Williams Kastner Announces 2023 New Members
January 01, 2023 ─ Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that three new Members will be admitted to the firm. Earning a place in Williams Kastner’s 2023 Member class are: Jeff M. Wells (Seattle), Frank S. Harrison (Seattle), and Brendan T. Vandor (Seattle). “We are excited and proud to...
Williams Kastner Trial Attorneys Rodney Umberger and Eddy Silverman Obtain Defense Verdict in $50 Million Premises Liability Trial
Seattle attorneys Rodney Umberger and Eddy Silverman, with the help of Seattle paralegal Tristan Pirak, recently obtained a defense verdict in a $50 million premises liability/product liability case following a three-week in-person trial in King County, Washington with Superior Court Judge Chad Allred presiding. The case, Strout v. Walmart arose out of allegations that Walmart...
Managing Director Nicole R. MacKenzie Recognized in Women We Admire: As One of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Washington for 2022
Nicole MacKenzie is a Seattle based Member and the Managing Director of Williams Kastner. Williams Kastner is a Pacific Northwest Regional law firm with a reputation for trial and litigation expertise, supported by exemplary service in the areas of business and real estate transactions, labor and employment, securities, intellectual property, environmental and land use, and...
Williams Kastner Recognized in US News – 2023 Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms, 2023 Best Lawyers in America & 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that it has been recognized with 1 national ranking and 19 regional rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” publication. The 2023 rankings incorporate more than 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. Metropolitan Tier 1 Seattle Commercial Litigation...
Sheryl Willert Named 2022 MOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK LAWYERS
Sheryl Willert is a Member in the firm’s Seattle office and served as the firm’s Managing Director from 1996-2001 and again from 2006-2013. Willert continues to serve the firm on its Board of Directors and chairs the firm’s Labor & Employment Practice Group as well as the Diversity Committee. Willert concentrates her legal practice on...
Leading with Diversity: A Message from Managing Director Nicole R. MacKenzie
“Williams Kastner recognizes that through diversity amongst all levels of our attorneys and staff, we are a more complete, stronger organization that is best equipped to understand and serve our community and our clients at the highest level. While diversity might be achieved on a short-term basis through policies aimed at recruiting, hiring, and promotion,...
ROD UMBERGER NAMED CHAIR OF USLAW NETWORK
Rodney L. Umberger, has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2021-22. He succeeds Dan L. Longo of Murchison & Cumming LLP in Los Angeles. The leadership change was made at the NETWORK’s annual fall member business meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “I am honored to serve as USLAW NETWORK Chair for the coming year...
Williams Kastner Recognized in US News – 2022 Best Lawyers: Best Law Firms, 2022 Best Lawyers in America & 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that it has been ranked in the 12th Edition of the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” publication. The 2022 rankings incorporate more than 8.2 million evaluations of more than 115,000 leading lawyers from more than 22,000 firms. Metropolitan Tier 1 Seattle Commercial Litigation Employment Law –...
Congratulations to Nicole R. MacKenzie Elected Managing Director of Williams Kastner
Williams Kastner is pleased to welcome Nicole MacKenzie as Managing Director. Ms. MacKenzie is a trial lawyer and Member in the firm’s Seattle office. Her practice focuses on product liability and mass tort litigation as local trial counsel and a lead member of the National Coordinating Counsel team for several clients. Williams Kastner would also...
Safe Crossings Foundation Virtual Luncheon: Help Grieving Children Heal
Join Us Online for the Annual Safe Crossings Foundation Luncheon on October 27, 2020 from noon – 1:00 p.m. (PST) Williams Kastner is excited that the Annual Safe Crossings Foundation (“SCF”) Luncheon will take place online on October 27, 2020 from noon – 1:00 p.m. (PST). Our firm has a long history with SCF. It was involved in SCF’s creation over...
2021 Best Lawyers in America & 2021 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch
August 20, 2020 — Williams Kastner is pleased to announce 18 of our attorneys were named to the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Additionally, three of our attorneys were named to the Inaugural Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. Attorneys included in the 2021 edition are recognized for professional excellence with...