THE SCHARFMAN LAW FIRM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- National Commissioner ( 2015 - 2019 )
Ian Scharfman is a passionate advocate for his clients' rights and understands that each client's situation is of utmost importance to that client. Although this firm is a trial law firm, Ian Scharfman understands that each conflict requires its own case specific needs and potential resolution. Recognizing that approach for each particular situation enables the firm to handle each client's needs and legal claims much more effectively and which has contributed to this firm's success for its clients at many different levels.
Ian Scharfman is the principal attorney in The Scharfman Law Firm, PLLC, a Houston, Texas law firm. Mr. Scharfman is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The law firm has a nation-wide practice and handles cases throughout Texas, including Houston, Beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Vidor, Galveston, Dallas, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi and all surrounding counties.
He handles various types of employment law cases, including those involving race discrimination, national origin discrimination, gender discrimination, age discrimination, religious discrimination, disability discrimination, retaliation, sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, overtime claims, whistleblower claims, employment contracts, and non-competition agreements. He represents clients in state and federal courts, in arbitrations through the American Arbitration Association and in claims before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U. S. Department of Labor (DOL), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC).
Education
1990 - 1993 Univ. of Houston Law Center (Houston, Texas)
Juris Doctor
1986 - 1990 Emory University (Atlanta, Georgia)
Bachelor of Arts