Frederick J. Barrow advises and represents clients in state and federal courts in Texas and Louisiana in employment law matters and has significant experience with claims based upon:

• Title VII
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• Numerous state statutes

He has particular expertise responding to charges of discrimination filed with federal and state agencies and helping employers to comply with federal, state and municipal employment laws. He also participated in one of the largest wage and hour audits involving the review of more than 3,500 jobs.

With significant experience effectively resolving difficult and complex matters through mediations or summary judgment motions, Frederick also provides counseling on:

• Litigation avoidance
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• Non-competition agreements
• Severance agreements
• Employment policies

Frederick frequently represents and advises retail clients on retaliation, discrimination and harassment matters, as well as the Texas non-subscriber provisions under the Texas Workers' Compensation law. He is regularly sought out for the defense of corporations ranging from small startups to Fortune 500 companies in the following industries:

• Finance
• Telecommunications
• Healthcare
• Consumer services
• Manufacturing

Co-chair of the firm's Diversity & Inclusion Council, Frederick is committed to promoting diversity through education and communication. He has gained national prominence as a member of the Dallas Diversity Task Force, which issued the first ever diversity report card of the 20 largest Dallas-based law firms in 2006. As a result of the report, several major corporations have requested permission to use "the Dallas Formula" as a tool to evaluate the law firms with which they work.

Frederick is a powerful presenter and has conducted training for a number of professional organizations. He often is quoted in national and local publications regarding employment law issues and he regularly speaks on the management of social media and diversity and inclusion for large entities.

From September 1994 to February 1996, Frederick served as a Special Envoy to the Environmental Justice Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Delegation Officer for the Environmental Protection Agency. In this capacity, he went to the EPA on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act assignment to develop processes for addressing environmental justice, particularly in Superfund communities. As a RCRA delegation officer, he ensured that states that were assuming oversight for their hazardous waste programs promulgated laws, rules and regulations at least as stiff as the federal standards. The initiative to involve local contractors in the cleanup of the Agricultural Street Landfill Superfund site in New Orleans was given the Bronze Medal by the Agency.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Chair, Council of Chairs - State Bar of Texas
• Member, Program Steering Committee, Texas Minority Council - State Bar of Texas
• Co-chair, Diversity Report Card Task Force - National Bar Association
• Chaplain, Board of Directors - National Bar Association
• Member, Ancillary Proceedings Task Force - Supreme Court of Texas
• Fellow, Dallas Bar Foundation
• Fellow, State Bar of Texas Foundation
• Fellow, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
• Member, American Bar Association
• Former member, Board of Directors - Dallas Bar Association
• Former chair, African-American Lawyers Section - State Bar of Texas
• Former president, J.L. Turner Legal Association - African-American Bar Association of Dallas
• Participant, Chart Your Own Course Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors, Big Brothers Big Sisters - Lone Star Chapter
• Member, Legal Advisory Task Force, Congresswoman Eddie B. Johnson (30th District of Texas)
• Member, Transition Team, Dallas District Attorney Craig Watkins, 2006
• Co-Chair, The Lawyers' Committee on Civil Rights Under Law - Election Protection, 2008
• Member, Dallas Diversity Task Force, 2006, 2007 and 2008
• Former chair, Dallas Bar Association's LegalLines

RECOGNITION

• Selected, Stakeholder 100 inaugural class
• Named, Texas Rising Star - Texas Monthly and Law & Politics 2007, 2008 and 2012
• Named, Dynamic Lawyers, Eclipse Magazine, 2007 and 2008