Phone: 817-332-2580
Fax: 817-332-4740
cadkins@toase.com
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Carvan Adkins
Founding Partner
Carvan was born in Abilene, Texas in 1957 and obtained his B.B.A. degree from Baylor University and his M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Texas Tech University. His practice consists primarily in two general areas of representation, counsel to public entities and employment law addressing employment issues and disputes from job interview to post-termination litigation.
Carvan serves as General Counsel to several Mental Health Mental Retardation Community Centers as well as the State entity Texas Counsel of Mental Health/Mental Retardation Community Centers and local Workforce Development Boards. 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. In the area of employment law, he 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.
Practice Areas
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Public Entities |
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Labor and Employment |
Education
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B.B.A. Baylor University |
1980 |
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M.B.A. Texas Tech University |
1984 |
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JD Texas Tech University |
1984 |
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
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U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit |
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U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas |
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Certified Mediator |
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Texas Bar Association, Administrative and Public Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Law and Labor & Employment Law Sections |
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Tarrant County Bar Association, ADR and Labor & Employment Law Sections |
Awards, Publications & Presentations
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Reduction in Force: Best Practices, Texas Council of Community Centers Annual Conference, June, 2011 |
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Board Training and Open Government, Texas Council Training Conference, 2011 |
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Conflicts of Interest – Who is Your Client, Texas Bar CLE Suing and Defending Governmental Entities, August , 2009 |
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