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Josephson Dunlap: The Houston Wage Firm That States Directly It Has Never Represented an Employer

Michael A. Josephson has served as lead or co-lead counsel in more than 1,500 wage and hour cases, and Josephson Dunlap’s own attorney page states in plain terms: “We have never represented an employer, and we never will” — a categorical position stronger than the disclosed, mixed-representation stance several other firms in this category take.

At a Glance

Origin and Background

Michael A. Josephson and Andrew W. Dunlap co-founded Josephson Dunlap in Houston in 2017 with a single stated focus: unpaid wages. Awesome Attorneys did not identify Texas Board of Legal Specialization certification for either founding partner and discloses that absence directly, consistent with this publication’s policy of never using “specialist” language without documented TBLS certification. State Bar of Texas records confirm the firm’s Houston office and Josephson’s federal court admissions, including the U.S. Supreme Court and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Practice Concentration

The firm handles FLSA violations, employee misclassification, tip theft, expense reimbursement claims, and related wage disputes exclusively — a narrower, deeper focus than general employment litigation firms that also handle discrimination or wrongful termination. See this Houston Employment & Labor directory for how this wage-and-hour-exclusive model compares to broader-practice firms in this category. Josephson has served as lead or co-lead counsel in more than 1,500 cases spanning food processing, retail, transportation, oil and gas, construction, healthcare, and call center industries.

Track Record

The firm states it has helped more than 100,000 workers recover hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid wages and overtime across more than 1,800 filed claims, figures Awesome Attorneys did not independently verify and is presenting as the firm’s own published claim rather than an independently audited total.

Client Voice

Awesome Attorneys did not identify a significant volume of independent third-party reviews (Avvo, Yelp) for this firm specifically, which is disclosed here as a gap rather than omitted; the firm’s Facebook page carries positive community engagement with more than 8,700 followers.

Beyond the Courtroom

Josephson has served on the board of directors for both the Texas Trial Lawyers Association and the Houston Trial Lawyers Association — sustained industry-leadership roles distinct from a single credential or award.

Recognition for This Houston Employment & Labor Attorney

Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS board certification for either named partner and does not apply “specialist” language on that basis. Their recognition instead rests on Super Lawyers selection, more than 1,500 cases as lead or co-lead counsel, and board service with the state’s two major trial lawyer associations — credentials distinct from formal board certification.

Texas Legal Backdrop

The Fair Labor Standards Act, this firm’s exclusive practice area, is a federal law governing minimum wage and overtime that operates independently of Texas state wage law and carries its own statute of limitations — generally two years, extended to three for willful violations. FLSA collective actions use an opt-in procedure distinct from the opt-out class mechanism used in most state-court class actions. None of this is legal advice; a specific wage dispute should be evaluated by a licensed attorney based on the actual facts involved.

Awesome Attorneys Assessment

Josephson Dunlap’s clearest, most checkable differentiator is a stated, categorical employee-only representation model — “we have never represented an employer, and we never will” — paired with Michael Josephson’s documented 1,500-plus case caseload as lead or co-lead counsel. The honest trade-off: Awesome Attorneys did not identify TBLS board certification for either named partner, a credential several other firms in this category do hold, and the firm’s headline case-outcome figures are its own published claims rather than independently audited totals. For a worker with a wage-and-hour dispute specifically — unpaid overtime, misclassification, tip theft — rather than a broader employment matter, this firm’s narrow focus and volume of case experience is a genuine, checkable differentiator.

Methodology and Sourcing

This profile was researched from Josephson Dunlap’s official website (mybackwages.com), the State Bar of Texas’s public attorney lookup confirming license, office address, and federal court admissions, and the firm’s Super Lawyers published attorney profile for Michael A. Josephson.

Publisher Disclosure and Independence Notice

Awesome Attorneys is an independent legal directory and editorial publication. This profile was not paid for, commissioned, or reviewed by Josephson Dunlap prior to publication. Awesome Attorneys may in the future offer sponsored placement products to attorneys and firms, including this one, but sponsorship has no bearing on the editorial content, inclusion, or findings of this profile.