Alia Adkins-Derrick has once again been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Texas Rising Star for the 6th consecutive year. Being named a Texas Rising Star is an honor bestowed upon no more than 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys and is not guaranteed from...
Celebrating Thanksgiving During a Pandemic
By Alia Adkins-Derrick Is it possible, in 2020, to carry on the age-old U.S. tradition of gathering with family and friends to give thanks at Thanksgiving? As new cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in record numbers across the U.S. and...
Adkins Lawyers is celebrating our 5th Firm Anniversary
Adkins Lawyers is celebrating our 5th Firm Anniversary ("Firm-a-versary"). As firm counsel and staff continue working safely amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on years past and realize that Adkins Lawyers would be nothing without YOU,...
Alia Adkins-Derrick has once again been recognized by Super Lawyers
Alia Adkins-Derrick has once again been recognized by Super Lawyers as a Texas Rising Star for the 5th consecutive year. Being named a Texas Rising Star is an honor bestowed upon no more than 2.5 percent of Texas attorneys and is not guaranteed from...
COVID-19 Update.
At Adkins Lawyers, we continue to be here for you even as our legal counsel and staff cope with many of the same COVID-19 Shelter-in-Place/Stay-Home related challenges you face. In an effort to work safe, our counsel and staff are practicing social...
Alia Derrick Speaks at 2016 Success in Business Seminar
Alia Derrick speaks at the 2016 Success in Business Seminar at UNT at Dallas College of Law alongside an investor, banker, tax expert, privacy attorney, and expert sales strategists. Seminar attendees learned industry leading...
New Year, New Rules: OFCCP’s Pay Secrecy Rules Now Effective.
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' (OFFCP) final rules prohibiting pay secrecy went into effect today. The new rules implement President Obama’s 2014 Executive Order 13665 that prohibits federal...
Gender Matters: The High Cost of Hiring & Pay Discrimination.
On Nov. 19, 2015, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) reported that it reached a $1.813 million settlement with federal contractor, G&K Services (G&K) to remedy the systemic hiring and sex-based pay...
Employ, Train, and Retain Your Next Rockstar Legally
On Nov. 17th, Adkins Lawyers Attorney, Alia Derrick, spoke on a panel at the Grove Dallas in Downtown Dallas. Ms. Derrick told business owners and program attendees how to "Employ, Train, and Retain Your Next Rockstar...