Manuel Quinto-Pozos is a partner at Deats, Durst & Owen, in Austin, Texas, where he practices union- and employee-side labor and employment law. He provides advice and representation to both private- and public-sector unions in a range of matters, including grievances, arbitration, litigation, and contract negotiations. He also practices employment law, including claims involving employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour, whistleblower, constitutional law, and others.
Manuel began his legal career as a litigation attorney at the Chicago office of Latham & Watkins, where he concentrated his work on commercial litigation. Manuel was previously a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Texas, where he focused his work on religious liberties, free speech, privacy, and LGBTQ+, gender, and reproductive rights, among other areas.