Boone Hockaday
Partner
Boone takes the firing and severance cases, and most of the ones that go to court. Clients say he's blunt about the odds; he takes that as the point.
Cases
- Wrongful termination
- Severance review
- Trials
Bars, courts, schools and languages
Bar admissions
Texas
2011
Courts
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Education
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law
B.A., Texas Tech University
Languages
English
In Boone's words
The odds, in plain words
People come in after the worst week of their working life and want to know one thing: do I have a case. I'd rather tell you no on the first call than yes for six months and no at the end.
I came to El Paso from Lubbock for a clerkship and stayed for the green chile and the mountains. Before law school I drove a delivery route, which is how I learned what an unpaid break looks like from the inside.
Severance first
If you've been handed an agreement, bring it in before you sign. Most give up every claim you have for a few weeks' pay, and most have more room in them than the employer lets on.