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Attorney Profile

Maricela Moore

Maricela Moore

Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP
1700 Pacific Avenue, Suite 3700
Dallas, TX 75201

Dallas

Texas (TX)

Contact Contact Maricela Moore
T: 214-361-5600
F: 214-661-6951

Visit: www.fghlaw.net
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor (70%), Business Litigation (30%)

Employment & Labor

Business Litigation

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Profile

Maricela practices in the areas of employment litigation on behalf of individuals and employers, non-compete and non-solicitation litigation, employment contract negotiation and litigation, severance agreement negotiations, and Fair Labor Standards Act litigation.  She is also a court-appointed mediator and guardian ad litem.  Maricela is a graduate of George Washington University Law School and Boston College Carroll School of Management.  She is the Immediate Past-President of the Mexican American Bar Association of Texas, and Past President of both Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Scholarship Foundation and Dallas Hispanic Bar Association.  She is also a past Director of the Dallas Bar Association.  Maricela is the first Hispanic to serve as a Trustee on the Dallas County Schools Board of Trustees.  Ms. Siewczynski is bilingual (English/Spanish), and is a popular speaker on employment law topics.

Selected To

Texas Rising Stars 2011
Texas Rising Stars 2005

About Maricela Moore

Admitted: 2001, Texas

Professional Webpage: www.fghlaw.net/moore.htm

Honors and Awards:

  • Received award for Texas Rising Star by Texas Monthly Magazine, Texas Rising Star, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2012

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Scholarship Foundation – President, 2008-2010
  • William “Mac” Taylor Inn of Court – Associate Member
  • University of North Texas College of Law Founders Board--Member
  • Dallas Bar Foundation – Fellow
  • Texas Bar Foundation – Fellow
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Junior Judges Committee –Co-Chairperson, 2004
  • Dallas County Associate Judge Selection Committee, 2004
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers Leadership Class, 2004
  • Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, Judicial Intern Committee – Co-Chairperson, 2005
  • Patrick E. Higginbotham American Inn of Court – Associate Member, 2005
  • Dallas Bar Association, Director, 2007
  • Dallas Hispanic Bar Association – President, 2007
  • Mexican American Bar Association of Texas – President, 2010

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, Board of Directors, 2009
  • LULAC National Educational Services Centers, Inc., Advisory Board Member, 2010
  • Dalllas County Schools, First Hispanic to Serve on the Board of Trustees, 2010

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Nuts and Bolts of Fair Labor Standards Act”, Presenter, Dallas Southeast Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce, 2009
  • “All in the Family:  Ethical Client Development in Tough Times”, Presenter, Dallas Minority Attorney Program, 2009
  • "Emerging Hispanic Workforce--From I-9s to English Only Rules and Beyond", Dallas Hispanic Bar Association Labor and Employment CLE, Presenter and Author, 2010
  • "The Emerging Hispanic Workforce--From I-9s to English Only Rules and Beyond", Presenter and Author, Dallas Bar Association Labor And Employment Section, 2011
  • "Tips for Contractors on Responding to Government Employment Audits", Dallas Hispanic Contractors Association, Presenter, 2011
  • "Harassment:  It's Not 1964 Anymore...Or it is?", South Texas College of Law 24th Annual Employment Law Conference, Presenter and Author, 2011
  • "Social Media", State Bar of Texas Minority Counsel Program, Presenter, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

  • Obtained judgment in the amount of $122,021.78 in a lawsuit for breach of employment agreement., 2009
  • Obtained jury verdict in the Northern District of Texas in favor of six individuals who filed claims for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act against their employer. , 2011

Educational Background:

  • Earned B.S., Magna Cum Laude from Boston College Carroll School of Management in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts., 1997
  • Earned Juris Doctorate from George Washington National Law Center in Washington, D.C., 2001
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