 Cindy Veidt Partner 512-439-2123 Cindy@LPVLaw.com
Assistant: Erika Cota Asst. Phone: 512-439-2127
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Cindy Veidt Partner Cynthia (Cindy) Veidt is a partner/member of Lippincott Phelan Veidt, PLLC and has been with the law firm since it was founded on April Fool’s Day, 2007. Ms. Veidt has represented individuals and business entities of all sizes, including multinational corporations, in a broad range of commercial disputes and transactions, as well as consumer rights, family law, estate planning, probate administration, and employment matters. Ms. Veidt has experience in trial and appellate matters, often involving voluminous discovery and complex analysis, in the state and federal courts of Texas. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Veidt was employed as a senior paralegal in the Civil Litigation Section of the Travis County Attorney’s Office for over six years.
Ms. Veidt has been active in the leadership of several organizations, including the Austin Women’s Political Caucus, Meadow Woods Property Owners’ Association, and Austin Habitat for Humanity, and regularly volunteers for other community-service organizations.
In addition, Ms. Veidt periodically serves as an adjunct professor in the Legal Studies Program at Texas State University.
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Bar Admissions Texas, 2000
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 2001
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2003
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2006
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 2008
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2006
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, All Texas Districts
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Education Law School The University of Texas at Austin, 2000 Law Degree J.D. Honors and Awards Chief Articles Editor, The Review of Litigation, 1999-2000
Outstanding Note Award, The Review of Litigation, 1999
Outstanding Staff Member Award, The Review of Litigation, 1999
Outstanding Service Award, Women's Law Caucus, 1998-1999 Undergraduate School St. Edward’s University, Austin, Texas, 1997 Undergraduate Degree B.A. (Bachelor of Liberal Studies) |
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Previous Employment Fritz, Byrne, Head & Harrison, LLP (Associate) (2000-2007)
Travis County Attorneys' Office (Legal Assistant) (1991-1997)
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Honors and Activities President’s Award 2007, Austin Women's Political Caucus
Outstanding Service Award 1998-99, Women's Law Caucus of the University of Texas
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Organizations Austin Bar Association, 2000-present
Austin Lawyer, 2002 - 2006 (Volunteer Editor)
Austin Young Lawyer's Association, 2000 - 2006
Austin Women's Political Caucus, 2009-2011 (President), 2007 - 2009 (Vice President), 2004 - 2007 (Vice President-Membership)
National Women's Political Caucus - Texas, 2009-2011 (VP-Membership)
Meadow Woods Property Owner's Association, 2007 – 2008 (Assistant Secretary)
Austin Habitat for Humanity, 2007 - Present (Leadership Council)
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Publications and Presentations "Effective Document Control and Management," Institute for Paralegal Education (June 2012)
"Initial Case Management and Organization," Institute for Paralegal Education (June 2012)
Family Law, Texas State University (Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010)
Estates and Trusts, Texas State University (Spring 2011)
"Closing the Estate Without a Hitch," National Business Institute (November 2011)
"Trial Preparation from Start to Finish: Succeeding at Trial," Institute for Paralegal Education (June 2011)
"Family Law from A to Z," National Business Institute (April 2010)
"Document Management in the Trenches," Institute for Paralegal Education (November 2009)
Estate and Medical Needs Planning, Texas Dep't of Licensing & Regulation (May 2009)
Probate, Estate & Health Care Planning, Texas Dep't of Agriculture (November 2008)
Real Estate Law, Texas State University (Spring 2008)
“Focus on Women in the Judiciary,” CLE, 2007
“Where There's Smoke, There Must Be Fire: Rights of the Accused Sexual Harasser,” 19 REV. LITIG. 71 (2000)
“What Did He Say? Making a Clean Record,” Austin Lawyer, Vol. 12 No. 3 (April 2003)
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Industries Served Food Service
Commercial Landlords
Construction
Satellite Communications
Real Estate Development
Semiconductor Manufacturing
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Representative Clients Sysco Food Services of Dallas
Dynamic Microsystems
Ryan's Steakhouses
DirecTV
CNE Real Property
Eco Inspections
Williams Scotsman, Inc.
Apono Estate Homes
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Personal Birth 1968, Pasadena, Texas Family Husband, Kevin, and son, Scott Hobbies Sudoku and logic puzzles
Mystery, horror and sci-fi novels
“CSI” – the original series
“House”
"Game of Thrones"
"Being Human"
"The Walking Dead"
Trivia games
Watching "B" horror movies
Following NASA launches and space travel
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