Karen R. Washington

Karen Washington, Mediator

Houston, Texas 77001

214-969-9048


Business, Commercial, Contract, Discrimination, Employment, Insurance, Labor, Partnership Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Trusts and Estates, Wage and Hour, Workplace, Wrongful Death


HIGHLIGHTS OF EXPERIENCE

-                 Attorney, av Preeminent rated by Martindale Hubbell for over 20 years, helping people navigate through the complex legal
                  system, embracing both parts of the title Attorney and Counselor

-                 Mediator and arbitrator, helping parties in hundreds of almost 1000 cases

-                 Texas Commissioner on Uniform State Laws 2001 to present.

-                 First woman and youngest partner, elected 5 years out of law school, at a prominent Dallas law firm

-                 Successful attorney through U.S. Supreme Court level twice: once in a real estate lending related case, and once in an 
                  employment related case

ATTORNEY MEDIATOR AND ARBITRATOR

Broad based civil mediation and arbitration practice experience, including employer/employee matters, business associations such as disputes involving owners or clients, contract matters, probate and insurance claims.

Attorney practice experience, with all manner of business and employment litigation. Representation of clients in reviewing, drafting and advising on contracts, such as employment agreements, noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements, and confidentiality agreements. Extensive experience handling employment and regulatory matters such as EEOC, TWC, and DOL claims of noncompliance with and/or violation of Title VII, Texas Labor Code, Texas Workers Compensation Code Section 451, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA and ADAAA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Service to courts as guardian ad litem and attorney ad litem.

CERTIFIED INDEPENDENT HEARING EXAMINER - Texas Education

Agency 2006 to present

Presiding over evidentiary hearings and making a determination of whether the school district decisions for termination or nonrenewal of employment should be sustained.

MEMBER OF NEUTRAL PANELS

AAA – Mediation and Arbitration of Commercial and Employment matters. FINRA (previously NYSE & NASD) -  Arbitration of Securities and

Employment matters.

HISTORY

GODWIN & LEWIS, P.C., Shareholder DALLAS ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY

5TH COURT OF APPEALS - Briefing Attorney

SMU ADJUNCT FACULTY (for Masters level dispute resolution program) EL CENTRO COLLEGE (DCCCD) ADJUNCT FACULTY (for legal research and writing)

MEMBERSHIPS

Mac Taylor Inn of Court - Elected to serve as a Master of the Inn. Inns of Court are organizations dedicated to upholding the Constitution of the U.S. and promoting the ethical practice of law.

American Law Institute - nominated by two federal judges, elected and invited to membership in this national organization that writes the Restatements of Law, which create common law in this and other states.

VOLUNTEER WORK

L.A. Bedford Mentor – University of North Texas School of Law National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Deposition Program Faculty

Altrusa International of Downtown Dallas, a community service organization of professional men and women

PROFILE

University of Texas (J.D.)

Texas Tech University (B.A. Spanish/English) magna cum laude and graduated in 3 years

Admitted to practice: All Texas State Courts

U.S. Supreme Court

5th Circuit Court of Appeals

U.S. Dist. Courts all Districts of Texas

State certified to serve as Attorney/Guardian Ad Litem – 2009 to 2017

4925 Greenville Avenue
Suite 200
Energy Square I
Dallas, TX 75206

P: 214-969-9048
C: 214-236-9646
F: 214-969-9060
E: [email protected]