Women in Law Awards 2016 - Audrey Mross Named Labour & Employment Lawyer of the Year
About Audrey E. Mross
Senior Partner at Munck Wilson Mandala
Audrey Mross is a Senior Partner at Munck Wilson Mandala, and leads the Firm’s Labor and Employment Section. Ms. Mross has 11 years of experience as a human resource professional prior to the practice of law, where she represents employers in claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation, advises employerson proactive measures to avoid litigation, and updates employment agreements, handbooks and other employment-related documents to comply with federal, state and local law, for single and multi-state employers.
Ms. Mross is a frequently requested speaker for legal and human resources conferences and has given more than 590 speeches, radio broadcasts, and webcasts since 1995. She is quoted and has articles published in USA Today, CNN/Money, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal, Texas Lawyer, Dallas Business Journal, HR magazine, SHRM Legal Report, HR Matters magazine and Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes.
Each month, Audrey creates an informative newsletter, Legal Briefs for HR, focused on updating HR professionals, in-house counsel, business owners, and others on various legal issues affecting the Human Resources community. To join the distribution list, click on Media Center on our website or email Audrey directly. Archived issues of the newsletters may be found on the firm’s website.
Representative Experience
• Company-wide audits and edit of job descriptions, with analysis of FLSA exempt vs. nonexempt and employee vs. contractor status.
• Preparation of affirmative action plans under E.O. 11246, Rehabilitation Act and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment and Assistance Act, as well as state and local law.
• Developed and presented managers’ training programs approved by EEOC and U.S. Department of Justice as part of consent decree and serves as part of employers’ affirmative defense againstharassment claims.
Professional Associations and Memberships
• Kansas State University Alumni Association, Board of Directors, Chair, 2010 - 2011
• Kansas State University Alumni Association, Board of Directors, Member, 2005 - 2012
• American Heart Association, Benefits and Compensation Committee, 2009 - 2014
• Dallas Bar Association, Labor and Employment section
• State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment section
• American Bar Association, Labor and Employment section
• Dallas Human Resource Management Association: Former President and Life Member
• SHRM Texas State Council, Former Co-Director of Legislative Action, Member
• Society for Human Resource Management
• MDA’s Dallas Legal Leaders: Hot Hundred Who Care, Founding Member
• Kansas State Texans alumni club, President
• Kansas State University College of Business Administration Dean’s Business, Advisory Council, 2011 - 2016
• Dallas Chi Omega Alumnae
• Texas Association of Business, Dallas Chapter, President, 2014
• Texas Association of Business, Dallas Chapter, Chair of Employment Relations, Committee, 2010 - 2015
• Texas Association of Business, Board of Directors 2008 - 2010, 2012 - 2014
• Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Dallas Bar Foundation, Fellow
• Dallas Bar Association Transition to Law Practice Program Mentor
• SMU Dedman School of Law E-Mentor
• Inaugural Member of K-State Pre-Law Advisory Board, 2015 - 2016
Education
• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Dallas, TX, J.D. 1994 Honors: Phi Delta Phi
• Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 1980 B.S. Marketing
Admissions
• Texas, 1994
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1994
Honors and Awards
• Phi Delta Phi
• KSU Alumni Association, Volunteer of the Year 1999
• College of the State Bar of Texas, Member
• Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers, 2010 - 2015
• Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers - Business Edition, 2010 - 2015
• Named D Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Dallas, 2014 & 2015
• Lawyer Monthly—Women In Law Award, Labour and Employment, 2016