Daniel A. Verrett

Daniel is a shareholder in the law firm. Daniel grew up in a military family, lived in a variety of places throughout his life, and ultimately attended high school in San Antonio. It was in San Antonio that Daniel earned his Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America. From there, Daniel attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with honors, in 2007. Daniel then graduated, summa cum laude, from the University of Houston Law Center in 2010. While in law school, Daniel interned with Houston federal district judges Sim Lake and Gray Miller

For the first seven years of his career, Daniel solely represented employers in all sorts of employment related disputes, most recently at a prominent international labor and employment law firm. Daniel has extensive experience in wage and hour, discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination litigation. Daniel has jury trial experience, has litigated numerous cases through a final disposition, and has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars on behalf of his clients. Daniel has also successfully defended his litigation wins on appeal.

Daniel is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.  Daniel has also been recognized by his peers as a Texas “Rising Star” Super Lawyer in Employment Litigation or Labor and Employment Law.

Daniel and his wife, Laura, are raising three energetic children in Austin, Texas. When he finds free time, Daniel is an avid outdoorsman, runner, and fisherman.

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment Law

Litigation Percentage

• 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2010
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court District of New Mexico

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
  • J.D. summa cum laude – 2010
• University of Texas
  • B.A. – 2007
  • Honors: with Honors

Past Employment Positions

• Alaniz and Schrader, LLP, Associate , 2010 – 2012
• Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak, and Stewart, P.C., 2012 – 2017