Williams Kastner Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2025
Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that it has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms® ranked nationally in 4 practice areas and regionally in 21 practice areas.. Williams Kastner received the following rankings in the 2025 Best Law Firms®: National Tier 3 Environmental Law Litigation – Construction Native American Law Real...
Williams Kastner Announces New 2024 Members
January 01, 2024 ─ Williams Kastner is pleased to announce the promotion of two of the firm’s attorneys: Heidi L. Mandt (Portland) is being promoted to Equity Member and Miles Stewart (Seattle) is being promoted to Member. “We are very proud of Heidi and Miles and truly appreciate their contributions to our firm and our...
Williams Kastner Trial Team: Successful Defense in a Negligence and One-time Discrimination Case Against Walmart
Williams Kastner trial team consisting of Eddy Silverman, Ashley Langley, Tristan Pirak, Xavier Gardner, and Nick Sacco successfully defended a negligence and one-time discrimination case against Walmart, prevailing outright on 2-of-3 of the plaintiffs’ causes of action and persuading the Federal Court jury to award only $5,000 total on the plaintiffs’ remaining claim. The case...
Williams Kastner Celebrates Grand Opening of Inland Northwest Office at the Historic Davenport in Spokane
Spokane, WA – June 7, 2023 – Williams Kastner, a leading full-service law firm with offices in Seattle and Portland, marked a significant milestone in its regional presence with the opening of its Inland Northwest office in Spokane. The firm celebrated the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony on June 5, 2023, held at the...
CONGRATULATIONS TO RODNEY L. UMBERGER ELECTED MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WILLIAMS KASTNER
Williams Kastner is pleased to announce that Rodney (Rod) Umberger has been elected Managing Director of the firm. Rod is a trial lawyer practicing in the firm’s Seattle office and handles a wide variety of high-stakes litigation matters across the Pacific Northwest. Prior to his election into this role, Umberger chaired the largest practice group...
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...
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...