Jeremy Dailey

Jeremy Dailey is a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor in Atlanta, where he enforces federal labor laws and protects the rights of workers. Since joining the department in 2021, he successfully resolved numerous matters involving workplace safety, wage disputes, and employer discrimination and retaliation. Dailey also serves as pre-litigation advisor to the southeast region of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, assisting with complex investigations and legal issues involving employer noncompliance.

Prior to his federal service, Dailey was a senior assistant district attorney at the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. In that role, Dailey prosecuted a wide range of offenses, including government corruption, officer-involved shootings, crimes against women and children, homicide, and other violent offenses. At the time of his departure, Dailey was assigned to the Domestic Violence Unit, solely handling matters involving intimate partner violence, sexual assault and homicide.

Since 2016, Dailey has served as a coach for the law school’s mock trial program, where his teams have amassed a number of trophies and individual awards. He works closely with students on practical application of evidence and procedure in the courtroom, enabling them to be successful in both their law school competitions and in their careers. Many of his students have since become effective trial advocates in both the public and private sectors.

Dailey is a Double Dawg, having graduated cum laude from both the University of Georgia in 2011 and University of Georgia School of Law in 2014. In addition to his own mock trial successes as a student, he served as an articles editor of the Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, vice chair of UGA Mock Trial and 3L vice president of the Student Bar Association. He was a pupil of the Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn of Court (now the Clarke-Carley Inn of Court) and was inducted into the National Order of Barristers.