Steven Garrett

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Steven Garrett
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Areas of Practice

Litigation

  • Employment Litigation

  • Unfair Competition Litigation

Employment Law

  • Employment Law Compliance

  • Labor Management Relations

Education

University of Virginia School of Law, 2010, J.D.

University of Texas, 2007, B.A.

Steven Garrett is Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been repeatedly recognized as a Rising Star by Texas Super Lawyers. Steven joined the firm in August 2013 after three years with the City of Austin, as Prosecutor in the Municipal Prosecution and then in the Employment and Public Safety Division as in-house counsel to the City’s 12,000 employees. Steven successfully handles a wide-range of employment issues including litigation, training, investigations, counseling, negotiating collective bargaining agreements, and using his experience in ediscovery and digital forensics to creatively resolve disputes involving sensitive information.

Distinctions

  • Board Certified in Labor and Employment Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization

  • Texas Rising Stars, Super Lawyers – 2019-2024

  • Austin Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section, Former Chair
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Judicial Internship, Federal Magistrate Judge Stephen Smith, 2009

Memberships

  • Robert W. Calvert American Inn of Court, August 2013-Present

  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow

Community

  • Skillpoint Alliance, Former Board Member and Chair
  • CommunityCare, Chair, Compliance Committee of Board of Directors

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