Three partners. Two associates. One worker-side trial bench.
Board certification. Federal court bar admissions across Texas and the Fifth Circuit. Published Texas Supreme Court and Court of Appeals authority on workers’ compensation discovery, medical peer review privilege, EFAA arbitration, and § 451 evidence frameworks. A combined practice spanning nearly four decades of trial work for Texas workers in whistleblower, retaliation, discrimination, and harassment matters.
The founding bench.
Mike Doyle and Patrick Dennis founded the firm in 2015. Jeff Avery joined at the founding and became partner in 2022, leading the firm’s whistleblower, retaliation, and Texas employment trial docket.
Michael Patrick Doyle
The firm’s founding partner and senior trial counsel. Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, ABOTA Diplomate, and Past President of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (2007-2008). Mike has been admitted to the Texas Bar since 1990 and led trial counsel on the firm’s published Texas Supreme Court authority in In re XL Specialty and In re Memorial Hermann.
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Patrick M. Dennis
The firm’s founding partner on the worker advocacy side. Summa cum laude from the University of Houston, with honors from UT Law. Admitted to all four Texas federal district courts, the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, and the Arizona Bar. Co-counsel for the worker in In re XL Specialty (Tex. Sup. Ct. 2012) — controlling Texas authority on § 451 discovery.
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Jeffrey I. Avery
Leads the firm’s retaliation, whistleblower, and Texas employment trial docket. Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law, AAJ Admiralty Section Chair (2024). Led trial counsel on the firm’s $1.73M § 451 verdict in Alleyton Resource Co. v. Ball (affirmed). Argued the firm’s published § 451 authority in Salas v. Fluor Daniel and briefed the firm’s published EFAA authority in SJ Medical Center v. Anozie.
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Jordan A. Kennington
Texas Bar 2024 · University of Houston Law Center J.D. · Texas A&M magna cum laude. Admitted in the Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas. Jordan supports the firm’s worker-side employment and retaliation matters.
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Patrick Doyle
UT Law J.D. 2019 · Santa Clara magna cum laude · argued at the Texas Supreme Court. Patrick’s primary trial practice in maritime, FELA, and personal injury is profiled at the firm’s separate practice sites; he supports appellate work on this site.
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Workplace retaliation, whistleblower disclosures, and serious workplace harms deserve careful evaluation. The case evaluation form is the most thorough way to start. Submitted forms are typically reviewed within one business day by a senior attorney.
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