Hitchcock Employment Lawyers

Katherine Mazaheri-Franze is a trial lawyer who regularly represents plaintiff employees in all areas of employment law, including litigation in state and federal courts, in mediation, before administrative agencies such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Department of Labor (DOL) and Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC). She has successfully handled litigation involving claims of wrongful discharge, sexual harassment/assault, employment discrimination (based on race, age, gender, sexual stereotyping, pregnancy, national origin, and disability), retaliation, as well as disputes involving wage and hour matters, medical leave, confidentiality and non-compete agreements, employee handbook and company policy violations, and breaches of employment agreements....

Born: Wichita Falls, Texas, December 11, 1968. Oklahoma State University (B.S. 1991; M.S. 1993); Oklahoma City University (J.D. 1996). Admitted to bar 1997 in Oklahoma and 2006 in Texas. Also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, Eastern District of Oklahoma, and Northern District of Oklahoma. Previous Member Board of Directors of Oklahoma County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (1999-2001), President of Lawyers for Working Oklahomans 2002-2003, Current Board Member of Lawyers for Working Oklahomans and Workplace Injury Litigation Group. Member American Association for Justice, Oklahoma Association for Justice and...

Mr. Yarborough has earned a solid reputation in the state of Oklahoma with over two decades of law experience and has represented hundreds of clients with criminal charges both felony and misdemeanor cases including but not limited to Accelerations, Actual Physical Control, Arson, Assault & Battery, Bail Bond Reductions, Burglary, CDS, Domestic Abuse, Drunk Driving, DUI/ DWI, Drug Charges, Intent to Distribute, Juvenile, Manufacturing, Marijuana, Modifications, Molestation, Murder, Possession of Paraphernalia, Prescription Drugs, Rape, Revocations, Robbery, Sex Crimes, Theft, Traffic Violations, and Expungement of Records.

As a shareholder and director in the Oklahoma City office of Crowe & Dunlevy, Tanya exclusively represents management in employment related matters. In addition to her litigation practice, Tanya also conducts seminars and counsels clients on proper employment practices.

Travis Vernier graduated magna cum laude from Oklahoma City University School of Law as a Merit Scholar. While in law school, Travis won CALI Excellent Awards for the highest scoring grades in his class in Civil Procedure I, Legal Research and Writing II, Trial Practice, and Corporations law. Travis was selected as a Staff Editor for the Oklahoma City Law Review and was inducted into numerous honor societies, including Phi Kappa Phi and the International Legal Honor Society of Phi Delta Phi. Travis gained experience interning for several law firms and had the privilege to serve as a judicial extern...

Ainslie's practice focuses on representing and serving his clients in litigated matters. He has broad litigation experience and has tried numerous cases to verdict in both jury and non-jury cases. Ainslie's background provides him with a unique blend of both government and civil litigation experience. The first six years of his legal career were spent in the Oklahoma County District Attorney's Office, where he successfully tried more than 30 jury trials to verdict. In addition to his state and federal court litigation experience, he has successfully represented clients in arbitration hearings across the country, ranging from multinational...