These women continually bring excellence to several practice areas, including Class Actions, Employment Law, Personal Injury & Wrongful Death, and Sexual Assault & Harassment.
These best-of-the-best exemplify the heart, skill and experience every member brings to our team.
SGB’s Lindsay Halm testified before the Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs Committee in favor of House Bill 1076, a bill allowing whistleblowers to bring actions on behalf of the state for workplace violations.
Eleven SGB attorneys have been recognized by their peers as "Washington Super Lawyers" or "Rising Stars" for 2019.
Lindsay Halm co-authored a winning amicus brief in the Floeting v. Group Health case on behalf of Legal Voice. She argued – and the Washington Supreme Court agreed – that places of public accommodation (like hotels, restaurants, bars, and hospitals) must be held directly responsible when their employees discriminate against customers. Way to go Lindsay!
SGB is proud to announce that its client, Todd Pierce, prevailed on claims against the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Judgment in Pierce’s favor has been entered for damages over $4.6 million. Pierce was recruited away from a lucrative job and his home in San Francisco to join the Gates Foundation in a newly conceived…
The lawsuit filed against The GEO Group, Inc., alleging the company violated Washington minimum wage law by failing to pay civil immigration detainees the lawful minimum wage for work essential to the operation of the Northwest Immigration Detention Center, may proceed as a class action, ruled a federal judge. The lawsuit filed by attorneys Adam…
THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART In Service of the Western District of Washington, the Northwest, & Beyond By Lindsay L. Halm Just inside the door to Judge Robart's chambers is a pile of partially-folded post-it notes, gathered in a glazed ceramic bowl. I can't resist the intrigue and, without touching, lean over and peek…
Congrats to our 2018 Super Lawyers Honorees