Pham Harrison, LLP
Labor and Employment Litigators

Lu Pham

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Lu Pham

Partner

Lu is a founding partner of Pham Harrison, LLP. Lu’s practice is focused on employment and commercial litigation, and he has been involved in the defense of several class actions concerning employment and commercial disputes.  He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Tax Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, all Federal District Courts in Texas, and the Texas Supreme Court. A former Adjunct Law Professor at Texas Wesleyan School of Law and former Municipal Judge for the City of Grand Prairie, he was named a Super Lawyer by Texas Lawyer magazine featuring the top 5% of attorneys in Texas—for 2004-2020.  Lu has also been awarded by the National Association of Pacific Asian Bar Association as one of the Best Lawyers Under 40 in 2002.

Principal Practice Areas

  • Business Law

  • Labor/Employment

  • Litigation

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. 1990

  • The University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., high honors, 1987

Experience

  • Serving as National Coordinating Counsel for foreign manufacturers/importers on all litigation matters.

  • Representing commercial clients on business litigation matters.

  • Representing clients in court and before administrative agencies against claims of employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, workers compensation retaliation, class action wage claims and whistle blowing.

  • Representing employers against class actions involving wage and hour claims.

  • Negotiating and drafting Executive Compensation Agreements.

  • Training employers on effective employment practices, litigation avoidance, compliance with anti-discrimination statutes, and wage hour matters.

  • Counseling employers on crisis management.

Bar Admissions and Certifications

  • State Bar of Texas

  • U.S. Supreme Court

  • U.S. Tax Court

  • Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

  • United States Court for the Eastern, Northern,
    Southern, and Western Districts of Texas

  • Texas Supreme Court

  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)

  • Master, Eldon B. Mahon Inns of Court

Professional and Community

  • Tarrant County Bar Association - Board of Directors

  • Development Board, University of Texas at Arlington

  • Fort Worth Human Resource Management Association

  • Recognized as a “Super Lawyer” by Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters rating service 2004-2013

  • Martindale Hubble AV Preeminent Rating

  • The American Lawyer & Corporate Counsel Magazine’s “2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Labor & Employment”