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Malone Lankford

Malone Lankford is an employment attorney, syndicated radio air personality, and dynamic professional speaker with many years of experience in each pursuit. As a result, she brings a diverse set of skills, as well a unique perspective, to her work as a consultant with DeDe Church & Associates.

She has designed and conducted workplace training sessions both on employment law issues and communication skills, tailoring each session to fit the company culture and the specific needs of employees in the audience. Her warm, conversational tone and appropriate humor invites engagement from all participants.

Malone has conducted countless investigations of concerns raised by current and former employees in a variety of industries. She fully understands how an isolated complaint has the potential to disrupt an organization and develop into a large scale lawsuit, so she is highly attuned to the importance of treating all parties with respect. Her years of practice as an employment litigator equip her to conduct thorough investigations with attention to all the nuances of workplace relationships without causing unnecessary disturbances.

Whether she is conducting an employee training program, a workplace investigation, or an executive coaching session, Malone brings professionalism, engagement, personality, and results to her clients. Malone is passionate about her work as a consultant with DeDe Church & Associates, and it shows in each of her client engagements.

Malone practiced employment law with leading global employment law firm, Littler Mendelson, P.C., in Dallas, Texas for 10 years. She graduated from Baylor Law School and received a Bachelor of Arts in English at the University of Mississippi. When she is not working with companies on various workplace matters, you are likely to find Malone either on the back of a horse or still attempting to train her dog, Bernie, to fetch.