Mr. Wesely is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He handles labor and employment disputes, and advises clients on compliance issues. Mr. Wesely has extensive experience in labor negotiations, including Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service training on interest based bargaining. As in-house counsel and President of a trade association, Mr. Wesely conducted arbitrations and grievance hearings in a union setting and handled all aspects of the Association’s litigation. In addition to experience in ERISA litigation, Mr. Wesely served as a trustee on Taft-Hartley benefit plans with assets totaling over $1.4 billion and attended the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plan’s annual convention for the past 10 years.

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Affiliations:

Of Counsel to Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom L.L.P.

 

Practice Areas:
Traditional Labor Law
Employment Law
ERISA

 

Bar Admissions:
Texas Courts
Louisiana Courts
United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
US Patent and Trademark Office

 

Employment:
West Gulf Maritime Association
    President – 2010 to September, 2017
    Vice President, Treasurer, and General Counsel - 2006 to 2010
Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Partner – 1999 to 2006
Wickliff & Hall, L.L.P.– Associate 1999
TransTexas Gas Corporation, Labor Counsel – 1995 to 1999
Bracewell & Patterson, Associate –1988-1995
Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton, Associate –1986-1988
International Business Machines, Cost Engineer – 1980-1983

 

Education:
University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1986
University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A., 1985
University of Nebraska, B.S.I.E., 1980

 

Professional Associations:
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Louisiana
Houston Bar Association
American Bar Association