Overview
Rod’s practice focuses on labor and employment law and involves litigation, counseling, training, and negotiating. Rod has decades of experience helping employers formulate and execute their labor relations strategies and assisting employers in resolving labor and employment issues.
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.
Credentials
Education
- Stanford Law School (J.D., 1991); President, Stanford Law & Policy Review
- University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.S., 1987); Phi Beta Kappa
Admissions
- Washington State
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Awards & Accolades
- Named in The Best Lawyers in America® for Employment Law – Management (2013 - 2025)
- Martindale-Hubbell A.V. rated
- Rated 10/10 "Superb" by Avvo
Memberships
- Washington State Bar Association
- King County Bar Association
Publications & Speaking Engagements
- Rod writes a widely subscribed newsletter on Washington public sector labor law.
- Frequently presents topics at conferences sponsored by the following organizations:
- Association of Washington Cities (annual presenter at the AWC Labor Relations Institute)
- National Public Employer Labor Relations Association
- Washington Public Employer Labor Relations Association
- Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys
