On Oct. 10, Law360, an in-depth legal industry publication, published an article about Phillips Murrah Director, Janet A. Hendrick, who recently joined our Firm in the Dallas office.
Janet is an employment attorney with almost two decades of experience. She is deeply committed to the advancement of women lawyers and is a thought leader and sought-after speaker on gender diversity in the legal profession.
From the article:
She told Law360 on Wednesday that she was impressed by the firm’s leadership.
“When I met the folks at the firm and understood their commitment to women, and retaining talented women, and putting women in leadership roles with the firm, it was really unparalleled,” she said. “Forty percent of our directors are women, which far surpasses the national average. That’s just something that’s extremely important to me.”
The full-service platform offered by Phillips Murrah — compared with her prior firm’s employment focus — and its competitive rates have prompted positive responses and feedback from clients, she said. Another draw in coming to Phillips Murrah, she said, is the firm’s desire to grow its Texas footprint and the fact that she would have a hand in helping “build something new.”
“Absolutely, the firm is committed to growing the firm in the Dallas office, so we are in discussions with additional individuals now,” she said. “We don’t have a set number, but we plan to bring additional attorneys to fill client needs.”
Janet aggressively defends clients in state and federal courts and in arbitration on a range of matters, and provides counsel on a variety of issues that employers face, including best employment practices and compliance, audits and investigations, employee training, and cutting-edge legal issues surrounding the rapidly expanding gig economy.
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