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Winterbauer & Diamond, P.L.L.C. is a
premier Pacific Northwest employment and labor
law firm dedicated to providing the highest quality
litigation and counseling services on the full
range of international, federal, state and local
labor, employment, immigration, business tort
and civil rights law issues. Our mission is to
provide employers the best of both worlds-the
sophistication and expertise typically associated
with a larger firm, together with the personal
service, efficiency and cost savings a smaller
firm can offer. Our representation is decisive,
practical and responsive.
We represent all types of employers-large and
small, public and private, for profit and not-for-profit.
Our clients range from Fortune 500 corporations
to regional companies to local proprietorships,
and encompass all sectors of the economy, including
communications, advertising, health care, retail,
manufacturing, high technology, transportation,
air freight, insurance, real estate, hospitality,
public utilities and public housing.
We pride ourselves on being both counselors
and litigators. We believe each role complements
and enhances the other. As counselors, we offer
advice and guidance that have been battle-tested
through litigation. We spend considerable time
and energy educating clients to avoid mistakes
that lead to lawsuits. We provide on-site training,
issue periodic informational mailings, publish
two newsletters-the "Employment Law Bulletin"
and the "Labor Law Bulletin"-and stay in close
contact with our clients to identify and resolve
issues before they become lawsuits. As litigators,
we fight for our clients while remaining mindful
of their broader business concerns. Our lawyers
are exceptional litigators with substantial experience
successfully representing clients in state and
federal court and before regulatory agencies.
We have a particularly impressive record of dismissing
cases on summary judgment. We also have significant
experience with arbitration, mediation and other
forms of alternative dispute resolution.
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Biographies:
Steven H. Winterbauer
Steven H. Winterbauer is the Managing Member of
the firm. He is a graduate of Stanford University
(Phi Beta Kappa, with Distinction) and Stanford
Law School. Before founding the firm, Mr. Winterbauer
practiced in Seattle with Foster, Pepper & Shefelman,
where he served as Chair of the Employment and
Labor Group. Mr. Winterbauer is co-chair of the
Washington State Bar Association's Annual Employment
Law Institute and a former arbitrator/mediator
with Jams/Endispute (1996-2000). He has successfully
litigated employment and labor cases before the
Washington Court of Appeals, the Washington Supreme
Court, and the United States Court of Appeals
for the Ninth Circuit, as well as the EEOC, HRC,
DOL and NLRB. Mr. Winterbauer is on the editorial
advisory board of the Employee Relations Law Journal
and is a frequent author of employment and labor
articles included in national, regional and local
publications. He has lectured on civil litigation
and employment and labor law for the University
of Washington Extension Program, the federal,
state and county bar associations, and private
education providers. Mr. Winterbauer was named
as one of Washington Law and Politics Magazine's
Super Lawyers for 2000, 2001 and 2002. Mr. Winterbauer
is a member of the Washington State Bar Association's
Alternate Dispute Resolution, Labor & Employment
Law and Litigation Law Sections, as well as the
King County Bar Association's Labor & Employment
Law Section.
Kenneth J. Diamond
Kenneth J. Diamond is a member of the firm. He
is a graduate of Yale University (cum laude,
with Distinction), Columbia University (M.A.,
Education) and Stanford Law School. Before commencing
his practice, Mr. Diamond served as a law clerk
to The Honorable J. Frederick Motz, former Chief
Judge of the United States District Court for
the District of Maryland. He also brings to our
firm the perspective gained from several years
of practice in Washington, D.C. with Covington
& Burling and Chadbourne & Parke, where, in addition
to employment law, he developed expertise in insurance
law and commercial litigation. Mr. Diamond frequently
lectures and writes on employment-related matters.
Mr. Diamond was named as one of Washington Law
and Politics Magazine's Super Lawyers for 2002.
He serves on the Planning Committee for the Pacific
Coast Labor & Employment Law Conference and is
President of the Western Washington Stanford Law
School Society. He is a member of the Washington,
Maryland and District of Columbia bars, the Washington
State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law
Section, and the King County Bar Association's
Labor & Employment Law Section. He is admitted
to practice in the United States District Court
for the Western District of Washington, the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals, and several other federal
district and appellate courts.
Ann Marie Lewis
Ann Marie Lewis is a member and administrator
of the firm. She is a graduate of Emory University
(Academic Honor Society, Leadership Honor Society)
and Stanford Law School. Ms. Lewis is fluent in
Spanish and serves as our in-house translator.
She addresses a growing employer need for bilingual
legal services, whether in the context of written
documentation, such as employee notices, manuals
and contracts, or interviews and information gathering
in immigration matters. Ms. Lewis practiced corporate
law in the Commercial Transactions Department
of Bogle & Gates. She is a member of the Washington
State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law
Section.
Adam G. Cuff
Adam G. Cuff, an associate, is a graduate of the
University of Washington (cum laude, Phi
Beta Kappa, National Dean's List) and the University
of Washington School of Law. Before law school,
he served as a Signals Intelligence Analyst in
Germany for the United States Army. Mr. Cuff is
a member of the Washington State and King County
Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Sections.
He is admitted to practice in the United States
District Court for the Western and Eastern Districts
of Washington.
Lisa M. Vanderford-Anderson
Lisa M. Vanderford-Anderson, an associate, graduated
from Oregon State University (cum laude,
Phi Kappa Phi, OSU Waldo-Cummings Outstanding
Undergraduate) and the University of California,
Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law. At Boalt Hall,
she served as Managing Editor of the Berkeley
Journal of Employment and Labor Law. Ms. Vanderford-Anderson
is a member of the Cherokee Nation and served
as Director of the Native American Law Students
Association. She worked for the University of
California, Berkeley Institute of Industrial Relations,
co-authored a manual on Weingarten rights, and
externed at the San Francisco Legal Aid Employment
Law Center and the Judicial Council of California.
Ms. Vanderford-Anderson is a member of the Washington
State Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law
and Dispute Resolution Sections, the King County
Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Section,
the Washington Defense Trial Lawyers Association,
and the Ethics and Practice Committee for the
Federal Bar Association. She is admitted to practice
in the United States District Court for the Western
District of Washington.
Megan F. Lawrence
Megan F. Lawerence, an associate, graduated from
the University of Washinton (cum laude,
Political Science, Dean's List, Philanthropy-Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Research Center) and Seattle
University School of Law (cum laude). Ms.
Lawrence is a member of the Washington State and
King County Bar Assocation's Labor and Employment
Law Sections.
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