Practice Areas - Federal Employment Law
- Sexual Harassment
- Employment Class Actions
- Employment Discrimination
- Employment Law
- Employment Litigation
| - Employment Termination
- Public Sector Employment Law
- Title VII Discrimination
- Sex Discrimination
- Civil Rights
- Employee Discipline
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| University | University of Texas, B.A., with highest honors, 1982 |
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| Law School | Yale Law School, J.D., 1986 |
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| Admitted | 1989, Texas; 1990, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2008, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit |
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| Memberships | Austin Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); The District of Columbia Bar; State Bar of Texas (Member, Labor and Employment Section); National Employment Lawyers Association; Texas Employment Lawyers Association. |
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| Born | Dallas, Texas, June 28, 1960 |
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| Biography | Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Special Honors in Plan II, University of Texas, 1982. Identified as "Texas Super Lawyer," Employment Litigation by Texas Monthly magazine, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008. Senior Editor, Yale Law and Policy Review, 1985-1986. Law Clerk to Hon. William Wayne Justice, Eastern District of Texas, 1986-1987. Frequent Speaker, Continuing Legal Education seminars sponsored by Texas State Bar and National Employment Lawyers Association. Contributing Author, Employment Law matters to Federal Employee News Digest and related publications, 2000-2001, 2006—. Public Interest Fellow: Litt & Stormer, Los Angeles, California, 1987; Center For Law in the Public Interest, Los Angeles, California, 1988. Assistant General Counsel, Governor of Texas, 1991-1995. Associate, Kator, Scott & Heller, Washington, DC, 1989-1991. Opened Austin, Texas Office, Kator, Scott & Heller, 1995. Manager, Austin Office, Kator, Scott & Heller and Kator, Scott & Parks, 1995-2000. Member, Kator, Parks & Weiser, 2000—. Advisory Council Member, William Wayne Justice Center For Public Interest Law, University of Texas Law School. Co-Founder, Austin Lawyer Chapter of American Constitution Society. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. |
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| Reported Cases | Durnford v. Dept. of Justice, EEOC No. 100-2000-07059X (Dec. 23, 2004) (decision and order approving class action settlement); Strayhorn v. Ethical Society of Austin, 110 S.W.3d 458 (Tex. App., Austin 2003, pet. denied) (affirming trial court victory in constitutional law case); Hendley v. Dept. of Justice, EEOC No. 01A20977 (2003) (awarding damages); Rivers v. IRS, EEOC No. 01992843 (2002) (awarding damages); Hubbard v. Dept. of Justice, EEOC No. 0120053612 (2007) (vacating agency finding of no discrimination). |
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| ISLN | 902874679 |
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