Steve Kardell

Steve Kardell is a partner at Whistleblower Law For Managers and represents managers, executives, and whistleblowers in complex employment law matters, corporate internal investigations, and retaliation disputes. He focuses on whistleblower law, Sarbanes-Oxley, Dodd-Frank bounty claims, qui tam actions, corporate ethics terminations, board liability, wrongful termination, and related employment issues. He has devoted more than 35 years to this work and regularly handles high-stakes matters involving corporate misconduct, compliance concerns, and executive employment disputes in Dallas and beyond nationwide effectively.

Steve earned his J.D. from the University of Houston in 1977. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas that same year. He is also admitted to the US District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. His legal background supports a practice centered on complex employment disputes, federal whistleblower statutes, corporate investigations, and matters requiring careful analysis of workplace conduct, retaliation, governance, and regulatory exposure issues.

Steve has represented whistleblowers involved in major corporate and financial-sector matters and has developed ethics programs for multinational corporations. He has also guided managers and executives through internal investigations while addressing employment and retaliation concerns. His practice includes advising on reporting fraud, compliance obligations, executive liability, and corporate governance. He uses experience with both internal processes and litigation to help clients navigate legally sensitive workplace disputes and investigations effectively.

Steve Kardell is the author of Whistleblower and Bounty Law and has written extensively on corporate compliance, employee activism, Sarbanes-Oxley, and whistleblowing. He frequently lectures on whistleblower law and internal investigations at law schools and continuing legal education programs. His professional work combines litigation, writing, teaching, and corporate compliance experience. He remains focused on representing individuals facing retaliation, internal investigations, and other serious employment-related legal challenges in Texas courts effectively.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Kardell Law Group
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• Texas

Education

• University of Houston
  Juris Doctor (JD)