PARTNER

Prior to joining Scheef & Stone, he served as First Assistant General Counsel for the Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport Board, Sr. Legal Counsel for S & A Restaurant Corporation (The Pillsbury Company) and Legal Counsel, Labor Relations Representative for Frito-Lay, Inc. (PepsiCo, Inc.).

Mr. Massad is an accredited mediator with an emphasis on construction disputes.

He successfully represented the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board in a case involving prevailing wage statute (Tex. Gov’t Code Ann §2258.052) and whether the trial court was correct when it ordered the Airport Board to make determinations of wage violations for thousands of former subcontract employees and whether the plaintiffs could maintain class standing for those thousands of employees. The Court of Appeals found in favor of the Airport Board on all issues affirming the trial court’s judgment dismissing the class action and reversing the trial court and rendering judgment that the plaintiffs were not entitled to mandamus relief. 261 S.W. 3d 378

Recovered nearly $1 million for a governmental entity for faulty concrete construction of runways at the nation’s third busiest airport.

Successfully defended mass transit agency in multi-million dollar differing site condition claim. (Dallas Area Rapid Transit-AAA Arbitration)

Successfully defended Fortune 100 snack food manufacturer/distributor in over 150 EEOC claims of unlawful employment discrimination without a single probable cause determination. (Frito-Lay, Inc. 1983-1985)

Awarded summary judgment on a $2.5 million claim by subcontractor relative to soil remediation differing site condition claim. (Fertech Environmental, Inc. v. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board-Cause No. 96-12437-M)

Awarded a directed verdict in favor of a governmental entity in a lawsuit by a former employee alleging Americans With Disabilities Act violations. (US District Court-Fort Worth)

Significant first-chair trial experience handling construction-related lawsuits involving delay, impact, acceleration and differing site conditions claims.

Significant first-chair trial experience representing governmental entities and Fortune 500 companies in employment discrimination-related lawsuits.

Successfully defended multi-million dollar Wage & Hour claim brought against Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Board–261 S.W.3d 378 (Tex.App-Dallas 2008)