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Shannon B. Schmoyer

Schmoyer Reinhard LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2012
  • Recognized in:
    Employment Law - Management
    Labor Law - Management...
  • Website:
    http://www.sr-llp.com
  • Location:
    8000 IH 10 West, Suite 1600
    San Antonio, TX 78230
"Shannon Schmoyer is a widely respected labor and employment lawyer in Texas, and this year she is chairing a comprehensive statewide continuing legal education program sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law. She is quite adept at getting to the heart of any legal controversy, thus saving everyone valuable time and keeping legal costs under control."

-William Crow (San Antonio Water System), San Antonio

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Lawyer Bio

Shannon B. Schmoyer is a founding partner of Schmoyer Reinhard LLP.  Prior to forming the firm, Ms. Schmoyer was a partner at the international law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, where she served as the head of Akin Gump’s San Antonio labor and employment law section. 

Experience

Ms. Schmoyer’s practice focuses on the representation of employers in:

  •  Employment litigation, including class actions and labor arbitration
  • Counseling employers on all aspects of labor and employment law
  • Advising management on strategic and complex employment decisions
  • Conducting training programs for managers and supervisors on various employment-related topics 

Ms. Schmoyer has over 29 years of trial experience in both state and federal court. Her extensive experience includes litigating claims brought under the:

  • Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Americans with Disabilities Act
  • Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act
  • Various state workers’ compensation acts 

In addition, she has arbitrated numerous unfair labor practice claims under the National Labor Relations Act and has guided employers through union negotiations and corporate campaigns.  Ms. Schmoyer is also an experienced appellate lawyer, representing employers in various state and federal courts of appeals.

 

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Education:

  • University of Oklahoma , BA, graduated 1987

Bar Admissions:

  • Texas, State Bar of Texas

Affiliations:

  • Executive Council of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section - Chair
  • Family Service Association Board of Directors - Past Member
  • 19th Annual University of Texas Labor and Employment Law Conference - Chair
  • Executive Council of the State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section - Member
  • Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Labor Law - Management, San Antonio (2017)
  • Employment Law - Management, San Antonio (2016)
  • Employment Law - Individuals, San Antonio (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
 

Awards:

  • Named by peers in Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyer" as one of the top 50 women lawyers in Texas in 2008, 2009, 2013, and 2014.
  • Recipient of the Inaugural Outstanding Labor and Employment Lawyer Award presented by the San Antonio Business Journal in 2010.
  • Named by Best Lawyers® as the 2016 San Antonio—Employment Law Lawyer of the Year—Management.
  • Named by peers in Thomson Reuters "Super Lawyer" as one of the top 50 lawyers in the Central and West Texas region in 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, and 2015.
  • Named in Chambers USA, Labor and Employment (Texas) in 2016 to 2019.   
  • Named by peers as a Thomson Reuters Texas "Super Lawyer" from 2003 to 2018.
  • Named by peers for inclusion in the 2012—2019 editions of The Best Lawyers in America®.
  • Named as one of San Antonio’s best labor and employment lawyers by S.A. Scene from 2006 to 2019.
 

Lawyer Client Comments

"Shannon Schmoyer is a widely respected labor and employment lawyer in Texas, and this year she is chairing a comprehensive statewide continuing legal education program sponsored by The University of Texas School of Law. She is quite adept at getting to the heart of any legal controversy, thus saving everyone valuable time and keeping legal costs under control."

William Crow, San Antonio Water System, San Antonio

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Schmoyer Reinhard LLP
http://www.sr-llp.com
 
Headquarters
8000 IH 10 West, Suite 1600
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 447.8033
 
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