Attorney Profile

JANICE S. MOSS

Assistant City Attorney

Litigation Division

Employment Section

Janice Moss currently serves as supervising attorney of the Employment Section, which handles employment litigation and administrative matters, and advises city departments regarding labor and employment matters. Ms. Moss joined the City Attorney’s Office in 1990 and has served in the Criminal Law and Prosecution Section, the Code Compliance Section working with the Dallas Police Department S.A.F.E. Team to bring properties into compliance with the city code, and the Employment Section. From 1993 to 1995, she worked in the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Texas, returning to the City Attorney’s Office in 1995.

Education

• Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
  J.D., 1990
  Moot Court Board
  Dean’s Advisory Council

• Auburn University at Montgomery
  M.Ed., 1980

• Abilene Christian University
  B.S., 1966

Affiliations & Activities

• Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, November, 1990
• United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
• American Bar Association
• Dallas Bar Association

Prior Experience

• Attorney General’s Office, State of Texas, Financial Crimes Division, General Litigation Division, 1993-1995
• Latin Teacher, Plano Senior High School, 1984-1987
• American Academy, Rome, Italy, summer 1987, Fulbright study in classical studies
• English Teacher, Avoca High School 1966-1967