Kimberly R. Miers has experience in a variety of state and federal labor and employment law matters, with an emphasis on:
- The Fair Labor Standards Act
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission negotiations
- Mediations
- Employment contracts
She regularly advises clients in all areas of employment law practices and policies, including wage and hour audits, employee discipline and counseling and internal investigations. Among her notable successes, Kimberly has:
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an employer in a federal whistleblower lawsuit
- Defended a Fortune 100 retailer against allegations of harassment and obtained a favorable settlement mid-trial
- Obtained a jury verdict in favor of an employer in a federal race discrimination lawsuit
- Defended a large national retailer, a national country club services corporation and a hospital against charges that they forced non-exempt employees to work “off the clock”
- Obtained summary judgment in a FLSA lawsuit alleging off-the-clock work
- Obtained decertification in a nationwide wage and hour class action lawsuit against a homebuilder
Prior to joining Littler Mendelson, Kimberly was a senior employment attorney for a leading retailer. After law school, Kimberly served as law clerk to the Honorable Dixon W. Holman of the Texas Second Court of Appeals.
She served as case note and comments editor for the Texas State Bar’s Computer Law Review and Technology Journal and was selected to serve as a member of the SMU Barristers Association and the SMU Board of Advocates.
Education :
- J.D., Southern Methodist University, 2003
- B.S., University of Texas, Austin, 1990
Courts :
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
Professional & Community Affiliations :
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Member, Leadership Dallas, 2014
- Board Member, Suicide and Crisis Center of North Texas
- Board Member, Dallas Fine Arts Chamber Players
Cost
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