Elizabeth A. Liz Schartz

Employment Law - Management

5.0 (1 reviews)

Dallas, Texas

37+ years experience

Holland & Knight LLP

Updated: Jan 03, 2026

Contact Information

214-964-9500

https://www.hklaw.com/en/professionals/s/schartz-elizabeth-a

One Arts Plaza, Suite 1500, 1722 Routh Street, Dallas, TX 75201

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Bio

Liz Schartz represents management in client counseling and litigation of employment and labor law matters. Her expertise includes litigating discrimination, wage-and-hour, employee benefit, and state-law contract and tort claims; counseling employers on sensitive personnel and complex employment law matters; workplace investigations; employee classification issues; executive compensation, change-in-control, and separation issues; drafting and litigating non-competition and related covenants; and the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act. She also represents professional and executive-level employees in negotiating employment and severance agreements and arrangements. As part of her practice, Liz regularly advises companies on the labor and employment aspects of corporate transactions, including management buyouts. Liz is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. She chairs the Firm's Employment and Labor Law Practice Group.

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Awards & Recognition

Recognized: Employment Law - Management
Recognized: Labor Law - Management
Recognized: Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus: Management
The Best Lawyers In America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Labor and Employment Law); 2008-2013
Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Employment Litigation: Defense, Employment & Labor); 2004, 2006-2012
Chambers USA by Chambers & Partners (Labor & Employment); 2012-2013

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2008

Education

University of Kansas, J.D., graduated 1988

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Reviews

Laura Thomas

2 weeks ago

A consummate professional who navigated a complex wage-and-hour case

When our Dallas-based company faced a complex, multi-plaintiff wage-and-hour lawsuit, we turned to Elizabeth Schartz at Holland & Knight. With 37 years of deep experience in employment law, her counsel was immediately invaluable. She didn't just see the immediate litigation; she understood the broader operational implications for our business. Her specific expertise in litigating discrimination and wage-and-hour matters, areas for which she is rightfully recognized, was evident from our first strategy session. Liz meticulously deconstructed the plaintiffs' claims, guiding us through a clear and pragmatic defense strategy that balanced legal rigor with business sensibility. Throughout the discovery process and negotiations, her professionalism was unwavering—calm, thorough, and always several steps ahead. The result was a highly favorable settlement that protected our company financially and reputationally, far exceeding our expectations. Beyond the outcome, her ability to explain intricate legal concepts in practical terms made us feel like true partners in the process. For any management team in Texas needing counsel on labor and employment matters, Elizabeth Schartz is the definitive choice. Her decades of focused practice at a firm of Holland & Knight's caliber deliver a level of service that is simply exceptional.