An AV-rated litigator, Mr. Freeman’s primary areas of practice are employment law, civil litigation and related areas of business litigation. He regularly advises clients regarding employment law practices, non-competes, discrimination and other employment related matters. In 2023, the State Bar of Texas recognized Mr. Freeman’s 50 years of law practice.
A Jackson, Tennessee native, Mr. Freeman received his bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, and served in the United States Navy from 1967 – 1969 as a Supply Officer aboard the USS Duval County, LST-758. He attended law school at the Vanderbilt University School of Law, where he was an Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review, and from which he received his law degree.
Mr. Freeman is admitted to practice in the state courts of Texas and in the U.S. District Court for the Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
This shillelagh, an Irish club, was given to me by a grateful client after prevailing in a tough case. It reminds me that regardless of the outcome, to always give it my best.
Serving in the U.S. Navy aboard this ship was an opportunity to serve my country, and to make life-long relationships.
Given to me by a family member not long after the birth of our son, this sculpture symbolizes the joy of family and the privilege of fatherhood.
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Mr. Freeman is on the board of the Hillcrest Estates Homeowners Association in Dallas, Texas, a member and deacon at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas and on the board of Baptist News Global, a nonprofit faith-based journalism entity which provides news, opinion and curated religious articles that address matters of faith and which seeks to inspire people to live out their faith. Mr. Freeman regularly bikes, swims and enjoys the outdoors.
