Atty. John M. Rogers
For twenty years, Mr. Rogers has represented small businesses and landowners in almost every facet of their operations.
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John M. Rogers is a Senior Partner based in Weatherford, Texas, practicing at ROGERS, LLP. They have 35+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1991. Their practice focuses on employment, business, real estate, trade secrets, and employment contracts. Admitted to practice in Texas (1991), Arkansas U.S. Courts of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits (1992), and Illinois (1997). Educated at University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (J.D., 1991) and Baylor University (B.A., 1988). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Active member of State Bar of Texas. Serands clients in Weatherford, TX and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For twenty years, Mr. Rogers has represented small businesses and landowners in almost every facet of their operations
- He began his legal career representing borrowers in workouts and federal lawsuits filed by the FDIC and RTC at the height of the savings and loan crises in the early 90s
- After earning his board certification in labor and employment law and becoming a director in his former firm, he guided its employment law practice in three states, defending companies and representing executives in the onslaught discrimination complaints that followed the implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
- In 2002, Mr. Rogers founded his current firm in Weatherford, Texas where he actively represents clients in all areas of corporate formation, ownership agreements, real estate matters, labor and employment issues, vendor and customer relationships, acquisitions and dissolutions as well as in related litigation
- He also guides individual landowners and joint ventures in real estate acquisition and development efforts, including purchase and sale agreements, mineral leasing, eminent domain proceedings, and in disputes associated with real estate matters
- RECENT EXPERIENCE Represented a common carrier before the National Labor Relations Board in multiple jurisdictions during the successful resistance of a union organizing campaign Successful mandamus petition ordering a district judge to cease attempts to exercise authority in a case over which he had lost jurisdiction Negotiation and enforcement of buy/sell provision in partnership agreement Successful lawsuit to compel sale of real estate after seller refused to close Numerous condemnation proceedings related to Barnett Shale gas pipelines Successful defense of corporation and shareholders in hostile take-over attempt and related settlement of claims against insurance carrier for failure to honor directors and officers insurance policy Prosecution of overtime wage claims on behalf of a class of employees mischaracterized by their employer as independent contractors Successful representation of a judge in multiple complaints filed by political opponents Counsel to numerous political action committees and candidates Successful representation of a number of companies and former executives in covenant-not-to-compete litigation Obtained a dismissal of a local bank from a class-action lawsuit filed in Iowa and sustained the victory on appeal to that state's supreme court Successful settlement of innocent third-party's claims in a cattle rustling/bank fraud case which pended in three different Texas courts
- Staff Parish Relations Committee, Aledo United Methodist Church, 2008-2011
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
John M. Rogers is one of 169,120 employment attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment attorneys in Texas →
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
John M. Rogers is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Texas →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
John M. Rogers is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Texas →
John M. Rogers is one of 6,644 trade secrets attorneys indexed nationally. Browse trade secrets attorneys in Texas →
John M. Rogers is one of 7,721 employment contracts attorneys indexed nationally. Browse employment contracts attorneys in Texas →
Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Texas
Practicing law in Texas. Legal matters in Texas are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Weatherford are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Texas state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Texas brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Texas courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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