5 Best Employment Lawyers in Houston (2026)

Oberti Sullivan LLP is a Houston employment law firm led by two board-certified employment attorneys, Mark Oberti and Ed Sullivan, both former partners at a nationally recognised employment practice. The firm represents executives, employers and employees, and its site notes it has argued and won a case under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act before the U.S. Supreme Court. Its downtown office on Main Street handles the full range of workplace disputes.

Egbuonu Law is a Houston firm led by attorney Chukwudi Egbuonu, covering employment matters such as workplace discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination alongside personal injury and criminal defence. The practice works on a contingency basis for many cases, advertising no fees unless it wins, and emphasises direct access to the attorney rather than a call centre. Clients describe a hands-on, personal approach from the first call to the outcome.

Wiley Wheeler, P.C. represents employees in disputes against employers, arguing in state and federal court and before agencies such as the EEOC, the Department of Labor and the Texas Workforce Commission. Robert J. Wiley and Kalandra N. Wheeler are board-certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The firm concentrates on discrimination, retaliation, unpaid wages and wrongful termination on the workers' side.

Moore & Associates Employment Lawyers is a Houston plaintiff-side firm led by Melissa Moore, with roughly 15 years focused on wage and hour disputes, discrimination, sexual harassment and wrongful termination. The firm works on a no-recovery-no-fee basis and is known in reviews for taking large employers to trial. Its office sits on Louisiana Street in the downtown core.

HKM Employment Attorneys LLP is the Houston office of a national firm that represents employees only, never employers, across the full range of workplace matters from discrimination and retaliation to severance and wage claims. The office is downtown on Fannin Street and offers case consultations, with the firm citing substantial recoveries for workers since 2003. Clients name individual attorneys, Alvin Adjei and Taylor Jones among them, who stayed responsive throughout.