Jennifer, a Shareholder in our Austin office, focuses her
practice on a wide range of labor and employment, constitutional,
and civil rights issues, as well as school law. Jennifer has
represented businesses, non-profits, and governmental entities,
including school districts, since 1992. Jennifer handles matters
from the administrative level through the appellate process in both
state and federal venues.
Jennifer is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization, earning this special
accreditation in 2001. Her legal record and reputation have been
recognized with an award of an AV rating in Martindale Hubbell's
Legal Directory, the highest rating given to attorneys.
Using the lessons learned through her extensive litigation
experience, Jennifer strives to keep clients out of the courtroom
in the first place by providing practical preventive legal advice.
To that end, Jennifer trains and counsels clients about best
practices for their organizations. She is available to review
documents, policies, and practices to ensure compliance with
relevant laws, as well to answer specific compliance-related
questions. Jennifer also has significant experience in conducting
investigations into workplace and other misconduct.
An experienced presenter, Jennifer has spoken on numerous
employment and school law-related topics, including the Family
& Medical Leave Act of 1993, the Americans with Disabilities
Act, and sexual harassment.
Jennifer received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree
with Honors from Baylor University in 1988 and earned her Juris
Doctorate with Honors from The University of Texas School of Law in
1992. She is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Texas,
the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United
States District Courts for the Northern, Western, Eastern and
Southern Districts of Texas. She is a member of the State Bar of
Texas Labor and Employment, School Law, Appellate, and Litigation
Sections. Jennifer is the chair of the Austin Bar Association Labor
and Employment Section and the chair of the Austin Human Resource
Management Association Legal and Legislative Committee. She is also
a member of the Texas Association of School Board's Council of
School Attorneys, the College of the State Bar of Texas, and the
Federal Bar Association.
