Carvan E. Adkins  Suite 200 6000 Western Place Fort Worth, Texas 76107 Phone: (817) 332-2580 E-mail: cadkins@toase.com Fax: (817) 332-4740 Web site: http://www.toase.com Position Areas of Practice Education Published Works Affiliations

Born in Abilene, Texas in 1957. He obtained his B.B.A. degree from Baylor University in 1980, and his M.B.A., and J.D. degrees from Texas Tech University in 1984. Mr. Adkins practices with the law firm of Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P. of which he is a founding partner. His practice consists primarily of two general areas of representation. First, he and the firm represent and provide legal counsel to a variety of public entities. He personally serves as General Counsel to a number of local MHMR community centers and Workforce Development Boards. He also serves as General Counsel to the Texas Council of MHMR Centers. The firm serves as city attorney for a number of local municipalities and other public entities. The position of general counsel to public entities necessarily involves addressing a variety of legal issues on behalf of the public entities and their employees. Mr. Adkins' second general area of practice is in the area of employment law addressing employment issues and disputes from the job interview to post-termination litigation. In this regard, Mr. Adkins has represented clients before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Texas Commission on Human Rights, the United States Merit Systems Protection Board, and the State and Federal courts of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas and the Tarrant County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the U.S. District Court for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is certified as a mediator in compliance with Title 7, Chapter, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the policies and procedures for training as defined by the Texas Mediation Trainer Roundtable Standards.

Current Employment Position(s):

Founding Partner

Year Joined Organization:

1997

Areas of Practice:

Public Entities

Labor and Employment

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1984

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas

Education:

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1984
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 1984
M.B.A., Master of Business Administration

Baylor University, Waco, TX, 1980
B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration

Papers and Presentations:

Mr. Adkins has authored a number of papers on employment law topics, including, "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Where Do We Go After Vinson?" Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1987, and "Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims", National Business Institute 1995. He has spoken at continuing education seminars on employment law topics of interest to both employment law practitioners and human resource managers, including, "Demystifying the EEOC Process", presented to Texas Council Risk Management Fund participants on January 20, 1999, and "Privacy Issues for Public Employees" which was presented to Texas Council Risk Management Fund participants on March 30, 1999, “Privacy Issues Surrounding Internet and E-Mail Usage” presented to Texas Council Risk Management Fund participants on March 14, 2000, “Board Training and Open Government” presented to Texas Council Risk Management Fund on October 12, 2007, “Conflicts of Interest – Who is Your Client?” presented to the Texas Bar CLE Suing and Defending Governmental Entities on July 17, 2009 and to the 2009 TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool Attorney Workshop on August 14, 2009.

 

Published Works:

"Sexual Harassment In The Work Place, Where Do We Go After Vinson?", Professional Education Systems, Inc., 1987

"Defending Wrongful Discharge Claims", National Business Institute, 1995

Classes/Seminars Taught:

Property/Casualty Claims Workshop, Texas Water Conservation Association, April 31, 2001

Privacy Issues Surrounding Internet and E-Mail Usage, Texas Council Risk Management Fund, March 14, 2000; Updated for presentation to the Texas Water Conservation Assoc. Property/Claims Workshop, July 31, 2001

Open Records and Open Meetings Issues, Community MHMR Center Law Liability Workshop, September 25, 2001

Privacy Issues for Public Employees, Texas Council Risk Management Fund, March 30, 1999

Demystifying the EEOC Process, Texas Council Risk Management Fund, January 20, 1999

Professional Associations and Memberships:

State Bar of Texas, 1984 - Present

Member, Corporate, Banking and Business Law Section

State Bar of Texas, 1984 - Present

Member, Labor and Employment Law Section

American Bar Association, 1984 - Present

Member, Business Law Section

Tarrant County Bar Association

Member

Summer Creek Homeowner's Association

Past President

North Crowley High School Soccer Booster Club

Past President

Former YMCA Baseball and Basketball Coach

Past Employment Positions:

Shannon, Gracey, Ratliff & Miller - August 1984 to July 1987
Reynolds, Shannon Miller, Blinn, White & Cook - August 1987 to May 1988
Fielding, Barrett & Taylor, L.L.P. - June 1988 to June 1997 (partner)
Taylor, Olson, Adkins, Sralla & Elam, L.L.P. - July 1, 1997 to present (partner).

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