Rodney B. Younker

Rodney B. Younker


Summit Law Group PLLC

Recognized since 2013

Seattle, Washington

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Employment Law - Management
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Rod’s practice focuses on labor and employment law and involves litigation, counseling, training, and negotiating. Rod has extensive experience defending both public- and private-sector employers in discrimination, wrongful discharge, and unpaid wage cases in state and federal courts. He has also represented public and private employers in union organizing campaigns, representation proceedings, unfair labor practice proceedings, and union discrimination matters before the Public Employment Relations Commission and the National Labor Relations Board. Rod spends a significant amount of time counseling and advising clients about labor and employment issues. In this capacity, he assists clients with hiring, firing, and discipline issues; wage and hour issues; grievance processing; employment contracts; and employment policies. He also advises employers regarding collective bargaining strategies, and represents employers at the bargaining table during collective bargaining negotiations. In addition to his labor and employment law experience, Rod has extensive experience with complex insurance coverage, environmental and mass tort litigation.

Location
  • 315 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 1000
    Seattle, WA 98104-2682
Education
  • Stanford University, J.D., graduated 1991
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, BS, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • Washington, Washington State Bar Association

Summit Law Group PLLC
Headquarters: Seattle, Washington

18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

5 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Employment Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Seattle (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
Special Focus:
  • COVID-19
  • Management
Awards:
  • Martindale-Hubbell A.V. rated
  • Rated 10/10 "Superb" by Avvo
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Employment Law - Individuals
  • Labor Law - Union
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment

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