Jessica Witte is an associate at Thompson & Horton in the Austin office. She focuses her practice on the representation of schools, colleges, and other public entities and has particular expertise in the areas of employment law, special education laws, and Title IX. Prior to joining Thompson & Horton, Ms. Witte served as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. Debra H. Lehrmann, Justice on the Supreme Court of Texas, and as a judicial law clerk for the Hon. J. Scott Hacker, Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Ms. Witte was also previously an attorney with Kramer, Levin, Naftalis & Frankel LLP, where she practiced white collar criminal defense, employment defense, and complex commercial litigation in New York City. While in law school, she interned for the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights and participated in litigation before the United States Supreme Court through the University of Pennsylvania Law School Supreme Court Clinic. Before attending law school, Ms. Witte taught elementary school special education as a Teach for America Corps Member in New York City. Prior to teaching, Ms. Witte was a lobbyist to the Missouri State Legislature on public higher education access and affordability. Jessica received her J.D. from University of Pennsylvania Law School where she served as Senior Editor of the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, was a Levy Scholar, received Legal Writing Honors, and received the Exceptional Pro Bono Service Award. Jessica also holds a master’s degree in Science in Teaching from Pace University.