Daryl J. Sinkule, Attorney

Of Counsel at the Texas employment law firm of Shellist Lazarz LLP, Daryl J. Sinkule focuses his law practice on employment law civil litigation in state and federal courts and in administrative proceedings. Mr. Sinkule has handled a number of casesacross the State of Texas and the nationinvolving wage and hour issues under the Fair Labor Standards Act, successfully representing numerous employees against their current and/or former employers in recovering unpaid wages and overtime wages.  Mr. Sinkule also represents clients in matters involving Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and other employment-related federal statutes. Additionally, Mr. Sinkule represents individuals and executives in negotiating employment contracts, severance agreements, covenants not to compete, and non-solicitation agreements, and before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Texas Workforce Commission.  He also serves as a consultant to local and regional companies, advising them on such matters as wage and hour issues, non-competition agreements, confidentiality agreements, employee handbooks, and sexual harassment issues.

A graduate of Texas A&M University and the University of Houston Law Center, Mr. Sinkule is admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas, and all Texas state courts.  Mr. Sinkule is an active member of professional organizations, including the Houston Bar Association, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the Labor & Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, the American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America), and the National Employment Lawyers Association.  Additionally, in April 2009, Mr. Sinkule was elected to serve a three-year term on the Labor & Employment Law Section Council of the Houston Bar Association.  He has presented seminars on employment contracts and wage and hour issues at hospitals and universities.  In 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009, Mr. Sinkule received the honor of being named a Texas Rising Star by Law & Politics and the publishers of Texas Monthly magazine.  In 2009, Mr. Sinkule was also named a Professional on the Fast Track by H Texas magazine.