Greg McAllister

Greg McAllister’s clients are often facing their toughest professional and personal circumstances. They need someone they can trust, especially when they need it most. They rely on Greg’s experience to be strategic, aggressive, and focused on the end goals.

Clients need an attorney that will “have your back.” Greg does. His clients:

• call Greg first whenever they have a legal issue,
• refer Greg to family and friends,
• are executives and businesses, and
• include lawyers and law firms that hired Greg regarding a range of matters, covering employment law, social media, trade secrets, investigations, and partnership disputes.

He primarily represents individuals and companies regarding non-compete/non-solicit, trade secrets, overtime, business disputes, discrimination, harassment, and executive compensation. His clients often request or defend against temporary restraining orders (TROs) and injunctions. Greg is a go-to referral for negotiating severance agreements, and also advises and negotiates other employment/business agreements and disputes. His non-employment cases are wide-ranging, covering FINRA, NIL, defamation, business disparagement, social clubs (e.g., sorority), peace bonds, partnership disputes, arbitration matters, and more. His cases occur in a range of industries, such as oil/gas, technology, healthcare, automotive, real estate, retail, and others. These matters cover pre-suit work (negotiations, mediations, and Rule 202 depositions), arbitration, and litigation.

Greg’s career began at a premier Dallas litigation firm, where he learned under multiple partners considered “lions” of the State Bar of Texas. They showed, not just told about, the fast-paced world of Texas litigation, especially TROs and injunctions. To hone his work as an employment lawyer, he left and quickly made partner at the world’s largest employment law firm, which has over 2,000 lawyers in over 60 countries. He is passionate about working with executives and individuals. So, Greg founded IMcP with Josh and Chase because they share his vision for a firm that:

• focuses on the individual/employee side,
• puts clients first,
• has the experience needed to focus on results,
• works hard, and
• wants to WIN.

That vision aligns with Greg’s experience playing and coaching football, which also taught teamwork, mental toughness, and tenacity. Those lessons carried over into law – Greg is repeatedly recognized in D Magazine Best Lawyers, Texas Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyer. Those lessons are applicable when developing case strategy, negotiating contracts, and grinding through the tough cases.

For 20 years, Dallas has been home for Greg, his wife, and their three kids. He’s coached their sports teams, which teaches many of the same characteristics needed in law, such as strategy, mental toughness, tenacity, and working toward a common goal.

Greg is a member/volunteer in the Dallas Bar Association, One CommunityUSA (Board Member), and Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity. In 2019, he was a member of the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Leadership Dallas. He has been a guest speaker at legal seminars and continuing legal education courses at the Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, SMU Dedman School of Law, Texas A&M School of Law, and UNT Dallas College of Law, and others. Greg edited and contributed significantly to The Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases, which was first published in 2016, updated and re-issued in 2022, and is a resource used by many Texas attorneys.

Honors / Awards

• Named, The Best Lawyers in America©, 2024
• Named, D Best Lawyers, D Magazine, 2020-2023
• Named, Texas, Super Lawyers, 2022-2023
• Named, Up-and-Coming 100: Texas Rising Stars, Texas, Super Lawyers, 2018-2021
• Named, Rising Star, Texas, Super Lawyers, 2015-2021
• Alumnus, Leadership Dallas Class, Dallas Regional Chamber, 2019
• Named, One to Watch, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 2015
• Recipient, Spirit of Habitat Award, Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity, 2014
• Dean’s List, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
• Ziegler Fellowship, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
• First Place, Mock Trial Competition, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
• Nominee, Scholar-Athlete of the Year, California Lutheran University

Articles

• Beating the TRO: Get Ready Now … and Ensure There’s Gas in the Tank
  The Texas Lawbook
  May 2022
• Texas Litigators’ Guide to Departing Employee Cases (2022 edition)
  The Texas Lawbook
  March 2022
• Show Me The Money: Recent Developments Regarding Damages In Employment Cases
  Journal of the Corporate Counsel Section, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1
  May 2019
• Greg McAllister Accepted into Leadership Dallas Class of 2019
  Dallas Regional Chamber
  August 10, 2018
• Show Me The Money: Recent Developments Regarding Damages In Employment Cases
  State Bar of Texas
  January 2018
• Texas Amends its Uniform Trade Secrets Act
  ASAP
  June 12, 2017
• DAYL Presents $44K to Habitat for Humanity, EPIC
  Texas Lawbook
  March 2016
• Chamber hears presentation on pros and cons of social media
  Herald-Banner
  June 21, 2015
• DAYL Presents $50,000 to Dallas Habitat and EPIC
  Texas Lawbook
  February 2015
• TMI on Social Media? How to Keep Company Policies Lawful
  Texas Lawbook
  February 2015
• DAYL’s Ones to Watch
  Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  February 1, 2015
• Shift in the Law Means It’s Time to Review Nonsolicitation Covenants
  Texas Lawyer
  April 2014
• Dallas Bar Association’s Home Project Builds its 23rd Home
  Texas Lawbook
  February 2014
• Texas Litigators’ Guide to Departing Employee Cases
  Texas Lawyer
  January 2014
• A Volunteer Gives Back to the Community
  Framework
  December 2013
• Texas Employment Law Update
  Labor & Employment Section – Dallas Bar Association
  October 2013
• Pitfalls of Departing Employees
  Dallas Bar Association
  August 2013
• Social Media and the Law
  WFAA – Channel 8 News
  June 2013
• Lawyers armed with hammers are building in South Dallas
  The Dallas Morning News
  March 5, 2013
• Employees’ Emails Highlight the Importance of Effective Policies
  Dallas Bar Association
  November 2012
• Texas Employment Law Update
  Labor & Employment Section – Dallas Bar Association
  October 2012
• Show Me The Money: Recent Developments Regarding Damages In Employment Cases
  State Bar of Texas
  July 26, 2012
• What happens if an employer asks for your Facebook password?
  Law Firm 4.0 Blog
  March 2012
• Texas Employment Law Update
  Labor & Employment Section – Dallas Bar Association
  October 2011
• The Complete Lawyer
  Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  April 2011

Speaking Engagements

• Law Panel
  UNT School of Law
  November 2023
• Corporate Law Panel
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  September 2023
• Departing Employee Litigation
  CLE panelist; Texas Lawbook
  July 2022
• Practical Tips for Obtaining a Temporary Restraining Order Against Former Employees; West/Thomson Reuters; Jan. 2021
• Employers’ Strategies for Litigating Lawsuits
  Engage Workspace
  October 2019
• Labor & Employment Law: Panel Discussion
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  September 2019
• Anti-Harassment/Discrimination Training
  Company Presentation
  February 2019
• Employee Handbooks: Policy Updates You Need To Make
  Vertical Alliance Group
  October 2018
• Employers’ 2018 Resolutions: April Weigh-in
  Rockwall County Bench Bar Conference
  April 2018
• Labor & Employment Law: Panel Discussion
  UNT Dallas College of Law
  April 2018
• Labor & Employment Law: Panel Discussion
  Texas A&M School of Law
  March 2018
• Alternative Dispute Resolution: Employment Disputes
  Texas A&M School of Law
  March 2018
• Supervisor’s Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Correcting Harassment and Discrimination
  Association of Legal Administrators – Dallas Chapter
  January 2018
• Mediating Employment Disputes
  Texas A&M School of Law
  October 2017
• Supervisor’s Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Correcting Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation
  Vertical Alliance Group
  September 2017
• Life Cycle of Departed Employee Litigation
  Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
  April 2017
• Hit with an EEOC Charge – Now What?
  Vertical Alliance Group
  February 2017
• Fair Labor Standards Act: What to Expect in 2017
  Client HR Team Presentation
  February 2017
• Business of Practicing Law
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  February 2017
• Labor and Employment Law Panel
  UNT Dallas College of Law
  January 2017
• FLSA in 2017
  DallasHR Legal Exchange Conference
  January 10, 2017
• Six Ways to Prepare Your Company for the New Overtime Rule
  Texas Trucking Association
  October 2016
• The Department of Labor’s Voluntary Agreements
  Dallas Bar Association, Franchise and Distribution Law Section
  October 2016
• Preparing for Change: DOL’s Final Rule on Overtime
  Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce
  July 2016
• Employers’ 2016 Resolutions: Mid-year Check
  Attorney VENUE, Dallas, TX
  June 2016
• Independent Contracting Under Attack
  Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
  May 2016
• Labor and Employment Panel
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  March 2016
• Operation Blue Shield: Power of One
  Dallas Bar Association
  December 2015
• Pro and Cons of Social Media in the Workplace
  Rockwall Area Chamber of Commerce
  June 2015
• Law Practice Management
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  March 2015
• Law Practice Management
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  January 2015
• Spoliation standards in Texas
  Firm Presentation
  August 2014
• When Social Media and the Workplace Collide
  Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
  June 2014
• Social Media: Employment Law and Ethics
  St. Mary’s University School of Law, Dallas-Fort Worth Alumni Chapter
  March 2014
• Law Practice Management
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  January 2014
• Social Media: Litigation and Legal Ethics
  Dallas Bar Association
  June 2013
• Law Practice Management
  SMU Dedman School of Law
  February 2013
• Social Media: Employment Law and Ethics
  Firm Presentation
  January 2013