Connie A. Peña

Associate Attorney
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Practice Areas
Employment Law; Corporate Law and Civil Litigation.

Memberships
State Bar of Texas; Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association; Employment Law Section of the Dallas Bar Association; Collin County Bar Association; Plano Bar Association (Board Member 2006-present); The College of the State Bar of Texas; American Veterinary Medical Law Association.

Education and Admissions
J.D. 2000, Baylor University School of Law; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Environmental Science 1997, Baylor University; Admitted: Texas Supreme Court and in Texas State Courts, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern District of Texas, and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Connie Peña joined the firm in June 2007. She has provided clients with legal representation in the area of civil litigation and employment law since 2002. Ms. Peña’s experience includes litigation of discrimination/retaliation/sexual harassment claims as well as other employment law, wage and contract claims. She represents clients at the administrative, pre-trial, trial and appellate levels.

In addition to litigation, Ms. Peña also provides counsel to employers on compliance with state and federal employment laws when hiring, managing, disciplining and terminating employees. Ms. Peña drafts employer policy manuals and conducts management and staff training seminars on those policies. She also drafts and reviews employment contracts and advises on covenants not to compete and other issues of business confidentiality, trade secrets and tortious interference. She further assists businesses with entity formation and conversion, including preparation of state filings and compliance with other business/corporate formalities.

Ms. Peña is an active member of the Plano Bar Association and currently serves on the Board as CLE-Director. In addition to her involvement in the legal community, Ms. Peña is an active member of The Junior League of Plano. She lives in McKinney with her husband and two children.