Bruce Michael Cross
Awarded Practice Areas
Employment Law - Management Labor Law - Management Litigation - Labor and Employment
Biography
Bruce Cross, a partner in the firm's Labor & Employment practice, has more than 40 years of experience in the areas of labor law, NLRB and labor relations, occupational safety and health, wage and hour matters and employment class actions. He has represented clients such as Puget Sound Energy Inc., United Parcel Service, Boise Cascade LLC, the Pemco Financial Group, Mutual of Enumclaw, General Dynamics Land Systems, Honeywell and Esterline.
Overview
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1967
- Dartmouth College, AB
- Washington, Washington State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- The Association of Washington Business - Member
- Washington, Washington State Bar Association
- American Bar Association - Member
- The Association of Washington Business - Member
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1967
- Dartmouth College, AB
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Labor Law - Management, Seattle (2025)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Employment Law - Management
- Labor Law - Management
- Litigation - Labor and Employment
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Labor Law - Union
- Mining Law
Special Focus:
- Antitrust
- Class Actions
- Construction
- Defense
- Litigation
- Management
- National Labor Relations Board
- OSHA
- State and Federal
- Wage-Hour Law
Awards:
- Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in Washington Law & Politics, “Washington’s Super Lawyers", 2008 - Present
- Ranked by Chambers USA, as “America’s Leading Labor and Employment Lawyers", 2008 - Present
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Other Court Admissions
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
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