PRACTICE AREAS
EMPLOYMENT LAW
Throughout her 30+ years of practicing law, Deborah Krane has handled a broad range of Employment Law matters, including but not limited to employment discrimination, wage and hour violations, and employment contract disputes. She has represented federal, state, local (city and county) and private sector employees before numerous state and federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the U.S. Department of Labor (Wage & Hour Division, OSHA and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). Deborah also advocates for Clients in both federal and state trial courts, bringing extensive experience and a results-driven approach to every case.
LABOR LAW
Deborah has extensive experience working in a union environment. She served as in-house counsel to three (3) major labor unions, including the National Association of Government Employees (NAGE), the Communications Workers of America (CWA), and the Screen Actors Guild (SAG). Further, while studying for her L.L.M. (Master of Laws) in Labor Law at NYU School of Law, she worked as a Field Attorney with the Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA), the federal sector counterpart to the NLRB. As a result, Deborah has considerable experience handling all types of labor-management relations matters in the federal, public (state, county, and municipal), and private sectors. Click on “Labor Law” for the types of cases she can handle for your Labor Union.
LAW ENFORCEMENT DEFENSE
From her early years in New York to the present, Deborah has always had a deep admiration for law enforcement officers. She had the pleasure of serving as Counsel to law enforcement officers, primarily police officers and deputy sheriffs, as well as their Associations, when she practiced in California, mainly in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. She represented these officers in internal affairs and criminal investigations, responded to officer-involved shootings and other critical incidents, provided representation during pre-disciplinary meetings with Department officials, and advocated for officers in disciplinary actions before labor arbitrators, trial boards, and civil service commissions. She also brought state court actions to set aside Department decisions on discipline, to compel arbitration, and to enforce arbitration awards.
Since opening up her law practice in Fort Worth, Deborah has applied the knowledge and skills she gained in defending officers in California to representing Police Officers and County Officers in Texas.
Deborah is available to enforce your rights and protect your job! “Click” on “Law Enforcement Defense” in my list of “Services” for a list of the types of cases I can handle for you as well as a discussion of the rights afforded to Texas Police Officers and County Officers.
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE DEFENSE
Oftentimes, when a professional employee or independent contractor is faced with allegations of misconduct more than their job is at stake, their professional license may be in jeopardy too. Deborah has represented many Texas professionals before Texas licensing boards, including the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Texas Board of Nursing (TX BON), Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), and Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). She is knowledgeable about Administrative Law and Procedure and is prepared to represent you in any Texas Professional Board disciplinary process. “Click” on “Professional License Defense” in my list of “Services” for a list of the types of cases I can handle for you.
TYPES OF CASES
WRONGFUL TERMINATION/CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE
FMLA - FAMILY & MEDICAL LEAVE ACT VIOLATIONS
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS
FEDERAL AND STATE COURT CIVIL LITIGATION, INDIVIDUAL AND CLASS /ACTIONS
(Please select from the list above to see more information about the case type.)
* What Was the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
The artwork above was created by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), established in 1935 by then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the height of the Great Depression to provide jobs and income to the growing number of unemployed in the United States. The WPA sought to eradicate high unemployment by placing millions of skilled and unskilled workers in a broad range of jobs covering everything from the construction of infrastructure and public structures to the arts and manufacturing. By the time it was terminated in 1943, 8.5 million unemployed Americans had been placed in jobs.