Senior Associate Attorney
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Practice Areas
Employment Law; Corporate Law; Civil Litigation, Appellate Law, Mediation

Certifications
Board Certified — Labor and Employment — Texas Board of Legal Specialization (2008 – Present).
Qualified Mediator

Memberships
State Bar of Texas (1991-present); 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. 1991, South Texas College of Law; Bachelor of Science 1987, Texas A&M University; Admitted: Texas Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Laura Calhoun joined the firm in June of 2007. She has provided clients with legal representation in the area of civil litigation and employment law since 1991. Her experience includes litigation of discrimination/retaliation/sexual harassment claims as well as other employment law, wage and contract claims. She also handles other civil litigation claims, including DTPA claims, debt collection claims and breach of contract claims. She represents clients at the administrative, pre-trial, trial and appellate levels. Ms. Calhoun has also briefed a variety of employment law issues on appeal, including a case involving the Americans With Disabilities Act, which was heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1999.

In addition to litigation, Ms. Calhoun also provides counsel to employers on compliance with state and federal employment laws when hiring, managing, disciplining and terminating employees. Ms. Calhoun 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. Calhoun is also trained as a mediator and assists litigants in resolving civil actions through the mediation process.

Ms. Calhoun is an active member of the Plano Bar Association and currently serves on the Board as CLE-Director. She lives in Lewisville with her husband and two children.