I had a dream. I had everything I wanted.

But it wasn’t a Billie Eilish song. It was finishing and publishing my non-compete paper, Wolfe on Texas Non-Compete Litigation -or- My Big Fat Texas Non-Compete Paper.

And now the dream is a reality. I released the “beta” version in connection with my webcast for UT Law CLE, Non-Compete Essentials in February 2021. (You can register to watch that great webcast here, by the way.)

Since then, I’ve cleaned up some errors (gasp!), inserted a short new section, and added some recent case cites. The result is Version 1.1, which you can download for free, but first the usual disclaimers.

Number one, I’m not your lawyer (unless you have a signed engagement agreement with my firm).

Number two, every situation is different, so you should not rely on my paper as legal advice, and if you’re not a lawyer, you should definitely consult with your own lawyer.

And number three, any opinions expressed in the paper are solely my own, not those of my law firm or clients.

Of course, you knew all that, but it doesn’t hurt to say it. See my Ethics Tips for Law Bloggers.

If you’re one of my regular Fivers, you’ve probably seen some of the content in the paper before, but I knew it would be valuable to consolidate my non-compete material in one place, which you can download here:

wolfe-on-texas-non-compete-litigation-1.1Download

I hope you find it useful.

As big as it is, there is still plenty of room for expansion. There are plenty of Texas non-compete topics I have not yet covered in this version. Future versions will include sections on:

  • Non-competes for physicians (the Texas statute has special provisions for this)
  • Employee hardship as part of the “balance the equities” element of injunctive relief
  • Restrictions on solicitation of employees (as opposed to customers)
  • Non-competes for insurance agents

And if there’s another Texas non-compete topic you’d like to see in a future version, what should you do?

Just let me know.

Duh.

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Zach Wolfe (zwolfe@fleckman.com) is a Texas trial lawyer who handles non-compete and trade secret litigation at his firm Fleckman & McGlynn, PLLC. Thomson Reuters named him a 2020 Texas “Super Lawyer”® for Business Litigation.

These are his opinions, not the opinions of his firm or clients, so don’t cite part of this post against him in an actual case. Every case is different, so don’t rely on this post as legal advice for your case.