Stephanie Russ
AttorneyPhone: 972.852.1710
Email: stephanie.russ@mullinlawpc.com
By the time she began her legal career, Stephanie had more than a decade of franchise and restaurant experience, having worked for franchise industry giants, KFC and Burger King, and frozen yogurt pioneer, TCBY. Stephanie spent time in human resources and also assisted new franchisees with site selection, construction, and pre-opening training.
Stephanie’s business experience gives her a unique understanding of the challenges facing restaurant franchises and the conflicts that can arise between franchisors and franchisees. As both an attorney and qualified mediator, Stephanie has earned the reputation of “trusted advisor” to many of the firm’s clients by proposing practical, common sense solutions to business conflicts.
In the courtroom, Stephanie has obtained desirable outcomes by combining her business and legal knowledge. She has successfully negotiated favorable settlements and defended corporate clients against individual and class action claims of discrimination, wage and hour claims, and other employment law matters. She routinely enforces, and defends against the enforcement of, franchise and employment-related noncompete agreements.
Stephanie is licensed to practice in federal and state courts in Texas and before the U.S. Supreme Court. She received her law degree from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, and her bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
