Education

• The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. (2012)
• Louisiana State University, Magna Cum Laude (2008)

Certifications

• Superb rating by AVVO

Practice Areas

• Labor – Employment
• Business & Commercial Litigation
• Probate Litigation – Estate Disputes
• Wills – Probate – Estate Planning

Professional Associations

• Smith County Young Lawyers Association – Board Member 2017-2020
• State Bar of Texas: Labor and Employment Law Section, Probate Section, Real Estate Section, Trust Law Section
• City of Tyler Traffic Safety Board – Board Memeber 2014 – 2016
• Smith County Bar Association
• Chamber of Commerce – Education/Human Resources Committee Member – 2017 – present
• Texas Bar Foundation Fellow – 2019 – present

Admitted to Practice

• Texas State Courts
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U. S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Selected Publications & Speaking Engagements

• 2023.01.19  Eric Kolder was the featured speaker at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leader Series on the topic of “Employment Law Update – 2023.”
• 2023.01.18  Eric Kolder was the featured speaker at the Texas Executive Women’s Network meeting on the topic of “Employment Law Update – 2023.”
• 2022.11.09  Eric Kolder was the featured speaker at the Better Business Bureau’s monthly meeting on the topic of “Legal Concerns of the Interview Process.”
• 2022.06.10  Eric Kolder will be the featured speaker at the Smith County Bar Association monthly meeting on June 10, 2022.  The topic will be “What Non-Employment Lawyers Need to Know About Employment Law”.
• 2022.01.25  Eric Kolder spoke at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce on the topic of “2022 Employment Law Update” in Tyler, Texas
• 2022.01.18  Eric Kolder spoke at the East Texas Human Resources Association on the topic of “2022 Employment Law Update” in Longview, Texas
• 2021.03.15  Eric Kolder was speaker at Better Business Bureau monthly meeting.  Topic was “2021 Employment Law Update”.
• 2020.06.08  Eric Kolder was featured speaker at Better Business Bureau.  Topic was “COVID Clarity for Employers”.
• 2020.05.21  Eric Kolder spoke at Express Employment Conference.
• 2020.03.04  Eric Kolder spoke to the Longview Economic Development Council.  Topic was “2020 Employment Law Update”.
• 2019.05.29  Eric Kolder to serve on expert panel at the East Texas Employment Survey seminar.
• 2019.05.08  Eric Kolder spoke on May 8, 2019 at the May meeting of the East Texas Human Resources Association on the topic of “FLSA Litigation”
• 2019.01.17  Eric Kolder recently spoke at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce 2019 B2B Expo on the topic of “2019 Employment Law Update”.
• 2018.11.08  Eric Kolder spoke at the Tyler Area Association of Legal Professionals November meeting on the topic of “Other Side of #MeToo”.
• 2018.08.08  Eric Kolder spoke at the East Texas Human Resource Associations August 2018 meeting on the topic of “Employment Discrimination”.
• 2018.07.25  Eric Kolder spoke at the Tyler Better Business Bureau July meeting on the topic of “FLSA Intern Rule Changes”.
• 2018.06.11  Eric Kolder spoke at the Better Business Bureau Lunch & Learn meeting held on June 11, 2018. Topic was “Interview Process Legal Concerns”.
• 2018.01.18  Eric Kolder spoke on January 18, 2018 at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce B2B Expo on the topic of “Employee Handbooks”.
• 2018.01.10  Eric Kolder spoke on January 10, 2018 at the January meeting of the East Texas Human Resources Association on the topic of “FMLA Compliance”.
• 2017.12.07  Eric Kolder spoke on December 7, 2017 to the managers of the Andrews Center in Tyler, TX on the topic of “Texas Guardianship Law”.
• 2017.07  Eric Kolder spoke at the July Meeting of Rose City Chapter of SHRM (Society of Resource Managers) on the topic – Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA): Fighting Abuse and Managing Your Program.
• 2017.05  Eric Kolder was the featured speaker on May 4, 2017 for the Employers Resource Workshop. Topics included: Applicable Law: NLRA, NLRB Process (Charges, Complaints, Decisions), Social Media NLRA Cases, NLRB Guidelines on Social Media Policies and Recommendations for Drafting Social Media Policies.
• 2016.08  Eric Kolder spoke at the Tyler Chamber of Commerce – Joint Meeting of Governmental Affairs and Human Resources Committees on the topic of Fair Labor Standards Act 2016 changes.
• Muldoon, J.M., Keough, S.M., Ligouri, E.W., & Kolder, E.J. (2016). The Mediating of Organization Change, Perceptions of Politics and Interpersonal Conflict at Work on the Leader/Member Exchange and Job Satisfaction Relationship. Journal of the North American Management Society, Spring 2016, 9-21.
• 2015  Eric Kolder spoke at the Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Regional Meeting on “Estate Planning and the Probate Process”