Mary is a nationally recognized trial lawyer, and handles complex commercial, employment, franchise, non-compete, and trade secret litigation. Mary has tried a number of cases to verdict, and has also succeeded in representing clients in arbitrations, injunction hearings, and in managing resolutions short of trial. Her litigation work involves a variety of industries and both publicly traded and privately held companies.

Mary is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She has extensive courtroom experience, including multiple jury trials, bench trials and injunction evidentiary hearings. She has arbitrated numerous cases throughout Texas and in other parts of the country. Mary is frequently called upon to assist companies when key employees move between competitors. In her work related to confidential information and trade secret protection, she advocates for clients who need urgent assistance to protect their confidential information, trade secrets and other intellectual property assets.

Mary has worked successfully with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and several other federal, state and local government agencies when a client is the subject of a complaint.

Frequent matters she handles include breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of restrictive covenants, tortious interference claims, Title VII claims, gender/race and other protected characteristics discrimination, sexual harassment, and claims relating to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Equal Pay Act (EPA), among others.