Amber's national practice assists clients with traditional labor relations and litigation, employment advice and counseling, and complex employment litigation. Amber is Board Certified in Labor & Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and is a trial lawyer who has extensive experience representing and advising clients in traditional labor relations, such as collective bargaining, representation elections, decertification elections, unfair labor practice charges, arbitrating grievances, contract administration and interpretation, and union avoidance strategies.Amber's litigation experience includes regularly representing clients in wage and hour collective and class actions, trade secrets and post-employment restrictive covenant disputes, and complex employment discrimination. As a part of Amber's partnership with clients to avoid litigation, she frequently conducts and coordinates sensitive corporate investigations, and provides training presentations for clients on a multitude of topics.Amber's practice also focuses on defending employers before administrative agencies. She represents clients in all industries, and has particular experience working with clients in the energy and utilities, financial institutions, health care, food processing, staffing, manufacturers, transportation, and retail sectors.To complement her practice, Amber serves as co-chair of the Firm's Oneness Diversity Luncheon, is an Associate Editor of the American Bar Association's, Labor and Employment Law newsletter, and also is a contributing author to the firm's Employment & Labor Perspectives blog. In addition to her work at Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, Amber is a dedicated volunteer at the Legal Lines Program and Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program.Amber is admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Seventh Circuit, Eighth Circuit, Ninth Circuit, District of Columbia, the Northern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Southern District of Texas, and the Eastern District of Oklahoma.

Bar Admissions
Texas

Education
JD, The University of Texas School of Law, with honors, Notes Editor, The Review of Litigation, 2006

BA, Trinity University, cum laude, 2003

2020 Retail Industry Year in Review

5 NLRA Changes To Make Nonunion Employers Wary In 2024, Law360

Avoiding and Defending Against Pregnancy Discrimination Claims, Bloomberg Law

Back to Basics: NLRB Restores Employer-Friendly 2020 Joint-Employer Standard

Bargaining About Discipline Should Be Negotiators' Priority, Bloomberg BNA

Considerations for retail employers before mandating the COVID-19 vaccine, Westlaw Retail YIR

DC Circ. Ruling Shows Slow-Rolled NLRB Compliance Is Risky, Law360

DEI programs are under fire. Is yours the next target?, HR Dive

Discrimination in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, ABA Labor & Employment Law Vol. 49, No. 2

Diversity Policies and Practices: Is Your Bank Ready for the New Rules?, Bank Director

Employment References: A Cautionary Tale, Bank Director

FDIC seeks to restrict noncompete agreements

Federal Circuit Courts Continue to Extend Title VII Protections to LGBT+ Individuals, GPSolo eReport, Vol. 8, No. 1

Federal Circuit Courts Continue to Extend Title VII Protections to LGBT+ Individuals, American Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Vol. 46, No. 4

Hairstyle Discrimination: A Wave of New Laws, AWI Journal, vol. 12, no. 1

Harnessing the Power of Crowdsourced DEI Innovation to Affect Change, The Texas Lawbook

If At First You Don't Succeed: National Labor Relations Board Readopts Highly Controversial "Independent Contractor" Standard, Employee Benefit Plan Review

Insubordinate Employees May Deserve a Second Chance, Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

It's Time to Review Severance Agreements in Light of NLRB Ruling, HR Daily Advisor

Joint Employer Rule: Where Are We Now?

Labor Organizing in Retail: 2022 Review, Retail Industry 2022 Year in Review

Labor Organizing in Retail: Conditions Remain for Continued Momentum, Journal on Emerging Issues in Litigation, vol. 3 no. 2

Legal Considerations of Employer-Provided Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives, National Law Review

Mail Ballot Elections - The New "Preferred Method" for Holding Union Representation Elections? ABA Labor and Employment Newsletter, Volume 48, Number 4

Making Room(s) for Moms: Restaurants Face Suits From Nursing Mothers

Natural Hair Movement Spurs Nationwide Legislative Response to Prevent Hairstyle Discrimination, American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Americanbar.org

New Clarity From NLRB On Successor Bargaining Duties, Law360

NLRB Restores Leniency for Employee Abusive Conduct and Workplace Outbursts, Training Magazine

NLRB Ruling Corrects Overbroad Abusive Conduct Standard, Law360

Protecting Employees from Sexual Harassment by Patients: Health Care Providers' Obligations in the #MeToo Era, American Health Lawyers Association

Racial Stereotypes' Use May Doom Some Employers' DEI Initiatives, Bloomberg Law

Seven tips for community banks to prepare for union organizing, BankBeat

State vs. federal AI law: The map (and takeaways) every HR executive needs to study today

Street Smart Dallas: Know Your Rights!, Texas C-Bar

The Developing Labor Law Supplement, Chapter 10 (Representation Proceedings and Elections), 7th Edition

The Necessity of Employment Agreements with Bank Officers, Texas Independent Banker

The New Normal - Remote Work Programs and Potential Legal Risks, ABA Labor and Employment Newsletter, Volume 48, Number 4

The Perils of Ignoring Supervisor Misconduct, Risk Management

Tips for Handling Issues Related to Transgender Employees in the Workplace, The DICTA

Unions are coming for bank branches. Yours could be next on the list., American Banker

USA: Discrimination in a hightech world-potential pitfalls of AI in employment

Viewpoint: Minimize Vacation Scheduling Conflicts in the Pandemic, SHRM

Why Not Having an Employment Contract With Bank Officers Will Hurt You, Bank Director

Woke: The New Four-Letter Word, Employee Relations Law Journal

Words matter - Can your DEI policies be evidence of (reverse) discrimination claims?, Reuters Legal News