Ronald Stutes
Ron Stutes’ practice is focused upon providing a wide variety of counseling and litigation-related services to municipal clients. He has experience in lawsuits regarding constitutional challenges to ordinances, environmental matters, land use issues, code enforcement, utility and franchise matters, municipal bonds, bankruptcy, federal
grants, and annexation. Mr. Stutes has tried lawsuits involving these issues in both state and federal court.
Mr. Stutes also has extensive experience appearing before state administrative agencies regarding utility and environmental issues. He has successfully challenged federal administrative rulings in the United States appellate courts.
Mr. Stutes’ experience, both on staff with the City of Dallas and in private practice, has included counseling both staff and municipal boards, including city councils, regarding legal procedures and substantive standards.
- Municipal Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Insurance Defense
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Eastern District of Texas
- Northern District of Texas
- Texas
- Western District of Texas
- 5th Circuit
- Spanish
- University of Texas - Austin
- M. Pub. Aff. (1985)
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- Rice University
- B.A. (1985) | Economics/Legal Studies
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- University Of Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
- Texas City Attorneys Association
- Board Member
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- Texas State Bar  # 19452600
- Member
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- Charter Review, Summer Conference, Bastrop, TX
- Texas City Attorneys Association
- Dealing with EEOC Complaints, Fall Conference, Austin, TX
- Texas City Attorneys Association
- Dealing with the Code Enforcement Scofflaw, Summer Conference, Bastrop, TX
- Texas City Attorneys Association