Firm: Littler Mendelson
600 University Street , Seattle , Washington 98101
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Tom Holt advises businesses and other clients on a broad spectrum of employment matters. He regularly assists employers with responding to charges from administrative agencies; managing wage and hour, workplace safety, and other audits; and conducting lawful and effective workplace investigations. He also advises on compliance issues such as wage and hour, leaves of absence, disability accommodation, and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements, as well as providing training on employment law compliance.Tom also provides clients with the full panoply of legal defense in litigated employment and labor matters, including depositions, motion practice, alternative dispute resolution, and trial.In addition to regularly advising and representing employers in court and in administrative matters in the United States, Tom devotes a substantial amount of his practice to transnational and international employment issues. He has handled or assisted with matters related to most European Union member states, Switzerland, Canada, Australia, China, Japan, Singapore, Russia, Brazil, Argentina, Honduras, Belize, Costa Rica, and Tanzania.
Firm: Law Office of Thomas G. Jarrard, PLLC
1020 N Washington St , Spokane , Washington 99201
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Handling or associating in USERRA litigation, Veterans Benefits and hiring preference claims, and Federal or State civil appeals. Admitted in Washington State; the Federal Courts of Washington, E. Dist of Wisconsin, District of Colorado; the 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals; the Merit System Protection Board; and the United States Supreme Court. Accredited Attorney for claims against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Certified by the Washington State Department of Veteran Affairs as a Veteran Owned Business. Deep discounts to hourly rates for disabled veterans.
Firm: Northwest Workplace Law PLLC
1215 Fourth Avenue, Suite 1350 , Seattle , Washington 98161
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
A seasoned investigator, attorney Trish Murphy conducts independent investigations for clients in Seattle and in the Pacific Northwest. Over more than 28 years and more than 300 cases, Trish has conducted workplace investigations and Title IX investigations of a diverse array of claims including sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, hostile work environment, failure to accommodate, serious misconduct, ethics violations, improper governmental action, bullying, sexual assault, and intimate partner violence. She is an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH), a certified civil rights/Title IX investigator (ATIXA), and a licensed private investigator and attorney in Washington and Oregon. Trish's background includes providing labor and employment law advice and representation for employers, employees, and unions, as well as serving as a neutral for a civil rights enforcement agency. She is a Contributing Editor for Bloomberg's The Developing Labor Law treatise and a past President of the Northwest Association of Title IX Administrators.
Firm: Skidmore & Fomina
1001 Fourth Avenue , Seattle , Washington 98154
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Vera P. Fomina focuses her practice on various employment matters, including disputes related to discrimination based on gender, pregnancy, family responsibilities, race, religion, and disability; harassment; wrongful discharge; retaliation; wages and executive compensation; employment contract disputes and unemployment.. Vera is experienced in counseling employers on various labor and employment issues, including Title VII, ADA, ADEA, FMLA, FLSA, USERRA, Washington Minimum Wage Act and the Washington Law Against Discrimination. Vera successfully assisted numerous business owners with the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and compensation structures, as well as with comprehensive Human Resources management training to executive, management, and Human Resources professionals. Vera also represented employers in federal and state court litigation, and before governmental agencies, such as the EEOC and DOL.. In 2014, Vera was one of the Board Members and served as a Legislative Representative of the Hill Country Human Resources Management Association and was named One of The Best of 2014 Employment Lawyers by the Scene in San Antonio magazine.
Firm: Vanguard Law
PO Box 939 , Poulsbo , Washington 98370
Practice Areas: Employment & Labor
Zachariah Thal is recently admitted attorney to the Washington State Bar Association after graduating from the the University of Washington School of Law.. He has served as a legal intern for a Federal District Court Judge and has worked for the Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.. Zachariah brings a passionate enthusiasm to Vanguard and is willing to work tirelessly for clients even when the fight is hard and the other side is equipped with corporate resources and power.
