Judd Hudson Lees

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Practice Areas

50% Employment / Labor
30 years
50% Lawsuits / Disputes

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Williams Kastner

601 Union Street

Seattle, WA 98101

Office: 206-233-2893
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I havebeen practicing labor and employment law since 1979 andam a member in the Seattle office. I am the chair of the firms Labor and Employment Law Practice... more

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Résumé

License

33 years since Judd Hudson Lees was first licensed to practice law.

State	License status	Year acquired	Last updated by Avvo
Washington	Active	1980	05/18/2013

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Work Experience

Position	Duration
Member at Williams Kastner	1989–present
Associate at Williams Kastner	1982–1988

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Education

School	Major	Degree	Graduated
Boston University School of Law	Law	JD - Juris Doctor	1979
University of Illinois		BA - Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa	1975

Awards

Award Name	Granting Organization	Date
Top Lawyer in Labor and Employment	Seattle Met	2010
AV Peer-Review Rated	Martindale-Hubbell	2009

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Associations

Position	Association Name	Duration
President's Council	King County Bar Foundation	1984–present
Member	King County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section	1982–present

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Portfolio

Publications

Article	Publication	Date
National Labor Relations Board Upholds Neutrality Agreement	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor	2011
Donning and Doffing of Police Uniforms Not Compensable	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor	2011

National Labor Relations Board Once Again Rules that Bannering is Lawful	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor	2011
NLRB Rules Inflatable Rats May No Longer Constitute Signal Pickets	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor	2011
Health Care Reform's Big Impact on HR	The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	2010
Industrial Insurance and Workplace Safety	Doing Business in Washington State; A Guide for Foreign Business and Investment	2010
Obama Administration Changes Employment Rules of the Game	The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel	2009
Union Corporate Campaigns Hit A Snag	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor	2009
Obama Signs Executive Orders Undoing Bush's Support for Open Shop	AGC Works	2009
"Unions as Organized Strip Clubs"	Construction Executive	2008
Court Overturns Union Button Ban	Newsline	2008
NLRB Issues Memo on Political Activity as Protected Content	Newsline	2008
"Federal Labor Law Held Applicable to Tribal Casinos"	Indian Law Newsletter	2007
"What is Work: Wage Claims and Class Action Suits"	Construction Executive	2007
"Attorney Documents 20-Year Struggle to Win OK for Nonunion Training Program"	Construction Labor Report	1998
"Closing the Escape Hatch: Converting the Union Prehire Agreement in Construction"	The Labor Law Journal	1996
"The Debate About Union Organizers as Job Applicants"	Washington Journal	1995
"Organized Labor Smarter and More Agressive"	Daily Journal of Commerce	1994
"Union Access to Private Property: The Rules Are Changing"	Washington Journal	1994
"The National Labor Relations Board and Strict Enforcement of the Settlement Bar Rule"	Labor Law Journal	1994
"Latest Apprenticeship Revision Helps Non-Union"	Daily Journal of Commerce	1993
"The Safe Approach with Non-Competition Agreements"	Washington Journal	1993

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Speaking Engagements

Presentation Name	Conference	Date
I Hear You Knocking--Preparation and Compliance Tips When Federal and State Agencies Are At the Door	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Breakfast Seminar	2011
Retaliation Claims--the Tail that Wags the Dog	Williams Kastner Fall Half-Day Seminar	2010

Employer Compliance Issues and Best Defense Strategies	Employer Compliance Issues and Best Defense Strategies	2010
Reductions in Force: Reducing the Legal and Personal Risks	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar	2009
The Labor & Employment Rules Change: Current and Future Compliance Issues Under the Obama Administration	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Half-Day Seminar	2009
Reductions in Force: Reducing the Legal and Personal Risks	Reductions in Force: Reducing the Legal and Personal Risks	2009
Jobsite Labor Law for Construction Supervisors	Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors Spring Meeting	2009
Do's and Don'ts for Owners and Supervisors	Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Meeting	2009
The Impact of Labor Law in the New Administration	Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders & Contractors Meeting	2009
An Ounce of Prevention: Preparing for Labor Law Changes Under the Obama Administration	Critical Path, Inc. Seminar	2009
Labor Relations Under the New Administration	Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington Meeting	2009
2009 FMLA Update	2009 Legal Update	2009
Wage and Hour Truth or Dare: Of Course They're Exempt	Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Update Seminar	2008
Labor Law Turkeys and Employment Mashed Potatoes	Puget Sound Washington Chapter of Independent Electrical Contractors	2008
"Brinkmanship in the Area of Compensable Commute Time"	Puget Sound Chapter Meeting	2008
"On Company Time": Recent Trends in Wage and Hour Law	Labor & Employment Half-Day Day Seminar	2008
Avoiding a Labor Crisis – Prepare Now or Get ‘Organized’ Later	Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington Meeteing	2008
"Jobsite Labor Law for Construction Supervisors"	Quarterly Meeting	2007
"Jobsite Labor Law for Construction Supervisors"	Quarterly Meeting	2007
Preparing for Construction's Long Hot Summer of 2007"	Quarterly Meeting	2007
"Strikes: Are You Ready?"	Education Foundation Program	2007
"Tribal Labor & Employment Developments"	3rd Annual Emerging Northwest Tribal Economics Conference	2007
"Preparing for Construction's Long Hot Summer of 2007"	Quarterly Meeting	2006

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