Danny W. Jarrett

Danny W. Jarrett


Jackson Lewis P.C.

Recognized since 2015

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
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Danny W. Jarrett is the office managing principal and the litigation manager of the Albuquerque, New Mexico, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. He is a New Mexico native and has been certified as a specialist in labor and employment law by the New Mexico Supreme Court Board of Legal Specialization since August of 2008.

Danny previously served as vice-president and corporate counsel for a national healthcare company. His duties included managing all operations of a multi-state company with over 400 employees, overseeing all human resources functions, and organizing corporate restructuring.

Danny’s legal practice focuses on counseling and representing employers, government entities and Native American tribal organizations regarding labor and employment disputes. His experience involves Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, the ADA, the FLSA, the FMLA and Davis-Bacon Act wage issues. He has successfully represented clients before the NLRB, the EEOC, and the WCA. He has negotiated many collective bargaining agreements, on behalf of management, with various unions, including the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Operating Engineers and the Teamsters. He has represented management’s interests in union organizational campaigns, including organizing attempts by the Communication Workers of America, the Teamsters and the Painters and Glazers Union, as well as in response to Unfair Labor Practice charges of all types. Danny assisted in setting up a double-breasted operation for a large, regional construction company. He also represented the State Bar of New Mexico and set national precedent when the National Labor Relations Board in Washington, D.C. ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to oversee a representation election involving State Bar employees and the Communication Workers of America.

While attending law school, he served as a staff editor of The New Mexico Law Review. He attended the University of New Mexico as the recipient of a Presidential Scholarship.

Danny was an elected member of the Board of Bar Commissioners of the State Bar of New Mexico, the group of peer-elected attorneys who govern the Bar. As a Bar Commissioner, Danny served on the Personnel Committee and as liaison to the Board of Bar Examiners. Danny has also served as an elected board member and as chair of the Bar’s Employment and Labor Section and its Indian Law Section.

Location
  • 500 Marquette Ave NW, Suite 1050
    Albuquerque, NM 87102
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Education
  • University of New Mexico, BS, graduated 1989
Bar Admissions
  • New Mexico, State Bar of New Mexico
Affiliations
  • Albuquerque Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • American Bar Association Forum on Construction - Incoming Chair, Division 6
  • Associated Builders and Contractors--New Mexico Chapter - Member of Board of Directors
  • Association of Commerce and Indusdtry - Vice Chair of the Board
  • Defense Research Institute - Member
  • Society of Human Resources Management, State Council - Director of Legislative Affiars
  • University of New Mexico Shcool of Law Alumni Board - Member

Jackson Lewis P.C.
Headquarters: New York, New York

263 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Labor Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Litigation - Labor and Employment
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Labor Law - Management, Albuquerque (2023)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Albuquerque (2022)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
Awards:
  • Selected for inclusion in 2010 Southwest Super Lawyers – New Mexico Editio
  • Member, Executive Committee of the Board of Bar Examiners
  • Member, Steering Committee, Division 6, American Bar Association’s Construction Law Forum
  • Board Member, Bernalillo County Labor Relations Board
  • Southwest Superlawer in both 2009 and 2010
  • Certified as a specialist in labor and employment law by the New Mexico Supreme Board of Legal Specialization since August of 2008
  • Staff Editor, New Mexico Law ReviewYouth Football League Board Member and Volunteer Attorney
  • Presidential Scholarship recipient

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