Jacqueline A. Armstrong
Top rated Employment Litigation attorney in Houston, Texas
Armstrong and Associates, P.C.
Practice areas: Employment Litigation, Employment & Labor; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 1988
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025 Call today:
832-975-0528
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While still maintaining an active employment litigation practice, Jacqueline A. Armstrong has expanded the primary services offered to counseling employees experiencing active discrimination and harassment in their ongoing employment. Her Texas-based firm, Armstrong & Associates in Houston, draws clients from throughout the state. By keeping her overhead footprint as small as possible, Ms. Armstrong is able to reduce her hourly rate to a level that clients can manage and risking the balance of the value of her time on contingency basis. She has been competitively litigating cases for more than three decades, focusing on clients with matters involving sexual harassment, wrongful termination, contracts and noncompete issues, and other workplace violations.
Receiving her undergraduate degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 1981, Ms. Armstrong majored in political science and history. Later, she attended the South Texas College of Law Houston and obtained her doctorate in jurisprudence in 1987. She was a member of the moot court and gained immense trial experience during her last year of Law School with what is known as a "Third Year Bar Card" that permits a student to practice law under the supervision of a sponsoring lawyer. With that rare credential on top of the years of experience supporting top trial lawyers as a paralegal and highly trained investigator, Ms. Armstrong was able to practice law at a more advanced level than most students with that credential.
Ms. Armstrong worked as an associate attorney at a few firms, including a startup, before she established her own law firm. Employment-related disputes can be lengthy and time-consuming at times, and she promptly works to make the best out of the time and case for her clients.
An experienced and seasoned litigator, Ms. Armstrong takes the time to listen to every single client and develop a well-suited solution for them. She works tenaciously to protect her clients from getting exploited and strives to obtain the compensation that is due.
A notable and regular member of the Lawyers of Distinction, Ms. Armstrong’s firm was named the Best of the Best Attorney's Top 10 Labor Law Attorney for 2025. She consistently receives five star ratings from her clients.
In addition to being a member of the American Bar Association committee on Labor & Employment, at present, Ms. Armstrong is also active in the Texas Employment Lawyers Association where she has served on the Legislative Committee since 2022. She is also a member of the Houston Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Law Section, which brings her into contact with in-house counsel and lawyers who represent "the other side," employers. This provides opportunities to resolve issues before they reach the crisis point of litigation. She is also a member of the National Employment Lawyers Association and its local affiliate in Houston. Ms. Armstrong is frequently consulted by colleagues seeking assistance on strategizing, bringing cases to trial, and preparing counsel for argument to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and state appellate courts, including the Texas Supreme Court.
In addition, Ms. Amstrong is a regular invitee to present talks and CLE on various topics of interest in employment law and litigation matters.
Practice areas
Employment Litigation: Plaintiff, Employment & Labor: EmployeeFocus areas
Employment Discrimination, Employment Law - Employee, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wage & Hour Laws, Whistleblower
- 60% Employment Litigation: Plaintiff
- 40% Employment & Labor: Employee
First Admitted: 1988, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.armstrongatlaw.com/attorney/armstrong-jacqueline...
Bar / Professional Activity
- Member, National Employment Lawyers' Association - Houston Section, 2025
- Member of the Houston Bar Association Labor & Employment Section, 2025
- Member of the Texas Employment Lawyer's Association Legislative Committee , 2025
- Member of the National Employment Lawyer Association (NELA) and Texas Employment Lawyer Assocaition (TELA), 1991
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Settled several cases prior to even reaching the Courthouse for amounts (totaling in excess of $990,000) that were very close to what could have been achieved in Court without the stress and costs involved in litigation. All clients extremely pleased with their outcomes. , 2021
- Settlements in excess of $1M, 2022
Representative Clients
- Armstrong & Associates representing C-Suite Executives in employment contract and severance negotiations, oil & gas, and medical professionals. Working as hard for shop floor workers. As well Armstrong & Associates will consult with small companies to ensure that they are in compliance with employment laws and providing their employees with a safe workplace, free of discrimination and retaliation. , 2022
Pro bono / Community Service
- Armstrong & Associates provides a minimum of 100 hours of pro bono work per year to employees whose jobs are in jeopardy or who have been wrongfully terminated., 2025
Educational Background
- Graduated from South Texas College of Law, 1985-1987
- Graduated from University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History., 1980-1981
- Attended Allegheny College in Meadville Pennsylvania, with a joint major in Political Science and History., 1977-1980
- Graduated from the American School in London having attended since 4th Grade. This experience is included because Ms. Armstrong is well aware of the unique perspective she has in understanding her international clients. , 1969-1977
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Young Professionals of the Society of Professional Engineers, Speaker, Employment Law Intersecting with Employment Relationships, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Oil & Gas, 2020
- In 2021, the Texas Legislature made significant changes to the law on sexual harassment. Now employers with only one employee can be held accountable for sexual harassment and employees have 300 days to report harassment to the EEOC or TWCCRD., Speaker, Speaker on Sexual Harassment Updates to Texas Law, 2022
- Asked to speak at Founders Anniversary on Me Too Movement., Speaker, Me Too Movement, Women's Association of Greater Heights, Houston, Variety, 2018
- In wake of mass layoffs from recent downturn in industry, Jacqueline Armstrong asked to address issues confronting oil and gas professionals in Reduction in Force context., Speaker, Careers in Transition, Petroleum Engineers, Oil & Gas, 2017
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Office location for Jacqueline A. Armstrong
440 Louisiana Street
Suite 900
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: 832-975-0528
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2019 - 2025
