Farrow-Gillespie & Heath LLP  
                                                                                      Attorneys and Counselors
Dallas, Texas
                                                                                                                  
Julie E. HeathJulie E. Heath
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Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Employment Litigation
Employment Law
Employment Agency Investigations
Contracts
Noncompetition Agreements
Severance Negotiations


Bar Admissions
Texas, 1987

Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Tulsa School of Law, 1987
B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1984



Biography

Julie E. Heath has more than twenty years of jury trial and arbitration experience in employment law, on both sides of the docket.  Ms. Heath represents businesses and executives in all employment-related matters, from counseling to contract negotiation to audit representation, arbitration, and litigation in the state and federal courts.  In March 2011, Julie was named by Texas Lawyer as having won (with co-counsel Don Tittle) a "Top Ten Verdict of 2010" in the State of Texas.

Ms. Heath is a 1987 cum laude graduate of the University of Tulsa College of Law, where she received the faculty's Outstanding Graduate award and was a member of the Order of the Coif (an honor society for the nation's top law school graduates), Order of the Barristers, and the Tulsa Law Journal.  She is a former associate in the trial section of Baker & Botts (Dallas). 

Julie is an active member of Attorneys Serving the Community, of the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association, and of Hillcrest Church.  She is a fitness enthusiast, and enjoys travel and playing bridge.

Julie Heath's primary practice areas are labor and employment law, and commercial litigation and arbitration.  She serves as outside general counsel for small and mid-sized Texas companies.

     
  Recent Events  
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Won jury trial in federal employment lawsuit with co-counsel Maricela Moore, United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, October 2011.

 
 

Named as winner of a "Top Ten Verdict of 2010" in the State of Texas, by Texas Lawyer magazine, April 2011.

 
 

Obtained Whistleblower Act jury verdict, in conjunction with attorney Don Tittle, that was awarded "Verdict of th Month" by Verdict Search Magazine, November 2010.

 

Presented half-day employment discrimination law seminar to client company management team.

 

Served on expert panel for employment law FMLA and disability issues, Green Oaks Hospital, Plano, Texas.

 
 

Presented seminar on age-related employment law topics at a seminar sponsored by the Women's Business Council Southwest.