Ashley Frankson advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment and labor law matters arising under state and federal laws, including: The Family and Medical Leave Act, The Americans with Disabilities Act, The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code. She has

• Defended an energy management company against a breach of contract claim alleging the former employee was improperly terminated
• Defended plan sponsors and fiduciaries in several ERISA cases involving denial of benefits claims
• Represented multiple clients in four separate cases seeking injunctive relief related to non-compete agreements in both state and federal court
• Presented opening statement, closing argument, and cross-examined several witnesses in a $65 million bench trial that lasted five days and resulted in a defense verdict
• Participated in defending a large restaurant chain against Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) class action alleging that it improperly applied tip pool

Ashley served as a legislative fellow for the Children at Risk organization from 2008 to 2010 and drafted legislative bills to improve public education and the foster care system. In law school, Ashley was a mock trial director for the Board of Advocates and the staff editor of Texas Journal of Oil, Gas, and Energy Law.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Litigation Section - Houston Bar Association
• Member, Texas Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Houston Young Lawyers Association
• Member, Art Crowd, Museum of Fine Arts - Houston, TX 2007-2011
• Member, Emerging Leaders - Houston Downtown Alliance
• Member, Friends of DePelchin Children's Center
• Member, Young Professionals Against Childhood Cancer - Friends of St. Jude

RECOGNITION

• Named, Rising Star - Texas, Super Lawyers, 2013