Beth Bloom has dedicated her career to restoring justice for employees. She is the principal attorney and managing shareholder of Bloom Law PLLC.
Beth has had a successful career to date including several multimillion-dollar jury verdicts for employees fired because of discrimination and retaliation. Her practice areas include employment discrimination, sexual harassment, whistleblower retaliation, and breach of contract. She also works with executives in employment agreement negotiations.
Beth has received many honors for her work, including being named perennially as a “Washington Super Lawyer” in plaintiff’s employment litigation. Beth is honored as one of the top 100 Trial Lawyers and Women Lawyers in Washington. She regularly teaches trial advocacy and employment law at legal seminars.
Beth received her law degree from New York University School of Law. She is a former federal district court law clerk in the Southern District of New York in Manhattan. In 2001, she returned to her hometown of Seattle, Washington.
On her days off, Beth enjoys time outside with her family and friends, especially paddling the many lakes and rivers of beautiful Washington. She also loves to travel. Her favorite food is chicken tacos.
Practice areas
Our firm represents employees in litigation of termination cases involving illegal discrimination, retaliation, and breach of contract. We help other attorneys and their clients who seek exceptional results at trial.
21 years
Languages spoken
English
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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WA | Active | 2001 | 05/07/2022 |
CA | Inactive | 1999 | 02/06/2022 |
Legal answers | 1 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Super Lawyer | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2018 |
Super Lawyer | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2017 |
Super Lawyer | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2016 |
President's Award | King County Bar Association | 2016 |
Super Lawyer | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2015 |
Rising Star | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2011 |
Rising Star | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2010 |
Rising Stars | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2009 |
Rising Stars | Washington Law & Politics Magazine | 2008 |
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Rising Stars | 2005 | |
Rising Stars | 2004 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Partner | Frank Freed Subit & Thomas | 2005 - 2018 |
Associate | Blankenship Law Firm | 2001 - 2005 |
Law Clerk to Hon. Deborah Batts | US District Court - Southern District of New York | 1999 - 2001 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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King County Bar Association | Chair -- Referendum & Initiative Project | 2012 - Present |
QLaw Foundation | Director | 2009 - 2010 |
King County Bar Association | Secretary - Trustee | 2009 - 2012 |
QLaw Foundation | President | 2008 - 2009 |
QLaw: GLBT Bar Association of Washington | President | 2007 - 2008 |
Washington Leadership Institute | Fellow | 2005 - 2006 |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Washington Employment Law Desk Book | Sexual Orientation Discrimination | 2009 |
WSBA Bar News | Pride in the Workplace | 2007 |
KCBA Bar Bulletin | Confessions of a Plain Jane | 2006 |
KCBA Bar Bulletin | Out and Equal in the Workplace | 2006 |
12 Yale Journal of Law & Feminism 143 | Defining Queer: Lesbian and Gay Visibility in the Courtroom | 2000 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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New York University School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 1999 |
University of Washington | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1993 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Legal Clinic Training | Employment Discrimination | 2015 |
WSBA Employment Law Conference | Sex & Romance in the Workplace | 2015 |
Gender Odyssey | Gender on the Job | 2013 |
53rd Washington Judicial Conference | Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity | 2011 |
Employment Law Annual Review | Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Discrimination | 2009 |
Washington Presiding Judges' Conference | Addressing GLBT Litigants | 2008 |
Statewide Diversity Conference | Representing GLBT Clients: What every attorney should know | 2007 |
Mid Year Litigation Section CLE | Representing GLBT Clients: What every attorney should know | 2007 |
Bar Association Meeting | The Washington Law Against Discrimination | 2006 |
Case name | Outcome |
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Coachman v Mercedes Benz of Seattle | Jury Award: $4,934,060 |
Zachrisson v Port of Seattle | Jury Award: $16,097,342 |
Humann v City of Edmonds | Jury award: $1,035,351. |
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George Tamblyn, Employment and labor Attorney on Oct 13, 2018
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I endorse this lawyer. She is a fantastic trial lawyer, especially for plaintiffs.
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