Practice/Organization Description
Gail Mautner advises and litigates in two distinct areas: (i) labor and employment law and (ii) probate, trust and guardianship disputes.
As a member of the Firm’s Trust and Estates Practice Group, working closely with her estate and succession planning colleagues, Gail utilizes her litigation background to advise institutional and individual fiduciaries and beneficiaries regarding all aspects of the probate and trust administration process. She regularly represents fiduciaries and beneficiaries in contested probate, trust and guardianship matters.
As a member of the Firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group, Gail advises clients regarding all aspects of compliance with federal, state and local employment law, representing clients in disputed employment matters in the courts, before administrative agencies, and in mediations. She regularly conducts on-site training for clients’ supervisors and line staff on preventing workplace harassment, ADA/FMLA requirements, religious and disability accommodation, wage and hour compliance, employee discipline and termination, and layoffs. She also works closely with her colleagues in the business transactions group, negotiating, drafting and litigating executive, noncompetition, and other employment related agreements.
Education
*University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1982)
..Order of the Coif
*Pitzer College (B.A., with honors, 1978)
Professional Associations & Memberships
*Member, RPPT Subcommittee on Trust and Estate Litigation and Editorial Board of The Codicil Newsletter
*Member, Washington State Bar Association, Labor & Employment and Real Property, Probate, and Trust Sections; Subcommittee on Trust and Estate Litigation
*Member, Estate Planning Council of Seattle
*Member, Washington Women Lawyers
*Member, King County Bar Association
*Representative, United States Law Firm Group, Labor and Employment Law Committee
*Representative, United States Law Firm Group, Women’s Committee
*Secretary and Member, Board of Directors, Jewish Family Service
*Vice-President and Member, Board of Trustees, Temple de Hirsch Sinai
*Founding Member, Vice President, Lawyerpalooza (nonprofit organization that sponsors annual law firm “Battle of the Bands” raising money for public school music programs)
*Pro Bono Counsel, Youth Eastside Services
*Pro Bono Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Bar Association, In re Estate of Jones, 152 Wash.2d 1, 93 P.3d 147 (2004) (urging position unanimously adopted by Washington Supreme Court regarding fiduciary duties of personal representatives during probate)
Honors and Awards
*Named as one of The Best Lawyers in America, 2010
*Rated "AV" (highest rating) by Martindale-Hubbell
*Selected as “SuperLawyer,” Washington Law and Politics (2003, 2005-2009)
*Rated one of the top 50 women attorneys in Washington state by Washington Law and Politics
