Sherry L. Travers has more than 20 years of experience litigating and consulting on behalf of management regarding a variety of employment topics, including:

• Age, disability, and Title VII discrimination
• Unfair competition
• Wage and hour
• Privacy and data protection
• Health and safety
• Unfair labor practices
• Crossborder/multinational employment

Appearing in state and federal courts in Texas, and before administrative agencies including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor and the Texas Workforce Commission, she handles claims arising under:

• Title VII
• The Americans with Disabilities Act
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• The Fair Labor Standards Act
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
• The Texas Labor Code
• Statutory and common law unfair competition and trade secret laws

Sherry also defends public sector employers against various constitutional and statutory rights and claims, and recently worked with a hospital to minimize exposure for threatened data breach lawsuits regarding the theft of employees' personal identifying information. Her other clients, many of which have multinational operations, include:

• Financial services
• Healthcare
• Automotive
• Manufacturing
• Professional services
• Property management
• Telecommunications
• Retail

A skilled litigator, Sherry has secured numerous defense verdicts for her clients, including:

• A financial services company in a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a current employee
• A staffing company in a sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee
• An insurance carrier in an age discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a former employee
• An automotive group in a sex discrimination and assault lawsuit filed by a former employee
• A private equity group in a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging race and national origin discrimination, as well as associated tort claims
• A school district in a lawsuit alleging statutory and constitutional claims

She also has prevailed in obtaining summary judgments for:

• A financial services company in an age discrimination lawsuit filed by a former employee
• An insurance carrier in a former employee's lawsuit asserting race/national origin discrimination and Family Medical and Leave Act violations
• A school district in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee
• An individually sued manager on tort claims asserted by a former employee
• A restaurant chain in a pregnancy discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by a current employee

Additionally, she has obtained favorable results in single-plaintiff and collective claims involving:

• Wage and hour violations
• Workplace safety violations
• Sexual harassment and assault
• Wrongful termination alleging age discrimination and Family and Medical Leave Act violations
• Wrongful discharge alleging disability discrimination and retaliation
• Wrongful discharge/breach of contract
• Unfair competition/misappropriation of trade secrets and tortious interference
• Unfair competition asserting claims of breach of contract and fiduciary duty, conversion, and tortious interference

Sherry also routinely advises and consults with clients about human resource policies and procedures. She has conducted sensitive, internal investigations of discrimination, harassment and retaliation complaints, and she provides management training on various employment-related topics.

Sherry is board certified in labor and employment law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She serves as the Dallas office liaison for Littler Mendelson's Women's Leadership Initiative and is the business development team leader for the Dallas office.

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS

• Former chair, Labor and Employment Law Section - Dallas Bar Association
• Member, Labor and Employment Law Section - State Bar of Texas
• Member, Labor and Employment Law / Tort and Insurance Practice / Law Practice Management sections - American Bar Association
• Alumni, Leadership Dallas - Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce
• Partner, Dallas Social Venture Partners
• Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
• Member, Board of Directors - American Red Cross, Southwest Blood Services Region
• Member, Board of Advisors - Turtle Creek Association

RECOGNITION

• Awarded, Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rating