
Labor & Employment
USA Guide 2026 : Washington
Rankings

Ranked Individuals
Ranked Individuals
About
Provided by Summit Law Group, PLLC
Summit’s labor and employment attorneys pride themselves on helping customers anticipate and solve problems. Our customers rely on us to ensure compliance with complex state and federal laws and to bargain labor contracts with unions. When our customers require litigation, we draw on our experience with courts and government agencies and put our customers’ best interests first.
Areas of practice
• Collective bargaining
• Discipline and termination
• Grievances and unfair labor practice complaints
• Employment litigation
• Wage and hour
• FMLA and leave laws
• EEOC complaints
• Recruitment and hiring
• Labor arbitration
• Civil service
• Employment investigations
• Supervisor training
• Employment manuals
• Executive compensation and contracts
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Work Highlights
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Summit Law Group represented Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue in a lawsuit brought by eight firefighters alleging religious discrimination, securing summary judgment in the Western District of Washington and a unanimous affirmance by the Ninth Circuit on appeal.
Strengths
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Summit Law Group has a deep bench of experienced experts in the labor relations field, and we can count on their legal guidance to position us in a strategic, effective manner.
Labor & Employment respondentUSAThe attorneys at Summit Law Group are always quick to respond.
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Notable Practitioners
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Senior Statespeople 
Senior Statespeople 
Otto G Klein III
Otto Klein is highly regarded for his expertise in collective bargaining and employee benefits matters. He regularly acts for both public and private sector clients. Band 4 
Band 4 
Shannon Phillips
Shannon Phillips is well versed in wage and hour class actions, which form part of her broader labor and employment practice. Shannon is not only a very good lawyer but also very experience in this field.
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Ranked Individuals at Summit Law Group, PLLC (2)
Members
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Treja Miranda

Daniel Swedlow

Kristin Anger

John Henry

Rodney Younker

Elizabeth Kennar

Colin Boyle

John Lee

Hathaway Burden

Seth Berntsen

Michael Bolasina

Peter Altman

Sofia Mabee
Head of Department

Otto G Klein III
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Shannon Phillips
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