Hannah P. Parks

Biography

Hannah Parks' practice focuses primarily on labor and employment-related legal matters. Ms. Parks advises and represents employers in matters involving a variety of federal and state laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, American with Disabilities Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, state discrimination laws, and state wage and hour laws.

Affiliations and honors

AFFILIATIONS

Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
Tarrant County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Section
Tarrant County Young Lawyer's Association
Board Certified, Labor and Employment Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2020
Judicial Clerk for The Honorable Sam R. Cummings, U.S. District Court Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock, Texas, August 2014-August 2015

HONORS

Top Attorney in Labor and Employment Law, 360 West magazine, 2020
Texas Super Lawyers Rising Star, Thomson Reuters, 2019, 2020
Top Attorney, Fort Worth, Texas magazine, 2018, 2020
Top Attorney in Labor and Employment Law and Workers Compensation, 360 West magazine, 2019
Top Attorney in less than five years of practice in Labor & Employment Law, 360 West magazine, 2017-2018

Education

Baylor Law School, J.D., 2014
- American Association for Justice Mock Trial Competition
- Emory Civil Rights and Liberties Moot Court Competition
- Dean's Academic Excellence Scholarship
University of Mississippi, B.A. summa cum laude, 2011
- Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Eta Sigma Phi National Classics Honors Society, and National Society of Collegiate Scholars

Admissions

State Bar of Texas, 2014
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Speeches & Publications

Speaker, "Addressing COVID-19 Employment Challenges," Lunch and Learn Series for NonProfit Proffesionals, September, 2020
Author, ""Employer Considerations for Returning Employees After COVID-19 Shutdowns," Blog, Texas Employment Law Update, April 2020
Author, "Mini-Horses and Dogs and Peacocks, Oh My," Fort Worth Business Press, September 2019
Author, "Guide to New EEO-1 Pay and Hour Reporting," Blog, Texas Employment Law Update, June 2019
Co-author, "Employers Using Biometric Systems to Track Hours Must Dot Their I’s and Cross Their T’s," Blog, Texas Employment Law Update, 2017
Author, "Fifth Circuit Holds That Telecommuting Not a Reasonable Accommodation Because Regular In-Office Work Was Essential Job Function of Litigation Attorney," Blog, Texas Employment Law Update, 2017