Membership Directory - Individual

Washington DeAndrea

Attorney at Law at Spencer Fane LLP
Member Since: 2018

About

: LAW
streetAddress: 3040 Post Oak Blvd, Suite 1300
cityName: Houston
province: Texas
zipCode: 77056
Phone: Available to Members
Mobile Phone: Available to Members
Languages (Fluent): English
Primary Areas of Practice: Wage and Hour Audits
Description of Member's Practice: DeAndrea Washington focuses her practice on a variety of labor employment litigation matters. She provides preventive counsel and litigates employment disputes on behalf of public and private employers in federal and state courts, arbitration, and before administrative agencies, such as the Texas Workforce Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the United States Department of Labor. DeAndrea handles litigation matters at the pre-trial, trial, and appellate levels. She represents management in employment discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, noncompetition, and wage and hour disputes. Her litigation practice also includes breach of contract litigation. With a client-driven approach to practicing law, DeAndrea has successfully advised and resolved matters on behalf of employers of all sizes across a wide range of industries. She prides herself on helping clients identify and defuse potential lawsuits before they are filed. She also has experience representing public and private schools, charter schools, public and private universities, and governmental entities. With extensive trial and oral advocacy experience, DeAndrea has tried jury trials to verdict, arbitrated claims resulting in favorable awards, and has successfully defended judgments for clients on appeal in state and federal court. While attending law school, DeAndrea served as a judicial intern for the Honorable Nancy F. Atlas — a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. She also interned for the First Court of Appeals of Texas.
Member Type: Outside Counsel
Firm/Company: Spencer Fane LLP
Firm/Company Website: https://www.spencerfane.com
Bar Admissions (up to 10): Texas
Former Member of the Bench: No
Percent of Members Time Spent on Employment Law Matters: 75 - 100
Percent of Member's Practice Spent on Plaintiff's Employment Matters: 75 - 100
Referred By: Ruthie N. White