Jana Terry
Attorney Profile
Top Rated Business & Corporate Attorney in Austin, TX
Austin, TX 78759
- Business/Corporate (30%),
- Business Litigation (30%),
- Employment Litigation: Defense (20%),
- Creditor Debtor Rights: Business (20%)
Jana has been licensed to practice law in Texas for more than 20 years. She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). After many years in commercial and employment-related litigation, Jana now enjoys advising businesses on commercial matters and helping them comply with federal and state laws and regulations - to prevent litigation. Jana is particularly focused on laws regarding privacy, data security/breach notifications, preventing human trafficking in supply chains, and anti-corruption such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Jana has extensive experience in commercial and employment-related litigation. Prior to forming Beckstead Terry PLLC, Jana was associated with the bankruptcy and litigation practices of top-tier law firms in Dallas, Houston, and Austin, Texas. Jana's practice includes:
- data privacy and security
- data breach notifications
- anti-corruption/FCPA
- corporate/workplace ethics
- human trafficking prevention/supply chain issues
- investigations
- compliance monitoring
- risk assessment
- policies and contracts
- negotiations/alternative dispute resolution
- commercial and employment litigation
About Jana Terry
Admitted: 1997, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://becksteadterry.com/our-team/
Special Licenses/Certifications:
Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
, 2018
Bar/Professional Activity:
Texas Bar Foundation
Travis County Women Lawyers Foundation
Member, College of the State Bar of Texas
Pro bono/Community Service:
Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association (MAMA's) Austin
Co-Founder/Permanent Board Member
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Presented to UT law school class regarding diversity and inclusion in law firms.
, Guest LecturerSpeaker, Austin Human Resource Management Association Conference and Wilco HR Meeting, After the ADAAA: Reasonable Accommodation When Almost Everyone Is Disabled, Aug 2012 & July 2013.
, 2013
Other Outstanding Achievements:
Travis County Women Lawyers President's Award
, 2012
Educational Background:
MA (Theological Studies), Regent College
, 2002JD, with honors, University of Chicago Law School
Member, University of Chicago Law Review
Recipient, Joseph Henry Beale Prize for legal research and writing
, 1996BA, summa cum laude, Texas A&M University
, 1993
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Last Updated: 11/14/2018