practice areas
practice accolades
The American Lawyer Magazine's Litigation Department of the Year – Labor and Employment Law Finalist 2004, Winner 2006, Finalist 2008, Finalist 2010, and Finalist 2012
Listed in the highest tier for National Labor and Employment Practice in Chambers USA 2011
Ranked in the top tier by The Legal 500 for Labor and Employment Litigation, ERISA Litigation, Labor-Management Relations, and Workplace and Employment Counseling (2011)
Ranked, National Tier 1: Employment Law – Management, U.S. News and Best Lawyers (2010)
Named one of Law360's Employment Groups of the Year (2010)
Ranked #1 for "Most Prestigious" Labor and Employment Practice, Vault 2012 Associate Survey
honors + affiliations
bar admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- Los Angeles
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300 South Grand Ave, 22nd Fl.
Los Angeles, CA 90071-3132
Phone: 213.612.7408
Fax: 213.612.2501
Daniel Parker Jett is a senior attorney in Morgan Lewis's Labor and Employment Practice. Mr. Jett has more than 10 years of experience representing the interests of employers and management in employment disputes and litigation in Southern California. He has litigated cases as varied as breach of employment contract and wage claims, to sex and race harassment, whistleblower retaliation and disability discrimination.
Mr. Jett advises his clients on best practices under federal and California law, including the preparation and amendment of employment agreements, policies, and handbooks. He conducts workplace misconduct investigations and advises his clients on appropriate responses to employee misconduct.
Mr. Jett also has experience representing fiduciaries and plan sponsors in litigation over employee benefit plans under ERISA.
Mr. Jett earned his J.D. from California Western School of Law in 1995 and his B.A. in political science from Pepperdine University in 1991.
Mr. Jett is admitted to practice in California and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Central, and Southern Districts of California, and the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
education
- California Western School of Law, 1995, J.D.
- Pepperdine University, 1991, B.A.