Phone: 817-332-2580
Fax: 817-332-4740
cwhite@toase.com
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Cara Leahy White
Non-Equity Partner
Cara is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of South Texas College of Law and currently serves as City Attorney to the City of Azle and the Towns of Edgecliff Village and Annetta North. In addition to Municipal Law, she focuses her practice on Personnel and Employment Law, providing advice and counsel to human resource professionals and front-line managers on all personnel matters, particularly disciplinary matters. She also drafts and reviews personnel policies and regularly provides training on all employment matters including sexual harassment prevention and supervisory training.
Practice Areas
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Personnel and Employment Law |
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Municipal Law |
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Election Law |
Education
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B.B.A. Texas A&M University, |
1994 |
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J.D. South Texas College of Law
Honors:
• Suma Cum Laude
• The Order of Lytae
• Law Review: Assistant Articles Editor |
1997 |
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
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U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas |
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U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas |
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U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit |
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State Bar of Texas, Labor & Employment Law Section |
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Tarrant County Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Women Attorney Section |
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Texas Municipal Human Resources Association |
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Society for Human Resources Management |
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Texas City Attorneys Association |
Awards, Publications & Presentations
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Lifestyle Rights of Employees: Social Networking, Cell Phones, Cigarettes, and Off-duty Alcohol Use.” Presented to Texas Council of Community Mental Health & Mental Retardation Centers, April 2010 |
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