Darren S. Harrington
Key Harrington Barnes, PC
Darren Harrington is a shareholder whose principal area of practice is focused on representing local, national, and international corporations and their officers in cases involving trade secrets, non-compete agreements, union issues, personnel, and government regulatory matters. He has been recognized as one of the premier Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) defense counselors in the country, and is regularly called upon by employers to enforce and defend against restrictive covenants such non-compete and non-disclosure agreements, as well as defend against claims under the various anti-discrimination in employment statutes, the minimum wage and overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and numerous other matters involving employment and traditional labor law. He also routinely represents employers in union election campaigns, unfair labor practices, strikes, and picketing and was named as a "Texas Rising Star" by TEXAS MONTHLY and Law and Politics Media, Inc..
Darren attended Southern Methodist University on an athletic scholarship where he lettered four years in football. Mr. Harrington earned his law degree from the University of Texas School of Law. Mr. Harrington also served four years in the United States Marine Corps Reserves.
Mr. Harrington routinely conducts seminars concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family Medical Leave Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, and workplace violence. He is a member of the Dallas and Texas Bar Associations and has been admitted to practice in the Northern, Southern and Western Federal District Courts of Texas.
- Southern Methodist University
- B.B.A. | Major: General Business
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- The University of Texas School of Law
- J.D.
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- Southern Methodist University
- B.A.
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- Attorney
- Key Harrington Barnes, PC
- Current
- Texas Rising Star
- TEXAS MONTHLY and Law and Politics Media, Inc.
- Dallas Bar Association
- Member
- Current
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- Texas State Bar # 24002232
- Member
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- Texas
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- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
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- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
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- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
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- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
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- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- English