Last update: April 09. 2008 00:50:59

Significant Matters

Ms. Hale has successfully represented employee-participants in group disability plans who were denied benefits. See e.g. Audino v. MetLife, 129 Fed.Appx, 882, 2005 U.S. App. Lexis 6124, 35 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1958
In May 2007, Ms. Hale and Ms. Hooper obtained a six-figure jury verdict in favor of female employee subjected to retaliation under Title VII and the Equal Pay Act.
Ms. Hale has obtained arbitration awards in favor of various clients, including a business broker who brought a breach of contract claim, and an employee who was being sued for breach of a covenant not to compete. See InfoExperts v. Aripaka.
Ms. Hale successfully defended a bank, both in the trial court and the appellate court, in claims brought by a contractor for various torts and breach of contract. Barnett v. Legacy Bank of Texas, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 8873.
Ms. Hale has negotiated numerous settlements and severance agreements for employees with claims for various discrimination and/or retaliation claims.

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