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rebecca@rebeccawhitehouse.com 

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Employment Litigation, Immigration, Labor and Employment

*2005-2006 President: Austin Solo Small Firm Section

Rebecca S. Whitehouse began her practice in 1992 with the Houston office of Baker and Botts, LLP. In 1999, she transferred to the firm's Austin office, where she practiced labor/employment law and business immigration law.

Ms. Whitehouse has represented employers in a wide range of employment matters, such as discipline and discharge issues, employee testing, defending discrimination and retaliation charges, and drafting and enforcing employment policies. She also assists employers with hiring and transferring foreign national employees, I-9 compliance, and obtaining and maintaining employment authorization.

Ms. Whitehouse has given seminar presentations on topics such as alternative dispute resolution, the Texas Unemployment Compensation System, emerging employment law issues, employee discipline and discharge, and compliance with immigration laws.

She received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan in 1988, and a J.D. degree from the University of Michigan in 1991. She is a member of both the State Bar of Texas and the American Bar Association, and she is admitted to practice before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. She is also a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association.

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