Marianna M. McGowan

Director / Shareholder
Director / Shareholder

Profile

Marianna M. McGowan is a Director and Shareholder with Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd & Hullett, P.C. Mari’s practice focuses on employment law representation for governmental entities and private employers and general school law matters including, but not limited to, issues regarding employment/personnel, employment investigations, employee leave / disability claims, Board representation, governance, open meetings, open records, student issues, special education / Section 504, contracts, and detachment/annexation. She has experience representing clients in internal and external investigations, administrative hearings and proceedings, and general administration matters. Mari’s investigation practice assists clients with performing prompt and thorough investigation of employee claims and Human Resources issues to provide fair and unbiased findings with supporting evidence and legal analysis. Mari is certified in Employee Relations and Investigations through Cornell University. Marianna serves as the Firm’s Board President.

Employment Law
Employment Investigations
Employee Leave, Disability Claims
Board Representation
Governance
Constitutional Law
Open Meetings
Open Records
Student Issues
Special Education
Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation Claims Contracts Detachment/Annexation

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1997
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1998
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2001
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2001
Education:
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Dallas, Texas, 1997
J.D.
Law Review: The International Lawyer
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 1992
Bachelor of Science
Major:  Education
Direct Taxation and Member State Liability in the European Community, Vol. 31 International Lawyer No. 1, Spring, 1997
Education Law, SMU Law Review: Annual Survey of Texas Law, Summer, 2003

Rising Star, Texas Monthly

State Bar of Texas School Law Section, Chair-Elect

Cornell University Employee Relations and Investigations Certificate

American Bar Association-Member
Texas Bar Association-Member
Collin County Bar Association-Member
Collin County Young Lawyers Bar Association-Member
Texas Association of School Board Council of School Attorneys-Member
Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education-Member
Education Law Association– Member
Chair of State Bar of Texas School Law Section (2020-2021)
Collin College Education Foundation– Member
McKinney Chamber Board – Member