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Jarrod M. Sharp

Senior Counsel

jsharp@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (518) 701-2783  
- Albany, NY Office
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Jarrod has extensive experience in employment-based immigration. He is a recognized national leader in the processing of H-2B and H-2A visas for agricultural and seasonal employers, including farms, landscape companies, and hospitality, manufacturing and construction industries. Jarrod joins the largest attorney-managed H-2A and H-2B practice in the country. He guides employers across the country on Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration compliance issues, and counsels other attorneys and organizations throughout the country on H-2 legislation, policy and compliance issues.

Jarrod assists employers in navigating the complex maze of H-2A and H-2B regulations and represents employers in developing successful strategies to meet their seasonal and permanent labor needs. Jarrod helps prepare temporary and permanent labor certification applications, USCIS petitions, complex DOL and USCIS audits, as well as other matters focused on the U.S. H-2 visa programs for temporary workers.

Jarrod is a frequent speaker at immigration/employment related conferences and seminars, Continuing Legal Education programs, and for a variety of entities including multiple national trade associations.

Admitted to practice in Texas. Practice in the District of Columbia limited to federal immigration law consistent with Rule 49(c)(3) of the Rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

  • Immigration counsel to the largest commercial landscape company in the United States.
  • Assists in the management of H-2A and H-2B programs for the largest commercial tree nursery in the United States.
  • Advisor to congressional leadership on seasonal visa issues and legislation.
  • Assists in the management of H-2B programs for one of the largest home security companies in the United States.
Insights
October 28, 2025

H-2B 360° – Legal, Operational and Practical Compliance Insights for the H-2B Visa Program

The H-2B visa allows U.S. employers to bring nonimmigrant foreign workers to the country for temporary non-agriculture work or services.
August 18, 2025

Summer H-2A Program Updates

Rescinding the Farmworker Protection Rule, DOL Address Changes, Adverse Effect Wage Rate and Temporary Suspension of Certification Fees
August 2, 2024

Webinars: H-2A, H-2B and Foreign Labor Options for Seasonal Businesses

One of the most pressing issues facing seasonal businesses is lhow to secure reliable employees.
July 23, 2024

Demystifying the 2025 H-2B Visa Program: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know

Here is everything seasonal employers need to know about this year’s H-2B visa program.
July 22, 2024

A Deep Dive into the October (“Winter”) H-2B Applications for FY 2025

It is H-2B season for employers seeking visas for seasonal work.
March 4, 2024

New Filing Fees and Subsistence Rates for H-2B and H-2A Visa Programs

The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has increased filing fees and subsistence rates for those filing for H-2B and H-2A visas.
January 8, 2024

Randomized H-2B Group Assignments Sent to Employers Seeking to Hire Temporary Workers

The U.S. Department of Labor recently distributed randomized H-2B group assignments to employers looking for temporary workers.
November 21, 2023

Happy Holidays: Nearly 65,000 More H-2B Visas and a New Eligible Country

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has announced a new eligible country, as well as releasing an additional 64,716 H-2B visas.
News
August 20, 2026

123 Harris Beach Murtha Lawyers Recognized as 2027 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients; 10 Earn “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition

Best Lawyers honorees are selected through a peer-review process evaluating professional excellence within specific practice areas and geogr
May 3, 2023

Attorneys L.J. D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp Discussion Immigration Ahead of 2024 Campaign Season

Attorneys L.J D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp spoke with a Law 360 reporter about the impact of recent policy shifts on employment immigration.
January 10, 2023

Harris Beach Files Record Number of H2B Applications

Immigration attorneys at Harris Beach PLLC filed a record number of applications for H-2B temporary/seasonal workers on behalf of employers
Events

L.J. D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp to Present Webinar: H-2B 360° – Legal, Operational and Practical Compliance Insights

October 23, 2025
Join us for our 2025 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Compliance Webinar Series.

L.J. D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp to Present Webinar: Growing Right – Employer Strategies for H-2A Compliance

October 21, 2025
Join us for our 2025 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Compliance Webinar Series.

Jarrod Sharp to Participate as Panelist at 2025 American Immigration Lawyers Association Annual Conference and Webcast on Immigration Law

June 21, 2025
Jarrod Sharp will participate as a panelist during the 2025 AILA Annual Conference.

I-9 Compliance: What Every Seasonal Business Needs to Know

October 22, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Webinar Series.

Permanent Foreign Labor Options for Seasonal Businesses

September 24, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Webinar Series.

L.J. D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp to Present H-2A Program Webinar for the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers

September 13, 2024
LJ. D’Arrigo and Jarrod Sharp will present, “H-2A – Navigating the Maze: Getting the Agricultural Workers you Need Legally” on September 13.

H-2A: Navigating the Maze: Getting the Agricultural Workers you Need Legally

September 10, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Webinar Series.

Demystifying the 2025 H-2B Visa Program: What Seasonal Employers Need to Know

August 27, 2024
Join us for our 2024 Seasonal Business Labor and Immigration Webinar Series.
External Publications

H-2 Workers and Permanent Residency Considerations, 2022 AILA Upper Midwest Immigration Law Conference

Participating in the H-2A Temporary Worker Program, National Cotton Ginners’ Association, Austin, Texas, January 2020

Participating in the H-2A Temporary Worker Program, co-panelist, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association Grower Summit, November 2019, Waco, Texas

Participating in the H-2A Temporary Worker Program, Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council, October 2019, Corpus Christi, Texas

Participating in the H-2A and H-2B Temporary Worker Programs, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, August 2019, San Antonio

H-2B Program Compliance: Fundamentals, Federation of Employers and Workers of America, September 2018, Nationwide Webinar

Labor Summit, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, August 2018, San Antonio

Employer Obligations and Assurances, 2017 AILA PERM/H-2B Practice Conference, August 2017, Seattle

How to Employ Legal Temporary Labor, Texas Nursery & Landscape Association, August 2017, Dallas

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Professional and Civic

  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  • National Council of Agricultural Employers, 2011-present
  • H-2B Coalition, 2011-2022
  • H-2B Coalition, Steering Committee, 2019-2022
  • H-2B Providers Coalition, 2015-2022
  • Essential Worker Immigration Coalition, 2015-2022
  • ImmigrationWorks USA, 2008-2022

Recognition

Best Lawyers, Immigration Law, since 2027

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TexasWashington D.C.
Education

University of Houston

BA 
2005
summa cum laude

University of Houston Law Center

JD 
2010
cum laude

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Jarrod Sharp

Jarrod M. Sharp

Senior Counsel

jsharp@harrisbeachmurtha.com
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Harris Beach Murtha Attorneys at Law
Jarrod Sharp

Jarrod M. Sharp

jsharp@harrisbeachmurtha.com
D: (518) 701-2783
Albany, NY Office

Profile

Jarrod has extensive experience in employment-based immigration. He is a recognized national leader in the processing of H-2B and H-2A visas for agricultural and seasonal employers, including farms, landscape companies, and hospitality, manufacturing and construction industries. Jarrod joins the largest attorney-managed H-2A and H-2B practice in the country. He guides employers across the country on Department of Labor and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration compliance issues, and counsels other attorneys and organizations throughout the country on H-2 legislation, policy and compliance issues.

Jarrod assists employers in navigating the complex maze of H-2A and H-2B regulations and represents employers in developing successful strategies to meet their seasonal and permanent labor needs. Jarrod helps prepare temporary and permanent labor certification applications, USCIS petitions, complex DOL and USCIS audits, as well as other matters focused on the U.S. H-2 visa programs for temporary workers.

Jarrod is a frequent speaker at immigration/employment related conferences and seminars, Continuing Legal Education programs, and for a variety of entities including multiple national trade associations.

Admitted to practice in Texas. Practice in the District of Columbia limited to federal immigration law consistent with Rule 49(c)(3) of the Rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

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Admissions

TexasWashington D.C.

Representative Matters

  • Immigration counsel to the largest commercial landscape company in the United States.
  • Assists in the management of H-2A and H-2B programs for the largest commercial tree nursery in the United States.
  • Advisor to congressional leadership on seasonal visa issues and legislation.
  • Assists in the management of H-2B programs for one of the largest home security companies in the United States.

Distinctions

Professional and Civic

  • State Bar of Texas
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA)
  • National Council of Agricultural Employers, 2011-present
  • H-2B Coalition, 2011-2022
  • H-2B Coalition, Steering Committee, 2019-2022
  • H-2B Providers Coalition, 2015-2022
  • Essential Worker Immigration Coalition, 2015-2022
  • ImmigrationWorks USA, 2008-2022

Recognition

Best Lawyers, Immigration Law, since 2027

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