Jennifer J. Spencer - Lawyer in Dallas, TX

Both an experienced trial lawyer and a CPA, Ms. Spencer is known for an aggressive, organized, and highly effective litigation style. She is a champion for the rights of the employee who has been wrongfully terminated, discriminated against, sexually harassed, terminated after whistleblowing, passed over for promotions that they should rightfully have received, or otherwise wrongfully treated in the workplace. In settlement talks, she has crafted strategies for the creative and favorable resolution of lawsuits and other disputes, where a settlement makes sense for the overall strategy of her clients. If a favorable negotiated resolution is not possible, however, then Ms. Spencer fully employs her thirty-one plus years of courtroom experience on her clients behalf. Ms. Spencers accounting background helps her to provide her clients with the ability to immediately understand complex financial issues so as to assist clients in achieving strategic business objectives during high-stakes disputes and litigation.

Accomplished in handling complex matters, involving amounts in controversy from a few thousand to multimillion-dollar matters, Ms. Spencer is known in Dallas as a lawyer who has successfully litigated commercial cases and employment matters. As a former partner in large, prestigious law firms, Ms Spencer combines big-firm lawyering skills and quality with small firm efficiency and costs.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Represents numerous employees in matters involving: wrongful termination and discrimination on account of disability, race, gender, age, national origin, religion, filing workers compensation claims, taking FMLA leave, etc.
• Represents victims of sexual harassment and hostile work environment.
• Represents employees who should have been paid overtime but were not in violation of the FLSA.
• Arbitrator of commercial and employment with the American Arbitration Association
• Represents employees accused of theft of trade secrets and violating non-competes and non-solicitations.
• Represents individuals and companies suing banks or being sued by banks
• Represents employees who have been misclassified as independent contractors
• Represents owner of oil refinery
• Represents physicians in partnership and other commercial disputes.
• Involved in pharmaceutical litigation in commercial and products liability cases