Jacqueline C. "Jackie" Johnson

Jacqueline C. Johnson devotes her practice to employment litigation and counseling, with particular experience in trade secret and wrongful competition litigation and drafting and enforcement of multi-state compliant non-competition agreements. She has handled several high-profile "bet the company" non-competition matters, one of which recently garnered national attention. Co-chair of the firm’s Unfair Competition and Trade Secrets Practice Group, Jackie regularly authors client updates on developments in noncompetition law. She also conducts employment law and anti-harassment training for her clients, which include restaurants, staffing companies, and high technology corporations. She also co-authored Drafting and Enforcing Covenants Not to Compete - a comprehensive treatise on noncompete agreements and litigation for BNA. Appearing in state and federal courts in Texas, Jackie also has a wealth of experience with wage and hour collective actions and litigates employment discrimination and retaliation cases arising under: Title VII The Americans with Disabilities Act The Age Discrimination in Employment Act The Family and Medical Leave Act The Texas Labor Code Jackie served as a law clerk to the Honorable Harry Lee Hudspeth, United States District Court, Western District of Texas, from 1994 until 1996. In law school, she was a member of the Legal Research Board.