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The Robles Law Firm
Address: 8625 King George Drive, Suite 234
Dallas, Texas 75235
Phone: (214) 361-2411
Alternate: (214) 267-1414
Telecopier/Fax: (214) 361-7074
E-mail: roblesatty@aol.com  

Hours of Operation:
Monday to Friday: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
We Speak:
English & Spanish

We Accept:

About the Firm

The Robles Law Firm is a DBA of Gabriel H. Robles which was established in 1983. We are a small firm which allows us to keep our fees low and still be responsive to our clients' needs.

Principal

Gabriel Hernandez Robles. Esq.

Education:
Law Degree - University of Oregon (1976)
B. A. Political Science University of Oregon (1973)

Professional Association:

State Bar of Texas
Former Member:
State Bar College
National Employment Lawyers Association
Mexican American Bar Association

Licensure:

Mr. Robles was admitted to the Idaho Supreme Court in April, 1977; the United States District Court for the District of Idaho in September, 1977; the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in October, 1979; the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas in April, 1980; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in May, 1983; the Texas Supreme Court in January, 1983; the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in February, 1986; and the United States Supreme Court in May, 1998. Mr. Robles is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

Prior Experience

Mr. Robles was employed as a Senior Trial Attorney with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Dallas, Texas from 1980 through 1983. Mr. Robles practiced law as a sole practitioner from May 1983 through June 1994, when he began practice under the assumed name of Robles & Associates. Mr. Robles has extensive experience in complex litigation, including jury trials.

Significant Litigation Experience:

The Firm has a track record of successful litigation of cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants. The following cases are representative of the types of cases we handle:

* Correa v. Nampa School Dist. No. 131,645 F.2d 814 (9th Cir. 1981) (National Origin and retaliation)
* Idaho Migrant Council, Inc. v. Idaho Board of Education, 647 F.2d 69 (9th Cir. 1981)
(Education)
* EEOC v. Univ. Of Oklahoma, 554 F. Supp. 735 (W.D. OK. 1982) (jury verdict for plaintiff in ADEA case; JNOV rev'd on appeal, 774 F.2d 999 (10th Cir. 1985))
* Lage v. Thomas, 585 F. Supp. 403 (N.D. Tex. 1984) (Federal employee retaliation)
* De La Torres v. Bolger, 610 F. Supp. 593 (N.D. Tex. 1985), aff'd at 781 F.2d 134 (5th Cir. 1986) (disability discrimination)
* Ingram v. Dallas County, Texas, 688 F. Supp. 1146 (N.D. Tex. 1988) (The trial court described this as a complex ADEA and Constitutional law case)
* Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Carr, 690 F. Supp. 569 (N.D. Tex. 1988) (life insurance)
* Williams v. Cigna Financial Advisors, Inc., 56 F.3d 656 (5th Cir. 1995) (ADEA case with arbitration issue)
* Morton v. GTE North, Inc., 922 F. Supp. 1169 (N.D. Tex 1996)(ADA case)

In 1996, the Firm represented G.E. in a Title VII and 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1981 case involving discrimination (inter-racial marriage) by association in the Northern District of Texas. Cause No. 3:96-CV-0491-H. The jury awarded G.E. $832,000.00 ($750,000 in punitives). The Court also awarded attorney's fees. Case was affirmed, as modified, on appeal by Fifth Circuit.

Robles was counsel for Petitioner in S.W. v. City of Plano, Texas. The employee, S.W., alleged sexual harassment and constructive discharge. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court granted on October 5, 1998. Wilson v. City of Plano, Texas, 119 S. Ct. 32 (1998). Judgment of Fifth Circuit vacated and case remanded to Fifth Circuit for reconsideration.