Overview
Mr. Wesely is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He handles labor and employment disputes, and advises clients on compliance issues. Mr. Wesely has extensive experience in labor negotiations, including Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service training on interest based bargaining. As in-house counsel and President of a trade association, Mr. Wesely conducted arbitrations and grievance hearings in a union setting and handled all aspects of the Association’s litigation. In addition to experience in ERISA litigation, Mr. Wesely served as a trustee on Taft-Hartley benefit plans with assets totaling over $1.4 billion and attended the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plan’s annual convention for the past 10 years.
Cases
Representative Matters
Professional Affiliations
Civic
Council Member, Position 4 for the City of Bellaire (Current Term: January 6, 2020 – January 8, 2024)
Professional
State Bar of Texas
State Bar of Louisiana
Houston Bar Association
American Bar Association
Credentials
Education
University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1986
University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A., 1985
University of Nebraska, B.S.I.E., 1980
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- Louisiana Courts
- United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom L.L.P., 2018 – present
- West Gulf Maritime Association
- - President, 2010–2017
- - Vice President, Treasurer, and General Counsel, 2006–2010
- Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, L.L.P., Partner, 1999–2006
- Wickliff & Hall, L.L.P., Associate 1999
- TransTexas Gas Corporation, Labor Counsel, 1995–1999
- Bracewell & Patterson, Associate, 1988–1995
- Clark, Thomas, Winters & Newton, Associate, 1986–1988
- International Business Machines, Cost Engineer, 1980–1983