Described by one of Texas' premier law firms as a "real go-getter who is tenacious and effective," Dallas, Texas employment lawyer Barry Hersh is a favorite among Texas executives, professionals, employees and Texas employers.  In 2006, Barry earned the distinction of being named by D Magazine as one of the “Best Lawyers under 40 in Dallas."  More recently, Texas’ top lawyers named Barry a “Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star” in employment litigation.

Barry is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Labor and Employment Law.  According to the State Bar of Texas, less than one percent of Texas' 77,000 licensed attorneys are board certified in Labor and Employment Law.  This means that Barry dedicates his career to practicing employment law and employment litigation, and is not someone whose law practice merely "includes" employment law along with a host of other areas.     

"...excellent versatility and breadth"

"Barry is a great representative...I would recommend him as a go-to attorney"

"...great, professional representation... "

Before opening his Dallas, Texas employment law firm, Barry represented some of the nation's leading employers for two of Texas' largest law firms.  During this period, Barry observed that Texas employees often didn't receive the same zealous legal representation that their cases deserved.  Executives, professionals, managers, and other Texas employees couldn't retain the large law firms with whom they developed relationships during their employment due to the law firms’ ethical conflicts or the huge fees demanded by those firms.  At the same time, traditional plaintiffs’ employment law firms didn't offer them the attention and personalized client experience their disputes required.

Barry opened his Dallas, Texas employment law firm to offer Texas employees and dynamic  employers an employment practice with a large law firm's depth and sophistication and the cost structure, accessibility, and personalized attention of a boutique law firm.  Barry's "client-first" philosophy is evident in all areas of his practice.  Barry—not a secretary or legal assistant—returns all client telephone calls.

Presently, a significant part of Barry's Texas employment law practice is dedicated to resolving disputes involving Texas overtime pay wages and other compensation (executive severance, commissions and bonuses, and breach of employment agreement), non-compete agreements, retaliation, workplace harassment, age discrimination, sex discrimination, pregnancy discrimination, and independent contractor misclassification matters.