance.
Memberships, Awards, & Organizations
- 2024 Super Lawyers
- Recipient of the 2016 Austin Under 40 Legal Category Award
- Recipient of the 2016 Austinite of the Year Award
- President-Elect, Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
- 2016 Super Lawyers Rising Star
- 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Co-Chair, Austin Capital Area Plaintiffs Employment Law Association
- Former Chairperson, City of Austin Ethics Review Commission
- Member, Austin Bar Association Labor and Employment Section
- Member, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors of the Central Texas Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
- Member, Texas Bar College
- Member, The Anti Fraud Coalition (TAF)
Admissions
- State Bar 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 Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- State Bar of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presentations & Publications
- CLE presenter – April 4, 2012 Austin Employment Law Update – Lorman Seminar. Topic: Dealing with Discipline and Discharge
- Co-author, “Issue Spotting: The Multitude of Ways Social Media Impacts Employment Law and Litigation,” State Bar Litigation Section Report, The Advocate, Fall 2012
- Co-author, “Copyright: Google’s Library Project: Copyright and Fair Use,” E-commerce Law & Policy, October 2009
- Co-author, “Media Law Legislative Record of President Barack Obama,” Media Law Resource Center, January 2009
Education
University of Illinois College of Law – Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, recipient of the Rickert Award in Pro Bono Service
American University – Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society, cum laude, recipient of University Honors and Honors in Law and Society
Memberships, Awards, & Organizations
- 2024 Super Lawyers
- Recipient of the 2016 Austin Under 40 Legal Category Award
- Recipient of the 2016 Austinite of the Year Award
- President-Elect, Austin Young Lawyers Association
- Texas Bar Foundation Fellow
- 2016 Super Lawyers Rising Star
- 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star
- Co-Chair, Austin Capital Area Plaintiffs Employment Law Association
- Former Chairperson, City of Austin Ethics Review Commission
- Member, Austin Bar Association Labor and Employment Section
- Member, Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
- Member, Board of Directors of the Central Texas Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
- Member, Texas Bar College
- Member, The Anti Fraud Coalition (TAF)
Admissions
- State Bar 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 Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- State Bar of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Presentations & Publications
- CLE presenter – April 4, 2012 Austin Employment Law Update – Lorman Seminar. Topic: Dealing with Discipline and Discharge
- Co-author, “Issue Spotting: The Multitude of Ways Social Media Impacts Employment Law and Litigation,” State Bar Litigation Section Report, The Advocate, Fall 2012
- Co-author, “Copyright: Google’s Library Project: Copyright and Fair Use,” E-commerce Law & Policy, October 2009
- Co-author, “Media Law Legislative Record of President Barack Obama,” Media Law Resource Center, January 2009
Education
University of Illinois College of Law – Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, recipient of the Rickert Award in Pro Bono Service
American University – Bachelor of Arts in Law and Society, cum laude, recipient of University Honors and Honors in Law and Society
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