Sheryl Willert is Managing Director of Williams Kastner, and a Member in the Seattle office. She concentrates her practice on counseling, investigations, litigation and alternative dispute resolution experience. Ms. Willert has litigated cases involving all aspects of employment law for both unionized and nonunionized employers in both the public and private sector. She is a national speaker on such topics as sexual harassment, age discrimination, and race discrimination, and has successfully defended individuals and corporations in such matters. Additionally, Ms. Willert has litigated cases involving professional negligence, product liability, personal injury, contracts, and civil rights.
Ms. Willert received her BA degree with distinction from Duke University in 1975 and her JD degree from Vanderbilt University in 1978.
Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee,
1978 J.D., Doctor of JurisprudenceDuke University, Durham, North Carolina,
1975 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: With Distinction
New Compliance Challenges: False Claims Act Amendments - FERA With More Pending, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, July, 2009
Employers: Could Google Latitude Get You Sued?, PC World, February, 2009
The Pacific Northwest - The Gateway To China, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, January, 2009
AV RatedSuper Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine,
1998
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Top Lawyer in Labor Law, Seattle Magazine,
2003
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America,
2003
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USLAW Network Board of DirectorsDefense Research Institute,
2002
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2003 President - First Female, First African American to Hold OfficeDefense Research Institute,
1995
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1998 Member, Board of DirectorsDefense Research Institute,
1991
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1994 Chair, Employment Law CommitteeSeattle-King County Bar Association Member, Labor Law SectionWashington State Bar Association Member, Select Committee on Federal Judicial Appointments, 1984Washington State Bar Association Member, Long-Range Planning Committee, 1984American Bar Association Member, Sections on: Labor and Emplloyment Law; LitigationAmerican Bar Association Member, Standing Committee on Continuing Education on the BarWashington State Bar Association Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Employment Litigation & Civil Rights SectionFederation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Faculty of Litigation Management CollegeNational Bar Association National Employment Law Institute Member, Advisory BoardWashington Defense Trial Lawyers Washington Women Lawyers International Association of Defense Counsel National Association of Women Lawyers American Society of Law & Medicine Northwest Pacific Fishing Vessel Owners Association,
1994
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1997 Washington State Task Force on Gender and Justice in the Courts,
1990
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1991 Young Womens Christian Association (YWCA),
1992
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1995 Board of DirectorsAppellate Indigent Defense Committee, 1992 Washington State Dental Disciplinary Board,
1985
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1991 MemberKing County Personnel Board,
1982
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1987 MemberWashington State Bar Association,
1983
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1985 Member, Code of Professional Responsibility Committee
Birth Information:
1954, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
West Practice Categories:
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor Law, Litigation & Appeals, Business & Commercial Law, Professional Malpractice Law, Professional Responsibility, Business Organizations, Constitutional Law
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