Lees, Judd H.

Current Employment Position(s)

Member, since 1989

Lawyer Overview

Judd Lees has been practicing labor and employment law since 1979 and is a member in the Seattle office. He is the chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. Mr. Lees represents both unionized and nonunionized employers in the private and public sector, including clients in the construction, manufacturing and the transportation industries before federal and state agencies, including the Department of Labor, National Labor Relations Board and the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries. Mr. Lees is a past member of the Board of Trustees for the Associated General Contractors of Washington, and is past president of the Western Washington Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors. Mr. Lees was named to Super Lawyers by Washington Law & Politics magazine in 2006. He has also been recognized by the Seattle Met magazine as a “Top Lawyer” in Labor and Employment for 2010, a designation based upon Martindale-Hubbell's ranking of those practitioners in King County who have been judged by their peers to be “AV Preeminent”—the highest peer-review rating available.

Areas of Practice

• Construction
• Class Action
• Construction Defect
• Hospitality Law
• Labor & Employment

West Practice Categories

Construction, Employment, Employment Law -- Employer, Labor

Bar Admissions

• Washington, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of Washington
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Washington
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Associated General Contractors of America (Member, Legal Affairs Committee)
• Western Washington Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (Chapter Counsel, Education Committee and President, 1989)
• Seattle-King County Bar Association (Member, Labor Law Section and CLE Labor & Employment Subcommittee)
• Washington State Bar Association (Member, Public Procurement and Private Construction Law)
• King County Bar Foundation (President's Council)
• Seattle Chapter of Associated General Contractors, 1993 - 1996 (Board of Trustees)
• Seattle Chapter of Associated General Contractors (Former Chair, Legal Affairs Committee)
• Bellevue Rotary CLub (Past President)
• Bellevue Schools Foundation, 1996 - 2005 (Past President and Board of Trustees)
• Bellevue PTSA Council, 1999 - 2001 (Director-at-Large,)
• Evergreen School, 1998 - 2004 (Board of Trustees)
• Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors (Chapter Labor Counsel)

Honors and Awards

• Super Lawyer, Washington Law & Politics Magazine, 2006 - Present

Classes and Seminars

• The Safe Approach with Non-Competition Agreements, Washington Journal, 1993
• Latest Apprenticeship Revision Helps Non-Union, Daily Journal of Commerce, 1993
• The National Labor Relations Board and Strict Enforcement of the Settlement Bar Rule, Labor Law Journal, 1994
• Union Access to Private Property: The Rules Are Changing, Washington Journal, 1994
• Organized Labor Smarter and More Aggressive, Daily Journal of Commerce, 1994
• The Debate About Union Organizers as Job Applicants, Washington Journal, 1995
• Closing the Escape Hatch: Converting the Union Prehire Agreement in Construction, The Labor Law Journal, 1996
• What is Work: Wage Claims and Class Action Suits, Construction Executive, 2007
• Federal Labor Law Held Applicable to Tribal Casinos, Williams Kastner Indian Law Newsletter, 2007
• NLRB Issues Memo on Political Activity as Protected Content, Newsline, Associated Builders & Contractors,, 2008
• Court Overturns Union Button Ban, Newsline, Associated Builders & Contractors, 2008
• Obama Signs Executive Orders Undoing Bush's Support for Open Shop, AGC Works, 2009
• Chapter 22: “Industrial Insurance and Workplace Safety", Doing Business in Washington State; A Guide for Foreign Business and Investment, 2010
• National Labor Relations Board Upholds Neutrality Agreement, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• Donning and Doffing of Police Uniforms Not Compensable, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• National Labor Relations Board Once Again Rules that Bannering is Lawful, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• NLRB Rules Inflatable Rats May No Longer Constitute Signal Pickets, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• Social Media and the National Labor Relations Board, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• Social Media and the National Labor Relations Board, The National Law Review, 2011
• Proposed NLRA Regulations Have Employer Bar Up in Arms, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, 2011
• Board Overrules Dana Corp. Decision on Voluntary Recognition, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011
• Employer’s Attempt to Escape Union Agreement Unsuccessful, Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, 2011

Past Employment Positions

• Williams Kastner, Associate, 1982 - 1988
• Perkins Coie, 1979 - 1982

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1979
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Illinois, Champaign, Illinois, 1975
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Highest Distinction in Political Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Beta Kappa

Published Works

• Obama Administration Changes Employment Rules of the Game, The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, April, 2009
• Obama Signs Executive Orders Undoing Bush's Support for Open Shop, AGC Works, February 18, 2009
• Court Overturns Union Button Ban, Newsline, September, 2008
• Challenging the Prehire Agreement Labor Law Journal, February, 1985
• The Survival of Contract Terms: The Quagmire Expands Labor Law Journal, September, 1985
• Trust Fund Collection Action After Contract Term Labor Law Journal, May, 1986
• EAJA's Elusive Standards for Recovery of Attorneys' Fees Labor Law Journal, June, 1987
• To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate--Who Decides the Question? Labor Law Journal, June, 1988
• Chapter 22: "Industrial Insurance and Workplace Safety", Doing Business in Washington State; A Guide for Foreign Business and Investment, July, 2010
• Co-Author, "Health Care Reform's Big Impact on HR", The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May, 2010
• "Union Corporate Campaigns Hit A Snag", Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Advisor, Spring, 2009
• "NLRB Issues Memo on Political Activity as Protected Content", Newsline, Associated Builders & Contractors, September, 2008
• "Federal Labor Law Held Applicable to Tribal Casinos", Williams Kastner Indian Law Newsletter, June, 2007
• "What is Work: Wage Claims and Class Action Suits", Construction Executive, February, 2007
• "Closing the Escape Hatch: Converting the Union Prehire Agreement in Construction", The Labor Law Journal, September, 1996
• "The Debate About Union Organizers as Job Applicants", Washington Journal, January 23, 1995
• "Organized Labor Smarter and More Aggressive", Daily Journal of Commerce, April 14, 1994
• "Union Access to Private Property: The Rules Are Changing", Washington Journal, March 28, 1994
• "The National Labor Relations Board and Strict Enforcement of the Settlement Bar Rule", Labor Law Journal, March, 1994
• "Latest Apprenticeship Revision Helps Non-Union", Daily Journal of Commerce, July 6, 1993
• "The Safe Approach with Non-Competition Agreements", Washington Journal, January, 1993

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