Kyle A. Perkins
Associate

Employment

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Phone: 214-855-3040
Direct Fax: 214-758-3741
Email: kperkins@ccsb.com
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Kyle Perkins is an associate in the firm’s employment section.  As part of his litigation practice, Kyle has represented employers in state and federal courts involving claims of discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, wrongful termination, breach of contract, and ERISA fiduciary violations.  Kyle has also represented employers in administrative proceedings before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Texas Workforce Commission.

Representative Matters

Assisted in successfully obtaining summary judgment for employer on former employee’s claims of race, color, gender, and age discrimination related to former employee’s termination.

Assisted in successfully defending employer against former employee’s claim that the employer owed him a bonus.  After a bench trial, the court entered judgment in favor of the employer and ordered that the former employee take nothing on his breach of contract, promissory estoppel, and quantum meruit claims.

Represented employer in administrative proceedings regarding employee’s claim for unemployment benefits.

Education

SMU Dedman School of Law
J.D., magna cum laude, 2011
Order of the Coif
SMU Law Review Association, 2009-2011; President, 2010-2011

Brigham Young University
B.S. Finance, 2007

Admittances

Texas 2011

U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Speeches/Publications

Texas Adopts The Uniform Trade Secrets Act, Carrington Coleman Capital Newsletter (Spring 2013).