Talley Parker Bio

Talley Parker is office managing principal of the Dallas, Texas, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. and co-leader of the firm’s Energy & Utilities industry group. Talley counsels employers on every aspect of the employment relationship, including policies and handbooks, investigations, discipline and termination decisions, medical leaves of absence and workplace safety concerns. He offers guidance regarding non-discrimination laws and addresses claims of discrimination based upon race, age, gender, disability, national origin, religion and other protected characteristics. Talley also serves as a resource for clients involved with claims of sexual or other discriminatory harassment and provides practical guidance to address and resolve such claims. Talley assists employers in drafting and promulgating restrictive covenants designed to avoid unfair competition, such as non-compete, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements. He litigates claims on behalf of employers against former employees (and often their new employers) for breaches of these agreements and also for related claims such as theft of trade secrets, breach of the duty of loyalty and unfair competition. He also advises departing employees (and their new employers) regarding contractual and other legal rights and obligations, and defends challenges to their new employment. Talley has a wage and hour practice that is focused primarily on defending complex wage and hour class and collective actions arising under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state wage and hour laws. He also works with employers to ensure compliance with the FLSA and state law counterparts. Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Talley was an associate in both the labor and employment and the commercial litigation practice groups of an international energy and technology law firm. While at the University of Arkansas, Talley was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and also served as co-captain of the University of Arkansas Men’s Tennis Team. While attending law school, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi, a recipient of the University of Arkansas School of Law High Academic Achievement Award (given to the student who finishes third in their graduating class), and was an Associate Editor on the Arkansas Law Review.