Beth Darby Adamek

Beth is an experienced employment lawyer, focusing on employment litigation, preventative advice, counseling, and training. She has widespread experience working with institutions of higher education, including conducting investigations, drafting policies and procedures, and providing advice, counsel, and training to executive leadership and human resource managers.

In her employment practice, Beth focuses on preventative advice and counseling, particularly in the areas of unfair competition and trade secrets, avoiding issues of workplace discrimination and harassment, and investigations. She also conducts internal investigations, develops policies/handbooks, and conducts training on a broad array of topics. Beth also has extensive experience defending employers of all sizes in employment-related litigation at the state and federal level, as well as in administrative proceedings.

Prior to joining Ogletree Deakins, Beth worked at Thompson & Horton, LLP, where she represented institutions of higher education on matters related to Title IX. She also has experience working as the Director for Investigations and Policy at the University of Texas at Austin, where she addressed all allegations of employment discrimination and harassment, as well as issues related to Title IX, Title VI, FMLA, ADA, whistleblower retaliation, and other civil rights laws. She also has experience working as an attorney for the Texas Tech University System where she investigated and resolved complaints of discrimination and harassment as well as created each institution’s affirmative action plans. Throughout her career, Beth has provided trainings on Title IX, EEO, and inclusion initiatives and regularly counseled executive leadership and HR managers in handling a range of difficult employment issues.

While attending Texas Tech University School of Law, Beth also attended Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business and earned her MBA. During that time, Beth also interned for the Texas Tech University System Office of General Counsel and was a member of the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal. Prior to attending law school, Beth attended college at Texas A&M University and began a pool management company, Alpha Guards, LLC.

Beth’s life outside of work includes spending time with her husband, children, and pets as well as volunteering for Alpha Delta Pi as an International Officer, the Junior League of Austin, Violet Crown City Church, and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.