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Christopher H. Trickey

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Administrative & Regulatory Litigation, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Remedies, Employment Law, Trial Litigation

Direct Phone: 512.480.5620

Direct Fax: 512.480.5820

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Chris Trickey specializes in administrative litigation and general civil litigation at the trial and appellate levels. His practice areas include bankruptcy, workers’ compensation and employment law. He is fluent in Spanish and his interests include his son Sam, making Austin a better community, and cycling.

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Admitted: Texas Bar, 2000; U.S. District Court, Western and Northern Districts of Texas; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Briefing Attorney to the Honorable Greg Abbott, Justice of the Texas Supreme Court, 2000-2001.

Education:  University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 2000); Texas Law Review, Notes Editor, 1998-2000; Texas A&M University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1996).

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REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

  • Representations of creditors, including banks and private lenders, in single asset real estate cases and other Chapter 11 proceedings.
  • Representations of debtors in Chapter 11 proceedings.
  • Workers' compensation medical fee and necessity disputes before the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation, the State
  • Office of Administrative Hearings, the Travis County District Court, and on appeal at the 3rd Court and the Texas Supreme Court.
  • Workers' compensation declaratory judgment actions and agency rule applicability and validity challenges in the Travis County District Court, 3rd Court of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court.
  • Representations of employers in unemployment benefits disputes at the Texas Workforce Commission and on appeal in Travis County.
  • Representations of employers in wrongful termination and employment discrimination lawsuits.
  • Representations of employers and employees in disputes over non-compete/non-solicitation agreements. 
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member: Austin Bar Association (Civil Litigation Law Section, Labor and Employment Law Section, Bankruptcy Section); American Bar Association (Litigation Section); State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section, Administrative and Public Law Section).

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AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Texas Super Lawyers "Rising Star" in General Litigation, 2010; Published by Law & Politics and Texas Monthly magazine
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COMMUNITY

  • Production Team -- Ride Marshall, Texas Mamma Jamma Ride, 2009.
  • Member, Team Wooly Mammoth Cycling
  • Chair, Town Lake YMCA Committee of Managers, 2004 - 2006; Committee member 2000 - 2006.
  • Member and POY Chair, YMCA of Austin Metropolitan Board of Directors, 2002 - 2007.
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Publications and Presentations

  • "Bankruptcy 101: Evidence Rules and Trial Tactics in the Bankruptcy Court", Co-Author and Panelist, TexasBar CLE Advanced Bankruptcy Course, June, 2010
  • "Turning the Tables: Are employees now in charge as a result of the 2008 ADA Amendments Act?", GDHM Client Seminar, November, 2008; Austin Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities' seminar, April, 2009
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