Audrey E. Mross is a partner and co-chairs the employment and labor law group. Audrey is highly regarded as a legal adviser to companies and HR departments locally and nationally. She worked for 11 years as a human resource professional prior to her legal practice.  Audrey represents clients in matters involving discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, and she guides human resource professionals in proactive measures to avoid litigation.

Among the many services Audrey provides to clients, she assists with drafting employment agreements, handbooks, and other employment-related documents to comply with federal, state, and local law, for single and multi-state employers.

Audrey is an avid presenter. She receives frequent requests to give speeches, present, and serve on employment law discussion panels at employment law and HR professional conferences and seminars. Audrey has given more than 700 speeches, radio broadcasts, and webcasts since 1995. She is sourced and published in USA Today, CNN/Money, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, National Law Journal, Texas Lawyer, Dallas Business Journal, HR Magazine, SHRM Legal Report, HR Matters magazine and Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes.

  • Company-wide audits and edit of job descriptions, with analysis of FLSA exempt vs. nonexempt and employee vs. contractor status
  • Preparation of affirmative action plans under E.O. 11246, Rehabilitation Act and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment and Assistance Act, as well as state and local law
  • Developed and presents managers’ training programs approved by EEOC and U.S. Department of Justice as part of consent decree and serves as part of employers’ affirmative defense against harassment claims

  • Employer COVID Vaccination Mandates: Yes or No?, Texas Lawyer, December 21, 2020.
  • Analysis: Employers Face a Major Shift in Employment Law After Bostock, Texas Lawbook, August 14, 2020
  • Pay it Forward.  That, My Friend, is Pure Gold (article on Kansas State alumni involvement and giving back to the community), Philanthropy Misunderstood:  One Hundred-Plus Stories From People Who Helped Change the World by Bob Hopkins, November 2019.
  • Strike a Balance. Or Don’t. The Path to Lawyering Isn’t Always Straight, Texas Lawyer, June 2019.
  • Introspection Can Bring Tangible Workplace Changes, Daily Texan Forum, January 2018.
  • Two-part article – Employee or Contractor: Self Examination is Good for the Soul/ Employee or Contractor: Changing Legal Climate May Complicate the Oil Patch, RigZone, December 12-13, 2016.
  • Texas Employment Law Handbook, Chapter 2-Employment Agreements, Editions: 2014-2015, 2016-2018, and 2019-2021
  • Handcuffed: Laws Limit Employers Use of Background Reports, Dallas Bar Association’s Headnotes, January 2014

In the News

OSHA’S Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing

On November 6, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay, stopping the ETS in its tracks until further court review.  Similar lawsuits were filed in other federal Circuit Courts.  While it may take weeks for the legal process to give the ETS a final thumbs up or thumbs down, employers

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Press Releases

19 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2021 list of Texas Super Lawyers will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. Several MWM partners

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In the News

Employer COVID-19 Vaccination Mandates: Yes or No?

The first question was answered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) years ago, in its response to employer queries about mandatory annual flu vaccinations. Employers were told they could condition new or continued employment on being vaccinated but may need to accommodate individuals who refused for disability or religious reasons. On the disability side,

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In the News

MWM Labor and Employment Client Alert – Coping with COVID-19

Business Closing Mandates Check websites for your local (city and county) and state governments to identify which businesses have been told to shut down and whether residents are being told to “shelter in place.” Is it an executive order or mandatory restriction or merely a recommendation? Restaurants and bars have been the focus of mandates

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Press Releases

18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2020 list of Texas Super Lawyers will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. Several MWM partners

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Press Releases

13 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America©; 8 Recognized as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

The MWM attorneys recognized as Best Lawyers in America© are managing partner William Munck, who has been recognized annually since 2011, chair of the litigation practice Jamil Alibhai, litigation partner Kelly Chen, IP partner Greg Howison, chair of the corporate law practice Larry Mandala, co-chair of the employment and labor practice Michael McCabe, chair of

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Press Releases

Eight Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Honored as Best Lawyers in Dallas

Mandala, Ray and Kaliser are members of MWM’s corporate practice.  Mandala is a name partner and member of the executive committee and chairs MWM’s corporate practice. Ray and Kaliser are both partners in the corporate practice. Martinez is a senior partner in MWM’s complex litigation/dispute resolution practice. She is a trial attorney with a versatile

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Press Releases

18 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2019 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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Press Releases

Five Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Honored as Best Lawyers in Dallas

Munck is the managing partner of MWM, a member of the executive committee, and he chairs the firm’s intellectual property practice.  He has led MWM since the late 90s and grown the firm from six lawyers to 70 lawyers with three offices in Texas—Dallas, Austin, Marshall, and a Los Angeles office.  Munck received his J.D.

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Press Releases

Munck Wilson Mandala’s Audrey Mross Selected as a 2019 Alumni Fellow of Kansas State University

“We are very happy for Audrey and congratulate her on this honor,” said William Munck, managing partner of MWM.  “Audrey’s commitment and involvement in the many organizations that support alumni, students, and faculty at Kansas State University demonstrate her sincere passion and dedication to her alma mater.” At Munck Wilson Mandala, Mross is a partner

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Press Releases

16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

The 2018 list of Texas Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters) will be published in the October issue of Texas Monthly. The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. The following

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Press Releases

16 Munck Wilson Mandala Partners Named Texas Super Lawyers

Dallas, TX, Sep. 5, 2017 —–  16 partners from law firm Munck Wilson Mandala have been selected as Texas Super Lawyers for 2017.  Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.  Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection

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Press Releases

23 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers List

Munck Wilson Mandala is pleased to announce that 23 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic

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Press Releases

18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers 2023

Munck Wilson Mandala congratulates 18 attorneys who have been recognized as Texas Super Lawyers for 2023. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Produced and managed by Thomson Reuters, the selection process involves independent research,

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Press Releases

Munck Wilson Mandala Ranked Among 2024 Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”

In Dallas, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in commercial litigation, copyright law, corporate law, employment law/management, insurance law, labor law/management, litigation/construction, litigation/intellectual property, litigation/labor and employment, litigation/patent, mergers and acquisitions law, patent law, sports law, technology law, trademark law, and venture capital law. In Austin, MWM ranked as a Best Law Firm® in

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29 Munck Wilson Mandala Lawyers Named to 2025 Best Lawyers List

Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.  MWM is proud to have lawyers listed in Austin, Dallas, Houston, and

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Press Releases

18 Munck Wilson Mandala Attorneys Named Texas Super Lawyers

The annual Texas Super Lawyers list honors Texas’ top lawyers based on surveys of more than 57,000 active attorneys across the state. The final list is estimated to be only five percent of Texas’ licensed attorneys. Three MWM partners have been recognized for 20 years or more: Global Managing Partner William A. Munck and IP

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Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, JD, 1994

Phi Delta Phi

Kansas State University, BS, 1980

Marketing

  • American Bar Association
    Labor and Employment section
  • State Bar of Texas
    Labor and Employment section
  • Dallas Bar Association
    Labor and Employment section
    Transition to Law Practice Program Mentor
  • Dallas Human Resource Management Association
    Life Member and Former President, 2002
  • SHRM Texas State Council
    Director of Legislative Action, 1999-2003
    Co-Director of Legislative Action, 2004-2005
  • Society for Human Resource Management, 1995 – present
    Member
  • Kansas State University Foundation, 2018 – present
    Board of Trustees, Member
  • Kansas State University Alumni Association, 2010 – 2011
    Board of Directors, Chair
  • Kansas State University Alumni Association, 2005 – 2012
    Board of Directors, Member
  • Kansas State Texans Alumni Club
    President, 1991 – present
  • Kansas State University College of Business Administration Dean’s Advisory Council, 2011 – present
    Inaugural Member
  • Kansas State University College of Business Administration, 2019
    Fellow
  • Kansas State University College of Business Administration, 2013 – present
    Executive Mentor
  • Kansas State University Pre-Law Advisory Board, 2015 – present
    Inaugural Member
  • Kansas State University Athletics, 2017 – present
    Member of National Leadership Circle
  • Kansas State University Cat Counselors, 2003 – present
    Founding Member
  • American Heart Association, 2009 – 2014
    Benefits and Compensation Committee
  • Dallas Chi Omega Alumnae, 1994 – present
    Member
  • Texas Association of Business (Dallas Chapter)
    Executive Committee, 2010 – 2015
    President, 2014
  • Texas Association of Business (Dallas Chapter)
    Chair of Employment Relations Committee, 2010 – 2015
  • Texas Association of Business (State)
    Board of Directors, 2008 – 2010, 2012 – 2014
  • Texas Bar Foundation
    Fellow
  • Dallas Bar Foundation
    Fellow
  • SMU Dedman School of Law
    E-Mentor

  • Best Lawyers in America
    2021 – 2025
  • Texas Super Lawyers, Thomson Reuters
    2010 – 2024
  • The Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
    2014, 2015, 2019-2022
  • 2019 Kansas State University Fellow for the College of Business Administration
  • Women In Law Award, Labor and Employment, Lawyer Monthly
    2016
  • College of the State Bar of Texas, member since 2006
  • KSU Alumni Association, Volunteer of the Year 1999
  • Phi Delta Phi

Texas, 1994

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas