With more than 30 years of experience in representing management in labor and employment law, Ms. Steinfield represents health care and pharmaceuticals clients from a wide range of industries, including consumer products, retail, law firms, accounting firms, financial services, oil and gas, medical practices, engineering, real estate development, manufacturing, restaurants, hospitality, trucking, private schools, and retirement communities.
Ms. Steinfield litigates employment discrimination cases and workplace disputes in state and federal court, conducts employment law compliance training, counsels employers on preventative compliance strategies, and appears frequently on behalf of employers before numerous administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor Employment Standards Administration, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the National Labor Relations Board.
Ms. Steinfield serves as an independent investigator of internal workplace harassment and discrimination complaints and suspected misconduct. She represents employers in arbitrations in both union and non-union settings. She also is a trained mediator whose mediation practice emphasizes labor and employment law disputes.
Ms. Steinfield's practice emphasizes:
- Federal and state court litigation of workplace disputes involving statutory claims and common law actions involving restrictive covenants, nondisclosure agreements, and the duty of loyalty; wrongful termination; breach of contract; workplace torts; public policy claims; whistleblower claims; claims to recover unpaid commissions and other compensation disputes; and other workplace dispute cases
- Arbitrations in the union and non-union settings
- Negotiation and drafting of severance agreements
- Negotiation and drafting of employment contracts and independent contractors agreement
- Planning and implementation of workforce reductions and reorganizations
- Training and advice regarding employment law compliance, including sexual harassment training and the development of preventative compliance strategies to minimize the risk of litigation
- Assistance with the development of personnel practices and policies and the drafting of codes of business conduct, employee handbooks, and employment forms
- Advice regarding worker classifications
- Internal audit of human resources practices and policies
- Advice regarding union organization campaigns and labor/management relations
- Advice regarding labor and employment law issues and strategies in corporate mergers and acquisitions
In addition to her partnerships with law firms, she served as a staff attorney in the Division of Advice at the National Labor Relations Board in Washington D.C. from October 1978 to May 1979. |
PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- American Bar Association
- ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
- Employer Co-Chair, Sponsorships, Donors and Grants Taskforce, 2009-2011
- ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law Annual CLE Conference
- Employer Co-chair, 2009
- Employer Vice Chair, 2008
- Segment Producer, 2007
- Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, Equal Employment Opportunity Committee
- Member, State Bar of Texas
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- Member, Dallas Bar Association
- Employment Law and Dispute Resolution Sections
- Chapter Monitor, Employment Discrimination Law Supplement, Chapters on Sexual and Other Forms of Harassment, and Sex Discrimination
- Trustee, Texas International Theatrical Arts Society (TITAS), 2012-Present
- Trustee, The Greenhill School, 2006-2012
- Anti-Defamation League
- Member, Dallas Regional Board, 2009-2011
- Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas
- Vice President, 1999-2003
- Member, Executive Committee, 1996-2005
- Member, Board of Directors, 1996-2006
- Past Chair, Planning & Allocations Committee, 1997-1999
- Founding Member of Cardozo Society
- Dallas Jewish Community Foundation
- Member, Board of Directors, 1999-2003
- Member, Executive Committee and Trustee, 1992-1994
- Chair, Distribution Committee, 1992-1994
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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV® PreeminentTM Peer Review Rating
- College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
- Fifth Circuit Credentials Committee
- Chair, 2010–2013
- Member, 2008–2009
- Fellow, Inducted in 2005
- Oral History Project, Past Member
- Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers In America in Employment Law – Management, 2003–2013
- Chambers USA, Leader in their Field, 2011–2013
- Selected for inclusion in "Chambers & Partners: Labor and Employment," Chambers USA, 2007, 2009, 2010
- Selected for inclusion as a "Best Lawyer in Dallas: Labor & Employment Law," D Magazine, 2012, 2013
- Selected for inclusion as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers in Texas," Super Lawyers, 2011
- Selected for inclusion as one of the "Top 100 Lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth," Law and Politics Magazine, 2011, 2012
- Selected for inclusion as one of the "Top 50 Women Lawyers in Texas," Law and Politics Magazine, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Selected for inclusion as a "Texas Super Lawyer," Law and Politics Magazine, 2003–2012
- Selected for inclusion as "The Best Women Lawyers in Dallas," D Magazine, 2010
- Selected for inclusion as "The Best Lawyers: Labor and Employment", Corporate Counsel, 2004–2010
- Selected for inclusion as among the best lawyers in the United States, The Best of the U.S. LLC
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| Certifications | Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1984 |
Education - Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., magna cum laude, Executive Editorial Board, American Criminal Law Review, 1978
- University of Rochester, B.A., with distinction, 1975
- Universite' de Montpellier, Faculte' des Lettres, Montpellier, France, 1973-1974
Admitted to Practice - District of Columbia
- New York
- Texas
- United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
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