The 2026 listing of leading Employer-focused Seattle Employment Lawyers details attorneys practising within the areas of employment and industrial relations matters across the greater Seattle legal market whose practice has a strong employer representation focus and who have been identified by the city’s employment lawyers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
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Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| D. Michael Reilly | Ballard Spahr | Doyle’s ranking record: D. Michael Reilly |
| Laurence Shapero | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Laurence Shapero |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Berry | Davis Wright Tremaine | Doyle’s ranking record: Mark Berry |
| Anthony Byergo | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Anthony Byergo |
| Kenneth Diamond | Winterbauer & Diamond | Doyle’s ranking record: Kenneth Diamond |
| Molly Gabel | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Molly Gabel |
| Kevin Hamilton | Ashurst Perkins Coie | Doyle’s ranking record: Kevin Hamilton |
| Ryan Hammond | Littler Mendelson | Doyle’s ranking record: Ryan Hammond |
| Jeffrey James | Sebris Busto James | Doyle’s ranking record: Jeffrey James |
| Harry Korrell | Davis Wright Tremaine | Doyle’s ranking record: Harry Korrell |
| Adam Pankratz | Ogletree Deakins | Doyle’s ranking record: Adam Pankratz |
| Lauren Parris Watts | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Lauren Parris Watts |
| James Sanders | Ashurst Perkins Coie | Doyle’s ranking record: James Sanders |
| Priya Vivian | Ballard Spahr | Doyle’s ranking record: Priya Vivian |
| Steven Winterbauer | Winterbauer & Diamond | Doyle’s ranking record: Steven Winterbauer |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|
| Katheryn Bradley | Ballard Spahr | Doyle’s ranking record: Katheryn Bradley |
| Emily Bushaw | Ashurst Perkins Coie | Doyle’s ranking record: Emily Bushaw |
| Julie Lucht | Ashurst Perkins Coie | Doyle’s ranking record: Julie Lucht |
| Kyle Nelson | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Kyle Nelson |
| Kathryn Rosen | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Kathryn Rosen |
| Devin Smith | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Devin Smith |
| Daniel Swedlow | Seyfarth Shaw | Doyle’s ranking record: Daniel Swedlow |
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