Jin S. Shin

Senior Attorney

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Jin S. Shin counsels and represents employers in a broad range of employment matters, including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and wage and hour disputes.

Jin dedicates a significant portion of his practice to advocating and defending employers, ranging from multi-national corporations to individuals in an array of industries, before state and federal courts and governmental agencies. He regularly tackles individual and class claims arising from statutes such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Outside of employment law matters, Jin has extensive experience in other litigation matters involving statutory and contractual interpretations, business torts, shareholder disputes, and defense against consumer law individual and class actions.

Practice Areas

Education

J.D., cum laude, SMU Dedman School of Law, 2017, Judicial extern, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Texas Survey Editor for the SMU Law Review, Chief of the Small Business and Trademark Clinic

B.A., summa cum laude, Liberty University, 2011

Recognitions

Named among Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® for Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers (2025)

Memberships

Collin County Bar Association

Dallas Bar Association

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Dallas Asian American Bar Association

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Languages

Korean

State Bar Licenses

Texas

Court Admissions

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Texas

U.S. District Ct., S.D. of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Arkansas

U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Arkansas

U.S. District Ct., N.D. of Illinois

U.S. District Ct., E.D. of Michigan

U.S. District Ct., District of Colorado

Experience*

Obtained favorable jury verdict and award of attorney’s fees for client pursuing a Texas Theft Liability Act action. Successfully defended favorable verdict and post-judgment rulings on appeal.
Secured reversal of class certification and summary judgment for financial service company through a successful motion for reconsideration on Article III standing grounds.
Obtained dismissal and affirmance of a putative class action for financial service company against FDCPA claims involving the interpretation of a validation letter. Selected as the second most influential ruling of 2020 for the accounts receivable management industry. https://online.collector.com/pubs/collector/2020/Dec/live/
Secured affirmance of summary judgment for global human resource consulting firm on negligence and DTPA claims in connection with employee-placement.
Defended financial service clients against individual and class actions involving various federal and state consumer protection statutes including FDCPA, FCRA, TCPA, EFTA, RICO, TDCA, RFDCPA.

*Experience completed prior to joining Clark Hill