Events - 2019 Events

December 18, 2019

Mark Oberti, Ed Sullivan, Joseph Y. Ahmad, and Shauna Clark Johnson speak before the State Bar of Texas on the "Top 15 Fifth Circuit Employment Law Cases of 2019."

December 12, 2019

Mark Oberti gives a presentation on “Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims” for the National Employment Law Institute’s 38th Annual Employment Law Briefing at the Ritz Carlton in New Orleans, Louisiana.

November 8, 2019

Mark Oberti gives a presentation on the "Top 10 Employment Law Mistakes Employers Make and How to Avoid Them" for The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce at Lone Star Community College.

November 7, 2019

Mark Oberti gives a presentation on “Retaliation and Whistleblowing Claims” for the National Employment Law Institute’s 38th Annual Employment Law Briefing at the Westin Austin Downtown in Austin, Texas.

November 1, 2019

The publication Best Lawyers recognized Oberti Sullivan LLP as a Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm of Employment Law and Litigation firms in Houston. This is their highest Metropolitan Tier Ranking offered by Best Lawyers and the second year in a row Oberti Sullivan LLP was so recognized.

October 30, 2019

In April 2019, Mark Oberti and Ed Sullivan tried a breach of contract case in front of Judge Michael Gomez of the 129th Judicial District, Harris County. In the case, Miles Hyman, a former employee of KD Resources, LLC, alleged that he had a written severance contract signed by the President of KD Resources that provided he would receive 5-years pay (which, he alleged translated to $1 million) if he was terminated without cause. Hyman alleged that, shortly after that contract was executed, he was terminated without cause. Hyman filed a lawsuit against KD Resources in 2012. Oberti Sullivan LLP represented KD Resources. After substantial discovery, and numerous continuances, the case was tried to Judge Gomez in April 2019. On October 30, 2019, Judge Gomez entered a Final Judgment in KD Resources’ favor, ordering that Hyman taking nothing by his lawsuit.


October 25, 2019

Mark Oberti and Ed Sullivan named "Top Lawyers" by Houstonia magazine.

September 17, 2019

In a case in which we represented the employer, the employee dropped her federal race discrimination and retaliation claims without any money paid by our client.