Biography

Ashley Scheer has over 30 years of experience advising and counseling clients about employment issues. Ashley provides solid, practical advice and prides herself on being responsive to client’s needs. Her pragmatic approach assists clients in avoiding litigation, however she is also a zealous advocate and has represented clients in a broad range of employment litigation in federal and state courts and related proceedings. Additionally, she is an experienced investigator of workplace complaints and other law firms and insurance companies engage her to conduct in-house investigations of employee complaints.

Active within the city of Dallas charitable and civic communities, Ashley has a track record of giving back to the community. It is the personal connection she makes with clients that separates her from other employment attorneys. In addition to conducting investigations, Ashley often provides in house training to clients on various employment issues.

Ashley’s practice focuses on the representation of clients in a broad range of employment litigation in federal and state courts and related proceedings. Ashley has experience in matters involving all forms of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour issues, and noncompetition matters.

Ashley’s nonlitigation practice includes advising and counseling clients about legal compliance and risk management relating to employment and human resource issues. Ashley advises clients with employee discipline and termination, reductions in force, leaves of absence, hiring and promotion practices, drug testing, worker’s compensation, workplace violence and protection of confidential information.

Ashley is also an experienced advisor in the school law field and has represented numerous independent and parochial schools. She has navigated policy issues, student discipline matters and employment claims in the private school arena. She provides comprehensive and practical legal advice and effective solutions to meet the business needs of private schools.

Ashley was appointed in 2015 to the American Arbitration Association’s panel of arbitrators for employment disputes.

Education

B.A., University of Texas at Austin
J.D., SMU Dedman School of Law

Bar Admissions

Texas