Lauren Kulpa

Practice Areas

Labor & Employment

Employment Litigation

Class-Action Defense

Trade Secrets

Career

Skilled in advising on sensitive internal employment issues, Lauren Kulpa helps clients mitigate risk through solutions tailored to their specific business needs. She has extensive experience with complex litigation and workplace investigations, particularly those involving C-suite and other high-level employees.

Lauren regularly litigates claims of harassment, discrimination, and wage-and-hour violations, and she brings claims on behalf of her clients for violations of noncompete and confidentiality agreements and trade secret misappropriation. She defends employers against single-plaintiff, class-action, and collective-action matters in federal and California and Texas state courts. She is well-versed in protecting her clients’ interests before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state workforce agencies. Additionally, she counsels clients regarding cannabis use and the workplace.

Active in her community, Lauren was selected for the Dallas Bar Association’s WE LEAD: Women Empowered to Lead in the Legal Profession 2021 class. She is a member of the Meals on Wheels of Tarrant County board of directors, and she regularly advises nonprofits on various employment issues on a pro bono basis.