Ann Marie Painter

Ann Marie Painter advises clients in technology, defense contracting, manufacturing, hospitality, retail, and financial services on a wide range of labor and employment matters. Her practice focuses on litigation and high-profile internal investigations involving workplace harassment, discrimination, retaliation, and wage-and-hour disputes under federal and state laws.

To help employers minimize litigation risk, Ann Marie provides practical, day-to-day counsel on executive and employment agreements, medical leave and accommodation issues, job restructuring, and workforce change policies and implementation. She regularly represents clients before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and state workforce agencies, including the Texas Commission on Human Rights. Her experience spans individual, collective, and class actions, as well as breach of contract and related tort claims.

Beyond litigation and advisory work, Ann Marie assists clients with enforcing or defending noncompete agreements, safeguarding trade secrets, and collaborating with forensic specialists to establish data recovery and preservation protocols for investigating theft and other violations.

Recognized repeatedly as a leading lawyer by D Magazine and ranked for 15 years by Chambers USA, Ann Marie is a frequent speaker and contributing author on employment law topics. She has served as a media commentator on workplace issues and has co-chaired several committees of the American Bar Association Section of Litigation.