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Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County Named by Surajit Sen Sharma
Since joining the international corporate law firm of Haynes and Boone in 2002, Denney has represented clients in employment litigation and arbitration matters, handling claims pertaining to age, sex, race national origin, disability, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, gross negligence, retaliation, defamation, breach of contract, misappropriation, tortious interference, covenants not to compete, and other employment laws and related torts. She has represented employers in matters involving the Department of Labor, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Fort Worth Human Relations Commission. She has also represented clients in employment arbitrations before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
She regularly advises employers on a range of issues
Texas, The City’s Magazine for three consecutive years,
related to hiring, discipline, termination, harassment,
was also listed in the Texas Super Lawyers-Rising Stars
discrimination, and covenants not to compete and also
Edition in 2006 and from 2008 through 2011.
performs public seminars on an array of employment law topics.
She is currently a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Young Lawyers Association, the Tarrant
In 2011, a Haynes and Boone team led by Denney
County Bar Association, Fort Worth-Tarrant County
was recognized by Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
Young Lawyers Association, and the Labor and
(LANWT) for providing indigent clients with civil legal
Employment Section to the Tarrant County and Texas
representation. As a result of its collaborative work and
Bar Associations.
acceptance of pro bono cases, the firm and American Airlines, were presented with the 2011 Outstanding
She holds a JD from the University of Texas School of
Law Firm of the Year Award. In the duration of a single
Law and completed her undergraduate studies at Texas
year, LANWT assigned more than 12 cases, the majority
Tech University.
of which were represented by a Haynes and Boone attorney, with an American Airlines attorney functioning
The Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County Award
as co-counsel.
will be presented to Denney on May 3 at the Tarrant County Bar Association Law Day Dinner. She will
Denney, who has been named as one of the top
subsequently be entered as a nominee for the Texas
attorneys in labor and employment in Fort Worth,
Outstanding Young Lawyer Award.
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