Kevin J. Hamilton focuses his practice on labor and employment counseling and
litigation. Mr. Hamilton has addressed, through counseling, negotiation, or
litigation, a broad range of key issues critical to the modern workplace. Mr.
Hamilton has particular experience with non-competition, trade secret, multiple
plaintiff and class action litigation. Mr. Hamilton chairs the firm's
nationally-recognized Retail & Consumer Industry practice,
including more than 200 lawyers throughout the firm who focus on issues across
the spectrum confronting the retail and consumer products industry.
Mr.
Hamilton has worked closely with a wide variety of clients on employment-related
issues, including Starbucks, Microsoft, Vulcan Inc., Experience Music Project,
Eddie Bauer, The Boeing Company, Intellectual Ventures and Puget Energy, among
others.
In addition, Mr. Hamilton has particular experience with election
and political law, including recounts, election contests, redistricting,
campaign finance issues, and the administration of elections. Mr. Hamilton has
represented numerous candidates in statewide recounts, including Minnesota
Governor Mark Dayton (2010), Minnesota Senator Al Franken (2008), Washington
Governor Christine Gregoire (2004), and Washington Senator Maria Cantwell
(2000). Mr. Hamilton represented both Senator Franken and Governor Gregoire as
trial counsel in election contests in 2005 (Gregoire) and 2009 (Franken). Other
election law clients have included Jay Inslee for Governor (2012), U.S. Senator
Patty Murray (2004 and 2010), U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (2000, 2006, 2012),
Darcy Burner for Congress (2006 and 2008), Suzan DelBene (2010), Washington
Families Standing Together (supporting Referendum 71, 2009), King County
Executive Dow Constantine (2009), and various other federal, state and local
candidates. Mr. Hamilton has been involved in redistricting litigation in
Nevada, Minnesota, Texas, Ohio, Virginia, New York and Florida.