Katheryn Bradley – Lane Powell PC

Practice/Organization Description

Katheryn Bradley represents private and public employers in workplace disputes, and has successfully litigated and resolved claims for wrongful discharge, discrimination, and violations of leave and wage and hour laws. She has defended employers in individual and class action lawsuits in trial and appellate courts throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Alaska.

In addition to her extensive employment litigation experience, Katheryn devotes a substantial part of her practice to counseling managers and human resource professionals in organizations of all sizes. She advises clients on best practices to manage leave and navigate through the interactive process to accommodate disabled employees. She helps employers avoid employment claims by preparing effective workplace policies and counseling them through the process of carrying out reductions in force, separations and terminations. Katheryn prepares executive employment agreements, effective covenants not to compete and other agreements to protect trade secrets and intellectual property. She works closely with business executives to enforce non-competition agreements and respond to cease and desist letters. Katheryn also provides interactive EEO training to managers. She is a frequent speaker at employment law seminars.

Bar Admissions

*Washington

*Oregon

*Alaska

*U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington

*U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington

*U.S. District Court, District of Alaska

*Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Education

*Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College (J.D., 1986)

..Associate Editor, Environmental Law Review

..Honors in legal writing

*Scripps College (B.A., 1983)

*Université de Paris, La Sorbonne (1981-1982)

Professional Associations & Memberships

*Member, American Bar Association, Litigation and Labor and Employment Sections (1986-Present)

*Member, The Society of Human Resource Management (2004-Present)

*Member, Lake Washington Human Resource Association (2004-Present)

*Business Council Member, Seattle Repertory Theater (2008-2010)

Practice Groups

• Labor & Employment Law

Areas of Practice

• Labor & Employment Law