Overview
Elizabeth Mata Kroger is a partner in Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom’s Labor and Employment Section. She has represented employers in state and federal court, and administrative proceedings on matters including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, defamation, unpaid commissions and wage and hour violations, non compete issues and trade secret violations. In addition to her litigation practice, Ms. Mata Kroger counsels corporate clients on termination and discipline matters, wage and hour issues, personnel procedures, workplace investigations, corporate restructuring, employment contracts, and their non-competition and confidentiality clauses. She also has extensive experience in the formation and documentation of employer policies and handbooks. Ms. Mata Kroger is regularly retained by clients to conduct training for executives, supervisors, and human resources personnel on a variety of topics including fair employment practices, documentation, discipline and discharge, internal investigations, and human resources compliance basics.
Honors & Awards
Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (1996)
Named to the Texas Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers®, a Thomson Reuters business, as featured in Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers magazines (2005-2023)
Selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® list in the fields of Employment Law – Management and Labor Law – Management in 2008-2023 (Copyright 2012 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)
Cases
Representative Matters
Professional Affiliations
Professional
State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Bar Foundation Member
News & Insights
News
Newsbriefs
Practice Areas
- EEOC / Civil Rights Division Investigations
- Employee Discipline
- Employment Contracts
- Employment Documents and Policies
- Employment Practices
- Human Resource Counseling
- Human Resource Training
- Labor and Employment
- Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation
- Law Firm Employment Claims
- Leaves of Absence
- National Labor Relations Board Issues
- Non-Competition and Confidentiality Agreements
- Policy Drafting
- Sexual Harassment
Credentials
Education
University of Texas School of Law, with Honors, 1990
University of Texas at Austin, B.A., English Honors Program, Highest Honors, 1986
University of Texas at Austin, B.B.A., Finance, High Honors, 1985
Admissions
- Texas Courts
- United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- United States District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
Employment
- Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P., 2002 – present
- Vice President of Human Resources, Comsys Information Technology Services, Inc., 2001 – 2003
- Bracewell & Patterson, L.L.P., 1993 – 2000
- Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., 1990 – 1993
Certification
- Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
