Claudine G. Jackson

Claudine G. Jackson


Phelps Dunbar LLP

Recognized since 2021

Fort Worth, Texas

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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A board-certified labor and employment lawyer, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Claudine Jackson practices in the areas of labor and employment, workplace injuries, medical and professional liability, as well as commercial litigation. Claudine has over 20 years of litigation and trial experience and has tried employment, personal injury, and commercial cases for both plaintiffs and defendants. She has represented parties in arbitration and in claims with the EEOC, Department of Labor, Texas Workforce Commission, and Texas Education Agency.

In addition to litigation, Claudine focuses her practice on counseling management and human resources representatives on a range of workplace and employment law matters. She advises employers on developing and applying personnel policies, document retention policies, compensation/bonus plans and protecting their business interests through implementation and enforcement of non-competition and non-disclosure agreements. Claudine assists and serves as personal counsel for employees in negotiating employment and executive agreements, separation packages, and non-compete provisions.

Claudine’s previous experience as in-house employment counsel for an international aviation corporation enables her to understand and translate complex labor issues to her clients. Her clients have included companies and organizations in professional services, life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, video gaming, retail, transportation, and aviation industries, as well as public and private schools.

In her community, Claudine currently serves on the board of directors for The Women’s Center of Tarrant County, including its Business Operations Committee. She has also served as a Director of the Tarrant County Bar Association, Director of the Texas Legal Services Center and, for over 10 years, as a Director of the Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Private Attorney Involvement Board (formerly West Texas Legal Services). Claudine graduated from the Leadership Fort Worth Program, one of the oldest community leadership-development organizations in the nation.

Location
  • 201 Main Street, Suite 1350
    Fort Worth, TX 76102
Education
  • Baylor University, J.D., graduated 1995
  • Baylor University, B.B.A., graduated 1992
Bar Admissions
  • Texas, Texas
Affiliations
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society - (2015-2016)
  • Society of Human Resource Management - Member
  • State Bar of Texas - Member
  • Tarrant County Bar Association - Director (1999-2000, 2013-2015)
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Texas Council of School Attorneys - (2012-2018)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

Phelps Dunbar LLP
Headquarters: New Orleans, Louisiana

175 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

20 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated Martindale-Hubbell
  • Texas Rising Stars List, Super Lawyers (2006-2011)
  • Top Attorney in Labor and Employment, 360 West Magazine (2020)
  • Top Attorneys, Fort Worth Magazine (2005-2019)
  • National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award Finalist, American Bar Association's Young Lawyers Division (2008)
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas, Texas Young Lawyers Association (2007)
  • Outstanding Young Lawyer of Tarrant County, Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association (2007)

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