Adam Harrison

Employment Law Attorney

Adam Harrison
Adam Harrison
HKM Employment Attorneys LLP

518 17th Street
Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-991-3075

Adam is a Partner in HKM’s Denver office. He received his bachelors from Cornell University and his law degree from the William and Mary School of Law. Over the past 14 years, he has represented thousands of workers in litigation, arbitration, mediation, administrative proceedings, grievances, and severance negotiations. 

Adam specializes in wage and hour class actions, but is also adept in pursuing discrimination, equal pay, wrongful termination, retaliation, disability accommodation, and whistleblower protection claims. He has obtained significant victories in class actions, including the landmark case of Pilmenstein v. Devereux Cleo Wallace and Alvarado v. Pella Windows & Doors of Colorado, among many others. He has also prevailed in obtaining legal rulings that impact federal and state employment law in Moncada v. Grace French Café, Johnson v. Colorado Seminary, Jones v. PeopleReady, and West v. Strike Tax Advisory, among other cases. 

In his spare time, Adam volunteers as a mentor with the Law School Yes We Can and is active in the Colorado Plaintiffs Employment Lawyers Association. He also loves hiking with his wife and children and singing. 

Adam is fluent in Spanish.

 

Education:

  • Cornell University
    • Bachelor of Science
    • Deans List all semesters
    • Cornell Tradition Scholar
  • College of William and Mary – Marshall-Wythe School of Law
    • Juris doctor (J.D., 2009)
    • Cofounder and Vice President of Employment Law Society
    • Alternative Dispute Resolution Team
 

Professional Associations:

  • Colorado Bar Association
  • Denver Bar Association
  • National Employment Lawyers Association
  • Colorado Employment Lawyers Association
 

Pro Bono Service:

  • Mentor, Law School Yes We Can
  • Volunteer attorney, El Centro Humanitario Para Los Trabajadores
  • Collaborating attorney, Towards Justice wage network
  • Board Member, Colorado Employment Lawyers Association
 

Bar Admissions:

  • Colorado
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Virginia
  • U.S. District Courts, Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
 

Practice Areas:

  • Employment Law
  • Civil Litigation