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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 18:19:36+00:00

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Katie Long is a partner in the Dallas and Fort Worth offices of Thompson & Horton LLP. Ms. Long focuses her practice on representing school districts, colleges, and governmental entities in grievances, administrative hearings, and litigation and appeals in Texas state and federal courts.
Over the past fifteen years, she has defended and prosecuted claims on behalf of school districts, governmental entities, individuals, small businesses, and large corporations in business and commercial disputes, construction litigation, employment litigation, civil rights litigation, fiduciary litigation, premises liability, products liability, trademark disputes, and securities litigation. Ms. Long has successfully represented school districts and other governmental entities against Title VII, Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Family Medical Leave Act, Texas Whistleblower Act, and breach of contract claims. She has also successfully defended numerous Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights actions brought by students and employees against school districts and other governmental entities, including First Amendment, Fourth Amendment, equal protection, and procedural and substantive due process claims.
Prior to joining Thompson & Horton, Ms. Long was a shareholder at Vincent Lopez Serafino Jenevein in Dallas, Texas. She has been named a Texas “Rising Star” by Texas Lawyer.
Mohamed v. Irving Indep. Sch. Dist., et al., 2017 WL 252 F. Supp.3d 602 (N.D. Tex. 2017). Dismissing parent’s Title VI and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 equal protection claims against school district and high school principal without prejudice.
Chavez v. Richardson Indep. Sch. Dist., 2017 WL 3620388 (N.D. Tex. Aug. 23 2017). Dismissing parents’ Title IX peer-to-peer sexual harassment claims without prejudice.
Young v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 2017 WL 4326009 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 6, 2017). Granting summary judgment on employee’s Title VI race discrimination and retaliation, Texas Whistleblower Act, breach of contract and tort claims against school district and elementary school principal.
NEA-Dallas v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., Docket No. 022-R10-03-2016 (Comm’r Educ. 2017). Dismissing education association’s challenge to school district’s locally-developed and board-adopted teacher appraisal system.
In re Liebbe, 2016 WL 3346047 (Tex. App.—Dallas, June 15, 2016, pet. denied). Affirming denial of employee’s request for pre-suit discovery and depositions of school district and district officials.
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Allen, 2016 WL 7405781 (Tex. App.—Dallas, Dec. 22, 2016, pet. denied). Dismissing employee’s Texas Labor Code race discrimination claims.
Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Watson, 2014 WL 1008059 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2014, pet. denied). Dismissing employee’s claims under the Texas Whistleblower Act.
Mullins v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 357 S.W.3d 182 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012, pet. denied). Dismissing employee’s claims under the Texas Whistleblower Act.
Delcom v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 2012 WL 3552672 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012, no pet.). Dismissing technology company’s claims of breach of contract, misappropriation of trade secrets, and unconstitutional takings related to a competitively bid $40 million technology contract.
Wilson v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 376 S.W.3d 319 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2012, no pet.) Dismissing employee’s claims under the Texas Whistleblower Act.
Kings v. Texas and Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 2011 WL 721923 (N.D. Tex. Feb. 3, 2011). Dismissing parents’ 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and wrongful death claims.
Brackens v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 2010 WL 5464823 (N.D. Tex. Sept. 10, 2010). Dismissing employee’s claims of discrimination and retaliation under Title VII, the ADA, FMLA, and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.
Boyd v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 2010 WL 1687665 (N.D. Tex. Apr. 27, 2010). Dismissing employee’s claims Title VII, ADEA and ADA claims.

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