Cornell Smith Mierl Brutocao Burton has been named to the recently announced 2021 “Best Law Firms™” listing by U.S. News and World Report,® Best Lawyers in America,® and Woodward/White, Inc. The firm has a Tier 1 Ranking for Austin in each of the following practice areas: Employment Law – Management, Litigation – Labor & Employment, and Labor Law – Management and a Tier 2 Austin Ranking for Employment Law – Individual.
CSMBB’s seventh annual “CALIFORNIA LAW FOR TEXAS EMPLOYERS” online (Zoom) program is set to occur on January 12, 2021. Scott Brutocao will provide a comprehensive summary of the ways that California employment laws differ from Texas’ laws, as well as a review of all the new employment laws for California employers in 2021. Due to attendee requests, Scott Brutocao will provide a “CALIFORNIA LEAVE OF ABSENCE BOOT CAMP FOR TEXAS EMPLOYERS” via Zoom on January 19, 2021, in which he will summarize all leave-related laws applicable in California, provide form policies and postings that comply with those laws, as well as compliance strategies for common leave situations. Discounts are available for Firm clients and for anyone who registers for both programs. For more information on the seminars, please click on the hyperlinks above, and to register, please email seminars@cornellsmith.com.
Connie Cornell will be a co-presenter on “Achieving an Equitable Workplace,” at the University of Texas School of Law’s Nonprofit Organizations Institute scheduled January 20-22, 2021. Joining her in addressing this timely topic will be Katrina Grider, EEOC Associate Director for Curriculum, Training, and Education – Revolving Funds Program.
Susan Burton will be co-presenting on February 5, 2021 at the Texas Bar CLE Advanced Employment Law Course, Co-Sponsored by the Labor & Employment Section of the State Bar of Texas. The topic is “Remote Depositions and Hearings.”
The Best Lawyers in America© by Woodward/White, Inc. for 2021 includes:
Connie Cornell: Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
Edward M. Smith: Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management
Steven L. Mierl: Employment Law – Management, Employment Law – Individuals, Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Scott Brutocao: Labor Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Susan Burton: Employment Law – Management and Litigation – Labor and Employment
Connie Cornell was also named Austin’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Employment Law – Management and Edward Smith was named Austin’s “Lawyer of the Year” for Labor Law – Management.
Andrew J. Broadaway and Alan Lin were named as “Ones to Watch” in Litigation – Labor & Employment.
Austin Monthly’s July 28, 2020 listing of “Austin’s Top Attorneys 2020” designates Susan Burton and Connie Cornell in the category of Labor and Employment Law. They were further distinguished as two of only ten attorneys listed across all practice areas to receive Legacy Awards – representing “the best of the best with more than 30 years of experience.”
On August 21, 2020, Connie Cornell was once again a member of the two person faculty for this year’s “Essential Employment Law: A Practical Course in the Basics,” sponsored by UTCLE. This practical course provides detailed written materials and is ideal for HR professionals and beginning employment lawyers.
Connie Cornell presented a 2020 Employment Law Update for the following conferences: August 20, 2020 – Texas State Bar’s 18th Annual Governance of Nonprofit Organizations; September 23, 2020 – TXCPA Austin Accounting & Finance Leaders Conference and November 4 & 5, 2020 – TXCPA Austin Annual Tax Conference.
