Tina Aiken’s practice includes all aspects of employment litigation, including defending discrimination, harassment, and retaliation claims. Tina also advises employers regarding compliance with labor and employment laws, employee relations, performance management, and policy and handbook drafting.
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Jillian Barron, a shareholder with Sebris Busto James, has been at the firm since 1997. In addition to assisting employers and employees with a wide range of employment-related matters, she serves as a neutral workplace investigator, a mediator, an arbitrator, and a hearing officer for University of Washington faculty adjudications.
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Mark R. Busto, co-founder of Sebris Busto James, has retired from his active legal practice but continues to serve as a Commissioner on the Public Employment Relations Commission for the State of Washington. Prior to being appointed to serve as one of three part-time citizen commissioners by the Governor of the State of Washington, Mark represented employers in discrimination cases before judges and juries in both state and federal court and has arbitrated many labor and employment matters.
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Darren Feider is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. His practice involves general employment litigation, wage and hour disputes, trade secret, covenant not to compete and non-solicitation litigation as well as copyright infringement and trademark matters.
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Jeff James is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES and the head of the firm’s litigation group. He has represented employers in labor and employment matters since 1988. Jeff’s practice focuses on helping employers comply with state, federal and local employment laws and defending employers when litigation arises. He also prosecutes matters on behalf of employers seeking to enforce employment agreements, restrictive covenants, or other obligations.
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Matthew R. Kelly is an associate with Sebris Busto James. He counsels and represents companies in employment-related litigation and traditional labor law matters. His litigation experience includes single-plaintiff and class action lawsuits. Practice Focus Employment Litigation Class Actions Labor Relations Wage and Hour Compliance Discipline and Discharge Issues Human Resource Policies and Procedures Professional Activities […]
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Mariya Khilyuk is an associate with Sebris Busto James. She represents employers in all employment-related litigation and labor law matters. Her practice includes employment counseling, litigation, and defending employers in connection with charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Washington State Human Rights Commission (WHRC), the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR), […]
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Judd Lees is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. He has been practicing labor and employment law since 1979. Judd represents both unionized and nonunionized employers in the private and public sector, including clients in the construction, manufacturing and transportation industries before federal and state agencies, including the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries.
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Matthew W. Lynch is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. Matt represents private and public sector employers in all aspects of labor relations, and has negotiated hundreds of collective bargaining agreements, represented management in grievances and labor arbitrations, and handled many cases in front of the National Labor Relations Board.
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Jennifer A. Parda-Aldrich is a shareholder with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. She assists employers in developing and maintaining effective, legally compliant employment policies and resolving emergent problems and successfully represents employers in federal and state courts and before various administrative agencies. Jennifer also regularly conducts workplace investigations for public and private employers and provides management and employee workplace training.
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Jason Rossiter is a senior attorney with SEBRIS BUSTO JAMES. He has more than 15 years of experience representing employers of all sizes in every aspect of the law of the workplace. Jason handles the full range of employment litigation matters, including discrimination, retaliation, and harassment lawsuits, unfair competition cases, wage and hour claims, and […]
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is Of Counsel and has been working in the field of human resource management and law for over 35 years. Bob serves a wide range of clients on the spectrum of employment law issues. He emphasizes problem prevention counseling to avoid and contain human resource law concerns.
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Of Counsel M. Edward Taylor is a seasoned labor and employment counselor with a long history of providing employer guidance in the public and private sector. He has defended employers in a broad range of state and federal court litigation involving discrimination, wrongful discharge, covenants not to compete, trade secret misappropriation, and other employment-related claims.
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Adam J. Vergne is an associate who represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment matters. In addition to his experience defending discrimination and retaliation claims, he has experience defending management against single and multi-plaintiff discrimination and retaliation claims as well as class and collective actions brought under the Fair Labor Standards Act and local wage and hour laws.
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