Michael Alan Jacobson

I was unfortunately referred to Michael Jacobson through the King County Bar Association’s Lawyer Referral Service regarding a serious employment discrimination and retaliation matter. After briefly reviewing my case, Mr. Jacobson dismissed it entirely by sending me a form-style letter citing “at-wil...l employment” as if it were an absolute defense. This was legally inaccurate, as Washington’s at-will doctrine has multiple statutory and public policy exceptions that my case clearly implicates, including discrimination, failure to reinstate from FMLA, and retaliation for engaging in protected activity. Mr. Jacobson did not meaningfully review the facts, ask follow-up questions, or acknowledge the extensive evidence I provided. The response failed to address the actual legal issues and instead relied on a grossly oversimplified and misleading explanation of the law. I expected an attorney to provide an honest, competent evaluation, not to close my file based on a misinterpretation of the law. Furthermore, if Mr. Jacobson’s interpretation were hypothetically correct, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission would not have issued me a Right-to-Sue letter on May 14, 2025, which they did, confirming the matter does, in fact, warrant judicial review. When I reported this to the King County Bar Association, they issued an apology in writing, further affirming that my case was blatantly mishandled by Mr. Jacobson. As a transgender plaintiff in a case involving discrimination, I cannot rule out the possibility that bias, whether conscious or unconscious, influenced the lack of diligence and seriousness with which my matter was handled. While I hope that is not the case, the complete disregard for the substance of my claims leaves me questioning whether my identity played a role in the dismissiveness I experienced. Deductively, we can infer that this attorney is either incompetent or dishonest - neither of which are desirable qualities in an attorney. I would not recommend him to anyone seeking informed, diligent, or good-faith representation in employment law matters.

I am writing this review to hopefully help someone else that is looking for a great attorney. I was looking for a lawyer for my citizenship application and had talked to a few layers but they juts wanted to talk about how much they would charge for my case after I told them my situation. I was getti...ng frustrated and then an attorney recommended Micheal Jacobson. I called him the same day and set up a consultation. He was very upfront and really cared about my case and from there in it has been a pleasure and honor working with Michael, he did a colossal work with high integrity and has been very patient with me even though it has taken a couple years for my case to finish. Give Michael a call first

I recently had to deal with a discrimination issue based on a chronic health situation. I interviewed 3 different lawyers and 2 of them responded with unclear advice and were unsure how to proceed. Mike knew exactly how to handle the situation, was able to leverage his many years of experience to of...fer up a solution I hadn't considered, and accurately predicted how my former employer would respond. The end result was I got exactly what I was hoping for and now have closure to the whole situation and can move past this stressful experience. Mike is super sharp, has many years of experience, and is very easy to work with. I highly recommend him for any employment related issues.