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Jana Kaye Terry
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Biography
Jana is privacy and compliance lawyer. A Texas attorney for more than 20 years, Jana is also certified as an information privacy professional (CIPP/US), a compliance & ethics professional (CCEP) and a fraud examiner (CFE). Jana has a strong background in litigating employment and commercial cases for corporate clients in state courts, federal district, bankruptcy and appellate courts, and the American Arbitration Association. Jana formed Beckstead Terry PLLC in 2014 after working in the bankruptcy and litigation practice groups of three top-tier law firms in Dallas, Houston, and Austin. Her areas of focus/representative experience include:
- Advise and counsel businesses regarding privacy & security laws, compliance with FCPA, creditors’ rights and other commercial matters. Negotiate agreements, review and prepare contracts and policies.
- Defended and prosecuted multiple cases involving allegations of fraud and fraudulent transfer.
- Litigated non-compete and other employment-related cases.
- Managed the national litigation and bankruptcy docket for a Fortune 25 global healthcare company.
- In connection with representing a committee of unsecured creditors in a high-profile bankruptcy, investigated suspect corporate transactions and potential liability of third-party advisors and banks.
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Licensed in Texas for 28 years
State: Texas
Acquired: 1997
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Location
Beckstead Terry PLLC
9442 N Capital Of Texas Hwy Ste 500, Austin, TX, 78759-7262
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Experience
Honors
2019
Selected to the Texas Super Lawyers' List (2015-2019), Super Lawyers
2019
Selected to the Top Austin Attorneys List, Austin Monthly
2012
President's Award, Travis County Women Lawyers Association
1994
Joseph Henry Beale Prize for legal research and writing, University of Chicago Law School
Work Experience
2014 - Present
Partner, Beckstead Terry PLLC
2012 - 2014
Principal, The Law Office of Jana Terry PLLC
2006 - 2012
Associate, Greenberg Traurig
2004 - 2006
Associate, Baker Hostetler
2002 - 2003
Attorney, McKool Smith
1997 - 1999
Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge John Rainey
Associations
2012 - Present
College of the State Bar of TexasMember
2011 - Present
Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of AustinBoard Member
State Bar of Texas
Member
Austin Bar Association
Member
2012 - 2014
Texas Women LawyersBoard Member
2011 - 2013
Travis County Women Lawyers AssociationBoard Member
2011 - 2012
Robert W. Calvert Inn of CourtBarrister & Team Leader
Education
2002
Regent College
MA - Masters
1996
University of Chicago Law School
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
Texas A&M University
BS - Bachelor of Science
Speaking Engagements
2019
Texas and California: What Multijurisdictional Employers Need to Know
The California Consumer Privacy Act's Impact on Texas Businesses
2019
SIIA Software & Services Division Deciphering Series
Privacy Compliance - Running and Measuring a Privacy Program
2014
TCWLA CLE Presentation
Ethical Pitfalls of Starting Your Own Practice
2012
Austin Human Resource Management Association Conference
ADAAA: Reasonable Accommodation When Almost Everyone is Disabled
2011
Texas Women Lawyers Annual Conference
A Lattice, Not a Ladder - Career Development Strategies for Women
Publications
2019
2012
Williamson County Human Resource Management Association Newsletter
Independent Contractor or Employee: The Risks of Getting it Wrong
2011
The Federal Lawyer
The ADAAA Three Years After Passage: The EEOC's Final Regulations and the First Court Decisions Emerge at Last
2006
American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Journal
Abandonment or Spoliation? The Risks of Abandoning a Debtor's Records
Languages
English