Tonia Lucio focuses on representing clients in employment and business litigation matters
before state and federal courts, in arbitration and before
administrative agencies (including the Department of Labor, Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission and Texas Workforce Commission), as
well as in mediation. Tonia is
Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Her
representation of small and large employers, as well as executives and
other high-level employees, in a broad range of employment law matters
gives Tonia valuable insight into the different facets of a dispute,
which helps make her a trusted counselor to and a skillful advocate for
her clients. Tonia has significant experience handling disputes
involving
non-compete agreements, confidentiality agreements, misappropriation of trade secrets and other employment-related agreements and torts. She also counsels and represents clients in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation and wage and hour matters. Tonia also regularly assists clients with drafting and negotiating employment-related agreements, as well with severance negotiations, advises clients regarding personnel decisions relating to termination, discipline, family and medical leave and other issues arising from the employer-employee relationship, and assists clients with drafting and revising employment policies and with employment-related investigations.
In her litigation practice, Tonia represents large and small businesses, as well as individuals, with a focus not only on employment disputes but also contract, partnership/shareholder, real estate and other business-related disputes and has significant experience in complex litigation matters.
Tonia speaks Spanish fluently, which has proven invaluable in her
representation of her Latin American and other international clients
(both businesses and individuals) in employment and other business
disputes asserted by or against them in the United States. She currently
serves as U.S. litigation counsel for international companies
headquartered in Chile.
Tonia earned her undergraduate degree from Rice University in 1990
and graduated from the University of Houston Law Center, cum laude, in
1995. Between 2009 and 2014, she was a member of the State Bar of
Texas, District 9 Grievance Committee. She represents indigent clients
on a pro bono basis through Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas.
She is also an alumnus of Leadership Austin.
Texas Bar Foundation.
