Annie stein
Associate

Annie Stein

T:  (713) 554-6751
astein@thompsonhorton.com

Education

  • J.D., 2008, University of Houston
  • B.A., 2003, Rice University

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Affiliations

  • Houston Bar Association
  • State Bar of Texas, School Law Section
  • National Association of School Boards, Council of School Attorneys
  • Texas Association of School Boards, Council of School Attorneys

 

Court Admissions

  •  U.S. District Court for the Southern Districts of Texas

 

 

Annie Stein concentrates her practice in various facets of school law, including student privacy, student discipline matters, employment law, disability issues, and the Texas Public Information Act.  She has prepared responses to charges filed with the EEOC and complaints filed with the Office of Civil Rights.  Ms. Stein has also successfully defended school districts before Independent Hearing Examiners appointed by the Texas Education Agency involving special education and employment matters.  She also assists in several appeals to the Fifth Circuit involving First and Fourteenth Amendment challenges. 

representative matters

Tonya Renee Berkery v. Sheldon Independent School District; Cause No. 2009-61318; in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, 113th Judicial District

 

Kenneth Cuadra v. Houston Independent School District, et al.; C.A. No. 4:07-cv-03300; In the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division

 

Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas (IRCOT) v. Texas, Susan Combs, Comptroller, University of Houston System, Renu Khator, Chancellor, Houston Community College System, Mary Spangler, Chancellor, Lone Star College System, & Richard Carpenter; No. 2009-79110; In the 281st Judicial District Court of Harris County, Texas