Diana M. Valdez
Associate
Contact Info
T: (915) 546-8208
F: (915) 546-8333
1100 Chase Tower
201 East Main
El
Paso, TX 79901
dval@ScottHulse.com
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Diana Valdez has represented employers in all aspects of employment law. Her practice focuses on employment litigation in state and federal court and before administrative agencies, including the Texas Workforce Commission and Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. Ms. Valdez has represented employers in matters involving claims of race, sex, age, religious, national origin, and disability discrimination; sexual harassment; workers' compensation retaliation, wrongful discharge; and retaliation. She also provides day-to-day, preventative counseling to employers on a wide range of employment matters, including employment agreements, employee discipline and investigations, employee terminations, preparation of employee manuals and policies, and advice on compensation and employee leave issues.
Ms. Valdez currently serves on the Board of Directors for the El Paso Bar Association. She served as the President of the El Paso Women's Bar Association in 2007-08. She is also a member of the El Paso Young Lawyer's Association, Mexican American Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, and American Bar Association- Labor & Employment Section.
While at Texas Tech School of Law, Ms. Valdez was a member of the Texas Tech Civil Litigation Clinical Program, the Hispanic Law Student's Association, and the Dean's Recruitment Council. She received Jurisprudence Awards in Trial Advocacy and the Civil Litigation Clinical Program and was the recipient of the Dean Joseph B. Conboy Ambassador Award for Excellence in Student Recruitment.
A native El Pasoan, Ms. Valdez is a graduate of the UTEP Law School Preparation Institute and was recognized as an Outstanding Graduating Senior for the UTEP College of Liberal Arts in 1999.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
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Ms. Valdez successfully represented employers in a variety of administrative matters, including unemployment benefits hearings before the Texas Workforce Commission and responding to Charges of Discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Texas Workforce Commission, Civil Rights Division.
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Ms. Valdez has obtained summary judgments on behalf of employers in cases involving age discrimination, sex discrimination, retaliation, workers' compensation retaliation, and breach of contract claims.
- Ms. Valdez obtained a defense verdict in a jury trial on behalf of Earnhardt El Paso Motors, L.P. in an age discrimination case.
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University of Texas at El Paso - 1999
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Bachelor of Arts |
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Texas Tech - 2004
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Juris Doctor
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State Bar of Texas - 2004
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United States District Court, Western District of Texas
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"Employers Beware: The U.S. Supreme Court Broadens the
Scope of Liability for Retaliation Claims under Title VII", Co-Author, HR Houston |
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"An Overview of Discrimination Law," El Paso Paralegal Association, Fall Seminar, 2008
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"An Overview of State & Federal Discrimination Laws," ScottHulse Labor & Employment Seminar
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"Consumer Protection in Texas - What Everyone Should Know about the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act," El Paso Claims Association, November 2008 Meeting
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"Top 10 Pitfalls for Employers," Texas Health Information Management Association- District III, Spring Meeting
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"An Overview of Title VII Discrimination Laws," El Paso County Legal Support Association
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"To Search or Not to Search: Employee Drug Testing," Par 19 Seminar
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"Legal Advice for Small Businesses," El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 4th Annual Women's Issues Forum & Small Business Roundtables
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