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Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP Gunnar R Seaquist PARTNER AUSTIN OFFICE 3711 S. MoPac Expressway, Building One, Suite 300 Austin, Texas 78746 Attorney Overview Phone: 512-472-8021 Fax: 512-320-5638 Email: gseaquist@bickerstaff.com Gunnar Seaquist focuses his practice in the areas of public law, litigation, and employment. Before joining the Firm, he practiced for over five years in both the General Litigation and Tax divisions of the Texas Office of the Attorney General. He has extensive experience in litigation, having tried cases to both judges and juries while at the Attorney General's office. His experience extends to employment litigation involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination and Employment Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, and the Whistleblower Act, as well as the Texas Commission on Human Rights. In addition, he has defended governmental entities in civil rights actions, constitutional claims, and in challenges to constitutionality and validity of legislative enactments. Gunnar has also counseled Texas cities on voting -related charter amendments, led the redistricting efforts for cities, counties, public school districts, and community college districts, and he regularly assists the Firm's senior redistricting team with voting rights and litigation issues as noted in the examples below: Assisted Bob Heath in defending the City of Grand Prairie in a redistricting challenge under the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act; drafting of an amicus curie brief on behalf of Harris County in the Evenwe( v. Abbott U.S. Supreme Court Case; and defending the City of Pasadena in a redistricting challenge under the U.S. Constitution and Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Assisted in the redistricting of Beaumont ISD, with a specific focus on ensuring compliance with federal voting rights laws, and analyzing and preventing litigation risks. Led the Firm's efforts in a mid -decade redistricting project for the City of Mesquite. And the Town of Little Elm. Practice Areas Voting Rights and Redistricting Elections Civil Litigation Cities Employment State and Local Tax Law Annexation & Land Use Insurance Defense General Administrative Corporate Higher Education Schools Special Districts Education Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 2006) University of Miami, (B.B.A. with Honors, 2002) Admissions Supreme Court of Texas U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas 3711 S. MoPac Expressway, Building One, Suite 300, Austin, TX 78746 1 Phone: 512-472-8021 1 Fax: 512-320-5638 1 www.bickerstaff.com Austin El Paso Houston McAllen