Timothy M.Watson
Partner
Labor & Employment
twatson@seyfarth.com
Timothy has substantial experience successfully defending companies in nationwide class and collective actions and in eliminating or reducing clients’ exposure from such cases.
More About Timothy
Tim’s practice is focused on both trial and appellate matters in employment litigation. He is the leader of the Wage and Hour Litigation practice group in Texas and regularly defends employers across the country in wage and hour class and collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and similar state laws. These cases often pose substantial risk to clients, and Tim and his team have been successful in eliminating or reducing clients’ exposure from such cases. Tim also has a broad range of litigation and trial experience in other labor and employment matters, including single- and multiplaintiff actions, mass arbitrations, and pattern or practice claims.
Tim serves as the Houston office representative to the firm’s Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm’s Labor & Employment department and is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics.
Tim serves as the Houston office representative to the firm’s Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm’s Labor & Employment department and is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics.
- JD, University of Texas School of Law
- BBA, University of Texas
- Texas
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court, Northern District of Texas
- US District Court, Southern District of Texas
- US District Court, Western District of Texas
Blogs
Related News & Insights
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Recognition
09/13/2023
Twelve Seyfarth Attorneys Named on Top 10 Influential Lawyers Lists by Business Today
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Recognition
08/17/2023
210 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2024
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Recognition
06/01/2023
2023 Chambers USA Names 81 Seyfarth Lawyers as Leaders in Business Law; 36 Seyfarth Practices Also Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields
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Seyfarth Event
Oct 19, 2022
Seyfarth and ACC Houston Labor & Employment Chapter In-Person Panel – Trending Wage Hour Concerns to Keep An Eye On
- Ranked among Top Ten Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in Texas by Business Today
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Employment Law - Management (2015-2024) and for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2022-2024)
- Ranked in Band 3 for Labor & Employment (Texas) by Chambers USA (2016-2023)
- Recognized as a "Labor & Employment Star" by Benchmark Litigation (Euromoney Institutional Investor) (2020-2021)
- Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Labor & Employment (Texas) by Chambers USA (2016-2023)
- Listed in Texas Monthly Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2014-2017)
- Houston Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Texas State Bar
- Co-Author, "Private Sector Employers Face $50,000 Fine for Vaccine Mandates, New Texas Law Says," Employment Law Lookout (November 28, 2023)
- Member, Board of Editors, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
- Chapter Author, "Chapter 14 - Arbitration Agreements," Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
- Co-Author, “Tightening a White Collar Exemption, HR Magazine (December 2010)
- "Department of Labor’s Reversal Requires Creative Approach to Compensation for Mortgage Loan Officers," National Mortgage Professional Magazine (June 2010)
- Co-Author, Recent Trends in Defending Federal Wage & Hour Complex Litigation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2009)
- Speech, "DOLs Partnership With The IRS and Potential Impact on Employers," at Texas Labor & Employee Relations Consortium Seminar sponsored by Oliver Bell, Inc. (February 16, 2012)
- Speech, "The Courts' Interpretation of The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and The Evaporating Statute of Limitations," Employment Law Roundtable sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel (November 19, 2009)
- Speech, "Negotiation and Settlement Issues in FLSA Collective Actions," Employment Law Roundtable sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel, Houston Chapter (May 14, 2009)
- Speech, "Fair Labor Standards Act and Overtime Litigation in the Southern District of Texas," at Employment Law Seminar sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel, Houston Chapter (April 20, 2006)
Unless otherwise indicated, this attorney is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
Timothy has substantial experience successfully defending companies in nationwide class and collective actions and in eliminating or reducing clients’ exposure from such cases.
More About Timothy
Tim’s practice is focused on both trial and appellate matters in employment litigation. He is the leader of the Wage and Hour Litigation practice group in Texas and regularly defends employers across the country in wage and hour class and collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and similar state laws. These cases often pose substantial risk to clients, and Tim and his team have been successful in eliminating or reducing clients’ exposure from such cases. Tim also has a broad range of litigation and trial experience in other labor and employment matters, including single- and multiplaintiff actions, mass arbitrations, and pattern or practice claims.
Tim serves as the Houston office representative to the firm’s Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm’s Labor & Employment department and is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics.
Tim serves as the Houston office representative to the firm’s Lawyer Development Committee, which supervises and evaluates associate attorneys. He is active in the firm’s Labor & Employment department and is a frequent speaker on employment-related topics.
- JD, University of Texas School of Law
- BBA, University of Texas
- Texas
- US Supreme Court
- US Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- US Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit
- US District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- US District Court, Northern District of Texas
- US District Court, Southern District of Texas
- US District Court, Western District of Texas
Blogs
Related News & Insights
-
Recognition
09/13/2023
Twelve Seyfarth Attorneys Named on Top 10 Influential Lawyers Lists by Business Today
-
Recognition
08/17/2023
210 Seyfarth Attorneys Chosen as Leaders in Their Fields by Best Lawyers in America 2024
-
Recognition
06/01/2023
2023 Chambers USA Names 81 Seyfarth Lawyers as Leaders in Business Law; 36 Seyfarth Practices Also Recognized as Leaders in Their Fields
-
Seyfarth Event
Oct 19, 2022
Seyfarth and ACC Houston Labor & Employment Chapter In-Person Panel – Trending Wage Hour Concerns to Keep An Eye On
- Ranked among Top Ten Most Influential Labor & Employment Lawyers in Texas by Business Today
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.) for Employment Law - Management (2015-2024) and for Litigation - Labor and Employment (2022-2024)
- Ranked in Band 3 for Labor & Employment (Texas) by Chambers USA (2016-2023)
- Recognized as a "Labor & Employment Star" by Benchmark Litigation (Euromoney Institutional Investor) (2020-2021)
- Recognized as a Leading Lawyer in Labor & Employment (Texas) by Chambers USA (2016-2023)
- Listed in Texas Monthly Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) (2014-2017)
- Houston Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
- Houston Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Texas State Bar
- Co-Author, "Private Sector Employers Face $50,000 Fine for Vaccine Mandates, New Texas Law Says," Employment Law Lookout (November 28, 2023)
- Member, Board of Editors, Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
- Chapter Author, "Chapter 14 - Arbitration Agreements," Wage & Hour Collective and Class Litigation, ALM Law Journal Press (2012). Definitive treatise on wage and hour litigation.
- Co-Author, “Tightening a White Collar Exemption, HR Magazine (December 2010)
- "Department of Labor’s Reversal Requires Creative Approach to Compensation for Mortgage Loan Officers," National Mortgage Professional Magazine (June 2010)
- Co-Author, Recent Trends in Defending Federal Wage & Hour Complex Litigation, Seyfarth Shaw LLP (2009)
- Speech, "DOLs Partnership With The IRS and Potential Impact on Employers," at Texas Labor & Employee Relations Consortium Seminar sponsored by Oliver Bell, Inc. (February 16, 2012)
- Speech, "The Courts' Interpretation of The Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act and The Evaporating Statute of Limitations," Employment Law Roundtable sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel (November 19, 2009)
- Speech, "Negotiation and Settlement Issues in FLSA Collective Actions," Employment Law Roundtable sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel, Houston Chapter (May 14, 2009)
- Speech, "Fair Labor Standards Act and Overtime Litigation in the Southern District of Texas," at Employment Law Seminar sponsored by Association of Corporate Counsel, Houston Chapter (April 20, 2006)
Unless otherwise indicated, this attorney is not certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.