Definition of Disability

About the Presenter 

Brian East is a 1977 graduate of the University of Texas School of Law. He began in private practice in Austin, Texas in 1982, and concentrated his practice in employment and civil rights law. He now works for Advocacy, Inc., the Texas "protection and advocacy system" for persons with disabilities. He is a Senior Attorney in their Legal Services Unit, and provides technical assistance to advocates, and representation to persons with disabilities, in a variety of areas. He is a frequent presenter on ADA issues.

Contact Information

BRIAN EAST
Advocacy, Inc.
7800 Shoal Creek Blvd., Ste. 171-E
Austin, Texas 78757-1024
512/454-4816
beast@advocacyinc.org 
 

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

EDUCATION

B.A. in Sociology, University of Texas, 1973
J.D., University of Texas, 1977

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Senior Attorney, Advocacy, Inc. - Legal Services Unit
Member, Texas Bar Foundation
Member, Amicus Committee, National Employment Lawyers Association
Secretary, Texas Employment Lawyers Association
Past Board Member, Labor & Employment Section, Travis County Bar Association
Past Board Member, Capitol Area AIDS Legal Project

LAW RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas, 2002
Telephone Seminar; ADA update
Author/Speaker for the State Bar of Texas, 2001
State Bar College Summer School; ADA update
Author/Speaker for the South Texas College of Law, 2001
Labor & Employment Law Seminar; 10 Secrets of the ADA
Author/Speaker for the Travis County Bar Association, 1999
Labor and Employment Law Seminar; ADA update
Author/Speaker for the San Antonio Chapter, National Employment Lawyers
Association, 2000 Annual Seminar; definition of disability after Sutton
Author/Speaker for the National Association of Protection & Advocacy
Systems, 1999 Annual Conference; Section 1983 law
Author/Speaker for the National Association of Protection & Advocacy
Systems, 2000 Annual Conference; definition of disability post-Sutton,
judicial estoppel, and safety defenses
Chapter co-editor, "Disability," Employment Discrimination Law, 2001 Supplement (BNA)
Chapter co-author and editor, "Workers with Disabilities," National Lawyers Guild's
Employee & Union Member Guide to Labor Law (West Group 1999)