Marva Abshire
Senior attorney, Fort Worth office
Marva was a nurse before she was a lawyer, and she takes harassment and retaliation for people who work shifts.
Admissions, courts and education
Bar admissions
Texas
1987
Courts
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
1995
Education
J.D., Texas Tech University School of Law
1986
B.S.N., Texas Woman’s University
1982
Languages
English
Memberships
State Bar of Texas, Labor and Employment Law Section
Tarrant County Bar Association
Twelve-hour shifts, then law school
Marva spent years as a hospital nurse. She saw how quickly a complaint about staffing or a coworker could cost someone their schedule, and she went to law school at night to do something about it.
She leads the Fort Worth office and handles harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination. Her clients are often nurses, aides, drivers and line cooks, people whose schedule is the first thing taken away.
She meets clients before and after their shifts when she can, and keeps a pot of coffee on for the early appointments.
Meet Marva in Fort Worth
A free first call, or a visit on Throckmorton Street.