Janet L. Hahn
Shareholder
Burnett Plaza, Suite 2000
801 Cherry St., Unit 46
Fort Worth, TX 76102-6836
Assistant: Paula Burns
817.336.2400
Practice Areas & Experience
Estate Planning and Probate:
Represent clients in all areas of estate planning and probate, including wills, powers of attorney, trusts, and probate proceedings.
Business and Corporate:
Advise clients on entity selection; prepare organizational documents; provide ongoing general business advice and legal services in contract drafting and review, employment and independent contractor agreements, and general business counseling. Experience in mergers and acquisitions, including asset acquisitions and stock acquisitions.
Employee Relations:
Provide legal advice to employers concerning employment issues, including employment discrimination, employee handbooks, confidentiality and non-competition agreements, and other issues which concern the employment relationship.
Education
- Texas Wesleyan University, (B.A., 1991)
- Baylor Law School, (J.D., 1995)
Court Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
Awards & Recognition
- "Super Lawyers" by Texas Monthly Magazine, (2010)
- "Tarrant County's Top Attorneys" by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine, (2002 - 2010)
- "Great Women of Texas-Woman of Influence" by the Fort Worth Business Press, (2005)
- "Rising Star Attorney" by Texas Monthly Magazine, (2005)
- "Henry Meadows Volunteer of the Year" by YMCA, (1997, 1999, and 2004)
- "Women's Legal Advocacy Award" from Legal Aid of Northwest Texas, (2008)
- "Distinguished Alumni Recognition" from Tarrant County College, (2008)
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- Tarrant County Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Foundation Fellow
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Women Attorneys Section of Tarrant County Bar Association, (1995 - Present)
- Board of Directors of the Women's Center of Tarrant County, (Present)
- Board of Directors of McDonald Community Services Branch of YMCA, (1996-2005)
- Provide free legal services to Legal Aid of Northwest Texas Wills Clinic
- Member of Leadership Fort Worth