Jeff S. Mayes

Jeff S. Mayes

Houston, TX recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2024
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC

317 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment

Biography

Jeff is a Board Certified labor and employment law specialist who represents management in matters involving all areas affecting the employment relationship. Jeff has successfully handled cases relating to race, sex, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation in state and federal courts across the country, as well litigation involving employee leave, wage and hour, non-competition and trade secret, and employment-related torts. Jeff represents employers in courts across the country, as well as before governmental agencies such as the EEOC, Department of Labor, OSHA and the National Labor Relations Board. He has tried several cases to verdict, as well as successfully defended employers in binding arbitration, had claims against them involuntarily dismissed before trial, or achieved favorable resolution through mediation.

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC

317 Best Lawyers awards

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC logo

Overview

  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 1996

  • Arkansas, Arkansas Bar Association, 2024
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1996

  • US Eighth Court of Appeals
  • US Fifth Court of Appeals
  • US Fourth Court of Appeals
  • US District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
  • US District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • Arkansas, Arkansas Bar Association, 2024
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 1996
  • South Texas College of Law Houston, J.D., graduated 1996
  • US Eighth Court of Appeals
  • US Fifth Court of Appeals
  • US Fourth Court of Appeals
  • US District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas
  • US District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Labor Law - Management
Awards:
  • Board Certified - Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization

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