John Lynch is the Administrative Partner in the Dallas office of Lewis Brisbois and leads the firm’s Labor & Employment practice in Dallas. He and his group of dedicated professionals specialize in representing employers in discrimination suits, noncompete and trade secret matters, and other employment disputes. Mr. Lynch regularly represents employers in state and federal courts and administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Texas Workforce Commission Civil Rights Division. He also regularly assists both employers and C-Suite executives in the negotiation of employment and separation agreements and provides advice and counsel to employers across the country regarding their workplace policies and practices.

Mr. Lynch also represents clients in complex commercial litigation and professional liability matters. He is also a licensed non-public arbitrator with FINRA Dispute Resolution Services and has assisted financial advisors with arbitrations under FINRA’s Dispute Resolution Services.

Mr. Lynch is a member of the Board of Directors of the Dallas St. Thomas More Society and the National Alumni Board of the University of Dallas.

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • Texas
• United States District Courts
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States Bankruptcy Courts
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas
• United States Courts of Appeals
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Associations

• Dallas Bar Association
• St. Thomas More Society of Dallas
• National Alumni Board of the University of Dallas

Awards & Honors

Texas Rising Stars list, 2016-2019

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of Dallas

Bachelor of Arts