Butch Hayes, who joined Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 1995, is a partner in the firm's Austin office. His practice is a blend of counseling and litigation and focuses on general employment litigation, employment discrimination claims, administrative investigations, advice and counseling of employers, and employment - related tort, trade secret and commercial litigation.

Butch's expereince is broad, and includes:

• race, sex, age discrimination cases;
• disability discrimination cases, sexual harassment cases;
• workers' compensation discrimination cases;
• OSHA litigation;
• National Labor Relations Act charges;
• trade secret and employee raiding matters;
• commercial and stock-related disputes;
• officer and director litigation; and
• various tort claims including defamation, intentional infliction, invasion of privacy and assault/battery.

• American Bar Association
• Texas Bar Association
• Travis County Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association - Austin Chapter Officer

• "Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys - Up-and-Comers," Human Resource Executive Magazine (2011)
• Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law
• "Top 50 Central/West Texas Super Lawyers," Law & Politics (2008 - 2010)
• "Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers," Law & Politics (2008)
• "Best of Business Attorneys & Corporate Counsel," Labor and Employment, Austin Business Journal (2006)
• "Texas Super Lawyer," Law & Politics (2006)
• "Texas Rising Star," Law & Politics (2004, 2005)

Publications authored or co-authored by Mr. Hayes include:

• "What the New Ledbetter Pay Act Means for Employers," Fulbright Briefing, February 2, 2009
• "House of Representatives Passes Two Bills That Make Equal Pay Discrimination Claims Easier to Bring and More Costly for Employers," Fulbright Alert, January 9, 2009
• "Employment Terminations: A Guideline for Reducing Risk," The Texas Labor Letter, June 1998 and May 1998
• Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," 3rd Ed. Cum. Supp.,1996
• Co-Author, Texas Employment Law Council's Annual Case Update, 1994
• Contributing Author, "Safety and Health Committees and Self-Audits, OSHA Guide for Health Care Facilities, 1994
• Contributing Editor, "The Developing Labor Law," 3rd Ed. Cum. Supp., 1990-1994; and "The Federal Circuits' Response to Conflicting Labor Arbitration Awards: Split or Harmony Between the Sixth and Ninth Circuits," 59 Tennessee Law Review 353, Winter 1992

• "Real Life Solutions to Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act: From Document Retention to Training,"  Fulbright Web Seminar, May 12, 2009
• "Family, Medical and Military Leave Under the New FMLA Regulations," Fulbright Web Seminar, December 4, 2008
• "Sarbanes-Oxley for the HR Professional," Austin Technology Counsel, Austin, Texas, May 20, 2004
• "Addressing Your Labor Woes: Update on Employment/Labor Issues," Austin Corporate Counsel Institute, Austin, Texas, May 6, 2004
• "Employment Law Update," Texas Association of Business Employment Law Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, August 25, 2003
• "Layoffs: Pink Slips and Not Red Flags," Austin Corporate Counsel Institute, Austin, Texas, May 8, 2003
• "Defendant's Pleadings," The University of Texas Law School, Texas Civil Litigators: Pretrial and Trial Strategy, January 30, 2003
• "New Theories of Liability, New Claims, New Risks for Employers," Texas Association of Business Employment Law Symposium, San Antonio, Texas, August 8, 2002
• "New Developments in Sexual Harassment," EEO in the 21st Century, City of Austin Human Rights Commission, Austin, Texas, March 22, 2002
• "Defendant's Pleadings," The University of Texas Law School, Texas Civil Litigators: Pretrial and Trial Strategy, January 31, 2002
• "Protect Your Trade Secrets: Intellectual Property on Foreign Soil," Go Global Now: How to Launch Your Business in New International Markets, Las Vegas, Nevada, November 11, 2001
• "Protect Your Trade Secrets: Intellectual Property on Foreign Soil," Go Global Now: How to Launch Your Business in New International Markets, Law Vegas, Nevada, November 13, 2000

1992 - J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law
1989 - B.A., Political Science (major) and Philosophy (minor), University of North Carolina at Asheville

While in law school Mr. Hayes was a member of the Tennessee Law Review. He was admitted in 1992 to practice law in Texas. He is certified as a specialist in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court; Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; all Texas state courts; and all federal district courts in Texas.