Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
  Daniel has experience in a wide range of legal practice areas including immigration law, corporate law, veterans affairs, labor and employment law, animal law and class-action litigation.
• Business Disputes
• Intellectual Property

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  ERISA applies to all private-sector employers who sponsor retirement and healthcare plans for workers, requiring trustees and plan administrators to manage funds for the benefit of plan participants and expanding reporting procedures. ERISA does not apply to benefit plans sponsored by government entities or churches. The law also does not relate to state laws such as workers compensation or unemployment.
• Employment Litigation
  Mr. Hawkins joined the City of Austin’s legal department in 1993 as a senior trial attorney representing the City, public officials, police officers, and other City of Austin employees in various types of complex litigation including personal injury claims, employment claims, contract disputes, sexual harassment claims, premise liability claims, civil rights claims, environmental lawsuits, and excessive force and other police misconduct claims.
• Sexual Harassment

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Dora has worked in the legal profession since 1980. She has worked primarily in the areas of personal injury, employment, ERISA insurance law. Dora earned her CPLS designation, (Certified Professional Legal Secretary), in 1990 from the National Association of Legal Secretaries. In 1992, she earned a paralegal certificate from the paralegal program at Huston-Tillotson University and in 1993 was certified as a CP, (Certified Paralegal), by the National Association of Legal Assistants.
• Social Security Disability
  The Social Security Administration has a number of requirements you must meet before qualifying for Social Security Disability
• Disability Discrimination
  A recent report issued by the Center for Democracy and Technology has found that software algorithms used by companies in their hiring process are having a negative impact on people with disabilities who are looking for jobs. Titled “Algorithm Hiring Tools: Innovative Recruitment or Expedited Disability Discrimination,” the report discusses the different ways computer algorithms fail to capture the complex experiences of individuals living with a disability. This is particularly evident in employee recruitment and hiring processes.